The ISCCC takes on matters on behalf of its Member Groups that impact on the inner south Canberra area.
For some months now the ACT Government, through the Public Housing Renewal Taskforce, has been consulting with the Inner South Canberra Community Council and local residents groups about the proposed redevelopment of several inner south public housing sites.
Canberra Times March 24, 2015 Nearly 90 per cent of Canberra homeowners caught up in the Mr Fluffy loose-fill asbestos crisis have signed up to the government buyback scheme, as special arrangements are considered for elderly and vulnerable residents in affected properties.
ACTPLA is holding drop in sessions for perusal of updated proposals for the Red Hill Flats and Stuart Flats on 7 April 2015, and Gowrie Court on 8 April 2015. Both sessions will be from 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm at the East Hotel, 69 Canberra Avenue, Kingston. More…
The ISCCC has written to the Parliamentary inquiry into this Bill. Read more…The ISCCC has written to the Parliamentary inquiry into this Bill. Read more…
Canberra Times 4 March 2015: Jane Goffman the principal of consultancy firm Active Planning, based in Dickson, writes about the propensity for extra large houses and the resulting change in neighbourhood characteristics. More…
Canberra Times 17 March 2015: Yarralumla residents are angry about what they say is a planned massive flattening of the landscape behind the suburb, removing as much as seven metres from the tips of the forested ridges between Government House and the Brickworks for the new housing precinct. More…
Canberra Times 14 march 2015: The ISCCC, and all other Canberra Community Councils, advise their positions on Light Rail. The Chair of the ISCCC, Gary Kent said his members would not be taking a position on light rail as they would be trying to get the most from the Capital Metro…
The ISCCC has written on 6 March 2015 to the NCA expressing concern about access from this development at S27 Blk 2-4 of Forrest, directly on to Canberra Avenue only, and requesting that courtyard wall setbacks be managed in line with the provisions prior to implementation of Variation 306. More…
Oaks Estate residents seek Government attention to social planning issues. More..
The Yarralumla Residents Association has issued a media release in response to the Property Councils’ enthusiastic support for the conservation and re-use of the Canberra Brickworks. More…
The Mr Fluffy asbestos legacy continues to be a matter of great interest and concern for residents of the inner south. The Inner South Canberra Community Council will hold a public forum on 5 March 2015, at which the ACT Government Asbestos Response Taskforce and other relevant agencies will brief…
