Pierces Creek, Australian Capital Territory
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Pierces Creek, a forestry settlement in the Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...

. The ACT government agreed to redevelop this rural settlement in 2003.

In 1991, a bushfire destroyed $1.5 million worth of pine trees at Pierces Creek. http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/0/205fcc0998292a74ca256d3300057e6b?OpenDocument

12 of the original 13 homes at the settlement were destroyed in the January 2003 bushfires. In 2005, the ACT government and NCA planning authority were arguing about the future of Pierces Creek. http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?story_id=404128&class=News

Pierces Creek settlement
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