Revised National Capital Plan – Draft Amendment 86
On 13 November the ISCC submitted comments on the Draft Amendment to the National Capital Plan. More…
Category: Brickworks Infill
ACT Government backdown on Yarralumla and Deakin infill development
Canberra Times 29 September 2015 In a huge win for the community, the ACT government has backed down on the Yarralumla and Deakin infill proposal. The Yarralumla Residents Association in particular has worked tirelessly to achieve this. Read the Canberra Times article here. Further information is available at the Yarralumla…
Inner South public housing redevelopment
The ISCCC has made a submission to the ACT Government on the proposed redevelopment of current public housing: Gowrie Court, Narrabundah; Stuart Flats, Griffith and Red Hill Flats. While supporting redevelopment, the ISCCC would like to see a number of improvements, including a reduction in the size of the development,…
New approach to urban planning needed
Marea Fatseas, President of the Yarralumla Residents Association and Tony Trobe discuss in Canberra Times 16 August 2015, how better planning can come from better community consultation. More…
National Capital Plan exposure draft: ISCCC response
Canberra Times 24 July 2015 The ISCCC submission to the National Capital Authority regarding the exposure draft of the National Capital Plan is reported in the Canberra Times. More…
National Capital Authority waiting for response to Yarralumla development concerns
Canberra Times 29 May 2015 The National Capital Authority said it was still waiting for a response from the ACT government to its concerns over the Yarralumla brickworks development, which it said it submitted via a letter more than a month ago. More…
National Capital Authority rejects Yarralumla Brickworks infill proposal
Canberra Times 8 May 2015 The National Capital Authority says it won’t approve the current proposal for the Yarralumla infill development. Read the Canberra Times article here.
Chairman’s column May 2015
Residents’ groups are often criticised as being a bunch of NIMBYs who will reject any suburban development, regardless of the merits. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Concern over reduced NCA powers
The ISCCC Chair has written to the Canberra Times Editor on 3 May 2015, raising concerns about the proposal to reduce the National Capital Authority powers. More…
Yarralumla Brickworks infill proposal ‘shameful and irresponsible’
Plans to flatten the landscape to allow a big extension of Yarralumla to the south appear “shameful and irresponsible”, the Walter Burley Griffin Society says. More…
Liberal plan for Yarralumla infill development
Canberra Liberal MLAs Steve Doszpot and Alistair Coe responded on 22 April 2015 to the ACT Government Canberra Brickworks and Environs Planning and Development Strategy with an eleven point plan for development in Yarralumla and Deakin. More…
National Capital Authority looks to protect entrance to Government House
Canberra Times 15 April 2015 The National Capital Authority is in talks with the ACT Government about ensuring that the access to Government House and its ceremonial importance are not compromised by the proposed Brickworks and Environs infill development. More…