The Barr Government’s Place Plan for West Basin released today in the Canberra Times does not state how many apartments or the height of the buildings. It does not show or explain any access across Parkes Way or access from Commonwealth Avenue. Critically, the new plan by consultants does not show how much of our existing park is to be taken by apartments.
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The Lake Burley Griffin Guardians were formed at a meeting on 5th February 2015. We are a non-profit community group committed to safeguarding one of Canberra’s greatest treasures, the open space of Lake Burley Griffin and its lakeshore landscape setting.
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