Category: Current Issues

Posts on currently active issues to which CRA is contributing, either wrt news dissemination or an active involvements.

Copies of the presentations at Public Meeting and AGM 26 Nov 2023

Here are the slide shows that were presented at the public meeting and AGM on 26 November 2023 in PDF. This includes AGM 2023 President Report (152KB) Suburban Land Agency: Village-style dementia village in Curtin (2 MB) Current Issues (4.4MB) ACT and

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Public meeting and AGM Sunday 26 November 2023

The Annual General Meeting and a public meeting will be held on Sunday 26 November The AGM starts 3pm, public meeting at 3.30. Woden Uniting Church, Gillies St, Curtin. AGM agenda: reports and elections. 3pm nominations for office bearers and

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Submissions and comments on the ACT Planning Review

The ACT Government planning review closed for comments on 3 March. Here is the Curtin Residents Association Submission (with corrections). If you would like to have your own submission published here please send as an email attachment to info@curtinresidents.asn.au Chris Johnson

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ACT Government planning strategy

Here is the information page on Curtin Residents Association views on the planning strategy with the links to more information and to the Government YourSay page.

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Submissions Handout and Public meeting Saturday 25 August

Handout For Submissions – for a copy of the meeting handout How to make a submission and points to make  handout – click here  Public Meeting 2pm Saturday 25 August 2018 St James Uniting Church hall, Gillies Street, Curtin The developer

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media release 5 August: Curtin surprised by application to reconsider failed development proposal in Curtin shops

The President of the Curtin Residents Association, Chris Johnson, said “I am surprised – and staggered – by the unexpected submission of a modified proposal to redevelop the building at 44 Curtin Place. Thisnew proposal was submitted to ACTPLA as a

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Submission on ACT Government Housing Choices Discussion Paper

The Curtin Residents Association has made a submission on the issues and planning aspects of the discussion paper, rather than try to answer the prompt questions. You are welcome to reuse any part of this for your own submission. Curtin

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Curtin Square planning petition signed by 22% of Curtin

The Association’s petition to the legislative assembly asking that the Minister stick to the building heights in the draft Master Plan, of 2 storeys in the square and 4 outside it – it’s attracted over 847 signatures from adults living in

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Curtin Place Development – on the radio and print media

Our concern about the Curtin Place development proposal was featured in the Canberra Times on Wednesday 11 January:  Curtin Call to Reduce Size of Development and in the CT editorial on Thursday 12 January: Curtin Shops Proposal the Canary in the Coalmine (Destroying

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Rally – 11am Saturday 21st January in Curtin Square

Please Walk or Bike to the rally  if you can – parking is always tight, and will be very challenged on Saturday. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Save Curtin Square Protest Rally 11am Saturday 21 January 2017 Come along to hear about the development

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