Media Releases and Announcements of the North Canberra Community Council Inc.

Canberra region launch of 1 Million Women

The Office of the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment ACT is inviting the public to the Canberra region launch of the 1 Million Women campaign. Since mid 2009, women of all ages, backgrounds and regions are joining the campaign and now total 21,000. The aim is to engage 100,000 Australian women in 2010 and a million by the end of 2012. In Canberra, we are seeking to support this by targeting 20,000 regional women over the next three years. A collective of local women from very diverse backgrounds, in the private and government sectors, are working together to support …

New television recycling arrangements (from 27 April 2010)

From 27 April 2010, televisions will be banned from going to landfill and recycled for a fee at the Mitchell and Mugga Lane Resource Management Centres.The fee will cover the cost of recycling and will range from $15 to $40 per item, depending on its type and size. The scheme will divert around 200 tonnes of televisions from landfill each year and will continue until the National E-waste Scheme is introduced in 2011, which will provide for free e-waste recycling. Other options for disposing of televisions include donation, second hand and re-useables businesses, internet classifieds or sale. For more information, …

Planning study into potential redevelopment of Sections 52 and 57 Braddon and Section 7 Reid (19 & 20 April 2010)

PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSIONS The Department of Disability Housing and Community Services (DHCS) would like to invite interested members of the community to an information session on a planning study into the potential redevelopment of land in Braddon and Reid. The land in Braddon is currently occupied by Currong Apartments, Allawah Court and buildings owned by the Catholic Church. The land in Reid is currently occupied by Bega Court. The planning study is in response to the ACT Government’s initiative to prepare a draft Master plan and develop a Territory Plan variation for the land so that a decision can be …

Combined Community Council Motion (for ratification at April 2010 NCCC public meeting)

On Thursday, 18 March 2010, the acting chair of the North Canberra Community Council, Richard Larson attended a combined community councils meeting. This meeting had been called by the Woden Valley Community Council to discuss a draft amendment bill which Caroline Le Couteur MLA intended to table in the Legislative Assembly. The representatives at the meeting agreed to a statement endorsing the intent of the bill. As the NCCC representative, Richard Larson volunteered to forward the statement to the NCCC committee for discussion and move a motion to endorse the statement. This will be an agenda item for discussion at …

Invitation – Launch of Northside Community Service Report on Social Inclusion amongst Older People (10 May 2010)

Northside Community Service (NCS) will launch the report Breaking Down the Wall: Barriers to Social Inclusion amongst Older Australians in Canberra on Monday, 10 May 2010. Over the past 12 months, NCS has undertaken research aimed at creating a basis of awareness about various issues affecting social and community participation of older people living in Inner North Canberra. The result of this study is a report that examines the nature of social inclusion among people over 60 years, highlights the key barriers to social inclusion and explores gaps in services. In addition to the presentation of the findings, this launch …

Reminder: Daylight Saving Ends – 2am, Sunday 4 April 2010

Before going to bed on Saturday night ensure that your clocks have been set back one hour to allow for the end of Daylight Savings which finishes at 2am Sunday morning. Since 2008, the daylight saving period in the ACT has started on the first Sunday in October and ends on the first Sunday in April. This ensures that the Daylight Savings arrangements are aligned with New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.