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.
Invitation For Public Submissions – Cooyong Street Urban Renewal Area The Standing Committee on Planning, Environment and Territory and Municipal Services invites submissions to its inquiry into Draft Variation to the Territory Plan No. 308: Cooyong Street Urban Renewal Area (Braddon sections 52 and 57 and Reid section 7 – change of zoning).
The next meeting of the North Canberra Community Council is to be held at 7:30pm Wednesday 20 February 2013 at ACT Sports House, Hackett The draft agenda is ….
The North Canberra Community Council has made a submission in relation to ACT Strategic Cycle Network Plan. The submission can be read here » …
The North Canberra Community Council has been informed by letter that the Lyneham shops will be undergoing a small scale works upgrade. The consultant for this is Indesco (consulting engineers). They are seeking community input from North Canberra Community Council members. Preliminary design plans will be drawn up following community consultation which ends on December 21. Examples of small scale works includes such things as pavement upgrades; improvements to drainage and lighting; replacing old furniture or minor landscaping work. To participate contact Deborah Matthews from Indesco on phone number 6161 2554.
Residents who use the short stay carpark situated opposite Woolworths in Dickson are advised By the ACt Government that due to site investigation work involving a geotechnical study of Block 21 Section 30 Dickson, use of parts of the carpark will be restricted from 3 December 2012. The work to be undertaken by geotechnical engineers will involve access to several car spaces per drill site which will be fenced off for the safety of motorists and pedestrians. Click for further details.
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
Poor community consultation, planning problems, child safety and the environmental and health impacts of Summernats burnouts were debated at Wednesday evening’s lively Election Forum, held at Pilgrim House by the North Canberra Community Council. The forum was moderated by ABC Radio’s Louise Maher.
