Canberra Centenary Trail

2013:  The official opening of the long-awaited Canberra Centenary Trail. From 10 am to 2 pm on Sunday 27 October 2013, a ‘Try the Trail Day’ will be held at five different locations along the alignment – Hall School Museum, Victoria Street Hall, John Knight Memorial Park in Belconnen, Chapman near Cooleman Ridge, Tuggeranong Town […]

2012: The Centenary Trail project was put out for public consultation on 26 November 2012. The Regenerators submitted a response  on 9 December 2012. The Centennary Trail is expected to be completed by early 2013. CanberraTimes21June2012

May 2012:  On 28 May 2012, TAMS published the final consultation report, together with a map of the proposed final Trail alignment and showing where the Trail will follow existing trails, be an upgrade of an existing trail, or be a newly constructed trail. It could be seen on the TAMS web site (Final Consultation

May 2012: A meeting of Parkcare groups with the Chief Minister was arranged on 11 May 2012, to express a range of views regarding the route selection process through Nature Reserves.  The brief for the meeting was prepared by representatives from Black Mountain, Mt Ainslie, Mt Majura and Red Hill Nature Reserves Chief_Minister_brief_Centenary_Trail_11_May_2012

May 2012:  After meeting with the Centenary Trail team on 16 April 2012, the Senior Project Office provided an assurance on 3 May 2012 that: “the trail alignment has been revised to show walkers only to the summit and cyclists along the fire trail at the base of the hill. There are no new trail

2012:  The Red Hill Regenerators sent a submission to the ACT Government on 27 January 2012 setting out their objections to the proposed Trail route through the Red Hill reserve, and detailing the conservation values of the area where the new Trail was proposed to be built. Submission to ACT Government in Response to Ground

2011: On 9 December 2011, a meeting was held between members of the Red Hill Regenerators, ACT Government and the consultants to discuss the findings of the Ground Truthing report as it impacted on the Red Hill Nature Reserve. The proposed Trail route through the Red Hill Nature Reserve can be seen here, at  Centenary_Trail_Red_Hill_Alternative_Alignments, 

2011:  As part of the Centenary of Canberra celebrations in 2013, the ACT Government has proposed that a bicycle and walking trail, the Centenary Trail, is built to connect many of the nature reserves within the ACT. In late 2011 a ‘Ground Truthing’ study was undertaken by consultants engaged by the ACT Government. The ACT