This past year has been full of challenges, expansion and renewal across our district, and for those who live work and play here it’s made the journey somewhat more interesting than we’d have envisaged.
This past year has been full of challenges, expansion and renewal across our district, and for those who live work and play here it’s made the journey somewhat more interesting than we’d have envisaged.
On behalf of everyone involved with the Belconnen Community Council, we would like to say a huge THANK YOU to Damien Haas. Damien has given 14 years of wonderful service to the Belco community, as a member of the BCC.
Damien has stepped down from the role as Deputy Chair after accepting a role with the Light Rail project. For the contribution that Damien has made to the Belco Community Council , we are forever grateful.
From Glen and all the Board members…Thanks mate and all the best in your new role!!!
All welcome at this month’s Belconnen Community Council meeting on Tuesday 18 June at 7PM
There will be an update on the BCC submission on DV361 that would enable the conversion of public open space in Kippax, to become more shopping centr
The BCC Chair Glen Hyde will give a short presentation on what the 2019/20 budget has for Belconnen and what we think still needs funding.
All members of the public are welcome. Come along and tell us what you think Belconnen needs.
All members of the public are invited to attend the May Public Meeting of the Belconnen Community Council at Kippax Raiders Club on Hardwicke Cres, Holt on Tuesday May 21 to discuss the benefits and impacts of the Kippax Master Plan and DV361
In March 2019 the ACT Government released the Kippax Master Plan and DV 361, the associated Draft Variation to amend the Territory plan, required for the public open space to be sold off for use as a shopping centre. Documents relating to the process and the community responses, are available here.
BCC Media release on the disappointing community outcomes from the Kippax Master Plan.
Belconnen Community Council Inc.
Annual General Meeting followed by General Meeting
17 September 2018, 7:00–9:00 pm
Venue: Community Room Belconnen Library
AGENDA
Moved: Damien Haas Seconded:
Moved: Damien Haas Seconded:
Moved: Mary van de Graaff Seconded:
As there were sufficient nominations for the positions being declared vacant, with no competing nominations, no election is required.
Chair: Glen Hyde
Deputy Chair: Damien Haas
Secretary: Bron Vincent
Treasurer: Mary van de Graaff
Committee members: Maree Pavloudis
Charles Thomas
Other committee positions called for from the floor.
Moved: Damien Haas Seconded:
The Annual General Meeting of the Belconnen Community Council will be held on:
7PM Tuesday 18 September 2018
at the
Community Room, above the Belconnen Library, Chandler Street, Belconnen.
The AGM will be held with all Committee positions declared vacant with an election held if more nominations are received, than positions to be filled.
To nominate for the Committee please use the following form and send it to hello@belcouncil by Sep 15th 2018
Following the AGM, the monthly public meeting will be held. All BCC members and members of the public are welcome to attend. For further information email:hello@belcouncil.org.au
All members of the public are invited to attend the September Public meeting of the Belconnen Community Council.
The public meeting will be held immediately following the Annual General Meeting at 7PM.
There are two presentations of interest to Belconnen residents:
Belconnen Showcase and Twilight Market.
Damien Haas will update the community about the Belconnen Showcase program. Three events will be held in October to promote Belconnen as a business, community, lifestyle, recreation and entertainment destination.
The final event is the Belconnen Twilight Market on Oct 5th.
Green Bin introduction to Belconnen
TCCS have commenced the rollout of Green Bins to the Belconnen area. If you are interested in this scheme, TCCS will update residents on how it operates and how you can have your green waste collected.Please share this email with anyone you think may be interested.
The May 2018 public meeting of the Belconnen Community Council will be held on:
7PM Tuesday 15 May 2018
at the
BCS Theatrette, Swanson Ct, Belconnen Town Centre.
A brief agenda:
All BCC members and members of the public are welcome to attend. For further information email: hello@belcouncil.org.au
DV342 – Precinct code for the Belconnen Town Centre
DV342 is the proposed precinct code following on from the 2016 Belconnen Town Centre Master Plan.
You can download a copy from here.
More information can be found here.
The ACT Government invite written comment on the draft variation from the public by22 June 2018
Likely dating back to the very earliest days of European settlement in the region, and perhaps even earlier, it is still visible as either current road alignments, bikeways or remnant tracks running through public land. The route links up many heritage sites in the Belconnen district, and plays an important role in the pre-1960s oral history relating to the region.
This interpretive trail will form an active travel exploration route between markers (similar to those in the Forde Heritage park) installed at key locations along the line of the old road.
The trail will start (or end) at the Lyneham Wetlands, with a ‘Canberra Tracks’ sign showing the full route installed in the park opposite 162 Dryandra Street. Each sign will have a short description of local heritage sites around that section of the road.
In future, short videos could be produced by local groups or schools and triggered by each sign. The trail could be extended to the ford at the Molonglo and Murrumbidge’s junction and link in with the Uriarra Loop track. It could also follow along Coppins Crossing road to the south and link with the Butters Bridge, engaging new developments in the region with some of its oldest European heritage.
The Combined Community Councils of the ACT are an unincorporated group with no elected positions, and do not represent the Belconnen Community Council, or speak or act on its behalf.
Any claims that the Combined Community Councils of the ACT represent all of the ACT community councils, are not accurate. Any position taken by the Combined Community Councils of the ACT, can not be taken as supported by the Belconnen Community Council.