Infrastructure issues
The Tuggeranong Community Council was consulted in mid–December about road works planned for Tharwa Drive in early January. The consultations took place after the Council’s general meetings had concluded for the year. Representatives from the ACT Emergency Services Department (ESD) met with the TCC President. They advised that …
What’s happened since the October meeting? The long -awaited public release of the updated light rail business case took place last Friday, 31/10/14 with much fanfare. It concluded that light rail would provide a cost/benefit ratio of 1:1.2. That is, for every $1 spent, ACT …
What has The Tuggeranong Community Council Executive Committee been doing since the September meeting? 1. Continuing our anti Light Rail campaign. We finally got an answer to our letter to the Chief Minister on 27th August after sending her a follow-up letter. It was then …
The Government has just announced that they are proceeding to the next stage of the light rail project. This involves calling for expressions of interest from which a short list of tenderers will be asked to submit their proposal to build, operate and maintain the …
To view the presentation by ACT Opposition Transport spokesman, Alistair Coe, on Capital metro click on the following link: Coe Presentation on Capital Metro
The Tuggeranong Community Council has called for an audit of the financial management of the Capital Metro Project. In a letter to the ACT Auditor General, Dr Maxine Cooper, TCC President, Eric Traise says while the Council’s main concerns are the likely huge cost and the …
Recent media statements have confirmed the Department of Social Services (DSS) will continue to be located in Tuggeranong, retaining a major Commonwealth employment presence in Tuggeranong. For more information click on the following link to the Project Information Bulletin from Purdon Associates Pty Ltd – DSS …
Please click on the link below Letter to ACT Chief Minister re Light Rail 20 July 2014
Click on link below to view or download media release TCC-Light-Rail-Media-Release-14-July-2014
On 1 July 2014 the Tuggeranong Community Council adopted a policy opposing light for rail for Canberra. For a copy of the policy document click on the link below. TCC Light Rail Policy Paper July 2014
The Tuggeranong Community Council has come out in opposition to light rail in Canberra. At its recent meeting the Council voted to oppose the project claiming it will be a cost burden to Tuggeranong residents and unlikely to ever reach the Valley in the near …
Recent housing developments around some of Australia’s busiest airports, and further proposals for such developments have been the catalyst for some heated debate about the impacts of aircraft noise. Unfortunately the heat in the debate often comes at the expense of clarity, leaving the public …
