The Standing Committee on Administration and Procedure resolved on 6 December 2011 to conduct an inquiry to review the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth) and any associated regulations, and make recommendations as to whether the Act should be modified since it was enacted by the Commonwealth Parliament on 6 December 1988. Eighteen submissions were made which are available on the ACT Legislative Assembly website.

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The ACT chapter of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, with support from the ACT Department of Environment and Sustainable Development, is holding a series of free seminars next month about how we can design our home gardens and public spaces to help reduce our carbon footprint.

The seminars will be held on 10, 15, 17 and 22 May at various locations.  Please check via this link  www.aila.org.au/rsvp for more details.

We have a deferred meeting for April to be held on Wednesday 2 May due to ANZAC Day falling on the last Wednesday of the month.  The meeting will be held at the Weston Club at 7.30 pm. 

This month we will have Lynne Harwood, the CEO of Communities at Work, speaking to us on the role of Communities at Work and asking her to outline what they do for the Community and Weston Creek in particular.  I am looking forward to this talk.

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A Public Design Workshop on planning options for the Weston Group Centre Master Plan will be held on Wednesday the 4th of April at the Uniting Church Parkinson Street Weston between 6 and 8.30 pm.  This workshop will be run by the Strategic City Planning and Design Group of the Environment and Sustainability Directorate of the ACT Government.  Options for the Group Centre will be presented and outlined at this Workshop.

If you have an interest in the outcome of the Master Plan you are encouraged to attend and view and discuss the options proposed for the Group Centre.  This is again another opportunity for community input.  Remember its "our Centre" and we need your input.

ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher, has invited Canberrans to provide feedback on the proposed upgrade of Fetherston Gardens in Weston by 2 May 2012.

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The Autumn newsletter for the Fetherston Gardens is now available. It includes details of upcoming Volunteer Days, a Fetherston tale, plant profile and more.

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The Council has been advised of two happenings relating to Teesdale Place, Stirling.   The Labour Club has been granted approval to ‘payout the concession’ in relation to the land at Teesdale Place and the Economical Development Directorate (ACT Government) has announced that it intends to release the land next to the Labor Club in Teesdale Place.  The land identified for release is zoned as CZ6, Leisure and Accommodation Zone that includes a range of uses aimed at providing for the development of entertainment, accommodation and leisure facilities for residents of and visitors to the ACT and surrounding region.  Residents comments are sought by Government by COB 14 May 2012.

The next WCCC Public Meeting will be held Wednesday, 28 March 2012, at 7.30 pm at the Weston Club, Liardet St, Weston

The meeting will include presentations on:

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VOLUNTEERS working in Weston's Fetherston Gardens are concerned that immeasurable damage will be done to the gardens if a master plan for the area is not released soon.

The Friends of Featherstone Gardens have been waiting since November for the ACT Government to release the draft plan which will indicate when water and power may become available to the site.

A spokeswoman for Territory and Municipal Services said the plan was delayed to incorporate the design features of the proposed Defence Housing Estate, which would front the eastern boundary of the gardens.

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A belated Happy New Year to the residents of Weston Creek.  Hopefully it will be a good year for all residents.  There are a number of issues and matters going on at present including the Weston Group Centre Master Plan.  Certainly the Master Plan is at the forefront of our thoughts and we all should continue to take the opportunity to provide comment on this. 

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