The Weston Creek Community Council is disappointed by the approval of a 21-dwelling medium density development planned for Featherston Ridge in Weston. The $7.7 million Bellette Street project is proposed for a block within the Defence Housing Australia estate sold to private developers in mid-2015. Public submissions on the plans took issue with the 7.6 metre building height and the… Continue reading
ActewAGL Distribution is proposing to the ACT Government that changes be made to the regulations that govern the required distance that vegetation must be kept from electricity infrastructure in the ACT. Vegetation clearances are an important part of ActewAGL Distribution’s Bushfire Management Strategy that helps to ensure the safety of our community during bushfire season. ActewAGL are proposing to change the… Continue reading
The ACT Parks and Conservation Service wishes to advise the public that a number of prescribed burns will take place in the ACT over the coming days (16-18 Jan 16). Tomorrow, Saturday 16 January 2016, a six hectare prescribed burn will commence near Shakespeare Crescent and Rogers Street, Fraser. In addition two small burn areas (eight hectares and seven hectares)… Continue reading
The Weston Creek Community Council has lodged a Submission on the Canberra Light Rail network Plan. The WCCC does not support the Civic to Gungahlin light rail route as an appropriate Stage 1 Route for Canberra. This corridor is simply too biased in favour of one side of Canberra, and doesn’t service enough people and key destinations to be viable.… Continue reading
Proposal: MULTI DWELLING-20 UNIT DEVELOPMENT-LEASE VARIATION. Proposed construction of 20 new townhouses. Lease variation to permit 20 dwellings. Period for representations closes: 04/12/2015 Click here to view the plans Continue reading
From 19 November 2015 the Weston Creek Men’s Shed will meet at the Eternity Church, at the corner of Sulwood Drive and the Tuggeranong Parkway (next to the Fire/Ambulance Station) – click for map. Meetings will be on Thursdays from 1.30 pm onwards. The site offers meeting facilities and a shed for use as a workshop. In the longer term… Continue reading
Proposal: COMMUNITY FACILITY-CHAPMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL-DEMOLITION-TANK. Proposed decommissioning and removal of the underground storage tank, associated soil testing in regard to contamination present, validation and reinstatement of the site. Period for representations closes: 27/11/2015 Click here to view the plans Continue reading
Coombs is the first Canberra suburb to have its public housing planned from the outset and the ACT government aims to have it built by Christmas next year. The Land Development Agency has submitted plans to construct 158 units on seven separate sites across the new suburb on the Molonglo River. Four of the seven proposed multi-unit development applications under review… Continue reading
Proposal: MULTI DWELLING-21 UNIT DEVELOPMENT. Proposed construction of 21 residential townhouses and associated driveway, waste and landscaping works. Period for representations closes: 20/11/2015 Click here to view the plans Continue reading
Proposal: LEASE VARIATION. Please see application form for a full description. Period for representations closes: 13/11/2015 Click here to view the plans Continue reading
