UnCover Canberra

You might jump on the light rail every day but how much do you really know about it? UnCover Canberra has you covered!

In this episode, we talk all things rail safety as part of Rail Safety Week 2021 which runs from 9-15 August. 

This Rail Safety Week, the Canberra community is encouraged to stand back, look up, stay rail safe.

UnCover Canberra is a partnership project between Canberra Metro Operations and the Faculty of Arts and Design at the University of Canberra. Find out more on UnCover: https://www.canberra.edu.au/uncover

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Do you what an electrician on the light actually does?

In this episode, get to know CAF Engineer Elliot who takes us through exactly what it takes to maintain the light rail vehicles.

UnCover Canberra is a partnership project between Canberra Metro Operations and the Faculty of Arts and Design at the University of Canberra. Find out more on UnCover: https://www.canberra.edu.au/uncover

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Rail Safety Week is back this year from the 9th to 15th of August where Canberrans are being encouraged to ‘Stand Back, Look Up, Stay Rail Safe’.

In this episode, we sit down with the incredible Paralympian and Rail Safety Ambassador Vanessa Low who lost both of her legs in a rail accident when she was a teenager. 

UnCover Canberra is a partnership project between Canberra Metro Operations and the Faculty of Arts and Design at the University of Canberra. Find out more on UnCover: https://www.canberra.edu.au/uncover

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You might jump on the light rail every day but how much do you really know about it? UnCover Canberra has you covered!

In this episode, we talk about how Canberra Metro Operations maintains Canberra’s urban landscape around the light rail. During the design phase for light rail stage one, CMET’s urban design focused on revitalising Northbourne Avenue with more trees than before and a landscape design that is iconic, beautiful, sustainable, and enhances the local character of the various precincts.

UnCover Canberra is a partnership project between Canberra Metro Operations and the Faculty of Arts and Design at the University of Canberra. Find out more on UnCover: https://www.canberra.edu.au/uncover

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In this episode, get to know UC alumni Dan Armstrong and Rene Linssen from local multi-disciplinary design consultancy, Formswell. Dan and Rene have recently worked on the 3D visualisation for the next stage of Canberra’s light rail from the City to Woden.    

UnCover Canberra is a partnership project between Canberra Metro Operations and the Faculty of Arts and Design at the University of Canberra. Find out more on UnCover: https://www.canberra.edu.au/uncover

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Australia has suffered devastating bushfires, floods and storms over the last few years, and that could be a taste of worse to come, if climate change forecasts are accurate.

But how much of the damage suffered by the worst affected communities is avoidable?

Professor Barbara Norman, Director of Canberra Urban and Regional Futures at the University of Canberra is looking to the future and pushing for a rethink of how and where we live by suggesting a new model for climate resilient development.

UnCover Canberra is a partnership project between Canberra Metro Operations and the Faculty of Arts and Design at the University of Canberra. Find out more on UnCover: https://www.canberra.edu.au/uncover

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In this episode, meet Liv Thornton, UC alumna and the CEO of Cricket ACT, the first female to hold that position in the organisation’s 99-year history.

Find out what drew Liv to cricket in the first place, how she transitioned from a player, to a coach, and then onto the management side of the game, and how she feels about being a trailblazer for women.

UnCover Canberra is a partnership project between Canberra Metro Operations and the Faculty of Arts and Design at the University of Canberra. Find out more on UnCover: https://www.canberra.edu.au/uncover

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In this episode, get to know UC student Claudia Jenkins. Like so many, Claudia made the move from a regional town to the capital to study. Hear how Claudia navigated the challenges that came with leaving behind everything she knew in her small town and starting all over in a much bigger city.    

UnCover Canberra is a partnership project between Canberra Metro Operations and the Faculty of Arts and Design at the University of Canberra. Find out more on UnCover: https://www.canberra.edu.au/uncover

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You might jump on the light rail every day but how much do you really know about it? UnCover Canberra has you covered!

In this episode, we talk about the voices of the light rail. All on-board passenger announcements are performed by students from local Canberra schools and colleges who took part in the Voices of the Light Rail Competition. Four new students have been chosen to record updated announcements to coincide with the opening of the 14th light rail stop in Mitchell.

UnCover Canberra is a partnership project between Canberra Metro Operations and the Faculty of Arts and Design at the University of Canberra. Find out more on UnCover: https://www.canberra.edu.au/uncover

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You might jump on the light rail every day but how much do you really know about it? UnCover Canberra has you covered!

In this episode, we talk about the new light rail stop opening in Mitchell which will be operational in the second half of 2021. The new stop is making travel easier for all Canberrans, especially those wanting to head to the Mitchell business district.

UnCover Canberra is a partnership project between Canberra Metro Operations and the Faculty of Arts and Design at the University of Canberra. Find out more on UnCover: https://www.canberra.edu.au/uncover

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