ACT Policing is investigating the theft of a backhoe from the Transport Industries Skill Centre (TISC), Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) site on Sutton Road, Piallago, ACT.
Would you be happy to see a nurse instead of a doctor for some of your medical care? The Health Care Consumer’s Association of the ACT, Canberra’s peak health consumers organization, in partnership with the ANU is asking just that question through an online Nurse Survey being conducted throughout June.
Each week, the North Canberra Community Council is sent a weekly summary of all new significant development applications that are also notified in the Canberra Times and on ACTPLA’s website at the following link: http://apps.actpla.act.gov.au/pubnote/index.asp The latest development applications lodged for the North Canberra area and open for comment include:
A review of the Territory Plan by the ACT Planning and Land Authority (ACTPLA) has resulted in proposed changes to the community facility zone, the associated development table and development code. The North Canberra Community Council is concerned that the changes may have a long term detrimental effect on the future of community facility zones. The draft variation is available at www.actpla.act.gov.au under Consultation on the home page. The period for comments closes on Tuesday 22 June 2010. The draft variation has been reproduced below:
Commonwealth, State and Territory governments want to hear from people about what rules (standards) should be in place for disability services. This consultation is currently underway. These rules will be used by disability service providers all over Australia. Governments are setting the rules to make sure all people who use disability services have the same idea about what a good quality service means.
On May 10 2010 Northside Community Service (NCS) launched the report Breaking Down the Wall: Barriers to Social Inclusion amongst Older Australians in Canberra. A copy of the ideas raised during the group discussions is attached below for your information and, should you choose, action. NCS will be using ideas raised as part of its future planning and program design and will look to collaborate with others where mutual benefit is to be gained. You may also see opportunities based on these ideas and we would be happy to discuss ways in which NCS could assist if you felt we …
The Community Noticeboard, is a weekly one-stop location of all ACT Government community engagement activities.
Speeding and fatigue are identified by ACT Policing as the two key dangers to drivers travelling to and from the snowfields for the forthcoming Queens Birthday long weekend (June 12-14).
ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an armed robbery at the Caltex service station in Braddon which occurred around 3:10am this morning (Thursday 10 June). Two males entered the service station, jumped over the counter and assaulted the male store attendant. The offenders also threatened the attendant with a baseball bat and a knife. The offenders stole an amount of cash and cigarettes.
