July 2024 Newsletter
Come along on Saturday 3 August, from 3-8pm
Lyneham Shops
Join us for what promises to be another exceptional Light Up Lyneham. A great range of live acts will entertain you while you enjoy the various stalls and food vans and their offerings, satisfying your hunger and curiosity. Street performers will weave their way through the crowd.

For the adventurous, try juggling, unicycling, or balancing on the slack line. Then relax as you get up close and personal with an ACT Fire Truck.

At sunset the Lantern Walk led by the fabulous Canberra Prosperous Mountain and Lion Dance will wind its way to the specially illuminated displays and more live entertainment at the wetlands. Bring your lanterns, make one at the Guide stall, or buy a last-minute lantern from the LCA stall.

Details at the Light Up Lyneham 2024 web page.

Car Park Update

The Supreme Court has accepted barrister Prue Bindon’s application to be appointed as amicus curiae in BCC’s appeal against ACAT’s December 2023 decision.

The 25 July directions hearing did not set a date for the appeal itself, instead gave a timetable for lodgement of various documents. Any amended notice of appeal is to be lodged by BCC by 19 July. ACAT is to provide its orders and reasons by 5 August. BCC is to provide evidence in the ACAT proceedings by the same date. Other appeal papers are to be lodged by BCC by 12 September. Finally, the appeal date will be determined on 17 September. That’s when we’ll find out the actual date on which the appeal will be heard.

Do you know you can report any issues in the neighborhood to the ACT Government’s Fix My Street page online? Issues and concerns such as: damaged or blocked paths, request tree planting, reporting graffiti and litter etc. Go to https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/city-services/fix-my-street

Help regenerate our local parks

The Friends of Magpie Hill holds monthly working bees to regenerate this iconic local landmark. The group was recently awarded a substantial ACT Government adopt-a-park grant for erosion control in the park, focusing on the informal path between Wattle and Lambert Streets which has become very eroded in the last few wet years. For more information and to be added to our mailing please email magpiehill@lyneham.org.au.
Anyone is welcome to join our monthly working bees.

North Lyneham park regeneration project

Thanks to those people who helped make significant progress with this project. Lots of mulch, plants and hard work has recently gone into rejuvenating the garden beds in the neighbourhood park on Goodchild Street.
We still need more assistance for planting in the parks on Cossington Smith Crescent before our ACT Government grant runs out. If you can help then please email contact@lyneham.org.au

Lyneham Commons
Working Bees are held at Lyneham Commons on the first Sunday of the month. Tasks may include: weeding and clearing, planting some ground cover type plants, mulching paths, pruning wattles and other trees. For more information email lyneham.commons@gmail.com 

Gazebo and table for loan

If you’re holding a social or community event and need a 3m x 3m portable gazebo or 2m long folding table, LCA now have them for short-term loan to members.

Just send an email to contact@lyneham.org.au with your dates a week or two in advance. There is no charge but a refundable bond of $50 will be required.

New members

We love new members, and want even more! Please encourage your local friends and neighbours to join. The more members we have, the more support we can provide each other and the more attention we can get from our politicians.

Joining is free and open to everyone over 16 years of age, living in Lyneham or north O’Connor (north of Macarthur Avenue). Join online at lyneham.org.au/join.

Contact us at:
contact@lyneham.org.au

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