Category: News

The Reid tennis Club has two free tennis events over the next few weeks. These build on a similar social tennis event in November 2017. Put in your diary 31 Jan and 18 Feb

The Australia Day Fireworks event will be occurring on Friday 26 January 2018 with event sites at Regatta Point and at Patrick White Lawns (lakeside of the National Library of Australia). Fireworks will launch from the central basin and from Commonwealth Avenue Bridge.

UNSW Canberra will alert the ACT government to its plans and financial requests for a potential expansion to Reid by the end of January next year. The Group of Eight institution and the territory government have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at guiding discussions on the proposed development –Read article …

Changes that would encourage more people to subdivide blocks in the ACT’s older suburbs could be on the way, in spite of most Canberrans clinging to the dream of a quarter-acre block

Next meeting of the North Canberra Community Council is on 18 Oct 17 which will include a presentation on Watering the Garden City in the Age of Climate Change – National Water Week 15–21 October 2017

The University of New South Wales wants to redevelop part of the Canberra Institute of Technology’s Reid campus and a prime slab of land on Constitution Avenue into a second Canberra campus.

Key note speaker : Prof Tim Winter, Deakin University.  Prof Winter will discuss “Heritage Diplomacy : the art of the possible” exploring the significant shifts occurring in the international heritage and conservation arena. Click for Registration Form

CHANGE OF MONTHLY NCCC MEETING DATES AND LOCATION Next meeting will be on Wednesday 21 June 7.30pm – at Downer Community Hall, Frencham Place, Downer NCCC will be celebrating WINTER SOLSTICE 2017 at its NEW VENUE on a NEW WEEK NIGHT, and a free light supper will be provided withRead article …

The ACT Government is asking Canberrans to help shape the future of our growing city centre.  Tell us how you use the city, the characteristics of our city neighbourhoods and your aspirations for the future our of city centre. The city centre area is include Braddon to the Lake, ANURead article …

Haig Park is one of Canberra’s large green spaces at the heart of our city centre, listed on the ACT Heritage Register for its rows of mixed tree species.

The ACT Govt want to hear how you use the park now and your ideas to make it a more usable park. Click for more information

The ACT Government has released for public comment draft variation number 348 (DV348), to embed the active living principles into the Territory Plan. Active living is a way of life that integrates physical activity into daily routines. Whether it is walking, riding a bike, playing in the park, walking theRead article …