The ACT Office for Ageing will be holding a public information session for the 2009-10 ACT Seniors Grants and Sponsorship Program in the North Canberra area on Thursday 30th July 2009. In 2009-2010 the Seniors Grants and Sponsorship Program will provide a total of $100,000 to the community with a maximum of $15,000 available for each approved project.
North Canberra Community Council Meeting Wednesday, 19 August 2009, 19:30 ACT Sports House 100 Maitland Street, Hackett Guest Speaker: Mr. Tony Gill of Roads ACT on “Inner North Traffic Planning” The North Canberra Community Council (NCCC) is the umbrella organization for Resident Associations and Community Groups in North Canberra. The NCCC is the one-stop-shop for Government and the community to communicate. The NCCC is run by volunteers and membership is free. As a resident of North Canberra you are invited to become a member and participate in committee meetings. Membership forms will be available at the meeting or can be …
ACT Policing is currently investigating an armed robbery that occurred at the Ticketek outlet on Akuna Street in Civic earlier this afternoon (July 22). Around 1.20pm the man entered the premises and passed a note to the attendant, demanding money whilst threatening her that he had a gun. He then fled the store after an amount of cash was passed to him. The staff member did not see the gun, and was not injured during the incident.
The ABC News is reporting that ACT Senator Gary Humphries backs Campbell residents’ concerns about the size and nature of the new ASIO headquarters being built on Constitution Avenue. ACT Senator Gary Humphries has backed residents’ concerns about the new ASIO headquarters being built in Canberra’s inner north. The $600 million building on Constitution Avenue near the suburb of Campbell will eventually house 1,800 employees. The project takes up a complete block and Campbell residents say it is too big for the area. Senator Humphries says he is not sure it is the right building for an area which planners …
ACTEW will be holding the several public drop-in sessions, where members of the community are welcome to ask questions and provide feedback regarding the Enlarged Cotter Dam Development Application (DA), which was lodged on 3 July 2009. The DA provides information on the works associated with the construction of the new dam including the main dam, two saddle dams, a quarry, earthworks, signage, lighting, fencing and rehabilitation. The DA will be on public display for community discussion from Monday 13 July to Friday 31 July 2009. Community information sessions will be held by ACTEW as follows:
ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery in the ACT Legislative Assembly car park Friday, July 17, 2009 in which two males were assaulted and had cash and mobile phones stolen.
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 online version of the Community Noticeboard, is a weekly one-stop location of all ACT Government community engagement activities. A selection of items of potential interest for North Canberra residents in this edition include:
The North Canberra Community Council recently made a submission in response to the Majura Parkway Draft EIS. The NCCC submission included 7 key concerns and recommendations. [scribd id=18004173 key=key-1q9zxk0w6wg5ri8m6mlh] A full copy of the NCCC submission is also available for download in PDF format.
