North Canberra Community Council

Celebrate Family and Community Fun Day in Glebe Park, Civic (2 November 2009)

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 …

Development Applications in the North Canberra district open to public comment for 23 October 2009

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:

November 2009: Meeting Details

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?

The Chronicle: Residents fight for consultation (Development Applications in Campbell)

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:

Invitation to Comment and Public Forums: Review of the Arts in Canberra

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 …

ACT Tree replacement program 2009 nears completion

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.