COMMUNITY BRIEF – Proposed planning changes to the Mawson Group Centre and Athllon Drive (Draft Variation 345 to the Territory Plan containing new Mawson Precinct Code) Purpose This brief is to provide the community with a summary of the main changes contained in the draft Territory Plan variation, and with the concerns the Woden Valley Community Council (WVCC) has with the implications for the community of the proposed changes. The
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The Woden Valley Community Council (WVCC) supports residential development in the Woden Town Centre and welcomes the release of the Code to provide certainty to the market. The Code, however, does not implement the vision or the principles of the Plan, with a focus on residential development and little attention to liveability, connectivity and community facilities which will be increasingly inadequate as the community grows over the next 10 to
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ACT’s demographic structure by suburb has changed considerably over time as a result of the ACT Government’s land release program and the introduction of new suburbs in the Territory. Weston Creek’s population is projected to decline by 7 per cent; Tuggeranong’s population to decline by 3 per cent and no population growth is expected in Woden. On the other hand, Cotter-Namadgi’s population is projected to grow by 139 per cent;
Read more ... →The Woden Valley Community Council (WVCC) supports development in Woden and welcomes the certainty that the updated Precinct Codes bring to developers and the community. We are currently reviewing the documents and will let you know if there are any matters that should be brought to the community’s attention. Building heights – in the CZ1 Core, the Code provides for 24 storeys (+4 where the building height hierarchy is maintained and development
Read more ... →Woden Weston residents. We need to demand great outcomes for our Town Centre and community. Please come to the public meeting on Wednesday at 7.30 pm a the Southern Cross Club
Read more ... →We have just been informed that Transport Canberra has partnered with Transport NSW which means that ACT Seniors My Way card holders are entitled to concession travel in NSW using NSW Gold Opal Card. Therefore Seniors with an early ACT Seniors Card (i.e. one that has 6 numbers as opposed to 9 on the current cards) will need to apply for a card replacement in order to apply for an NSW Gold Opal Card.
Read more ... →A Development Application (DA) has been lodged with the ACT Environment and Planning Directorate. The proposal is to replace the north-western block of shops on the Curtin Square (the chemist, bookshop, milk bar, etc) with a six-storey building, including a double-height retail ground floor and five residential floors (50 apartments), with three levels of car parking underground. The total height above the square is 24 metres. The community has concerns
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