Road Safety Cameras

The ACT government is inviting the public to suggest locations for 100 additional mobile camera sites. Suitability criteria apply to the sites. You can find more details, and submit your suggestion at the ACT road safety camera program website.

Tree Removal near Sullivan’s Creek

Before After Over a dozen trees next to the Sullivan’s Creek bike path were cut down last week, apparently without the required permission of the ACT Tree Protection unit. Most of the trees were of sufficient height and girth to be considered ‘significant’ trees, requiring permission to remove. While there has…

Great Turnout to
Quiz Your Candidates

About 160 people came along on Tuesday 20 September to question candidates in the seat of Kurrajong for the 15 October ACT election. Armed with a diverse collection of questions, many voters took the opportunity to grill their incumbent and potential representatives. Ably moderated by ABC 666 Mornings presenter Genevieve Jacobs,…

Quiz Your Candidates

What? A great opportunity to ask your question of candidates in the electorate of Kurrajong in the 2016 ACT election. Influence the future of Canberra, the inner north and your local area. Moderated by Genevieve Jacobs, presenter of 666 ABC Canberra Mornings. Questions to Andrew Barr (tbc), Steve Doszpot, and Shane…

Solar access reduced in new proposal – DV346

This information came as a belated surprise to the LCA… Environment and Planning Directorate proposed new rules for solar access. They allow further shadowing impingements on Southern neighbours whilst claiming to ‘simplify’ the current DV306 for solar access. Information about DV346 here and a pdf summary of the proposal here. If you have a comment…

Heritage Listings for Lyneham?

If you have any ideas for submission to the Heritage Council drop them in here: The National Trust of Australia (ACT) invites you and your members to submit a heritage project to this year’s heritage awards. The scope of projects that can be nominated is very extensive ranging from reports…

LDA Public forum Tuesday 16 Feb

Public Forum: ‘Urban Renewal – A partnership with the community’ Speaker: Mr David Dawes, Chief Executive Officer, Land Development Agency and Director-General, Economic Development Portfolio, ACT Government Do you have a strong view about what you do and don’t like about Canberra’s development? Want to know what is planned for…

Happy New Year

The traditional Lyneham Doggie Xmas Party was a great success, we even had some beautiful people, and dogs, come over from our neighbouring suburb in O’Connor. Great to see our community spirit being widened across the ‘burbs. This event is now in it’s 5th year and keeps getting bigger and…