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1 September 2011: Seven beautiful gardens feature in the 2011 Burra Open Gardens

Seven local gardens, including a new garden at the Little Burra Estate will be open to the public during the weekend of 29 to 30 October. Refreshments, light meals, plants, garden ornaments and preserves will be on sale at most gardens and at the Burra Park. [More information about 2011 Open Gardens…]

1 June 2011: New (and worse?) recycling arrangements proposed for Burra

On Thursday 2nd June, Palerang Council will vote on plans to change the recycling arrangements for Burra. The plan is part of an overall strategy to remove the unsightly recycling bins from Burra Park and Burra Rd and replace these with a trial re-cyclables collection service.  While many will applaud the removal of the unsightly bins from the Burra Road, the alternative arrangements are far from satisfactory and have been proposed with no consultation with affected residents. [Full story]