In the April 7 edition of the City Chronicle, three members of the Watson Community Association were interviewed by Rebecca Thistleton in regard to the redevelopment of the Australian Heritage Village site. In the article there is a discussion of the loss of woodland, recreational facilities and community space.
ABC News Online is reporting that an arrangement has been reached with the developer of the former Australia Heritage Village site in Watson. It is understood the changes to the development will help mitigate environmental impact on the Mount Majura Nature Reserve.
The following is the draft meeting Agenda of the Public Meeting of the North Canberra Community Council to be held on Wednesday 17 February 2010: DRAFT AGENDA NORTH CANBERRA COMMUNITY COUNCIL Wednesday, 17 February 2010, 7.30 – 9.30 ACT Sport House, 100 Maitland Street, Hackett
North Canberra Community Council October 2009 Public Meeting Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 19:30 ACT Sports House 100 Maitland Street, Hackett Guest Speaker Russell Yell – Senior Transport Engineer, Cardno “Pedestrian and Cycle Infrastructure Review” 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 …
As per our previous posting regarding the imminent approval of Draft Variation 261 to the Territory Plan, ACTPLA are now advising that the Variation has been approved and has commenced.
The Canberra Ornithologists Group Inc. studied a Regent Honeyeater breeding event in the Majura Nature Reserve and on the Australian Heritage Village site and published an article based on this work in 1996. The Regent Honeyeater is an endangered species and as such there is a need to protect whatever habitat there is available for it in the ACT. There is, therefore, a strong argument for preserving from further development or disturbance, any endangered fringe Yellow Box alliance woodlands at North Watson adjacent to the nature parks and other, similar, unreserved woodlands in the ACT, such as that found on …
Draft Variation 261 to the Territory Plan was tabled in the Act Legislative Assembly on Tuesday March 24. If the matter is not disallowed within five sitting days, DV261 will be automatically approved. Approval of Variation No. 261 to the Territory Plan—Part Blocks 2 and 3 and Block 5 Section 75 Watson— Changes to Commercial CZ6 Leisure and Accommodation Zone (Australian Heritage Village Watson) For more background on DV261 refer to the following page on our site: DV261 Redevelopment of the Australian Heritage Village in Watson
Watson is a suburb in the North Canberra district of Canberra, the so-called “Inner North”. Watson is named in honour of the third Prime Minister of Australia John Christian Watson, and was gazetted on 7 April 1960. Streets in Watson are named after Australian judges and other legal professionals. As of the 2021 Australian census the population of Watson was 6,727. Watson is bordered by the Federal Highway, Philip Avenue and Antill Street. It lies next to the suburbs of Downer and Hackett. Behind Hackett is Mount Majura on the Canberra Nature Park. Watson has a shopping centre, and the …
Our next public forum will start at 7.30pm on Wednesday 17 July, at ACT Sports House, 100 Maitland Street, Hackett. We will discuss traffic issues, and a proposed large residential development on 4 hectares of EPBC listed Box-Gum grassy woodland in North Watson.
