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.
Yesterday, Mick Gentleman, MLA launched a consultation period for a Statement of Planning Intent. This is a community engagement experiment, so we’re going to be political lab rats. The consultation period is only 42 days. Barely enough to engage across communities, generate some interest, reconcile a consensus view and put…
ABS gives a statistical profile of Lyneham Full url: http://stat.abs.gov.au/itt/r.jsp?RegionSummary®ion=801051057&dataset=ABS_NRP9_ASGS&geoconcept=REGION&datasetASGS=ABS_NRP9_ASGS&datasetLGA=ABS_NRP9_LGA®ionLGA=REGION®ionASGS=REGION
LCA got a piece in the City News which both describes our reason for our formation and touches on some of our key issues. We had a lighthearted play with the #LynehamLoveLock hashtag on Twitter, expressing our deep seated belief of the value of open space and it’s increasing importance…
Due to some pressing issues with members commitments and our general desire to be as inclusive as possible, LCA went from idea to formal incorporation to opening up all positions, in the space of one month ! The AGM attendees saw some great information provided by our guest speakers. Tony…
