Deakin S66: Developer response to community comments
Purdon Planning P/L has provided the following reports in response to community comments regarding the proposed development of S66 Deakin, adjacent to the Deakin Telephone Exchange building, Kent Street.
18 September 2018: Purdon Planning Pty Ltd on behalf of Hindmarsh constructions submitted a Development Application (DA) for Section 66 in Deakin for a proposed storage facility. This memo is in response to the submissions received on the DA with ecological concerns. More…
29 November 2018: SMEC was commissioned by Hindmarsh Pty Ltd (Hindmarsh) to conduct a traffic study for the proposed development of a self-storage facility on Blocks 7&8, Section 66 Deakin. A Transport Assessment Report was previously produced by Opus detailing the impact of a residential development on the site. The analysis in this report is based on the same observed AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes at intersections along Kent Street as used by Opus. Blocks 7&8 Section 66 Deakin are currently undeveloped land behind the existing defence installation occupying block 6. This study includes traffic generation based on trip generation rates taken from the Institution of Transportation Engineers (ITE), traffic distribution based on existing traffic on Kent Street and intersection analysis using SIDRA Intersection. Report, Appendix A: Input volumes, Appendix B: Movement summaries.
Red Hill Historic Plantings protected by ACT Heritage Register
The Red Hill Historic Plantings were formally entered into the ACT Heritage Register under Section 40 of the ACT Heritage Act 2004 on 15 November 2018. The letter of notification and instrument of registration can be found here and here. More information…
Book launch: “Ties to Red Hill” 4pm Tuesday 4 December 2018
You are cordially invited to the launch of the second book of poetry by Paul Williamson, titled ‘Ties to Red Hill’, at 4pm on Tuesday 4 December 2018 at the Red Hill Summit cafe (see invitation).
Red Hill work activity on Wednesday 14 November 2018
The Red Hill Regenerators invite you to our next activity of 2018, which will be held on Wednesday 14 November 2018 starting at 9am
Unfortunately (or fortunately) our October mid month activity was cancelled due to rain. So this activity on 14 November will return to complete the rained out one.
For this next activity we will move down to the southern end of the Hill where verbascum have been spotted together with significant numbers of briar rose.
Time: Wednesday 14 November 2018 Work: 0900 to 1230, with byo morning tea at 1100.
More information: info@redhillregen
Location: Meet at the reserve gate close to the Tamar Street junction with Hindmarsh Drive
Activities: cut and dab briar rose and woody weeds, spray and chip verbascum and thistle, map rabbit warrens and coconut ant nests.
You bring: Water, hat, long sleeved shirt, long pants, eye protection, sunscreen cream, solid shoes, byo morning tea.
We bring: We will provide tools, dabbers, gloves and instructions
Note: It is important that you attend the safety briefing and instructions at 9.00am. Children under 15 years must be accompanied and supervised by a parent or guardian. Individuals who are under 18 years must have parental or guardian consent. Those wishing to use the manual spray equipment are strongly urged to obtain free training from Parks & Conservation in the use of chemicals.
Cancellation: The activity will be cancelled by email (if possible) if enough rain/wind is forecast to make planned work potentially hazardous, or high temperatures are forecast.
Other 2018 activities scheduled for your diary are:
- Sunday 2 December 2017 time to be announced. AGM
Federal Golf Club proposed development: Referral under EPBC Act
On 15 October 2018, the Commonwealth Department of Environment and Energy sought public comments regarding the submission by MBark FGC Retirement P/L, required pursuant to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (ref EPBC Number 2018/8277), regarding the proposed development of housing on the Federal Golf Club (MBARK FGC RETIREMENT PTY LTD/Residential Development/Block 1 Section 56, Red Hill; Block 2, Section 56 & Block 1, Section 55, Red Hill/Australian Capital Territory/Federal Golf Club Retirement Village Project, ACT).
The following documents refer to the above application:
- The referral application
- Social Cultural and Economic Impact Assessment
- Ecological Assessment Report
- Impact Footprint
- Alternative Works Footprint
In response to the above request, Dr Michael Mulvaney, Red Hill Regeneration Group submitted a response on 29 October 2018. The response can be found here…
Red Hill Regenerators Activity Sunday 4 November 2018
The Red Hill Regenerators invite you to our next activity of 2018, which will be held on Sunday 4 November 2018 starting at 9am
For this activity, we are putting away the loppers, saws and dabbers and instead we will accompany Dr Michael Mulvaney for a nature stroll on Red Hill, where Michael will talk about and answer your questions on everything Red Hill – flora, fauna, insects, butterflies, history, geology, threats and more!
Time: Sunday 4 November 2018 from 0900. The length of the walk and talk will only be limited by your interest, although it should finish by about 11am, when we will find a shady spot for morning tea.
More information: info@redhillregen
Location: Park cars at the top of Bonwick Place, Garran, taking care not to obstruct residential driveways, and walk 50m uphill to meet at the maintenance track.
Activities: Walk and talk with Dr Michael Mulvaney
You bring: Water, hat, long sleeved shirt, long pants, sunscreen cream, solid shoes, byo morning tea.
Cancellation: The activity will be cancelled by email (if possible) if enough rain/wind is forecast to make planned work potentially hazardous, or high temperatures are forecast.
Other 2018 activities scheduled for your diary are:
- Wednesday 14 November 2018 09.00am Final working bee for 2018.
- Sunday 2 December 2017 09.00am AGM
Red Hill Regenerators activity Wednesday 17 October 2018
The Red Hill Regenerators invite you to our next activity of 2018, which will be held on Wednesday 17 October 2018 starting at 9am
Our previous activity resulted in thousands of verbascum being sprayed and/or chipped over a huge area along both sides of the ridge and around the Davidsons Trig. The rabbits are also back in large numbers and the status of known and new warrens need to be mapped, using Collector App (if you wish to obtain training for this activity please ensure that you have the “Collector for ArCGIS’ App loaded on your smartphone). While spraying the verbascum some new rabbit warrens were mapped.
For this next activity we will move down to the southern end of the Hill where verbascum have been spotted together with significant numbers of briar rose.
There is also an opportunity to water some of the plantings.
Note that the next activity on Sunday 4 November 2018 will be a nature walk, conducted by Dr Michael Mulvaney. More details will follow.
Time: Wednesday 17 October 2018 Work: 0900 to 1230, with byo morning tea at 1100.
More information: info@redhillregen
Location: Meet at the reserve gate close to the Tamar Street junction with Hindmarsh Drive
Activities: cut and dab briar rose and woody weeds, spray and chip verbascum and thistle, map rabbit warrens and coconut ant nests. Water plantings.
You bring: Water, hat, long sleeved shirt, long pants, eye protection, sunscreen cream, solid shoes, byo morning tea. Bring two buckets if you wish to do some watering
We bring: We will provide tools, dabbers, gloves and instructions
Note: It is important that you attend the safety briefing and instructions at 9.00am. Children under 15 years must be accompanied and supervised by a parent or guardian. Individuals who are under 18 years must have parental or guardian consent. Those wishing to use the manual spray equipment are strongly urged to obtain free training from Parks & Conservation in the use of chemicals.
Cancellation: The activity will be cancelled by email (if possible) if enough rain/wind is forecast to make planned work potentially hazardous, or high temperatures are forecast.
Other 2018 activities scheduled for your diary are:
- Sunday 4 November 2018 09.00am Nature walk led by Michael Mulvaney
- Wednesday 14 November 2018 09.00am Working bee
- Sunday 2 December 2017 08.00am Working bee and AGM
Red Hill work activity Sunday 7 October 2018
The Red Hill Regenerators invite you to our next activity of 2018, which will be held on Sunday 7 October 2018 starting at 9am
A recent inspection along the Red Hill ridge has revealed that, despite our focus on verbascum over the last two years, they are back in large numbers this year. So the activity this month will primarily engage with spraying and chipping the verbascum located on the ridge mostly to the north and south of Davidson’s trig. The rabbits are also back in large numbers and the status of known and new warrens need to be mapped, using Collector App (if you wish to undertake this activity please ensure that you have the “Collector for ArCGIS’ App loaded on your smartphone) (more…)
ParkCare groups seek meeting with Minister for Canberra Nature Park
A number of Park Care groups, including the Red Hill Regenerators note to the Minister for Environment & Heritage, Mick Gentleman, MLA on 26 September 2018. They have sought a meeting with the Minister to discuss issues concerning the Canberra Nature Park, including the long overdue draft Canberra Nature Park Management Plan, underresourcing of management of the Park, and acknowledgement that volunteer ParkCare has now been providing free resourcing to the ACT Government for almost 30 years. More…
Red Hill work activity Wednesday 19 September 2018
The Red Hill Regenerators invite you to our next activity of 2018, which will be held on Wednesday 19 September 2018 starting at 9am
For this mid month activity, we plan to inspect the northern and western parts of the Red Hill Reserve between the Golf Course Access road and the water tanks above Deakin. (more…)