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Have your say on the future of Pialligo

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Dec 092011

The Pialligo area - click to enlarge

The ACT Government is seeking input on the community’s values and concerns in relation to the future of Pialligo. Feedback will contribute to a master plan which will outline the development vision and planning framework for the next 30 years.
Please visit www.environment.act.gov.au/Pialligo for more information including a short discussion paper and some preliminary ideas to improve Beltana Road. For more information call Canberra Connect 13 22 81 or 6207 1923.
Closing date for comments is 23 December 2011.

Downer Community Meeting – Redevelopment of the Downer Local Centre

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Dec 092011

Downer Opportunities and Constraints

A meeting will be held for all Downer residents, at 7pm on Wednesday 14 December at the Downer Community Centre, to discuss the redevelopment of the Downer local centre precinct.

Letters of invitation were delivered to all Downer residents on 8 December 2011.
More information is available on the EDD website http://www.economicdevelopment.act.gov.au or telephone enquiries may be directed to Mr Ross McKay on 6205 0675.

Select Committee on A.C.T. Supermarket Competition policy

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Sep 302011

Select Committee on A.C.T. Supermarket Competition policy

A motion to establish a Select Committee on ACT Supermarket Competition policy has been passed by the Legislative Assembly. The committee’s terms of reference were announced on September 22 2011 Continue reading »

Giralang shops redevelopment announcement and wider implications for local shops

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Sep 012011

On 17 August 2011 the ACT Planning Minister used his call-in powers to approve the contentious redevelopment of the Giralang local shopping centre. The spokeman for the 40 or so independent supermarket operators comprising the Independent Retailers Group has issued a veiled threat to take the decision to the Supreme Court (reported in The Canberra Times 29 August 2011).

Criteria 33 in the current Territory Plan requires a development application to take regard of significant impacts on other commercially viable local centres.

Shoppers tipped to win as retail heavyweights face off at Majura

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Aug 172011

Masters Sore

The final touches for big retail planning at Canberra Airport has finally been revealed with the addition of a 13500sqm Masters brand home improvement store stocking 35,000 products. This Woolworths-Lowe’s joint venture company will compete head to head with the new Costco venture at Canberra Airport. The ACT Chamber of Commerce says that the store wars will increase competition throughout the ACT. Shoppers will be delighted. The impacts on smaller home businesses operations haven’t been assessed because the airport is beyond the jurisdiction of the ACT government Continue reading »

City study for QIC ‘offensive, outrageous’

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Aug 172011

Queensland Investment Corporation

Is the Queensland Investment Corporation’s Cooyong Street development another final nail in the coffin for existing small businesses in older Civic? The Council of Small Business (ACT) says yes it is. The ACT Chamber of Commerce and QIC say it isn’t. QIC have commissioned a small business impact statement, one of the statutory processes required by the ACT Planning and Land Authority as part of the development application. Those interested can download the impact statement and all of the other documents associated with development application 201129272 on the ACTPLA website.