Development

CITY Development Application: 201221596 Address: 79 ALINGA STREET Block: 2 Section: 32

Proposal: COMMERCIAL – SIGNAGE – CHEMIST. Proposed construction of illuminated lightboxes on chemist shopfront facia on three sides. One illuminated sign will include LED Translux information sign. Graphics to three glazing panels. Period for representations closes: 25/05/2012 Click here to view the plans

Carbon Advantage Landscapes in urban and residential gardens

The ACT chapter of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, with support from the ACT Department of Environment and Sustainable Development, is holding a series of free seminars next month about how we can design our home gardens and public spaces to help reduce our carbon footprint. We very much hope that many of your members will be able to attend one of the seminars.  If so, we ask that they please register at www.aila.org.au/rsvp to help with the catering.  Further detail on the seminars is available here » …

NCA Draft Amendment 75

National Capital Plan Draft Amendment 75 – Australian Defence Force Academy and Royal Military College Duntroon Master Plan has recently been prepared by the National Capital Authority. Written submissions in response to the Master Plan will be considered up until the close of business on 17 May 2012. The document can be viewed or downloaded by logging into the NCA website www.nationalcapital.gov.au . For further information contact Rebecca Sorensen on 02 6271 2888 or email draft.amendment@natcap.gov.au . The North Canberra Community Council has concerns about the long term future of blocks of land where nationally endangered native temperate grassland is …

Task Force aims to attact international flights to Canberra

The Chief Minister has chaired the inaugural meeting of the ACT Government’s Aviation Task Force, which aims to attract international flights to and from Canberra. The North Canberra Community Council believes that resident input is important, because of the possible noise impacts of international flights. In order to clarify the level of resident input, we have asked for a list of the tourism, business, education and community sector organisations that are represented on the Task Force. For information about the Task Force, see: http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/open_government/inform/act_government_media_releases/barr/2012/acts_aviation_taskforce_takes_off