Re: New Gungahlin suburb [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Marnix, I agree with your comments and
with the abundance of McMansions, leaving little room for gardens and trees,
all that is 'green' are the street tree plantings, but it seems they often
use exotics.  Who makes the decision on which species of street trees
are planted and why don't they use indigenous trees?  I believe it
should be legislated as so.

Matthew Frawley

19/12/2007 02:25 PM

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I am very disappointed with what they have done with
the new suburb of
Forde, which touches Mulligans Flat Reserve by the reserve car park.

I was under the impression that the ACT Government promised a buffer zone
between the suburb and the reserve. Because of the high demand the ACT
Government added a lot more plots to the original plan and the development
now stretches much further north along the Mulligans Flat access road with
absolutely no buffer whatsoever. It seems they consider the access road
to
be the 'buffer'.

It is also a joke that they market the suburb of Forde as being 'green'.
The enormous two-storey houses they have built so far allow no space for
gardens or trees, like all the new Gungahlin suburbs.

I hate to see what Throsby will end up looking like and what affect it
will
have on the adjacent reserves.

Cheers

Marnix Zwankhuizen
Senior Analyst/Programmer
Java Enterprise Technology
IT Branch
Australian Electoral Commission

Ph:   02 6271 4465
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I would be more concerned about the new suburb development planned in the
Goorooyaroo-Mulligans flat reserve!!!

> Greetings: For those who may be interested, the COG submission to
the
ACTs
> planning authorities on the Molonglo Valley development proposals
and
> impacts on birds is now on the COG website and can be accessed at:
>
>
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http://canberrabirds.org.au/ConservingWoodlandBirds/COG%20Molonglo%20Valley%20PA%20%20DVA%20Submission%20FINAL%2023%20November%202..pdf

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> cheers
> Jenny
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