M16 Artspace is a wonderful community facility located in the Blaxland Centre on Blaxland Crescent, Griffith. Local residents remember with regret the loss of the old Griffith Library but are now delighted with the conversion of the building into a lively artists space with regular exhibitions and other community activities.
M16 Artspace provided the fantastic venue for the 2013 Centenary Street Party on 18 May.
GNCA is pleased to link in with M16 and provide information about exhibitions on this website: check out the link here http://www.m16artspace.com.au
On 5 March 2013 the Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell, approved Draft Variation 306 (thereby transforming it into Variation 306) and tabled it in the Legislative Assembly. On Tuesday 9 April the Liberals moved a motion of disallowance in relation to DV 306. The motion was debated and defeated on Wednesday 8 May 2013. The Minister has yet to notify a commencement date, but this is expected to be soon.
Variation 306 introduces a number of changes to the Territory Plan. Amongst the changes introduced are:
- changes to the single dwelling and multi unit housing development codes, including restrictions on development in RZ2 residential zones
- revisions to the residential zones objectives and development tables, introduction of an overarching Residential Zones Development Code and a Lease Variation General Code
- replacement of existing Residential Subdivision Development Code with a new Estate Development Code.
Many of these changes have been a long time in gestation, as Draft Variation (DV) 306 is itself partly the product of merging earlier draft variations DV301 and DV303 which were withdrawn in June 2011.
The ACT Assembly Standing committee on Planning, Public Works and Territory and Municipal Services has released its report on Draft Variation to the Territory Plan No 306 – Residential development, estate development and leasing codes. You can read the report at
http://www.parliament.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/373660/PPW15_DV306.pdf
The GNCA has examined the 21 recommendations. We support some of the recommendations, but regard others as misguided. You can read our views here: GNCA comments on DV306 Inquiry recommendations.