Manuka Oval Parking
Manuka Oval parking nightmare. ISCCC Article from City Chronicle – 24 April 2012
Category: Issues
The ISCCC takes on matters on behalf of its Member Groups that impact on the inner south Canberra area.
Parking in Barton
With upgrade work underway on State Circle, Brisbane Avenue and Windsor Walk car parks in Barton, local residents are expecting to feel the parking pressure. ISCCC Article from City Chronicle – 10 April 2012
ISCCC Submission on the Draft Planning Strategy
Download the ISCCC Submission on the Draft Planning Strategy as a PDF
Residents reject Griffith rezoning application
The Brumbies application to rezone the land they occupy in Griffith and build 150 apartments has been rejected by residents as not serving the long term interests of Canberra. ISCCC Article from City Chronicle – 7 February 2012
Offer Brumbies a land swap: Residents
The ACT Government should offer the Brumbies a land swap to allow the rugby club to develop 150 units away from the historic Griffith oval, an Assembly committee was told yesterday. The Griffith-Narrabundah Community Association wants the Manuka Occasional Childcare Centre moved to the Brumbies headquarters to retain the community…
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…
Club to rise again from the ashes
The chimneys and fireplaces of the Canberra Services Club will be the only things left standing in a fortnight when a demolition crew finishes the clean-up of the burnt-out Manuka site. The other items salvaged after the April blaze two doors, windows and chairs from Old Parliament House will be…
Kingston on the up as Govt unveils master plan for ‘village’ revamp
A new master plan for the Kingston shops features a ”Melbourne-style” laneway with shops and cafes and a pedestrian-friendly ”shared zone” between Green Square and the proposed Supabarn site off Eyre Street. The ACT Government has unveiled a new plan that will expand the Kingston shopping centre and lift height…
18,500 housing sites to be released
The ACT Government has flagged another record release of dwelling sites in the territory, with 18,500 housing sites to be supplied over four years. The announcement adds 2500 sites to the accelerated release program announced in last year’s budget and will put another 4000 blocks into the mix in 2014-15.
Club will ‘soldier on’ in face of devastating fire
The Canberra Services Club has vowed to rebuild after a fire devastated its heritage-listed home in Manuka yesterday morning. Flames ran underneath the floorboards of the 70-year-old timber building before 6am yesterday, soon climbing the walls and rising high above the roof to fully engulf the Canberra Avenue property.