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25.01.2022 The report recommended changes to the ACT's electoral laws to open the system up to public scrutiny so that serious "errors and vulnerabilities" can be caught.

25.01.2022 Following a consultation held earlier in the year (which included the GCC), the ACT Government has prepared a draft landscape plan for the Franklin Grasslands. The plan, which is mostly maps and pictures, is really easy to understand and looks terrific. You can find the plan and an online survey on the Have Your Say website. This is a great initiative to improve part of one of Gungahlin's "signature" features - our surrounding grasslands. Take a couple of minutes to answer the survey!! https://www.yoursay.act.gov.au/franklin-grasslands

25.01.2022 The 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Gungahlin Community Council Inc., and December public meeting, will be held in the Gungahlin Club commencing at 6.30pm on Wednesday 2 December 2020. Persons wishing to attend the AGM are strongly encouraged to sign up as a GCC member (it’s FREE!) as only registered members can vote in the event of an election for a nominated office bearer. The meeting will be conducted under COVID safe rules so you must book a seat to attend the A...GM as seating is limited. More information on how to signup as a GCC member, nominate for a position on the GCC executive and book a seat at the AGM can be found at https://gcc.asn.au/gcc-agm-and-public-meeting-2-december/#

25.01.2022 Make the most of a short sunny break expected on Monday morning, because more wet spring weather will roll into the ACT

24.01.2022 Prepower Co-op getting more value from your panels - https://mailchi.mp//prepower-one-co-op-information-metting

23.01.2022 REMINDER: The 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Gungahlin Community Council Inc., and December public meeting, will be held in the Gungahlin Club commencing at 6.30pm on Wednesday 2 December 2020. The AGM will be first and the public meeting agenda is as follows: - GCC Update, President, GCC - Gungahlin Police Station Upgrade Next Steps - A PCYC Facility for Gungahlin, Cheryl O’Donnell - Community Consultation for New Development Blocks 3 & 4 Section 248 Gungahlin... Persons wishing to attend the AGM are strongly encouraged to sign up as a GCC member (it’s FREE!) as only registered members can vote in the event of an election for a nominated office bearer. The meeting will be conducted under COVID safe rules so you must book a seat to attend the AGM as seating is limited (now doubled to 76 people!). More information on how to signup as a GCC member, nominate for a position on the GCC executive and book a seat at the AGM can be found at https://gcc.asn.au/gcc-agm-and-public-meeting-2-december/ See more

23.01.2022 In response to a resident's recent query, the GCC approached ACT City Services for some details on when and how chemicals, particularly glyphosate, are used to control weeds in and around Canberra. This has led to a new Weed Control FAQ being posted. Does this answer any questions you might have ? https://www.cityservices.act.gov.au/trees-and-/weed-control

22.01.2022 The 41-year-old Nicholls man was stopped by an ACT Policing mobile patrol in Moncrieff about 3am today (Tuesday, 22 September 2020). When police searched the man’s car they discovered more than $8,000 in cash and 11 grams of a substance suspected to be methamphetamine with an estimated street value in excess of $8,000.

21.01.2022 Canberra garbage truck drivers could earn on average more than $120,000 if they receive the 12 per cent pay rise.

21.01.2022 The Canberra business community fears the decision to axe Singapore Airline's capital-city route after almost exactly four years will have a long-lasting impact on the economy even after the coronavirus pandemic.

20.01.2022 As the weather warms here’s another reason to get outside !

19.01.2022 Fair Canberra has called for a new Multicultural Centre venue to be located in Gungahlin, the largest and fastest-growing multicultural community in the ACT.

17.01.2022 Fri 18 Sept, 3.30-5.00pm: Short Forum on Franklin Grasslands Landscape Plan (Zoom) EPSDD recently released its draft Franklin Grassland Plan for comment, due by cob 25 September. The plan is available at Franklin Grasslands Draft Landscape Plan, https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com//Franklin_Grasslan and is accompanied by a survey which you are encouraged to complete. https://www.yoursay.act.gov.au/f/franklin-grasslands-survey The forum aims to walk through the plan and discuss comments that FOG might include in a submission. Whether you intend to attend or not please take a look at the plan. To make inquiries, suggestions or to register: [email protected] or phone 0403 221 117.

14.01.2022 The GCC received an update on the Gungahlin Cinema project from the developer through the week and, like so many things, it's been impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic ... "The cinema industry has been significantly impacted by COVID-19 due to social distancing restrictions. The cinema industry has lost approximately 90% of its revenue since COVID-19 started. We have been working closely with the cinema operator during this period and due to the ongoing COVID-19 implications it... has been jointly decided to put the construction on hold until some certainty and total relaxation of social distancing measures are in place." I know this is frustrating but there's not a great deal that can be done. For those keeping track, the timeline has roughly been: 2012 - Site announced by ACT government 2013 - Expression of interest issued 2015 - Lease for block signed 2016 - Original DA Approved 2019 - United announced as operator (after legal action) 2020 - New DA Approved On a slightly positive note, construction has commenced on the DHA Office building

12.01.2022 Inviting expressions of interest now!! Celebrate Gungahlin festival is returning from 20-28 March 2021 and we want to know how you’d like to be involved! Celebrate Gungahlin is a community festival that celebrates the very best of the Gungahlin region, highlighting local artists, performers, community organisations, businesses and community members. In 2021, our COVID-safe festival will take place as a series of pop up events throughout the region, right across the week.... We’ll be developing our program over the next two months, matching up artists, activities, organisations and venues to create a week-long celebration of the best of Gungahlin. If you’d love to be part of it, tell us a bit about yourself in the expression of interest form below and how you’d like to be involved. Our team will contact you in the next few weeks to discuss your ideas and how you can help Celebrate Gungahlin with us. https://www.belcoarts.com.au/celebrate-gungahlin/

12.01.2022 Gungahlin Place like you have never seen it before! Check it out this Saturday!

12.01.2022 GCC - AGM & Public Meeting

11.01.2022 Wanted in Gungahlin: MLAs who will be fierce advocates for the area and be accountable for their decisions.

09.01.2022 Please get your tickets to attend our AGM!

08.01.2022 The Canberra Liberals want the ACT to become the amateur sports capital of Australia, pledging $12.7 million to build an indoor multi-sports facility in Gungahlin if elected in October.

08.01.2022 We’ve seen a couple of queries from residents about the 50m pool and this post at least acknowledges there’s a problem

07.01.2022 BIN drivers are striking for a third week in a row, and will see more suburbs, this time in Canberra’s south, inner south, inner north and north affected. For Gungahlin and Belconnen households with a Wednesday or Thursday waste and/or recycling collection scheduled for Wednesday, November 18, this pick-up will not be collected, nor will it be caught up. The suburbs that will miss waste, red bin, collections includes Amaroo, Bonner, Crace, Forde, Jacka, Moncrieff, Ngunnawal, Palmerston and Taylor, while Casey, Charnwood, Dunlop (north of Ginninderra Drive), Evatt (north of Clancy Street), Flynn, Fraser, Hall, Melba, Nicholls and Spence will miss out on waste and recycling (yellow bin) pick-up.

07.01.2022 GCC 2021 team! A warm welcome to all our new committee members #TeamGCC

06.01.2022 The Gungahlin Community Council is a #volunteer group that does #community engagement. In #Canberra all municipal services are provided by the ACT Government - you can #contact them on 132281 or www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au If you like to be part of this #journey please #signup for #free #membership here - https://asn.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe

05.01.2022 Many of us in Gungahlin had never had to wear face masks until 2020 ... But if you suffered through the smoke of the January bush fires you might want to get involved with the University of NSW's "Breathe" study: "Unprecedented bushfires in the black summer of 2019-2020 probably caused at least 400 excess deaths and thousands of hospital admissions for cardiac and respiratory health effects of bushfire smoke. During the fires, many people attempted to protect themselves from the smoke by wearing face masks, but there is no published evidence on their efficacy for this purpose." Click through if you are interested!

04.01.2022 Heads Up! Parts of Belconnen, Gungahlin and the Inner North which usually have a Wednesday or Thursday collection will not have their waste and recycling bins collected this week, Wednesday, 18 November and Thursday, 19 November, 2020. Missed collections will not be caught up. You can take your waste to the temporary drop-off sites and your recycling to a Recycling Drop Off Centre.

03.01.2022 Rosie King is a reporter for the ABC working on a TV story for Sunday night about the need for Canberrans to start preparing their homes against the threat of fire, storm and flood. The ESA says grass fires pose the biggest risk to the Territory this summer and those living in Canberra’s north need to be hyper vigilant because of really vigorous grass growth. If your family is willing to be interviewed about how informed they feel about the season ahead and also what precautions they will be taking to prepare, please contact me via Messenger or email ([email protected]) and I'll pass along her details. Rosie is hoping to do a meeting of no more than 30 minutes this morning if possible.

02.01.2022 Gungahlin is severely lacking in sporting facilities across the board. Near the top of that list is a multi-purpose Indoor Sports Centre.

01.01.2022 We had several questions about who is running in the ACT Election leading up to the GCC Election Forum last month ... and now the final list is out!