Many thanks to David Pope who again has delivered a fantastic image for the front of our leaflet. We’re in the process of printing the leaflets, to be delivered to your letterboxes in July.
Start organising your friends, family and neighbours. Bring your gloves and coats, and enjoy the Sunset Lantern Walk, extraordinary performances, delightful entertainment, wonderful stalls, illuminated wetlands displays, and the fantastic community spirit.
We need volunteers to help on the day, so if you’ve got an hour or two to spare before the start, please get in touch.
If you’re interested in being part of this year’s Light Up Lyneham as a stall holder, installation artist, or volunteer, please complete theonline form, or emailcontact@lyneham.org.au.
The Missing Middle
The ACT Government has recently released a set of planning reforms to facilitate the construction of more new homes particularly in the existing suburbs of Canberra. Currently, new homes in Canberra are mostly single houses or high-density apartments in our town centres. This leaves a ‘missing middle’ in the housing market. Missing middle housing includes:
dual or tri-occupancies (2 or 3 homes on one block),
townhouses and terrace houses
low-rise apartments.
To make more of this type of housing possible, the ACT Government is proposing to amend the Territory Plan to allow more housing options in the existing suburban areas (RZ1 and RZ2 zones). This includes most of our area of Lyneham and North O’Connor. The changes include allowing a greater number of new homes on existing blocks and allowing more unit-titling, consolidation and subdivision of blocks.
They have also produced a Missing Middle Housing Design Guide which they claim will provide good practice guidance for creating well-designed homes that respect the local character of existing streets and neighbourhoods.
The reforms are currently out for public consultation. If you want to express an opinion on these changes then please go to the consultation webpage before 5 August.
The AGM of the Lyneham Community Association was held on Sunday 18 May 2025.
The new committee of the LCA is Chair: Trevor VIckers Deputy Chair: Karlene Dickens Secretary: Kay Walsh Treasurer: Gordon McAllister Members: Angie Seymour, Colin Handley, Dianne Roberts, Shirley Ferguson.
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. For more information and to be added to our mailing please email magpiehill@lyneham.org.au.
Our working bees are generally held on the morning of the last Sunday of each month. Anyone is welcome to join us and help in whatever way you can.
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 emaillyneham.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 tocontact@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 atlyneham.org.au/join.
