Post archive for ‘Communities’
Posted by Administrator on June 25th, 2008 | Categorized as Brindabella, Business & Economic Development, Climate Change & Energy, Community Consultation, Environment, Governance, Health, Molonglo, Planning, Tuggeranong
The community group - “Canberrans for Power station Relocation Inc” (CPR) held a protest outside the ACT Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, 25 June 2008.
The protest was organized to occur opposite the fountain in Civic Square (London Circuit) outside the public entrance to the Legislative Assembly at midday.
Prior to the protest the group put rally signs [...]
Posted by Administrator on June 11th, 2008 | Categorized as Business & Economic Development, Community Consultation, Education & Training, Employment & Industrial Relations, Ginninderra, Governance, Gungahlin, Housing, Molonglo, Planning, Transport
The June Gungahlin Community Council meeting was held on Wednesday 11th June at the Palmerston Community Centre. Video of the full meeting is available here, broken into thirteen sections (via a YouTube playlist).
The guest speaker at the meeting was Andrew Barr MLA, Minister for Education and Training, Industrial Relations, Planning, and Tourism, Sport and Recreation. [...]
Posted by Administrator on June 5th, 2008 | Categorized as Brindabella, Business & Economic Development, Community Consultation, Environment, Ginninderra, Governance, Gungahlin, Jerrabomberra, Majura, Molonglo, Molonglo, North Canberra, Planning, South Canberra, Transport, Tuggeranong, Urban Services & Infrastructure
Curfew4Canberra (C4C) held a public meeting to kick off aircraft noise as an issue in the ACT election with guest speaker Frank Pangallo, Mayor of Queanbeyan, a long-standing advocate for a curfew at Canberra Airport, and recently announced Independent candidate for the electorate of Molonglo.
It appears that the C4C group will be delivering the only [...]
Posted by Administrator on June 4th, 2008 | Categorized as Community Consultation, Education & Training, Environment, Housing, Molonglo, Molonglo, Multiculturalism, Older People & Aged Care, Planning, Social Services, Transport, Urban Services & Infrastructure, Water, Weston Creek
At the Public Meeting of the Weston Creek Community Council on 04 June 2008 - ACTPLA presented their revised plans for North Weston and Molonglo.
In part A of the meeting ACTPLA presented the revised plans.
In part B of the meeting the WCCC collected and collated community input based on what had been presented by ACTPLA [...]
Posted by Administrator on May 31st, 2008 | Categorized as Arts, Heritage & Culture, Governance, Housing, Human Rights, Molonglo, Molonglo
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 [...]
Posted by Administrator on May 25th, 2008 | Categorized as Arts, Heritage & Culture, Molonglo, Molonglo, Planning, Weston Creek
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 [...]
Posted by Administrator on May 21st, 2008 | Categorized as Belconnen, Environment, Ginninderra, Indigenous Affairs
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 [...]
Posted by Administrator on May 17th, 2008 | Categorized as Brindabella, Business & Economic Development, Climate Change & Energy, Community Consultation, Environment, Planning, Tuggeranong
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 [...]
Posted by Administrator on May 14th, 2008 | Categorized as Business & Economic Development, Community Consultation, Employment & Industrial Relations, Finance & Treasury, Ginninderra, Gungahlin, Housing, Molonglo, Planning, Transport, Urban Services & Infrastructure
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 [...]
Posted by Administrator on May 7th, 2008 | Categorized as Molonglo, Molonglo, Planning, Weston Creek
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 [...]