Agenda
- Moving Canberra: Integrated Transport Strategy, Geoff Davidson, TCCS
- Michael Pettersson, Yerrabi MLA
Agenda
Agenda
The 2018 Annual General Meeting of the Gungahlin Community Council Inc., and November public meeting, will be held in the Gungahlin Club commencing at 6.30pm on Wednesday 14 November 2018. The AGM will be held first.
All committee positions will be declared vacant and nominations for all positions are required: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Public Officer and Committee Members (up to five) – as the Constitution allows for a maximum of 10 members of the committee.
MEMBERSHIP
A person is eligible for membership of the Council if the person is at least 16 years of age and one of:
(a) lives in the Gungahlin district;
(b) owns property in the Gungahlin district;
(c) works in the Gungahlin district;
(d) conducts a business in the Gungahlin district; or
(e) has been duly appointed to represent a social organisation or interest group servicing the Gungahlin district.
A person is not eligible to nominate to be an Office-Bearer of the Council if the person is;
(a) an Executive Officer of a registered political party;
(b) a person employed by a registered political party;
(c) a registered candidate for a forthcoming election; or
(d) an elected member of the ACT Legislative Assembly or any Parliament or a person who has been pre-selected or has nominated for a forthcoming election to any of the aforementioned bodies; or
(e) an office bearer in a commercial or industrial lobby group registered with the Federal or ACT Government.
Nominations should be sent by emailing a completed nomination form to the Secretary (secretary@gcc.asn.au) no later than 6.00 pm Friday 9 November 2018.
If nominating another person, please ensure that your nomination is acceptable to them. If you know someone who may be interested in the work of the Gungahlin Community Council, please pass this information on to them.
1. Opening and welcome
2. Apologies
3. Minutes of previous AGM held on 11 October 2017
4. Presentation of President’s Report for 2017-2018
5. Presentation of Treasurer’s Report (Financial Reports & Auditor’s Statement)
6. Appointment of Public Officer
7. Election of office bearers & general committee members for 2018-2019.
8. General Business
Agenda
Venue: Gungahlin Club, 51 Hinder Street, Gungahlin
Parking: free, under the club, enter from Efkarpides Street
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Wednesday 8th August
GCC Community Meeting
11 July 2018
Gungahlin Library
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Chair: Peter Elford (President).
Attendees: see attendance log
An Integrated Transport Network for Canberra
A network of light rail and buses designed to offer greater service coverage and frequency, seven days a week at peak and off-peak times across Canberra.
Presentation by:
Kristin Blume from Transport Canberra
Megan Oldfield from Light Rail
Duncan Edgehill from DD Transport Canberra
Ian ? from Bus Networks
The Presenters were here to consult on new network design, planned to make a better public transport system which will attract more people onto public transport. Currently only 8% of the public use it.
Gungahlin is unique in having a light rail with new journey planners and a new ticketing system. People will not necessarily need to use their My Way card but the question remains about how trip information will be tracked.
The aim is to make the bus network more efficient and the planners are interested in any infrastructure ideas people may have. We know rapid routes are popular. Half of all Canberrans will eventually live within walking distance of a rapid route in the new network. Previously the northern part of Gungahlin was not well served by public transport. This has been addressed and it is now planned to have bi-directional loops.
Schools network. The majority of students are using the ordinary bus network. In the new network 30% more trips will be going past schools.. More services will provide more flexibility for students. Investments are also planned for more customer service officers at interchanges.
Rapid service will be provided by frequent buses on trunk routes.
Questions from the floor:
Looking at implementing bus services:
Minutes taken by Andrew Braddock
An Integrated Transport Network for Canberra
A network of light rail and buses designed to offer greater service coverage and frequency, seven days a week at peak and off-peak times across Canberra.
Transport Canberra is presently in an 8-week consultation process with the public about the planned New Bus Network for Canberra. The process commenced on 18 June, 2018 and will conclude on 12 August 2018.
Transport Canberra wants to hear from current public transport users, community councils, peak bodies, schools and residents how we can support Canberrans to use the new network. Find more information about the planned bus network and provide feedback at yoursay.act.gov.au
Gungahlin Library, 6:30pm
GCC Community Meeting
13 June 2018
Gungahlin Club
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Chair: Henley Samuels (Vice-President).
Attendees: see attendance log
Agenda Item 1: Light Rail Update, Mark Jones, Deputy Project Director, Capital Metro and Steven Sancberg Director, Engineering, TCCS.
Presentation by Mark Jones, Deputy Project Director, and Glenn Stockton, CEO Capital Metro, on the current state of the Light Rail installation
Current status of the project construction
50% of the rail is now installed and over 300 trees have been planted.
In Gungahlin Place civil and landscaping works will be completed by the end of June.
Roadside barriers are progressively being removed along the Gungahlin corridor.
Asphalting of roads and line marking will occur in spring.
Safety messages are important as the overhead wires are now live and carry 750 volts.
These are six metres above the road. A rigorous testing program will ensure the protection of the travelling public, especially trucks with over-height loads.
Pedestrians are encouraged to always cross at designated intersections and crossings. The rails are set in concrete grooves so bikes should always cross at right angles to avoid getting stuck. Basically people should obey the signals and normal road rules, which remain the same.
Questions from the floor
Agenda Item 2: Suzanne Orr MLA
Building Quality Inquiry
There is now a legislative assembly inquiry and submissions are invited.
Questions from floor
Gungahlin Town Centre East Community Park
An on-line survey is seeking views on the new community linear park indicating that people are very keen for green space. Ms Orr asked for this meeting’s views.
Ideas from the floor:
Minutes taken by Andrew Braddock