Below is a summary of the March meeting.
View the meeting record by clicking here.
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00:00:00 Chair’s Report
00:06:00 MLA Updates
00:27:00 ACT Budget – BCC Submission
01:12:50 General business
Below is a summary of the March meeting.
View the meeting record by clicking here.
Passcode: KL0v.91i
00:00:00 Chair’s Report
00:06:00 MLA Updates
00:27:00 ACT Budget – BCC Submission
01:12:50 General business
Below is a summary of the February meeting.
There were some images and language used during the meeting that was not sanctioned by the BCC, and has been to the best of our knowledge edited from the recording.
Questions taken on notice regarding the Swanson Street Belconnen development can be found by clicking here.
View the meeting record by clicking here.
00:00:00 Chair’s Report
00:06:10 MLA Updates
00:27:00 Presentation on the Swanson Street Belconnen development.
00:53:45 Presentation on Umbagong bridges
01:03:45 Draft District Strategy and the draft Territory Plan – BCC survey and submission
01:25:30 General business
The next general meeting of the Belconnen Community Council (BCC) will be held via Zoom from 7.00 pm Tuesday 21 February 2023.
There are several positions that are currently vacant on the BCC Committee. As per section 5.3.3 of the constitution, members shall be invited to submit nominations and an election will be conducted at an Ordinary General Meeting. This will be conducted at our February meeting on 21 February 2023.
A person is eligible for appointment or election to the Committee if the person is a member of the BCC who has attended and registered their attendance at a minimum of three general meetings of the BCC during the twelve months preceding the nomination.
In the filling of casual vacancies, ineligible members may only be appointed if there are no eligible members available to fill the position.
Nominations for the following vacant positions will be, subject to the constitutional provisions of Clause 5.2, accepted from eligible members up until the close of business Tuesday 14 February 2023.
Nominations must be made using this nomination form (pdf version) or this editable Word version.
The position description for Secretary can be found here.
The position description for Committee Members can be found here.
The Constitution can be found here.
You can submit your nomination form by:
This page will be updated with the agenda and zoom link closer to the meeting.
Questions?
Please email hello@belcouncil.org.au if you have any questions.
We hope to see you at the meeting!
Last night was our final meeting for 2022. We heard about the plans for the Westfield Belconnen redevelopment, as well as the community consultation process for the draft Belconnen District Plan and the new draft Territory Plan.
Below are links to all the ways you can provide input into these significant changes, as well as links to the meeting recording and the ACT Government’s presentation slides…
At our October meeting, the developers of the new high-rise development ‘Belconnen Central’ at Swanson Street Belconnen development provided an update on their plans for the site. Due to time limitations, a number of questions were taken on notice. The answers to these questions have now been provided…
Missed our Community meeting this week?
You’ll find a link to the recording below. Here are the timestamps of the different presentations so you can catch up on the issues you’re interested in…
Missed our community meeting on Tuesday night?
Here’s a summary of some key points and a link to the meeting recording…
Missed our community meeting on Tuesday night?
Below is a summary of some key points. A lot more was covered, particularly by our MLAs, so please take the time to watch the recording if you can.
The 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Belconnen Community Council will be held via Zoom from 7.00 pm Tuesday 20 September 2022. Details:
Missed our community meeting on Tuesday night? Catch up on all the news via the recording – link below.
The meeting included presentations outlining plans for a new high-rise residential development at Swanson Street Belconnen, as well as a new aged care facility at 1 Bindel Street Aranda.
Other key points include:
– Funding for the new Umbagong Park bridges was confirmed in the pre-budget announcements last week. Plans have also been upgraded to include a new lookout and seat, changes to the balustrade height and the width of the bridges to allow for cyclists. New signage will be explored.
– Significant upgrades to Charnwood shops have also been funded, particularly outside Woolies.
– The DA finder app and DA website have been greatly enhanced. They now provide access to the past 5 years of development applications.
– A forward program of major playground upgrades planned for this term of government has been released. Within the Belconnen district there are Aranda and Kaleen.
– The Active Travel Plan has been released. A good proportion of improvements are in the Belconnen region.
– Florey Oval consultation should be opening soon. We will pass on that information when it is available.
– Peter Cain provided a link to the appearance by Glen Hyde and Matt Watts from Belcouncil to the ACT Government Inquiry into the West Belconnen Supercell Thunderstorm. Start at 33:30 of the following video: https://vimeo.com/725950289
Meeting recording:
https://us06web.zoom.us/…/nRqKLsmtJBb684k7n3T7iPqP3lusL…
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