ACT Government Community Noticeboard for 24 October 2009
The Community Noticeboard, is a weekly one-stop location of all ACT Government community engagement activities.
The Community Noticeboard, is a weekly one-stop location of all ACT Government community engagement activities.
Celebrate the Family and Community Day public holiday in Glebe Park at Family and Community Fun Day on Tuesday 3 November. Enjoy free amusements including jumping castles, face painting, plaster painting and balloon modelling. Enjoy other free entertainment on the day including live music by local covers band Smooth Operators. All the action of The Melbourne Cup will be broadcast on the Big Screen and a ‘Family Fashions on the Field’ contest and a ‘Make your own Fascinator’ stall will bring a bit of Flemington to Glebe Park. Bring a picnic on the day or choose from the large variety of food …
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:
The Community Zone is an ACTPLA publication that includes the latest planning news, information on major planning projects and handy tips about planning and building in Canberra.
North Canberra Community Council Annual General Meeting Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 19:30 ACT Sports House, 100 Maitland Street, Hackett Guest speakers: Gay Williamson & Kelvin Walsh – ACTPLA “Sustainable future planning – building resilience to climate change” Sustainability is crucial to Canberra’s future. It means to recognize that social, economic and environmental well-being is interdependent and that meeting our needs today must not compromise the opportunities of future generations. How does this reflect on future urban development?
ACT Health invites you to a series of free seminars on issues affecting older people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Seminars on different topics are held regularly and are in English. All interested members of the community are welcome to attend. Future seminars include:
In the 20 October 2009 edition of the City Chronicle, journalist Elliot Woods writes about the concern Campbell residents are expressing that there is not enough transparent consultation regarding development applications and Campbell is being severely neglected in terms of provision of essential municipal services and facilities. The article has been reproduced below:
The ACT Government, along with consultants Peter Loxton and Associates Pty Ltd, would like to invite the community to share their thoughts and views on the arts in the ACT through a survey and public forums. Your comments will contribute to the development of the new arts policy for the ACT, due to be released in June 2010. An online survey is available at www.arts.act.gov.au. Alternatively, you can pick up a hardcopy survey at any Canberra Connect Shopfront or ACT Public Library. Submissions to the survey close 5.00pm, Friday 13 November 2009. You are also invited to attend one of …
The ACT Government will soon complete a tree replacement program at 24 locations across Canberra. Under the program 282 trees in poor health and which pose public safety risks are being replaced with 588 trees. Work is expected to be complete by the end of next month. Each of the trees identified for replacement was thoroughly assessed by a tree expert with factors like the presence of die back, tree rot and hollows, as well as their location and general health, being carefully considered. In all cases pruning was closely considered first with complete removal being the last option.