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founding principal. The classrooms were" grouped into four separate cottages, each with four open-plan classrooms, a wet area for art and craft, a reading recovery room and a staff room.The school hall is kid-sized, with a glass tower which cries out for a school bell. Small courtyards connect the buildings and add to the village atmosphere". A new multi-purpose building was constructed as part of Rudd
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Pharmacy is located in the shopping centre and operates 7 days a week. In 2020, there are dental, podiatry and chirpractic/massage businesses operating in the shopping centre.
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Medical Centre located in Kestevan Street was opened in March 1988 and was Canberra's first private medical centre to open 24 hours a day. The centre was the brainchild of Mr Robertson and Dr George Szmcrler, a medical practitioner at the government-run Scullin Health Centre. When it was
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Primary School, Preschool and Child Health Clinic plan was developed by Ken Maher & Partners in 1987. The design plan was based on 'school as village' concept that was at the time used for Chisholm Primary School. The school was opened in January 1989 with Narelle Hargreaves as the
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