Stand up for Historic Reid
Reid residents are up in arms over the proposed Mr Fluffy rebuild at 23 Dirrawan Gardens, within the Heritage-listed Reid Housing Precinct. Read all about it!
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National Trust Talks
Please note these fascinating Trust Talks coming up in July and August:
- # Thursday 10 am 11 July ANU Classics Museum – Friends of the Museum will introduce you to this intriguing collection
- # Monday 6 pm 15 July Hotel Kurrajong – Robin Boyd In Canberra presented by Dr Dianne Firth
- # Monday 6 pm 29 July Hotel Kurrajong – DESIGN & PRODUCTION OF THE CRIMSON CARPET FOR GOVERNMENT HOUSE SYDNEY presented by Valerie Kirk
- # Monday 6 pm 5 August – MANAGING OUR TREES: GETTING IT RIGHT presented by Duncan MacLellan
For bookings and further information see www.nationaltrust.org.au/trust-talks/
May 19 Newsletter
AGM 2019, President’s 2018–19 report; shipping container in Reid Park; Heritage Festival’s Ramble around Reid’s open spaces; Reid in the media; Tree canopy loss; Neighbourhood Watch report; Pet welfare; St John’s slate roof; Welcome Packs
Heritage Viola Concert with Robert Harris, viola Thursday 16 May 11 am
The National Trust ACT, in collaboration with St John’s Anglican Church, Reid, presents a concert of celebratory and contemplative music in this historic Canberra setting.
Agenda – AGM 26 March 2019
Click for the AGM Agenda. Guest speaker: Rachael Stephen-Smith MLA, Minister for Urban Renewal and resident of Reid Topic: Canberra’s urban design lans and heritage
Updated – RRA Newsletter February 2019
AGM 6.30 26 March with guest speaker Rachel Stephen-Smith MLA; National Capital Plan Draft Amendment 91, COB; ACT Heritage Festival Ramble around Reid’s open spaces; Neighbourhood Day 31 March; ACT Neighbourhood Watch; Reid Oval; Trees e-petition; Reid’s Mr Fluffy Blocks; St John’s news; Vale Dr (Hon) Rhodanthe Lipsett OAM RN RM
Trust Talks: ‘READING’ A BUILDING –– National Trust ACT
Monday 18 March 6 pm Hotel Kurrajong
Bookings: https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/event/trust-talk-1-reading-a-building/
Trees decline must be reversed
RRA Committee urges you sign the e-Petition to the Legislative Assembly requesting action to redress the continuing loss of trees in our Garden City.
Closing date: 15 March 2019
National Capital Plan Draft Amendment 91
This Amendment has many implications for not only Northbourne Avenue but for the adjacent areas including Reid.
Please consider this proposed Amendment carefully and read the Record of Meeting 6 February 2019 to see the expressed concerns of those attending this meeting and government responses.
Submissions close COB 4 March 2019
Newsletter – November 2018
Reid’s 90th Birthday!, representations to government re the unsightly mix of a shipping container & graffiti on Reid Oval, September’s public seminar notes on ‘Impact of planning decsions on Canberra’s heritage values & urban form’, home security over Christmas holidays, ‘Not a drop wasted’ talk by Phillip Johnson, landscape designer, St John’s news, RTC & RRA Christmas party 16 December.