On 3 September 2014 the ACT Government and contractor representatives addressed a meeting of concerned residents to provide information about asbestos remediation at the Canberra Brickworks site. The meeting endorsed a motion expressing continuing concerns and seeking a meeting with the Chief Minister. More…
The Presidents of the Yarralumla Residents Association and ISCCC have written to the Chief Minister (11 September 2014) seeking a meeting to discuss various issues arising from the the plan to remove asbestos from the Brickworks site, and the proposed infill development. More… Go to the Yarralumla Residents Association for additional documentation regarding…
The ISCCC has made a submission on 5 September 2014 to the ACT Government in response to the invitation for community comments on the proposed redevelopment of three Inner South public housing sites. More…
Over the past few weeks the Inner South Canberra Community Council has worked hard with the ACT Government and local residents’ groups to ensure there is effective public consultation on proposed variations to the Territory Plan which will vitally affect our communities.
Governments come in for well-deserved criticism when they do not properly consult the community on development projects that deeply affect local residents. However, bouquets to ACT Planning and Land Authority which has initiated a very early consultative process with the Inner South Canberra Community Council in relation to a series…
The community were invited to provide comments on the proposed 1600 residence development in Yarralumla and Deakin, sponsored by the Land Development Authority, and located between Cotter Road and Adelaide Avenue. The ISCCC held a public meeting at the Deakin Croatia Soccer Club on 7 July 2014. A submission has…
One of the biggest issues currently before the ISCCC is the ACT Government’s plan to build a massive new residential development for about 4,000 people on both sides of Adelaide Avenue, near where it meets Cotter Road, adjacent to the Canberra Brickworks.
The ISCCC is holding an important meeting to discuss a very big proposed development in Yarralumla which could have impacts in the immediate vicinity and more broadly in the Inner South. Please come along at 7pm on Monday, 7 July 2014 night to the Soccer Club in Deakin (3 Grose…
The ISCCC has made a submission about the Project Development (Planning Facilitation) Bill 2014 to the ACT Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Planning, Environment and Territory and Municipal Services. Read the ISCCC submission here
The Inner South Community Council has, once again, closely engaged with planning and politics on behalf of the local community. Readers may not be aware that the Planning and Development (Project Facilitation) Amendment Bill 2014 was introduced to the Assembly, in March. This legislation was to take effect this month.
The Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Planning, Environment and Territory and Municipal Services has reported on the Planning and Development (Project Facilitation) Amendment Bill 2014. The ISCCC submission, all other submissions and the Committee report can be found here
