ISCCC Public Forum 11 April, 7pm: Engage with elected representatives about Planning Review and find out about East Lake Place Plan
Attached is the agenda for the ISCCC’s public forum, which will be held 7-9pm, Tuesday 11 April, at the East Lake Football Club, 3 Oxley Street, Griffith.
ISCCC and resident group submissions on draft Territory Plan/District Strategies
The ISCCC and member residents’ groups have lodged these submissions with the ACT Government in response to its draft Territory Plan and the draft District Strategies:
Have Your Say By 3 March 23 On The Territory And District Strategy
The ISCCC has drafted the attached recommendations in response to the ACT Government’s draft Territory Plan and District Strategy, which will have far-ranging impacts on the inner south and Canberra in the years to come. The ACT Treasury has just released its latest population projections, which indicate that the population of the inner south may increase by over 80 percent by 2060. Check out what it says about the likely population growth in your suburb at: https://www.treasury.act.gov.au/snapshot/demography/act It is very important that you have your say at this critical time in the development of the proposed new planning system, so
Investigation areas for possible urban infill
The ACT Government has now provided high resolution maps, at the ISCCC’s request, so that Inner South residents can have a clearer idea of potential implications of the Government’s draft new Inner South District Strategy.
Click to open Figure 31 highlights (in yellow) Future Investigation Areas
Click to open Figure 36 highlights (in yellow, pink and red) Urban Character Types
ISCCC Public Forum: 7 Feb: Implications for Inner South Residents of Draft New Territory Plan and District Strategy
Residents only have until 3 March to provide their views to the ACT Government on it’s draft new Territory Plan and District Strategy. It’s an improvement on the previous deadline of 14 February, but it’s still tight. Due to the tight timeframe, and the complexity of what’s being proposed, the ISCCC has brought forward its public forum on these issues to Tuesday, 7 February, at 7-9pm at the Eastlake Football Club, 3 Oxley Street, Griffith. Please register to attend on eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/isccc-public-forum-7-february-2023-tickets-525363856437 Attached is the agenda for the public forum. After overviews of the implications of the draft new Territory
ISCCC Update on Planning Review and Season’s Greetings
This is our final 2022 ISCCC news update for the year, and provides an opportunity to wish you all the best for the festive season and the New Year. How will your suburb be affected by proposed new ACT Government District Strategies? The ISCCC urges you to have your say on the ACT Government’s draft Inner South Canberra District Strategy by the closing date of 3 March. The Government has a policy of locating 70 percent of new housing in established suburbs, and projects a demand for an additional 12,400 dwellings in the inner south by 2063. In particular, we
Submissions to Planning Bill Inquiry due 16 November
The ISCCC encourages inner south residents to provide your views by 16 November on the new Draft Planning Bill to the Legislative Assembly’s Planning, Transport and City Services Committee Inquiry. The new Bill and associated Territory Plan and District Strategies are the most significant changes to the ACT planning system in 15 years. The ISCCC is preparing a submission, and will shortly upload here a summary of key conclusions and recommendations, updating our submission to the ACT Government dated 15 June 2022 (see our original submission at https://www.isccc.org.au/isccc/wp-content/uploads/FINAL-ISCCC-Submission-Planning-Bill-15June2022.pdf). Little appears to have changed in the draft Bill submitted to the Legislative Assembly. Retired
8 Nov 22 – Annual General Meeting with Guest Speakers
Annual General Meeting with Guest Speakers. Presentation on District Strategies and the New Territory Plan 8 November 2022, 6.30 to 8.30pm Eastlake Football Club, 3 Oxley Street Griffith
Light rail and urban intensification: City to Woden
The ISCCC Public Forum on 13 September will focus on light rail and urban intensification along the City to Woden corridor. Note venue change
