ACT Heritage Library Manuscript Collections
HMSS 0382 Save the Ridge Archive
Scope and Content Notes
| Call Number | HMSS 0382 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Save the Ridge Archive |
| Date Range | 1999-2003 |
| Quantity | 0.76m (1 bundle, 1 wallet) |
| Access Conditions | open |
| Copying Conditions | with attribution except for membership lists which may not be published |
| Related Collections |
‘The Ridge’ is O’Connor Ridge, a hilly nature reserve between O’Connor and the Australian Institute of Sport in Bruce. It is also called the Bruce/O’Connor Ridge, or the Bruce and O’Connor Ridges.
Save the Ridge (STR) began in 1999 as a result of a walk through the ridge with O’Connor Park Care activists Philippa Rowland and Geoffrey Wasteneys. The Ridge had been under threat since 1989 when the National Capital Development Commission proposed that the John Dedman Parkway (later named the Gungahlin Drive Extension) be built through Bruce/O’Connor Ridge. In 1991 the Joint Federal Parliamentary Inquiry recommended that the Parkway should not go through the Ridge, and that there should be environmental protection put in place. Renewed interest occurred in 1996-1997 but plans were stalled by the ACT Greens, who had succeeded in having the matter referred to the Urban Services Committee.
Submissions were requested but the Committee’s decision was pre-empted by Gary Humphries’ announcement that he had accepted the Maunsell route across the Ridge, and further delayed due to the 1998 election. In March 1999 the ACT government announced that the road would be built but Kerrie Tucker MLA again referred the plan to the Standing Committee on Urban Services.
During this hiatus Greg Tanner and Ann McGrath, who had been on the June walk along the Ridge, independently decided to mount a grassroots campaign of opposition to the road. Ann started a petition, Greg counted users of the ridge bicycle path, and meetings began in private homes.
It was agreed that a Community Option be developed for the Ridge, but also that Gungahlin’s transport needs be reassessed and, if possible, addressed as a first step. It was also decided that a website was essential to allow public access to all the background documents and history of the campaign, and to disseminate information to supporters. The National Library of Australia selected the website for preservation in the PANDORA electronic collection, accessible at: http://www.savetheridge.org.au/default.htm.
Greg Tanner has now deposited the Save the Ridge archives with the ACT Heritage Library, together with examples of the signboards.
The collection is almost entirely electronic. It consists of two major series
1. annual accruals of correspondence and administrative papers 1999-2003, e.g. membership lists, submissions, articles for publication, including some subdivision into specific events or programs, e.g. Watson Woodland, and
2. documents arranged in files by topic.
There may be some duplication of individual documents with files in series. The collection is described as received from donor. It requires improved item analysis.
Box List
|
BOX |
DESCRIPTION |
QUANTITY |
DATE RANGE |
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Box 1 |
2 marine plywood signboards painted with logo and web address 60 x 75 cm 1 pro forma printed sign, 29 x 42 cm |
1 bundle |
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Box 2 |
Archive files: 713 files (documents, images, PowerPoint presentations, emails) in 22 folders, some nested. Files are duplicated on thumb drive and compact disc. Each of the levels 1 and 2 folders may have its own documents or images as well as files within the sub-folder/s. The Contents column lists the number of folders and the number of files at each level of the file structure; it does not include files stored in sub-folders at a lower level. |
1 CD, 1 USB thumb drive |
1999 – 2003 |
|
Level 1 folder |
Level 2 folder |
Level 3 folder |
Size on disk |
Contents at this level |
File Formats |
Software |
|
Save the Ridge |
- |
- |
183 MB |
22 folders (some nested), 57 files |
2 pdf documents, 1 PowerPoint, 55 Word documents |
Adobe Acrobat, PowerPoint 97-2003, Word 97-2003 |
|
Save the Ridge |
1999 |
- |
Empty – these files are in the Save the Ridge folder |
- |
- |
- |
|
Save the Ridge |
2000 |
- |
16.6 MB |
4 folders, 100 files |
7 Excel spreadsheets, 1 rtf document, 93 Word documents |
Excel 97-2003, Word 97-2003 |
|
Save the Ridge |
2000 |
AGM2000 |
1.01 MB |
6 files |
1 PowerPoint, 5 Word documents |
PowerPoint 97-2003, Word 97-2003 |
|
Save the Ridge |
2000 |
Public hearing |
7.46 MB |
23 files |
1 pdf document, 4 tif images, 1 PowerPoint, 1 rtf document, 16 Word documents |
Adobe Acrobat, PowerPoint 97-2003, Word 97-2003 |
|
Save the Ridge |
2000 |
Ridgefest2000 |
empty |
- |
- |
- |
|
Save the Ridge |
2000 |
Watson Woodland |
112 KB |
3 files |
3 Word documents |
Word 97-2003 |
|
Save the Ridge |
2001 |
- |
11.7 MB |
2 folders, 129 files |
3 text documents, 1 html document (email), 2 rtf documents, 1 pdf document, 1 PowerPoint, 1 Excel spreadsheet, 112 Word documents |
Notepad, Internet Explorer, Adobe Acrobat, PowerPoint 97-2003, Word 97-2003 |
|
Save the Ridge |
2001 |
FOIs |
106 KB |
5 files |
3 rtf documents, 2 Word documents |
Word 97-2003 |
|
Save the Ridge |
2001 |
Law |
96 KB |
3 files |
3 Word documents |
Word 97-2003 |
|
Save the Ridge |
2002 |
- |
64.7 MB |
1 folder, 101 files |
8 rtf documents, 1 gif image, 2 html documents, 18 pdf documents, 60 Word documents |
Internet Explorer, Adobe Acrobat, Word 97-2003 |
|
Save the Ridge |
2002 |
Interim |
1.53 MB |
12 files |
12 Word documents |
Word 97-2003 |
|
Save the Ridge |
2003 |
- |
12.9 MB |
46 files |
1 text document, 1 rtf document, 1 CFM file, 1 QuickTime movie, 4 pdf documents, 36 Word documents |
Notepad, Windows Shell Commor, QuickTime Player, Adobe Acrobat, Word 97-2003 |
|
Save the Ridge |
Brochures |
- |
10.2 MB |
1 folder, 93 files |
1 html document, 3 gif images, 7 jpg images, 2 tif images, 2 CDR files, 6 PowerPoint, 71 Word documents |
Internet Explorer, Windows Shell Commor, PowerPoint 97-2003, Word 97-2003 |
|
Save the Ridge |
Brochures |
Alan Jones_file |
32 KB |
1 file |
1 jpg image |
- |
|
Save the Ridge |
Contacts |
- |
2.51 MB |
44 files |
1 text document, 14 Excel spreadsheets, 29 Word documents |
Notepad, Excel 97-2003, Word 97-2003 |
|
Save the Ridge |
Emailouts |
- |
784 KB |
20 files |
1 text document, 19 Word documents |
Notepad, Word 97-2003 |
|
Save the Ridge |
Journalists |
- |
208 KB |
1 folder |
- |
- |
|
Save the Ridge |
Journalists |
Liz Armitage |
208 KB |
2 files |
2 Word documents |
Word 97-2003 |
|
Save the Ridge |
Maunsell consultation |
- |
656 KB |
10 files |
1 Excel spreadsheet, 9 Word documents |
Excel 97-2003, Word 97-2003 |
|
Save the Ridge |
Press releases |
- |
784 KB |
22 files |
22 Word documents |
Word 97-2003 |
|
Save the Ridge |
Public meeting |
- |
1.04 MB |
30 files |
30 Word documents |
Word 97-2003 |
|
Save the Ridge |
Ridgefest99 |
- |
1.01 MB |
28 files |
28 Word documents |
Word 97-2003 |