Documents concerning residences which contain ‘Mr Fluffy’ asbestos
Canberra Times 15 July 2015 They range from humble Ainslie and O’Connor cottages to more stately and solid homes of Griffith, Forrest, Barton and Reid, but each of the 26 heritage homes contaminated with Fluffy asbestos will be demolished, taking with them parts of Canberra’s history. More…
The ISCCC has made a submission to the Standing Committee on Planning , Environment and Territory and Municipal Services for its inquiry into Draft Variation 343. The ISCCC has recommended the DV be rejected on a number of grounds. More…
The ACT Government Asbestos Response Taskforce has published the schedule of demolitions of Mr Fluffy Houses. Read the email here which includes a whole of Canberra map showing annual schedules by region, and the website for further information about Inner South demolitions. More…
Mr Gentleman replied on 30 July 2015 to the ISCCC letter of 21 July 2015 which raised concerns about DV343. The DV has now been referred to the Assembly’s Standing Committee for Planning, Environment and Territory and Municipal Services for an inquiry. More…
Canberra Times July 2015 Planning changes allowing dual occupancy on Fluffy blocks look set to go ahead despite some vehement opposition, after the planning directorate recommended the green light. The change will allow dual occupancy on the properties where Fluffy homes are being demolished for all blocks bigger than 700…
The ACT Environment and Planning Directorate report on DV343 following consultation can be found here…
Canberra Times 23 July Minister Gentleman has referred the DV343 to the Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Planning, Environment and Territory and Municipal Services. Read The Canberra Times article here….
The ISCCC wrote on 21 July 2015 to Planning Minister Mick Gentleman expressing disappointment that the Environment and Planning Directorate (EPD) is reported as recommending that DV343 be approved, particularly as more than 100 of the 124 submissions did not support the variation. More…
For better or worse, we now know the addresses of all the 1,022 Canberra homes affected by the Mr Fluffy debacle. 68 of these homes are in the Inner South, with as many as 20 in Narrabundah, 15 in Yarralumla and 11 in Griffith.
Canberra Times May 27 2015 Asbestos Taskforce head Andrew Kefford has rejected suggestions that the Mr Fluffy buyback scheme is unjustified, given the cost and health risks. Mr Kefford said health was only one of the reasons to buyback and demolish Canberra’s 1021 Fluffy homes. He was responding to the…
The ISCCC has expressed concerns in its response to Draft Variation 343 regarding buy back and sub division of some blocks affected by the Mr Fluffy Scheme. More…
ABC 26 May 2015 The ISCCC calls on the ACT Government to scrap the Draft Variation to the Territory Plan, which plans to offer dual occupancies on Mr Fluffy loose-fill asbestos blocks, so that it can be rewritten. More…
