Woden Valley Community Council

The WVCC meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 7.00pm – Canberra Southern Cross Club Woden...

On 14 June 2019 the ACT Government released its Planning for Indoor Facilities and Other Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Report (the Report). The link to the Report is here https://www.sport.act.gov.au/sport-facilities/strategic-projects The report finds: Basketball ACT – to explore further provision of basketball facilities in the Belconnen region. Capital Football – the ‘Home of Football’ in Throsby will include indoor futsal courts, funded in the 2019 Budget Gymnastics ACT – to...

On 6 June 2019 the ACT Government announced a scoping study to relocate the Reid CIT. The scoping study will look at sites in the centre of Woden. The link to the media release is:  https://www.cmtedd.act.gov.au/open_government/inform/act_government_media_releases/meegan-fitzharris-mla-media-releases/2019/scoping-woden-town-centre-sites-for-new-cit-campus...

The WVCC objects to the demolition of the former CIT which is strategically located on a 5.5 hectare site between the Woden Town Centre and the Canberra Hospital.  A Territory-wide Health Service Plan is currently being developed and will provide a system wide view of priorities for health service development and redesign over the next five years.

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Sport and recreation activities have the ability to bring people of all ages together and provide opportunities for inclusion. They can inspire and motivate individuals while also fostering community pride. The demolition of Woden’s basketball stadium and closure of both the Woden CIT and the MPowerdome in Tuggeranong have left a shortage of indoor sports facilities across the south of Canberra. The growing ACT electorate of Murrumbidgee does not have...