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NEWS: 2007
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December 2007: December YRA Newsletter. More... 24
November 2007: A NCA public meeting about the Yarralumla
Bay Recreation Hub will be held at the YMCA Sailing Club on 11 December 2007
at 5.30pm. More... 24
November 2007: November YRA Newsletter. More... 27
October 2007: October YRA Newsletter. More... 15
October 2007: The YRA issued a media release expressing its opposition to new
proposals to site Floriade in Weston Park. More...
In response, Minister Barr has assured the YRA that Weson Park is not under consideration
as a site for Floriade. More... 6
October 2007: YRA supports the ACT Government takeover of the Albert Hall management.
More...
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September 2007: The NCA has appointed consultants Hoadley
Budge Olphert plus Edwards Madigan Torzillo Briggs as consultants to prepare
the Master Plan for the Yarralumla Bay Recreation Hub. Discussions will be held
with community representatives including the YRA over coming months, with the
aim of submitting a plan by mid-2008. The revised design
brief includes the YRA submission made in May 2007. Members are asked to direct
their comments to the YRA, either by post or email, to help the YRA provide a
co-ordinated response to the NCA. We are glad to note that several statements
in the earlier design brief about powerboat events on the lake, to which the YRA
drew attention, have been withdrawn. 9
September 2007: Proposed suburban development of Molonglo and North Weston (DA63,
DV281) could impact Yarralumla. More... 15
August 2007: Albert Hall Precinct Redevelopment (DA53) will be reviewed by the
NCA. Register before 7 September 2007 for NCA community and professional workshops
on heritage, traffic and urban design. More...
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August 2007: YRA AGM will be held at the Uniting Church hall, Denam Street, on
Saturday 1 September 2007 at 2.30 - 3.30pm. Everyone welcome. Comittee nominations
to sbanks@grapevine.com.au. Draft
minutes for 2006 AGM can be viewed here.
The
YRA Committee will report and invite views on:
- Yarralumla Receational Hub
submission ( Craig Egle, NCA, has been invited to the AGM to speak about the Hub
design brief and consultant appointment);
- Albert Hall submission and the
formation of the Friends of the Albert Hall;
- The proposed Immigration Bridge;
- Hill Corner Preschool expansion and Hill Corner Park;
- Embassy site
DA next to Casey House;
- Input to the heritage listing of the lake and Stirling
Park;
- Work around the Brickworks;
- Sustainable suburbs initiatives.
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June 2007: Diplomatic
Mission Yarralumla - Draft Amendment 66, National Capital Authority. Comments
close 25 June 2007. 12
May 2007: On 24th May from 5.30 pm - 7.30 pm at the Albert Hall there will be
a public meeting to discuss future directions for the Albert Hall. A panel with
local senators and MHRs, Chief Minister for the ACT John Stanhope, representatives
of the Heritage Council, the Walter Burley Griffin Society and the Friends of
the Albert Hall will answer questions from the audience. Please try to attend
if you can. More....
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May 2007: YRA/Friends of the Albert Hall petition, with 3357 signatures will be
presented to Anette Ellis MP in Parliament House on Monday 14th May at 1.30pm
. More... 30
April 2007: YRA submission on the Albert Hall Precinct redevelopment proposal
DA53 here 24
April 2007: Hill Corner pocket park to be protected. More... 14
April 2007: All information about the Albert Hall Precinct development proposal
can now be found at the Friends of the
Albert Hall website. 14
March 2007: St Nicholas Preschool at Hill Corner has applied for permission for
a building to accomodate 40 children and a change in the lease conditions from
18 children to 40. More information. 14
March 2007: Albert Hall Precinct development proposal,
known as National
Capital Plan Draft Amendment 53. Further NCA public information sessions will
be held on 22 March 2007 at Regatta Point (5.30-7.30pm) and on 24 March 2007 from
9.30am-5pm in the same venue. This is in response to demands at the first meeting
on 5March 2007 for more satisfactory communication. NOTE:
written comments period closes on 13 April 2007. The YRA will be at the Yarralumla
shops on the morning of Saturday 17 March 2007 to record your comments into a
consolidated submission to the NCA. Please download and sign the Petition. 28
February 2007: There will be a public information session at the Albert Hall,
Commonwealth Avenue, Yarralumla, on Monday 5 March from 4pm to 7pm, about the
proposed new development in the Albert Hall precinct. This development is in our
suburb and will relate to the development of the
Yarralumla recreational hub in Yarralumla Bay 7
January 2007: National Capital
Authority plan to prepare sketch plans of the Yarralumla
Recreation Hub in February 2007. More... 4
January 2007: Check out Wikipedia
for an extensive article on Yarralumla
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