Invitation: Pre-Development Application Consultation

Invitation: Pre-Development Application Consultation NEW CHURCH BUILDING AND COMMUNITY HALL, SOUTH OF RIVETT SHOPS will be the main topic for the next Council Public Meeting. When: WEDNESDAY 30TH AUGUST 2023 LOCATION: WESTON CREEK COMMUNITY CENTRE, off PARKINSON STREET, WESTON BETWEEN 7:30 pm and 9:00 pm St Athanasius Jacobite Syrian Orthodox community of Canberra will be attending the next Public Meeting… Continue reading

Expanded Veterinary Hospital, 176 Dixon Drive

During our July Public Meeting we were asked about the Environmental Impact Consultation for the Weston Woden Animal Hospital development. Canberra Town Planning has made a significant effort to ensure the Weston Creek Community is engaged and we encourage interested residents to participate in a constructive manner.  Continue reading

Planning review WCCC submission

Council lodged a submission on the draft Planning Bill last week. Council’s submission covered all areas of the Bill, but particularly focussed on the governance and probity aspects. Very timely to be commenting on proposed “arms-length governance” at this time, as the CIT procurement controversy bubbles along. We would like to thank the people who took the time to contribute… Continue reading

Blocks 1151 and 864 Weston Creek – Construction of Aged Care Facility

Council has received the following email (including link) from the National Capital Authority about Works Approval for the proposed Aged Care/ Seniors Living Facility on Cotter Road. While Council did not oppose the development, noting the need for quality aged care/seniors living, it made some suggestions that would enhance the development. These suggestions included commentary about the traffic at the… Continue reading

AFP Site – DA Submitted

Village Building Company’s Development Application for the former AFP site is now available for public viewing and comments. It can be found by following this link Village has also organised an on-line session for this Thursday, from 6.00pm – 7.30 pm using Microsoft Teams. The invitation is copied below and will be posted on our Facebook pages. Microsoft Teams meeting… Continue reading

An update on the Village Building Company negotiations.

A significant number of residents have provided well considered feedback on the information provided so far. This information has been provided to VBC (minus contributors’ contact details). A common theme in responses was the resolution of the drawings. Village has now provided a link to a website containing the latest version of plans. The link is: http://ctpprojectpages.wixsite.com/weston-village Further, because we have… Continue reading

Verdant Developments Update

On 31 March 2021, Verdant Developments (along with its partners Rob Henry Architects and Home By Holly) attended Council’ public meeting to provide a presentation about the proposed development at 24 Rubbo Crescent, Weston. Since then, we have revised the development plans, including to incorporate an additional car park within the development, given that parking was an issue raised at… Continue reading