TAMS’s response to the parking woes at Cooleman Court seems to be the offering up of private parking at other venues to overcome the shortage of car parking at the Centre. TAMS commissioned a study in December 2009 after WCCC raised parking at Cooleman Court as a community concern. The study results were not surprising as it found what Weston Creek residents already knew - that the main car parks are ‘operating at full capacity’!

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The development of the Rivett Community Park has commenced as part of the redevelopment of the old Rivett Primary School site.  The Park’s development has followed a period of community consultation and input. 

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The WCCC has lodged comments with ACTPLA on the development application for the North Weston. The Council comments are

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A walk through of the Weston Creek Community Park is being organised for mid-day Sunday 21 March to enable Weston Creek residents to view and appreciate the park. Residents may recall the recent government agreement to the Council’s representations to most of the gardens at the former Weston CIT site into a Community Park.
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Parents of students at Orana School in Weston are concerned about the safety of their children due to an expected increase in traffic in Unwin Place.

The school has made representation to the ACT Government in the past about traffic movement at the intersection of Streeton Drive and Dixon Drive.

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The Greens want Canberra's next large urban development to be a development for the future not the past. We see it as a great place for people and the environment.

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An Islamic School of Canberra will be built on the former CIT School of Horticulture in Weston after the sale of Government land, ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope said today.

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The first road works in the new Molonglo Valley development are about to start, with the awarding of contracts for the construction of an arterial road, a brand new pond and pedestrian bridge, Chief Minister and Minister for Transport, Jon Stanhope, announced today.

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The Land Development Agency (LDA) has engaged Cardno Young to undertake the planning, design and documentation of the Wright and Coombs residential estates in Molonglo Valley.

The LDA is also preparing a Riparian Management Strategy to conserve and rehabilitate aquatic and riparian ecosystems adjacent to the suburbs of Coombs and North Weston, while enhancing recreational opportunities and improving amenity for residents and visitors.

The LDA invites the public to view » ...

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Construction is about to start on a major arterial road, pond and a pedestrian bridge in the new Molonglo Valley development.

The Stage One works will see the first 2.3 kilometres of John Gorton Drive constructed from the intersection of Cotter Road and Streeton Drive to an interim connection with Coppins Crossing Road. This work includes the construction of the new Weston Creek Bridge and will take 18 months to complete.

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