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In praise of community

Written by Estelle Sydney-Smith

Friday, 10 April 2009 23:24

Last night, the 8th of April, Gungahlin Community Council held its April meeting at Palmerston Community Centre.

What was particularly exciting about last night for me was the amount of Gungahlin residents who attended a GCC meeting for the first time.

These members of the Gungahlin Community were interested, and engaged with the speakers on issues that affect us as a community.

Tony Gill was wonderful, I thought, and seemed to me to be genuinely helpful and accessible in regard to solving traffic issues within the district.

He has already acted on several initiatives proposed by Council, such as providing a footpath in Harrison and trialling the painting of the pavers in the pedestrian crossings at the marketplace while pursuing options for a more permanent solution.

Tony noted that the pavers are cracked, and is investigating the possibility of replacing them with standard asphalt pedestrian crossings.

Noel McCann and his team presented a PowerPoint on the history of the airport and the measures they have taken so far to improve issues with noise, and their future plans in regard to this issue and also in regard to expanding their business.

I hadn’t previously realised how many local jobs were generated by the airport and the contribution it makes to the local economy.

There were many points of agreement in relation to the kind of legislation necessary to formalise some of the improvements that have been made, and to protect residents into the future.

The feedback from the new attendees was that the speakers were really interesting. A lot of questions were asked, and there was also keen interest expressed in the new plans for Harrison School.

I thoroughly enjoyed meeting these people and was very impressed that they were so community minded. I was especially pleased that they were happy to stay around and chat afterwards.

I think one of the important aspects of the GCC is helping to build community in the area. My hope and dream is that Council will become a focal point for the residents to get to know each other and bond together as a group and as a society.

This can only make our area safer, more pleasant and welcoming.

I would really encourage everybody to come along to the meetings. They are only once a month, and you learn about so many things that are going on that you probably wouldn’t hear about otherwise. You also get to have your say to local politicians and administrators.

Hope to see you in May!

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