This was to be the year the ACT government was to deliver the much-vaunted reforms to make planning simpler and more accessible.
Tag Archives: Kingston
Canberra community groups have fun
Local enthusiasm for trees and parks
When community groups bring residents together to collectively do something for their suburb, good things happen.
ACT Government spin
There’s not much new about politicians today. The ancient Persian rulers knew they could control their own image though propaganda.
More about Geocon, Purdon and Kingston
Before the last election there were promises of how planning was to be made easier to understand (the Ponton planning review that did not happen), planning was to be more people focussed (pigs might fly first), and new agencies to ensure good design and better urban environments (it has got worse).
Canberra Urbanity: Jack Ross Park
Review: Landscape Architecture/Parks
Jack Ross Park, Kingston Foreshore, Canberra
This is a first venture into the new park within the slowly evolving foreshore development at Kingston , Canberra. First impressions are of lots of detail, very contemporary and any park besides the lake is to be a welcomed addition to local amenities.