Anketell Street Master Plan
The Council is writing to inform you of our recent consideration of the Anketell Street master plan and community concerns regarding its stage 1 implementation programmed to begin this month.
Category: Infrastructure
Infrastructure issues
Light Rail – City to Woden
If the Government decides to proceed with Light Rail Stage 2 (LRS2) after completion of feasibility studies and a business case (now under contract), the TCC is concerned about the network direction in terms of Route 1a (Woden Town Centre) or Route 1b the Hospital …
Objection to Development Application: 201731304 – Lake Shores
The TCC would like to advise of its objection to the above Development application due to the following concerns regarding issues in the analysis with potential significant and cumulative adverse transport impacts.
New grants for better progress towards zero emissions
Non-profit organisations and individuals can now apply for up to $25,000 funding for innovative projects supporting the ACT community’s transition to net zero emissions, Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability Shane Rattenbury announced today.
Environmental/Sporting Precinct for Tuggeranong?
The West Greenway Stakeholder Panel has met with the TCC Planning and Community sub committees to look at the possibility of a community driven vision for an environmental and sports hub
Demonstration sites grants program for innovative stormwater management practices
As part of the H2OK: Keeping our waterways healthy education program, grants of up to $3,000 for urban homeowners and $7,500 for rural residential owners (up to 40 hectares) in the ACT and surrounding region are available.
Lake Tuggeranong Catchment update
As part of ACT Healthy Waterways (Basin Project), preliminary sketch plans for the projects to improve Lake Tuggeranong have now been prepared and as part of the community consultation process can be viewed at: Tuggeranong Library, Cowlishaw St, Tuggeranong 3 pm to 7 pm, Thursday …
Plastics to Liquid Fuel facility for Hume
If you are interested in finding out more about this, please come to a public meeting at Rose Cottage @ 7pm 30 August – cnr Isabella Drive and Monaro Highway Gilmore. Click for details
Greenway- South Quay Area Update
At the TCC Meeting (August 2nd), Ms Christie Jorgensen from Purdon Associates provided a detailed presentation and update of the building and construction plans for the new area of South Quay to members of the Council, special guests and visitors.
Meeting of the First West Greenway Community Panel
The West Greenway (Thompson) Community Panel Meeting was held on the 27th July, 2016. The Panel had representatives from environmental groups, community and recreational organisations, Tuggeranong Community Council and local business. The community panel was chaired by Dr David Shorthouse from the ANU.
West Greenway (Thompson) Update
The ACT Minister, Mr Mick Gentleman advised the meeting on the proposed new suburb of Thompson. The presentation by the Minister stated this region was a (190 hectare) site situated between the Town Centre and the Murrumbidgee River aimed at “stimulating urban renewal in the area, renewing and reinvigorating Tuggeranong”.
Icon Water‘s – Community Consultative Forum
On behalf of the Tuggeranong Community Council, I attended on Thursday, 9th June the “Inaugural Meeting” of the Icon Water Community Consultative Forum. This has been formed re Icon Water’s commitment to “two way engagement with the community and the value of leveraging/monitoring the experience and information of forum members to the organisation.”