The ISCCC has written to the ACT Government seeking various changes to the current ACT planning system to address several issues of concern It has offered to work with the Government in its current review of the planning system to resolve some of these problems
The ISCCC has written to the ACT Government opposing a proposed variation to the Territory Plan for a single development in Griffith. The development has no demonstrable public benefit will set an undesirable precedent for Canberra’s planning system
The ISCCC has asked the ACT Planning Minister to introduce two reforms to the ACT planning system, in addition to other welcome initiatives that have already occurred. These new reforms are (1) tighten up planning approvals for knock down/rebuilds and (2) place old Development Applications (DAs) on the Planning Directorate…
The Inner South Canberra Community Council has called on the ACT Government to extend its waste recycling ban to cover the proposed expansion of the Fyshwick Metal Recycling Facility. This project has detrimental environmental impacts similar to the two other projects that have been blocked.
Read the final report on the ISCCC’s online inner south Canberra community survey, conducted in 2019/20, at: https://www.isccc.org.au/final-report-on-isccc-online-community-survey-2019-20
ISCCC submission to National Capital Authority on 22 May 2020 in response to Proposed Phase 2 Boardwalk and Land Reclamation in West Basin (Block 23 Section 33 Acton Waterfront).
The Inner South Canberra Community Council believes that DV 369 as it currently stands is a step in the right direction but needs to be redrafted to simplify it and provide a framework for implementing other important actions in the ACT Government’s Living Infrastructure Plan. This would help ensure the protection…
The ACT Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism has released the report of its Inquiry into the Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Bill 2019.
The ISCCC has lodged this submission in relation to the referral by the ACT Government to the Commonwealth Department of Environment and Energy of the Light rail stage 2(b) project (Commonwealth Park to Woden) for assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. The ISCCC has called for an assessment by an independent public inquiry.
The ISCCC is disappointed about the decision to move Deakin and Yarralumla from the inner city electorate of Kurrajong to the electorate of Murrumbidgee which covers Woden, Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and part of Kambah. These new electorate boundaries will apply for the 2020 ACT election.
Submission in response to DA on proposed expansion of metal recycling facility in Fyshwick and a letter to Ministers conveying the text of a successful motion at the ISCCC’s public forum on 11 June calling for an independent inquiry into health and other impacts of the proposed waste facility in Fyshwick
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