Urban Infill and Transport
We are faced with increased urban infill with little or no attention by development proponents to fundamental issues such as adequacy of off-site parking. ISCCC Article from City Chronicle – 17 January 2012
Category: News
Lifeblood of a Community
Manuka pool manager John Taverner has long been witness to our love affair with water. ‘All Aussies own this pool. I don’t give a stuff if you are fifth generation Australian like myself or you’ve just come off the boat yesterday, all Aussies own this pool, it’s the people’s pool.’
New fears Asbestos sullied Kingston site
A Land Development Agency contractor has trucked in an unknown amount of asbestos to the prestigious Kingston Foreshore, where land is being prepared for a mixed use development. Kingston resident Murray Upton has been questioning why WorkCover closed the worksite earlier this month.
Self-Government Act under Review
A Legislative Assembly committee will review the ACT Self-Government Act, which could pave the way for changes to the size and make-up of the Assembly. The act was passed in 1988 and determines the whole governance structure for the Territory. It covers the size of the Assembly and the number…
Next ISCCC Meeting to Consider DV306
The Inner South Canberra Community Council’s August Public Forum is being held next Tuesday evening 16 August at 7 pm at the Eastlakes Football Club Oxley Street Griffith.. Please come along and have your say on DV 306, or just hear why it is so important. The ISCCC is keen to represent…
National Trust ‘at risk’ list extends to ACT eyesores
SOME of the ACT’s most spectacular views sit alongside places more often seen as eyesores on the ACT National Trust’s annual list of historically significant sites at risk, a Sunday Canberra Times exclusive ‘‘sneak peek’’ reveals. Topping the list, to be formally announced tomorrow, are the Lake Burley Griffin foreshores,…
Vision for bustling Kingston arts hub
Canberra’s Kingston Foreshore could become a bustling entertainment precinct with a lakeside cinema and cafes. A Government-commissioned study prepared for Arts ACT outlines ideas to turn the precinct into an arts hub offering activities seven days and nights a week.
Lectures to take fresh look at first visions for Canberra
There are many ways in which Canberra could have been different – 137 ways, to be precise. That’s the number of official entries submitted for the international design competition for Australia’s new capital city 100 years ago. While a large proportion of entries were from Australia, there were also designs…
Calls for more investigation into Planning Row
The ACT Opposition says more investigation is needed into a bitter battle between the Territory’s planning chief and the former chief minister. Documents obtained by the Opposition under Freedom of Information (FOI) laws show former chief minister and property services minister Jon Stanhope raised concerns about a development application at…