2013 Centenary of Canberra: campaign to list top 100 reasons residents like their home city

Canberra citizens will have the opportunity to publicly list what they like about their city as part of the Centenary of Canberra celebrations that will culminate in March 2013.

Canberra Times (October 23, 2012) announces the launch of a Centenary of Canberra campaign, commencing on October 24, 2012, which aims to produce a list of the top 100 reasons why residents of Canberra like their home city.

Residents of the national capital will be asked to nominate what they like about Canberra and then vote on the nominations, with the top 100 list revealed during the centenary year next year. Centenary of Canberra executive director, Jeremy Lasek, said nominations would be grouped before being disseminated for a city-wide vote early in 2013. The final 100 would be revealed in March.

National Zoo advertising managing director, Clinton Hutchinson, kicked off the campaign by stating his nomination: Canberra is a designed city. ''What better than living in a city that has been thought out and designed from the ground up,'' he said.

For me, I like the natural reserves and parks, the botanical garden, and wilflowers which attracts numerous species of native animals and birds. That's why it's called The Bush Capital.

From October 24, Canberra residents will be able to nominate what they most like about their city by visiting:
website www.likecanberra.com.au
Facebook page www.facebook.com/CentenaryofCanberra
Twitter with the hashtag #likecanberra.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/this-citys-got-soul-so-lets-talk-about-it-20121022-281tp.html#ixzz2A5o1WkCj

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