Canberra Votes

Jenni and Peter Farrell were evicted from the Caretaker Cottage on Cotter Road on Saturday 31 May, 2008 at approximately 17:00 EST.
Prior to the eviction Jenni Farrell gave a farewell address surrounded by supporters.
At approximately 17:00 a representative of ACTPLA escorted by Federal Police Officers arrived to serve the eviction notice on the Farrells.
Jenni and [...]

On 25 May 2008 Jenni and Peter Farrell held an Open day at the Historic Caretakers Cottage on Cotter Road in the the former Stromlo Forest. The Caretakers Cottage was built in 1926 for the then Manager of the Western Creek Sewerage Works.
It was hidden from the road by pine forest for much [...]

On Friday 16 May it was announced that a cull of kangaroos at the Belconnen Naval Transmission Site would proceed.
The plan was to subdue up to 400 eastern grey kangaroos by darting them, then once subdued, euthanise them by lethal injection. Previous plans in favour of tranlocating the animals was rejected on the basis of [...]

A briefing session was held by ActewAGL and Technical Real Estate at the Town Centre Sports Club (Vikings Club), Corner Rowland Rees Crescent and Athlon Drive, Greenway on Saturday 17 May from 10.00am to 3.00pm.
The session was advertised as an opportunity for those who were unable to attend the special meeting of the Tuggeranong Community [...]

The May Gungahlin Community Council meeting was held on Wednesday 14 May at the Palmerston Community Centre.
In first part of the meeting

Introduction
An update was given on Council activities and impact of the 2008 ACT Budget.
CHC Affordable Housing  representatives spoke and to canvass community input into their plans to expand the supply of affordable housing in Gungahlin for [...]

On Wednesday 7th May the Weston Creek Community held a protest outside the main entrance to the ACT Legislative Assembly building on London Circuit.
The point of this protest was to bring attention to the lack of consultation and feedback from the ACT Planning and Land Authority and ACT Government. The main focus again was on [...]

The Weston Creek Community Council believes that the ACT Planning and Land Authority are not consulting with the WCCC and that many residents and local stakeholders are now fearful that things will just go ahead without the community being involved.
The WCCC are starting work on petitions and a letter writing campaign to alert the wider [...]