Issues related to Community Organisations, Community and Social Services
NCCC has submitted comments on a referral under the Commonwealth’s Environment and Biodiversity Conservation Act in relation to a proposed development of a four hectare block of land in Watson. The letter is reproduced here. A site map with a description is included.
Our next public forum will start at 7.30pm on Wednesday 17 July, at ACT Sports House, 100 Maitland Street, Hackett. We will discuss traffic issues, and a proposed large residential development on 4 hectares of EPBC listed Box-Gum grassy woodland in North Watson.
The ACT Government has announced the City to the Lake which is a transformational project being developed within The City Plan, and is integral to realising the City’s potential as the ACT embark on its second century. It is about creating a new public waterfront address and identity for the City. It is about realising Commonwealth Park and City Hill as celebrated urban parks unified with the centre of the City. The project connects the City across Parkes Way and includes several important civic projects. The ACT Government is holding four City to the Lake seminars at the CMAG Theatrette:
The NCCC has responded the Review into the size of the ACT Legislative Assembly being overviewed by the Expert Reference Group, ACT Elections. The committee has recommended that: The Expert Reference Group should suggest an increase in size to 25 members; the number of electorates should be five; individual electorate boundaries should be decided by the ACT Electoral Commission; the electoral boundaries should be broadly based on community-of-interest ideals. Prior to the 2012 Assembly election, boundary redistribution issues were a major source of community divisiveness.
The next meeting of the North Canberra Community Council is to be held on Wednesday 20 March 2013 at ACT Sport House 100 Maitland Street Hackett (7:30 – 9:30pm). The draft agenda is …
Canberrans are invited to attend the public lecture at 5.30pm on March 25th 2013 in the Ballroom of the National Convention Centre Canberra. The lecture will include a 30 minute Q&A session and is part of the Canberra Centenary Big Issues Big Talks program. The theme for the lecture is Canberra: An International Perspective.
The North Canberra Community Council has made a submission in relation to ACT Strategic Cycle Network Plan. The submission can be read here » …
The final North Canberra Community Council forum for this year will be held on Wednesday 21 November. We have invited a guest speaker from Telstra to talk to us about the roll out of ADSL 2+ to North Lyneham, Downer and Watson residents. Following on from this an ACTPLA representative will be briefing the meeting on Technical Amendment 2012-06.
The Economic Development Directorate has released the final Consultation Report on the proposed redevelopment of the Downer Local Centre Precinct. The site will now be prepared for sale. The consultation report can be downloaded from the Directorate’s Downer Local Centre Revitalisation page here
