COMMUN TY
NOT CEBOARD
10.10.09
Invitations to comment
Calwell proposed aged care facility:
Block 5 Section 790 Were Street
The Land Development Agency (LDA) is seeking feedback from nearby residents and
traders on the proposal to release for sale Block 5 Section 790 Were Street for the
purposes of an aged care facility.
LDA is dedicated to achieving new standards of innovation, excellence and value in
urban design and sustainable development. As an agency that develops and sells
land on behalf of the ACT Government, our aim is to build better communities for the
benefit of the people of Canberra.
If you would like to comment on this proposal or require further information phone
Kath Pooley (LDA) on 6205 4056 or email to kathleen.pooley@act.gov.au by
5.00pm Friday 16 October 2009.
A copy of the lease and prescribed conditions for the purpose of this sale may be
accessed at www.actpla.gov.au
For further details visit www.lda.act.gov.au
Temporary Road Closures
Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 4 of the Roads and Public Places Act 1937,
of the intention to close the following roads in the ACT.
Dickson
Woolley Street between Badham Street and the pedestrian crossing
Time: 12.00pm on Friday 23 October to 9.00pm on Saturday 24 October 2009
Reason: the Majura Festival
YARRALUMLA, RURAL
ALEXANDRINA DRIVE between Novar Street and the entrance to Sothern Cross
Yacht Club
Time: Saturday 17 October 2009 (12.00 noon to 6.00pm)
ALEXANDRINA DRIVE between Novar Street and Hopetoune Circuit
Time: Sunday 18 October 2009 (6.00am to 2.00pm)
ALEXANDRINA DRIVE between Hopetoun Circuit and the western entrance to the
Canberra Southern Cross Yacht Club
Time: Sunday 18 October 2009 (7.30am to 11.30am)
TUGGERANONG PARKWAY ramps to Lady Denman Drive including underpass
Time: Sunday 18 October 2009 (7.30am to 11.30am)
Reason: Sri Chinmoy Triathlon Festival 2009
Any person wishing to comment on this notice should contact Slobodan Paunovic on
6207 6601.
Campbell / Pialligo
Fairbairn Avenue: will be closed between Truscott Street and Majura Road
Morshead Drive: will be closed between Fairbairn Avenue and Pialligo Avenue
Northcott Drive: will be closed between Long Tan Road and Fairbairn Avenue
Time: Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October 2009 (7.00am – 6.00pm daily)
Reason: Fairbairn Avenue pavement rehabilitation works
Oaks Estate
Yass Road: will be closed between Sutton Road and the New South Wales border
Time: 6.00am Friday 23 October to 6.00pm Monday 26 October 2009
Reason: replacement of overhead railway bridge
VARIOUS SUBURB COMMUNITY PATHS
KAMBAH: Buckley Circuit, Barritt Street, Carleton Street, Boddington Crescent
including pedestrian underpass
WANNIASSA: Sternberg Crescent in front of preschool
Time: 7.00am on Monday 19 October to 5.00pm on Saturday 31 October 2009
Reason: various sections of these community paths will be periodically closed
between these dates to allow for footpath reconstruction works to be
carried out
BRADDON
COMMUNITY PATH: Henty Street (northern side) between Ijong Street and
Torrens Street
Torrens Street (western side) between Henty Street and Ipima Street
(please note this is a correction to a previously advertised closure on Saturday
3 October 2009)
Time: 7.00am Monday 12 October to 5.00pm Monday 14 December 2009
HOLT
SPOFFORTH STREET: will be closed between Drake Brockman Drive and
Messenger Street
Time: Thursday 22 October 2009 (9.00am – 4.00pm)
Reason: electricity network maintenance
FRANKLIN / HARRISON
FLEMINGTON ROAD: will be closed between Mapleton Avenue and
Wells Station Drive
NULLARBOR AVENUE: will be closed between Wimmera Street and
Christina Stead Street
Time: 6.00am Saturday 17 October to 6.00pm on Sunday 18 October,
6.00am on Saturday 24 October to 6.00pm on Sunday 25 October,
6.00am Saturday 3 November to 6.00pm on Sunday 4 November 2009
Reason: service relocations for Flemington Road duplication
Barriers, warning and diversion signs to be erected on site.
Any person wishing to comment on this notice may contact Colin Evans on 6207 6821.
Rifaat Shoukrallah, Delegated Officer, Roads ACT
Locked Bag 2000, Civic Square ACT 2608.
Phone Canberra Connect on 13 22 81 I www.act.gov.au
Keeping Canberra in the know.
Forums and workshops
Public forums on proposal for ACT Government to
buy Calvary Hospital
The ACT Government has started public consultation on a proposed change to the
ownership and governance of Calvary Public Hospital and Clare Holland House.
The Government and Little Company of Mary Health Care have reached in-principle
agreement on the proposed changes and the Government now wishes to consult
with the Canberra community about the best way to proceed. The consultation will
run from 1 October to 12 November.
As part of the consultation process community forums are being held on the
following dates.
• 1
 6 October 2009 (10.00am – 11.30am) Calvary Hospital Function Room,
Lewisham Building.
• 16 October 2009 (12.30pm – 2.00pm) Canberra Hospital Main Auditorium.
• 21 October 2009 (10.00am – 11.30am) at Boathouse by the Lake.
More information about the proposal can be found at
www.health.act.gov.au/calvaryconsultation and includes a summary of
the Formal Transfer Agreement and answers to frequently asked questions.
There are a numbers of ways to provide feedback on the proposal:
• attend a community forum; and
 ake a written submission that can be emailed to calvaryconsultation@act.gov.au
• m
or mailed to Calvary Consultation, ACT Health Policy Division, GPO Box 825,
Canberra ACT 2601.
Register your interest in attending a consultation forum by calling 6207 9143.
Hawker local centre proposed land release:
Block 8 Section 34 Hawker
The Land Development Agency (LDA) invites public consultation to assist in its
determination as to whether to proceed with the sale of Block 8 Section 34 Hawker.
A community workshop is being held.
When: Wednesday 14 October 2009 (6.00pm – 8.30pm)
Where: Anglican Church, Hawker Place, Hawker
RSVP for the community workshop by 5.00pm Tuesday 13 October 2009 to
Susan Conroy, LDA Consultant on 6281 9532 or sv_conroy@bigpond.com
For further details visit www.lda.act.gov.au
Events
Teddy Bears’ Picnic – ‘Return to Space’
Great live music, teddy bear parade, science shows, games, circus acts, reptiles,
space train, swing chairs, rides and more.
When: Sunday 11 October (11.00am – 3.00pm)
Where: Tuggeranong Town Park
For more details visit www.roundtown.act.gov.au
Monitoring economic, social and cultural rights:
the South African experience
Keynote speaker: Mr Cameron Jacobs, South African Human Rights Commission
When: Tuesday 20 October 2009 (4.00pm – 5.30pm)
Where: Reception Room, ACT Legislative Assembly
RSVP: email human.rights@act.gov.au by Friday 16 October with your name,
contact details, and accessibility requirements. Please place ‘20 October’
in the subject line.  The ACT Government has released the Supermarket Competition Policy Review
Mr Jacobs is visiting Canberra as a guest of the ACT Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights Research Project. The project, which is being conducted jointly by the ANU
and the ACT Government, is looking at whether the ACT Human Rights Act 2004
should be amended to include economic, social and cultural rights. These include
the Right to Health care, the Right to Education and the Right to Housing.
Hosted by the ACT Human Rights Commission, ACT Shelter, ACT Council of Social
Service and ANU’s ACT Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Research Project.
For further information visit www.hrc.act.gov.au or email human.rights@act.gov.au
Meet the author: Shane Maloney
Shane Maloney is an award-winning crime author who just received the Ned Kelly
Lifetime achievement award. Join him at the library to learn more about his work and
the contemporary interest in crime fiction.
Shane created one of Australia’s most successful crime novel series – the Murray
Whelan novels: Stiff, The Brush-Off, Nice Try, The Big Ask, Something Fishy and
Sucked In. He also writes columns, travel stories, articles and book reviews for various
newspapers, magazines and anthologies. Shane’s Encounters page appears every
month in The Monthly.
When: Saturday 17 October 2009 (1.30pm – 2.30pm)
Where: Belconnen Library
For further information contact the ACT Public Library at www.library.act.gov.au
or phone 6205 9000.
Damien Leith to kick off Groovin’ in the City
program
You’re invited to attend the launch of the 2009-10 Groovin’ in the City program.
When: Monday 12 October (12.30pm – 2.00pm)
Where: Garema Place, Civic
Cost: FREE
Groovin’ in the City’s free live entertainment program will run during lunch from
12.30pm – 2.00pm, Monday to Friday, from now until 26 February 2010.
Groovin in the City will be kicked off this year with a performance by Kirrah and
Steve Amosa (12.30pm) and a special appearance by Australian Idol winner Damien
Leith (1.00pm).
Each weekday workers and shoppers will see a different performance in a different
location in Civic.
So meet your friends or colleagues in Civic for lunch Monday to Friday and enjoy the
free live entertainment.
Groovin’ in the City is proudly bought to you by the ACT Government, Canberra CBD
Limited, The Canberra Times and Mix 106.3.
For more details on Groovin’ in the City’s free entertainment program visit www.
events.act.gov.au or phone Canberra Connect on 13 22 81.
Notices
Community Zone newsletter
Get the latest planning news via the Community Zone, ACTPLA’s e-newsletter.
The Community Zone includes information on major planning projects, handy tips
about planning and building in Canberra, changes to development and building
regulations, as well as opportunities for you to have your say and a direct input into
the future planning of Canberra.
Subscribe to the Community Zone at www.actpla.act.gov.au  
For further information phone the ACTPLA Customer Service Centre on 6207 1923.
H1N1 vaccination roll-out
ACT Health is participating in the national roll out of pandemic H1N1 influenza
vaccine. The vaccine, called Panvax® H1N1, is now available from General Practitioners
in the ACT. The nationally agreed priority groups for this vaccine include:
• health care workers;
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people;
• pregnant women;
• individuals with moderate to severe obesity;
• children (aged 10 years and over) in special schools;
• parents and guardians of children aged 0 to 6 months; and
• those considered vulnerable to severe infection with H1N1 (aged 10 years and over).
The vaccine will be initially offered to those most exposed and most at risk of poor
outcomes. Flexibility exists, however, for vaccination to be given opportunistically to
concerned individuals or family members of vulnerable people.
People in priority groups who are unable to see a GP should ring the Community
Health Intake line on 6207 9977 to make an appointment at a clinic.
Panvax® H1N1 is a one dose vaccine for people aged 10 and over. It may take up
to two weeks for individuals to develop immunity to H1N1 influenza ’09. Further
information regarding vaccination for those aged 9 years and under will be available
following the conclusion of clinical trials in children.
Members of priority groups and other concerned individuals should discuss the
vaccine with their health care provider.
For more information on the Panvax® H1N1 vaccine visit www.health.act.gov.au
ACT Supermarket Competition Policy Review
undertaken by Mr John Martin, former ACCC Commissioner. The Review contains an
in-depth analysis of the retail and wholesale grocery market in the ACT and has made
15 recommendations to the ACT Government.
A copy of the ACT Supermarket Competition Policy Review can be viewed at
www.business.act.gov.au or obtained by contacting Canberra Connect on 13 22 81.
Belconnen Town Centre improvements
Temporary road closure of Benjamin Way
The ACT Government, in partnership with Westfield, is implementing significant
improvements in Belconnen giving people better access to the shopping centre,
improved public transport with simpler bus routes, and easier pedestrian access
to the Town Centre.
To allow for the extension of Cohen Street through to Emu Bank, Benjamin Way
will be temporarily closed between Cameron Avenue and Swanson Court from
5.00pm Saturday 10 October to 6.00am Friday 16 October 2009.
During this time work will be carried out to remove the pedestrian bridges over
Benjamin Way and Joynton Smith Drive. Following the removal, a new pedestrian
bridge over Joynton Smith Drive providing access from the Churches Centre to
Westfield Belconnen will be installed.
Work to relocate the red pedestrian bridge is complete. The bridge is reopen to the
public providing continuous pedestrian access from the Lathlain Street car park to
the level 3 entrance of Westfield Belconnen shopping centre.
For more information on the Belconnen Town Centre improvements visit
GREY 18545
www.tams.act.gov.au