Council Watch, Author at The District Bulletin

First CBD redevelopment project bypasses ratepayer scrutiny

by Council Watch - 16/11/201816/11/2018

THE FIRST SALE and redevelopment of QPRC land in the Queanbeyan CBD under a confidential agreement will bypass council’s inhouse approval process. The project is for a serviced apartment hotel, restaurant/café and residential townhouses. It will be undertaken over three stages. Details, including size and scale, are limited. Councillors approved the sale

QPRC balks at fees to local government peak body

Local Politics, QPRC

by Council Watch - 04/08/201806/08/2018

IN A PERPLEXING move, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council (QPRC) has recently voted to withhold its membership fees for the state’s peak local government body and a major advocate for councils – Local Government (LG) NSW. The decision was made at the July ordinary meeting of council. It appears to have been prompted

Queanbeyan construction impacts rattling neighbours, council: ‘not our problem’

Local Politics, QPRC

by Council Watch - 17/05/201824/09/2018

... but 2,000 residents will be affected WHEN YOU CARVE out a hillside and fell countless trees to build a road through steep terrain it’s bound to be difficult. It’s a surprise, then, that those responsible don’t seem to have anticipated just what it would be like for residents living alongside

Ellerton Dr Extension — update

Region / Politics

by Council Watch - 09/04/201821/04/2018

Progress "The Road" ie the Ellerton Drive Extension is ploughing through residential areas and bushland behind Queanbeyan as you read this. A resident sent in these photos. Noise and dust are bothering people but reportedly no noise barriers have yet been erected. A council meeting has been scheduled for May. Stay tuned.

Calling ‘time’ on democracy at QPRC?

Local Politics, QPRC

by Council Watch - 22/03/201824/09/2018

IT’S A FUNDAMENTAL principle of a democracy that people have a right to speak – on their own behalf and on behalf of others – to decision-makers. That right is meaningless without a corresponding right to be heard and a right to the information being used to make decisions on

Greyhounds off in NSW Monaro 2019 race

Region / Politics

by Council Watch - 07/03/201807/03/2018

GREYHOUND RACING racing enthusiasts might be waiting longer for a track in Queanbeyan than they were led to believe, if they get one at all. The National Party Member for Monaro, John Barilaro, first leapt to the defence of the ACT greyhound racing fraternity in June 2017, just months out from

Queanbeyan Jumping Creek Estate: bushfire risk sinks in, conservation block proposed

Local Politics, QPRC

by Council Watch - 19/02/201824/09/2018

A PORTION OF the land on the Queanbeyan Eastern Escarpment earmarked for housing development will likely be protected for its environmental values instead. The move is significant because the area is a wildlife corridor connecting eastern and western ranges. The land has significant environmental values and includes one km of river