Friends of Canberra Olympic Pool are holding a public meeting at the pool on Saturday 29th July at 4 pm.

The meeting has been called primarily to adopt a constitution and appoint office bearers as required for incorporation under the ACT Associations Incorporation Act 1991. But it will also focus on recent developments such as the $3.2 million allocation for the pool in the ACT Budget and the Chief Minister’s latest ideaRead article …

Update – Calling all Reid Weeders

We are now set up and ready to go. If you would like to join us, please write to info@reid.northcanberra.org.au. We can help you register so that you are covered by insurance while working with the group. Once we know who is interested, we can work out when and where we will put our efforts.

In the meantime, we are so excited we just want to start! So, our first outing is planned for Sunday 2 July, 9.30 to 11.30 am at the Geerilong Gardens playground.

News Sheet 6 June 2023

Please note there are two matters to bring to your attention: the Planning Bill before the Legislative Assembly for debate today and Reid Weeders Induction this Friday 2 pm, Geerilong Gardens Planning Bill, Legislative Assembly: URGENT This Bill is being tabled in the Legislative Assembly today and there is increasingRead article …

RRA Newsletter May 2023

AGM with Max Bourke AM as guest speaker and the importance of citizen activists; Planning Bill update; Legislative Assembly Inquiry into Heritage Arrangements and facts rather than misinformation about the Reid Housing Precinct; Heritage grant applications; ‘Black Spot’ signalisation; Friends of the Canberra Olympic Pool; Petition to incorporate the Ainslie Volcanics Grassland site into the Mt Ainslie Nature Reserve; pruning CIT trees; Crime report.

RRA News Sheet Apr 23

PROPOSED OPTUS TOWER: REID PARK SPORTS GROUND A brief update on what’s been done so far. Letters of objection have been written to: SINGTEL* OPTUS Gladys Berejiklian Singapore High Commissioner to Australia Rebecca Vassarotti MLA, Minister for Heritage ACT ACEPDcustomerservices@act.gov.au ACT EPSDD Planning Directorate *Optus is owned by Singtel TheRead article …

News Sheet: 14 April 2023

Reid Reminisces Apologies to all who were looking forward to our Heritage event ‘Reid Reminiscences’. Unfortunately, viruses various have caught up with us and the weather looks very inclement. We have an exciting Plan B, so all is not lost! National Trust (ACT) on Heritage and telco towers The NationalRead article …

Reid News Sheet 16 March 2023

REMINDER: AGM 6 pm 29 March Mercure Hotel, Ainslie: guest speaker Max Bourke AM Please note the following two major Heritage matters below and the third point provides information about the signalisation of the Limestone Ave, Euree Street and Treloar Cres intersection provided by Minister Stephen-Smith. OPTUS TOWER ON REIDRead article …