Sacramento is a small city a little larger than the population of Canberra. (480,000 people). Whilst it no doubt has significant differences in topology, density and it’s close proximity to a much larger centre, San Francisco, there are some relevant observations to be made in comparison to Canberra. Interesting to see…
Our Northern hemisphere neighbours share many similarities and the Australian economy and lifestyle is often paralleled against it’s far Northern counterpart. Some interesting thoughts on suburban sprawl and transport in this YouTube video (20min). Reference to public mobility innovations in other countries make this all the more interesting. Worth the watch.…
Telopea Park School got a nasty surprise on return from Easter. We need to maintain our vigilance over our precious open spaces, or this could happen to Lyneham Neighborhood Oval too. Refer previous post. Edit: It has been brought to our attention that there have been long standing discussions with the…
This post was discovered recently and, with a little tongue in cheek, we thought it meets our own considerations with regard to consultation, transparency and honesty. Democracy does not preclude the continued voice of a local community, or interested party(ies) to continually engage in the decision making process of it’s…
LCA met with Sport & Rec (SRS) and others regarding the oval (see below for a report for the April meeting of the NCCC) An interesting point is that the discussion was about the Lyneham Community Precinct. We are unsure if this was a cognisant remark that the whole area is under consideration…
At the next general meeting of the North Canberra Community Council (NCCC) representatives from Knight Frank will give a presentation on redevelopment of the Lyneham Motor Inn (LMI) site on Mouat St on behalf of the developers Morris Property Group. The meeting is at 7:30 pm on Tuesday 21st April at Majura Function Room Majura Community Centre,…
A small group of us met to discuss how we could respond to Mick Gentleman’s questions. Our first meeting generated interesting discussion and debate and we proposed, as an initial working draft, the following points: 1. Requirement of a broad mix of housing types and adaptive housing for future needs.…
It’s on again, the now annual Party at the Shops Come along and connect with your community, have some fun and catch up with folks and make some new friends. facebook.com/PartiesattheShops http://partiesattheshops.com.au/?page_id=196 Lyneham Parties at the Shops 2015 flier
Jan Gehl is a world renowned architect of liveable (and loveable!) urban space. He spoke to the ACT Legislative Assembly in early February. The YouTube videos of his talks are available here. An interesting brief synopsis on his history and ideas is written in The Guardian A couple of poignant…
Our Chair, Denis O’Brien has been busy generating more media interest in our newly formed LCA.
