The Response on Council’s letter to the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank on the Weston Branch Closure

Council wrote to the CEO, Matt Comyn, expressing its deep disappointment with the closure of the Commonwealth Bank Branch at Weston.  A really poor response spending one line addressing the issues that Council raised and then telling people to travel all over Canberra to get to a Branch. Continue reading

Village Building Co’s Develeopment Application refused for the “Old AFP Site in Weston”.

The ACT Planning and Land Authority has refused the village Building Company’s Development Application for Block 1 Section 82, the “Old AFP Site” in Weston. There were a number of grounds for the refusal including the proposed blocks do not represent a suitable size able to accomodate complying developments appropraite to the site and zoning, the pattern of sub-division constrains… Continue reading

ACT fires – Community Recovery Plan activated

There is a current activation of the ACT Community Recovery Plan in response to the Orroral Valley fire, currently burning in the ACT south of Canberra. For details of the current situation, please visit the ESA website on www.esa.act.gov.au or tune into ABC Canberra radio. The ACT Community Recovery plan has now activated three evacuation centres (29 Jan 20) for… Continue reading