Poster silos
There are poster silos located at shopping centres and other locations across Canberra. The silos are a legal site for poster advertisements and community notices and can be freely used by everyone.
Silos are located at:
- Ainslie Shops, Edgar Place
- Charnwood Shops, Charnwood Place
- City Centre, Bunda Street
- City Centre, Corner of Bunda Street and Garema Place
- City Bus interchange, Mort Street
- City Bus interchange, Corner of Alinga Street and Northbourne Avenue
- City ANU, Corner of Childers Street and University Avenue
- Weston Cooleman Court Shopping Centre, Brierly Street
- Dickson Shopping Centre, Hanna Enders Lane - in front of Dickson Library
- Belconnen Emu Bank Foreshore, Soundy Close - near bridge
- Griffith Shops, Barker Street
- Hawker Shops, Hawker place
- Macquarie shops Jamison Centre, Bowman Street
- Kambah Village Shops, Primmer Court
- Kingston Shops, Corner of Jardine Street and Eyre Street
- Kippax Shopping Centre, Holt Hardwick Crescent - next to Kippax Library
- Lyneham Shops, Wattle Place
- Manuka Shops, Corner of Flinders Way and Franklin Street
- Manuka shops, Palmerston Lane
- Mawson Southlands Shopping Centre, Mawson Place near fountain
- Greenway Tuggeranong Bus Interchange, Corner of Anketell Street and Pitmans Street
- Phillip Woden Town Square, Keltie Street
- Gungahlin Yerrabi Ponds Skate Park, Wunderlich Street
How to use the poster silos
Simply attach your posters to the silo with a flour and water paste or sticky tape. Please do not use other glues, as these can make it difficult to clean the silos. The silos will operate on a first come, first served basis. All posters are removed during the first 5 days of each month back to the bare surface. It is the responsibility of users to monitor and manage their posters.
Please use good poster etiquette and do not post over other posters unless they are out of date or there is more than one copy of the poster on view.
Illegal bill posting
Illegal bill posting refers to the act of placing posters on public places and private places such as walls, poles, fences and hoardings. Illegal bill posters are costly. In any one year, there are thousands of illegal posters attached to both public and private property. Bill posters detract from the amenity of our city and create a poor image for Canberra's visitors. Bill posters peel and create litter which pollutes pavements and stormwater systems, and eventually have an adverse environmental effect on our lakes and waterways.
Enforcement
Bill posting is illegal under Section 119 of the Crimes Act 1900. Since December 2008, the ACT Government has targeted the enforcement of illegal bill posting. Penalties include $1,000 for individuals and $5,000 for businesses. Any individual or commercial business posting illegal bill posters may be subject to be penalties under this legislation. To report illegal bill posting call Access Canberra on 13 22 81.
Community noticeboards
Community noticeboards are located at the following shopping centres:
- Chifley shops, Chifley Place
- Weston Cooleman Court, Whitney Place - East Entrance near playground
- Curtin Shops, Curtin Place
- Deakin Shops, Hopetoun Circuit
- Duffy Shops, Glenmaggie Street
- Fisher Shops, Fisher Square
- Garran Shops, Garran Place
- Hackett Shops, Hackett place
- Holder Shops, Holder place
- Hughes Shops, Hughes Place
- Kingston Shops, Jardine Street - next to Post Office
- Narrabundah Shops, Iluka Street
- Torrens Shops, Torrens Place
- Yarralumla Shops, Bentham Street
- Watson Shops, Watson Place
- Phillip Woden Town Square near stairs, Keltie Street
Some community noticeboards are accessed with a key. You can find the key custodian's details on the specific noticeboard. The rules for use and removal are the same as for poster pillars.