Steve Doszpot, MLA, has raised in the Legislative Assembly the issue of ageing and poorly maintained footpaths, lighting and encroaching vegetation in the Inner South. Here is the extract from Hansard of Mr Doszpot’s motion and the responses from Ministers Rattenbury and Corbell. More…
Symonston residents call for a Master Plan. Read more in the Canberra Chronicle article
Minister Corbell has responded to the ISCCC on resourcing the development of precinct codes. Read more
Although Canberra is only a century old, the city’s built heritage is being eroded every day. Residents’ groups, community councils and other organisations such as the National Trust are forever having to fight rear-guard actions to save what we should be preserving for the benefit of future generations.
Quality urban planning is high on the Inner South Canberra Community Council list of priorities. The inner south must address many challenges if it is to retain its status as one of the best places to live in Canberra. These include the push for densification, ageing infrastructure, transport pressures, loss…
The ISCCC wrote to Chief Minister Gallagher on 3 December 2013 regarding the policy and process of waiving the Lease Variation Charges associated with the development of the Brumbies site in Griffith. The ACT Treasurer, Andrew Barr, replied on 8 January 2014 defending this policy and process.
Minister Corbell has recently indicated that , in response to the strong views conveyed by the community and industry, ESDD has resolved to remove the changes to the northern boundary definition from the technical amendment to the Territory Plan 2013-12 (TA2013-12). ESDD will be conducting a workshop with industry and…
from Canberra Times 18 December 2013 For the first time, Canberrans can easily view the sections of the ACT that would flood if the Molonglo River burst its banks during one-in-100-year flooding. More…
The ACT Government has proposed to tighten laws around offences for Building Act breaches and rectification orders. More…
The ISCCC provided a submission to the ACT Government on 29 August 2013 in response to the call for comments on the ACT Draft Water Strategy. In its submission ISCCC recognizes that water management is a complex and important matter and endorses the concept of integrating the management of all…
The past month has been another extremely busy one for the Inner South Canberra Community Council. We remain concerned about the quality of building certification processes in Canberra and the process for approval of exempt developments. We continue to pursue our concerns with ACT Government and will let you know…
The Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate, Simon Corbell MLA, is inviting the community to have their say on the ACT: Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Review which will include a detailed review on the regulations impacting on water-related development decisions including the Waterways: Water Sensitive Urban Design…
