Submissions and letters
- Successfully established Lil Street Libraries in the final Belconnen Suburbs
- Community survey on Belconnen Town Centre with over 200 submissions
- Submission on draft update to Belconnen Town Centre Master Plan
- Submission to ACT Government on 2015-16 budget consultation
- Submission in response to announcement of 2015-16 budget
- Submission on Minister for Planning’s Statement of Planning Intent following BCC-hosted community forum
- Submission on proposed smart parking trial
- Submission on DA – Kippax Childcare Centre
- Submission on Draft Variation 351 – Riverview/West Belconnen
- Submission on 40km/h speed limits in group centres
- Submission on Residential Street Improvement Program – Copland Drive (April 2015)
- Submission on Residential Street Improvement Program – Copland Drive (November 2014)
- Letter to Chief Minister on release of land in the Town Centre
- Letters to ACT Senator Zed Seselja, Member for Fraser Andrew Leigh MP, Department of Immigration Secretary Michael Pezzullo and ACT Chief Minister on the Department of Immigration potentially leaving Belconnen
- Liaison with Minister for Planning to improve paths in Kippax, with work expected to be completed in September 2015
- Letter of support to Hockey ACT’s proposal to deconcessionalise its leases and add childcare centres
- Letter to Minister for Planning on likely timeframe for duplication of William Slim Drive (election commitment 2012)
Representation
- Meetings with ACT Government on University of Canberra Public Hospital and Smart Parking
- Meetings with University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Parker
- ACT Government Planning and Development Public Forum member
- Member of People and Places group about West Belconnen/Riverview
- Participant in West Belconnen Community Network
Community engagement
- Strong links with Belconnen Community Service, Belconnen Arts Centre, Giralang Residents Action Group, University of Canberra, Westfield Belconnen and Ginninderra Falls Association
- Community forum with Belconnen Community Service on the Department of Immigration potentially leaving Belconnen
- BCC member delegate on Belconnen Arts Centre board
- Pop-up art gallery exhibition Belconnen: Portraits of a Place at Westfield Belconnen
- Sponsorship of Hawker Primary School fete 2015 and Charny Carny 2015
- Sponsorship of Scullin Parties at the Shops 2014 and 2015
- Stalls at Charny Carny 2015 and Scullin Parties at the Shops 2014 and 2015
- Sponsored publication of Conservation Council’s Belconnen’s Treasures
- Judging of ARTSmash competition at Pot Belly (local tavern)
- Public forums in Jamison and Kippax (Holt)
- Volunteering at Clean Up Australia Day 2015
- YouTube videos about Belconnen
Internal achievements
- Professional photos of Belconnen in 2014 commissioned and achieved (seen throughout the website)
- Updated, simplified BCC constitution with membership requirements
- Updated logo
- New promotional material to raise awareness of BCC
- New website