General information from the Council
Interim Council Chair, Bill Gemmell, recently wrote to the Director-General of the Environment and Planning Directorate about the appropriateness of having Development Application pre-consultation activity occur during lockdown periods. Continue reading
Council has received the ACAT decision on the proposed development of the Old AFP site. The appeal has been rejected. Council is pleased that the proponent will now need to develop plans that are consistent with the expectations of the residents for such a gateway site. Continue reading
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
Ministers Rattenbury and Gentleman respond to WCCC concerns about ‘hooning’. Continue reading
Council has assembled a list of the probable schools for students in Weston Creek and Molonglo and the buses routes proposed by Transport Canberra in the new bus Network to start in early 2019 – see below A reminder too that Consultation closes on 12 August on the new Network proposals. Please have your say at https://www.yoursay.act.gov.au/rapid-bus-network Council will have its… Continue reading
Council Chair, Tom Anderson, appeared today and gave evidence to the Augmented ACT Electoral Commission. He stated that the Woden Town Centre, as a minimum, must be moved into the proposed Electorate of Bean so that it is with the vast majority of electors that it services. Continue reading
Council is very concerned that there is no consideration by the planners of congestion, public spaces and community facilities for the Woden Town Centre and the Woden Community. The comparison between the Precinct Plan for Woden when compared with Belconnen is chalk and cheese. Continue reading
Over the years we have seen a relentless drive by successive Governments to diminish these Institutions through continued budget reductions whether they be through the so-called “efficiency dividend” or other cuts. Our community believes that there is a Community Service Obligation on the Parliament of Australia and its Members and Senators to fully fund these Institutions to enable them to operate for the benefit of all Australians. Continue reading
The proposed boundaries split the Woden Valley into two electorates. This has been catastrophic for the Woden Town Centre where, under the ACT Electorate boundaries for at least 8 years, the District was split in two as is proposed here by this Re-distribution. With the ACT Electorate changes finally putting Woden back together again in 2016, it would be tragic for the Federal Re-Distribution to again split this community. The suburbs of Lyons, Curtin, Hughes, Garran and Phillip should be included in the electorate of Bean.
Presentation on “Climate Change – the ACT’s Climate Strategy to achieve a Net Zero Emissions Territory” at our Public Meeting on 28 February 18 Continue reading
