The forum, sponsored by the ACT’s Combined Community Councils and PlanWiseACT PlanWise, focused on the question ‘Is the ACT’s planning system in good shape?’. Speakers were Environment and Sustainable Development Minister Simon Corbell and Greens planning spokesperson Caroline Le Couteur, who spoke of their respective parties’ vision for Canberra’s future. (The Canberra Liberals were invited to take part in the forum, but did not do so).

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The ACT Government have announced the allocation of $500,000 for a major upgrade to Fetherston Gardens. The Southside Chronicle article, together with the Government's media release and the WCCC letter thanking the Chief Minister for this most welcome funding for revitalising this community site follow:

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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 WCCC and Fetherston Gardens Friends (WCCC/FGF) submit the following comments on the Canberra Islamic School DA for additional school building construction, as this development will directly impact on the Fetherston Gardens next door, both during the construction phase and afterwards.

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The Weston Creek Community Council welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Transport for Canberra 2011-2031 draft report. While we support the overall direction of the plan and its action items, we have a number of suggestions as well as concerns we wish to raise. We’d like to see these taken on board in the final version of the report, as well as in the implementation of the transport plan over the next twenty years.

Our concerns and suggestions are detailed further below in two sections. Section 1 includes general comments on the report and the ACT transport strategy, while Section 2 deals specifically with the Weston Creek district – identifying Weston Creek residents’ views on what’s in store for our area, the potential impact of proposed plans, and suggestions on how they could be improved.  Some of the key issues are summarised below for reference.

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Weston Creek Community Council welcomes the opportunity to comment on Draft Variation No. 306 to the Territory Plan. The Council notes that in response to submissions concerning Draft Variations 302 and 303 these have been replaced with a more clearly drafted document. In particular when presenting the changes ACTPLA has paid particular attention to explaining the points of difference in DV 306.

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WCCC has made a supplementary Submission in relation to the proposed boundaries for the ACT Legislative Electorates. The submission emphasises that Weston Creek is a single community and is better kept as a whole in the Molonglo Electorate. The submission makes some suggestions on possible electoral models.

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Minister Corbell has provided further details on the Weston Creek Stormwater Reticulation Network which is designed to provide non-potable water to a number of playing fields in Weston Creek. This will assist in drought proofing the important playing fields in Weston Creek.
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The Council has made a submission relating to the buffer zone between Dixon Drive and Waragamba Drive regarding the re-afforestation of the buffer zone and also to restore the entrance to Weston Creek via cotter Road.
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The WCCC holds the view that housing development should avoid land affected by aircraft noise. If the rezoning of the land at South Tralee is agreed to then people will be buying and building houses in a known flight path area where the noise footprint extends further than the actual flight path. Consequently the WCCC does not agree that this land should be rezoned to residential land.
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