Obituary – Dr David Denham, AM
An Obituary titled ‘Jungle scientist to urban warrior’ appeared in the Canberra Times on Saturday 20 July and updated online on 22 July. To read the full page Obituary written by Malcolm Robertson please click here.
Category: News
What’s new at the Griffith Shops?
Your local community and residents Association the GNCA is looking toward increasing our membership to strive for better planning outcomes and maintaining our local green space and tree canopy for our members. More recently the GNCA has been active in ensuring: · The Griffith Health Centre meets residents needs including provision …
Community concerns with proposed Health Centre site
The GNCA is in the early stages of consultation but has already flagged concerns about staff and public car parking, public transport accessibility, the importance of maintaining urban open space and security. To read the full Riotact article which details the recent history of planned uses for the site click …
Community Consultation re Griffith Health Centre
Community consultation is now open on what services local residents think should be located in this new centre. Over the next three weeks, the ACT Health Directorate is holding pop-ups in the Inner South to help provide more information and answer any questions the community might have about the project. …
Folk in the Oaks
The Oaks Estate Residents Association would welcome your attendance at the ‘Folk in the Oaks’ event on Sunday 28 July from 2pm at the Oaks Estate Community Hall.
The Legislative Assembly Committee STANDING COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, TRANSPORT AND CITY SERVICES and ACT Government fails Inner South Residents on the Eastlake Precinct
The Legislative Assembly Committee has decided not to review the first major amendment to the Territory Plan involving Eastlake. Here is their response to our request.
ACT Government update on Throsby Crescent Retarding Basin (behind Griffith Shops)
The GNCA has received this update from the ACT Government. In the accompanying email from Tim Norton, Project Manager, Infrastructure delivery, TCCS, it was noted that whilst the initial TCCS project had intentions of constructing a new playground before removing the old one, this is now no longer practical, and …
New Inner South Health Centre set for Griffith
The ACT government has again announced that the new Inner South Health Centre will be built behind the Griffith shops, adjacent to Throsby Park, the site of the old parks and gardens depot. The link to the government’s announcement is here. The GNCA will be closely involved in consultations about the new …
RZ1 dual occupancies
Recent mapping shows that the RZ1 dual occupancy policy will not achieve the desired infill. The ACT Government‘s 2023 planning changes allow secondary dwellings of less than 120 square meters on RZ1 blocks greater than 800sqm. The GNCA welcomes the work of a concerned Canberra resident on interactive maps that reflect …
Dr David Denham AM – a servant of his community
With profound sadness the Griffith Narrabundah Community Association record that, on 22 June 2024, our President Dr David Denham AM died. David devoted his life to serving Australia and Canberra through his professional and community service. He was 87 years old. In 1984 David became a Member of the Order …
Community group ‘tricked’ into paying review fees
“It’s a trap in the system that Canberrans should be alert to.” says community leader Dr David Denham. “Knock-down rebuilds often cause concern, but this means, in effect, that decisions on knock-down rebuilds of single dwellings in Canberra cannot be scrutinised, even if they have a DA.” The GNCA has …
Planners trick third parties
The GNCA warns Canberrans not to be tricked into thinking that review can be sought for a notified DA. Read the GNCA press release and why we sought review here.