REID RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION INC. NEWSLETTER – AUGUST 2026

Vale: Roger Pegrum. Building Reid’, 100 years centenary event, 18 Oct, DIrrawan Gardens; Looking back to 1926 (TCT article); 99-year leases – how to extend your lease; What’s your house made out of, Canberra red bricks etc.; Aussie Bird Count; Rat Running through Reid Petition; St John’s Fair 17 Oct; Northside Community Games; ACT Neighbourhood Watch Reid Crime Stats; Campbell’s petition to seek changes to Unit Titles Management; Vale Roger Pegrum, notable architect, writer and academic.

LOSS OF COMMUNITY SPACE etc.

It’s time to make a submission to the Standing Committee on Environment and Planning inquiry on Draft Major Plan Amendment to the Territory Plan 07 – Former Braddon Bowls Club (DPA-07). And what is the problem with this you might ask? It’s loss of Community Space again, and again! WeRead article …

May 26 Newsletter

GM included guest speaker Thomas Emerson MLA for Kurrajong, an update on Stage 1 UNSW Canberra, residents’ traffic issues and heritage breaches; Special General Meeting authorised a revised constitution; disappointing response from government to our concerns re crashes and rat running; Braddon residents concerned re proposed inappropriate high rise hotel development inRead article …

February 2026 Newsletter

Special General Meeting on RRA constitution changes; Thomas Emerson MLA guest speaker at the AGM on 25 March; Heritage Festival event with Eric Martin AM 23 April: Inquiries into Missing Middle, Aquatic Strategy,  Fix My Street & Provision of Municipal Services; David Pocock MP Town Hall meeting 25 Feb; Reid traffic issues; National Day of Mourning; Crime statistics; Jazz on the lawn at St John’s 21 Feb; Northside Community Service New Board Games; agendas & nomination form for RRA Committee

Christmas Eve in Reid 24 December 2025 – St John’s Anglican Church: 6 pm Carols on the Lawn

Christmas Eve in Reid 24 December 2025 St John’s Anglican Church: 6 pm Carols on the Lawn St John’s is continuing their tradition of Christmas Eve carols on the lawn. Bring a picnic basket and blanket and enjoy singing some Christmas favourites (plus a ‘dress up’ nativity for the kids).Read article …

Dec 25 Newsletter

Gazanias are an environmental weed; Koels have arrived; Currong St letterbox removal; AGM 6.30 pm 25 March 2026 at Mercure Hotel Braddon; see the list of Reid’s houses approaching the 100-year mark; home batteries advice; Acton waterfront ‘Have Your Say’; Keep Safe! – it’s holiday time; Neighbourhood Watch stats; Seasons Greetings events at St John’s Carols on the Lawn 24 December AND Jazz on the Grass on 21 February.