Tuggeranong Community Council Newsletter Issue 6: July 2011 ALDI buys into Chisholm New medical centre opens in Calwell

The new Calwell Medical Centre has now opened its doors to patients after its official opening by ACT Chief Minister, .

More than 300 people turned out for the opening at the Calwell Shopping Centre. The event was attended by Chief Execu- tive Officer of Ochre Health, John Burns, Opposition Leader, Zed Sesleja, Greens Leader, Meredith Hunter, Federal Mem- ber for , Gai Brodtman, ACT Senator Gary Humphries, local MLA‘s, , , Brendan Smyth and .

The opening was the culmination of a long campaign to improve health ser- vices in the Valley by lobby group, Doc- tors4Tuggeranong, led by local identity, Nick Tsoulias. At the opening Mr. Tsou- Aldi Foods Pty Ltd will build a new super- group centre incorporate a pre- lias said Ochre Health had brought a market at the Chisholm Group Centre, commitment for an Aldi and a Supabarn much needed lifeline of care and ser- after the ACT Government agreed to sell supermarket. In May 2011 a local con- vices closer to the residents of Tugger- a vacant block at market value. sortium paid $14.28 million for the Casey anong. site with the pre-commitment. The block of 3430 sq metres is located He said the new Calwell Medical Centre off Benham Street. The Government has Earlier this year, the Economic Develop- adds to facilities available at Calwell. agreed to sell the block as part of its ment Directorate undertook community policy of providing supermarket choice and stakeholder consultation on the pro- ―It will be of significant benefit to resi- and diversity for Canberra families. posed sale of the Chisholm site. Feed- dents who find it difficult to travel to ob- back from the community was strongly tain health care. The elderly, young So far, the policy has seen the ACT Gov- supportive. mothers and families now have more ernment engaged in advanced discus- convenient access to general and spe- sions with Aldi Foods Pty Ltd for new The Government expects to make a for- cial health care. supermarkets in several centres, includ- mal offer of a lease to Aldi later this ing Dickson, Kingston, Chisholm, and month, with a selling price based on The opening of the Calwell Medical Cen- Casey. three independent valuations. Aldi will be tre is testimony to all the hard work of required to submit a development appli- the Calwell community and highlights the Under the policy the Government has cation which will provide the community need for similar medical centres in other agreed to release sites in group centres with an opportunity to comment on the areas of . at Dickson, Kingston, Casey and Amaroo design of the proposed supermarket. (3 May 2010). Source: Media Release. See photo album on page 5 It has also required that and in the Casey

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concerns neighbourly

Residents attending the last Tugger- ALDI buys into Chisholm 1 advice anong Community Council (TCC) meet- New medical centre opens in Calwell 1 ing expressed concerns over plans to include a crematorium in the develop- ACT Policing and the ACT Ambulance Cemetery concerns 2 have issued a combined plea for resi- ment of a new southern cemetery at Good neighbourly advice 2 Hume. dents to look out for their elderly neighbours after a series of recent inci- Land releases in Chisholm and Conder 3 They questioned the need for a cremato- dents.

Humphries at the Hyperdome 3 rium to be included in the project and said they were concerned about the level In a recent incident a 57-year-old man Spotting blackspots 3 of emissions from the proposed complex. was found deceased after several weeks in his Bonython home. He died of natural News in brief 3 The subject of the new southern ceme- causes. It appears no-one attended his Brindabella unchanged in boundary tery was discussed in detail during a residence during this time. proposal 4 presentation by Chief Executive Officer In another incident, a 70-year-old Kam- Calwell medical centre opening of the ACT Cemeteries Authority, photo album 5 Hamish Horne. bah man was found in very poor physical condition in his Kambah home after a Computekkie 6 visit by Centrelink officers on July 2. The Mr. Horne said the proposed cremato- Don‘t Forget 6 rium would be located at the furthest end man was transported by the ACT Ambu- of the cemetery site and at least 1 kilo- lance Service to The Canberra Hospital metre from the nearest homes. but died later that evening.

He assured residents that the proposed More recently, police, firefighters and crematorium would use the latest tech- ambulance attended a Curtin residence nologies and that emissions would be where an 89-year-old woman had fallen minimal. inside her house sometime in the previ- ous day and was unable to summon TCC President, Darryl Johnston, asked if help. Emergency services were required the ACT Cemeteries Authority could in- to force entry to the house to provide vestigate if new cleaner technologies assistance. have been developed that would mean there would be no need for a cremato- Officer-in-Charge of Tuggeranong Police rium at the new southern cemetery. Station, Sergeant Rod Anderson said that these recent examples call for checks on people‘s welfare, particularly those more vulnerable in our community.

―Welfare checks are a regular part of police duties but we need Canberrans to keep an eye out for those vulnerable people in their immediate community who may, from time to time, need help,‖ Sergeant Anderson said.

―Emergency services are usually the first to attend such matters. What we don‘t like to find when we arrive is a vulner- able or elderly person who is very sick, highly distressed or worse.‖

―If you have an elderly person that you know, is in your family or living alone next door, please make the effort to check on their welfare from time to time.‖

―From a police and emergency services perspective, that sense of connected- ness to others in your immediate com- munity — whether it‘s within your apart- ment block or local area — can only make for a safer community,‖ Sergeant Hey Burt, what is this world coming to Anderson said. when kids get around with their dacks Source: Media Release around their ankles?

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and Conder The ACT Government has written to Lanyon Welfare and Community Ser- Community grants residents in Conder and Chisholm to vices Centre. advise them of land releases in their ACT Minister for Community Services, suburbs. ―Under the Territory Plan the block is Joy Burch, has called on community zoned Community CFZ which permits a groups in Tuggeranong to apply for The Economic Development Directorate range of community services and facili- $250,000 in funding to help pay for im- (EDD) has advised residents in Chisholm ties,‖ Mr. Arthur added. portant projects and vital equipment. that land on the intersection of Heagney and Deamer Crescents has been identi- The public is invited to comment on both Ms Burch said the 2011-12 Community fied for release. land releases. Comments can be made Support and Infrastructure Grants pro- via email to: gram awards grants of between $10,000 In a letter to residents EDD Director, EDD [email protected] or via the and $20,000 to groups that contribute John Arthur, says under the Territory post addressed to the Director Commu- significantly to the local community. Plan the land is currently zoned CZ4 nications Unit, GPO Box 158, Canberra which permits retailing, residential and City ACT 2601, by close of business 15 Links to application packages and further other services to the local community August 2011. information can be found at http:// compatible with nearby residential areas. www.grants.act.gov.au/ or by phoning For more information on the land release 6205 1308. Applications close on 15 Mr. Arthur said the EDD had also identi- program please visit: August. fied land off Sidney Nolan Street at www.edd.act.gov.au Conder for future release. Source; Media Release Calling frugal foodies He said this block is directly adjoining the OzHarvest is calling all frugal foodies to assist it in compiling a recipe book on Spotting what can be made from food leftovers. Humphries at The book, Luscious Leftovers, will be the Hyperdome blackspots launched at Floriade and all copies sold will help OzHarvest in providing meals to Canberrans have been asked to identify the underprivileged in our community. dangerous intersections for possible inclusion in the federal government‘s If you have a recipe for leftovers please Black Spots program. send it, with a photo if available (either of your dish or you), to Ruth Oldfield at Member for Fraser and chair of the ACT [email protected]. Full Black Spots Consultative Panel, Andrew acknowledgment will be given. It will also Leigh, has called on Canberrans to help be road or home tested, so please in- make their community safer by suggest- clude any relevant instructions, tips, etc. ing locations that may benefit from road improvements. Masterplan update The federally-funded Black Spots pro- gram allocates around $1 million per The ACT Government is preparing a ACT Liberal Senator, Gary Humphries year to help make ACT roads safer. master plan for the Tuggeranong town recently braved a cold morning to meet centre. This plan will set out how the with shoppers at the Tuggeranong Hy- ―By funding measures such as traffic centre can continue to develop and rede- perdome. Mr Humphries said in the few signals and roundabouts at dangerous velop into the future. In April preliminary hours he was there he spoke with a locations, the Black Spots program re- designs showing what the centre could number of shopowners, parents, busi- duces the risk of crashes, ultimately sav- look like in 30 years were presented to ness people and other member of the ing lives,‖ Mr. Leigh said. the community. community who were out braving the elements. ―When we last called for nominations You can see and comment on the draft back in February, 21 intersections or master plan design, vision, goals and ―I was concerned by small business own- corners were nominated as potentially design principles and see how previous ers who said they are struggling to pay dangerous locations. These intersections community feedback has been included. increasing rents, young families who and corners were then assessed by face rising living costs and residents who Roads ACT.‖ When: Tuesday 26 July - Friday 29 July believed the ACT is being allowed to run Where: Hyperdome (near Woolworths) down,‖ Senator Humphries said. Nominations may be emailed to [email protected], or by Planners will be on hand to answer your He said the overwhelming feeling is that telephoning Andrew Leigh on 6247 4396. questions from 10am to 2pm on Tuesday Canberrans are proud of the National 26 July and 4pm-7pm on Friday 29 July Capital and are committed to keeping it For inclusion in this round of the pro- as a great place to live and work. gram, nominations must be made by the For more information, see end of July. www.actpla.act.gov.au/ Source: Media Release Source: Media Release tuggeranongerindale

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ACT Electoral Commission up to 5 Au- ―This proposal attracted 19 public objec- gust 2011,‖ Mr. Green said. tions to further increasing the split of between two electorates. The proposed electorates are as follows: Many of these objections supported a proposal to alter the location of the 7- BRINDABELLA, a 5-Member Member seat – currently Molonglo – to electorate comprising the district , to allow all of of Tuggeranong (excluding the and Gungahlin to be included in one suburb of Hume), the Woden electorate.‖ Valley suburbs of Chifley, Farrer, Pearce and Torrens and the dis- Mr. Green said some submissions also tricts of , , Cotter objected to the size and diverse nature River, , Paddys of the current 7-Member electorate of River, Rendezvous Creek and Molonglo, which currently stretches from ; Gungahlin, through to and . GINNINDERRA, a 7-Member electorate comprising the districts ―Other public submissions supported of Belconnen, Gungahlin and making the smaller change proposed by , and the Canberra Central the Redistribution Committee. A public suburbs of Lyneham, O‘Connor hearing held on 24 June canvassed the and Turner; and issues raised in the objections.‖

―After considering all the public submis- MOLONGLO, a 5-Member elec- sions, the Augmented Commission con- torate comprising the districts of cluded that the case for the proposed Canberra Central (excluding the change to make Ginninderra the 7- A map of the ACT showing proposed changes suburbs of Lyneham, O‘Connor Member electorate, comprising all of to electoral boundaries. and Turner), , Belconnen, Gungahlin and Hall and the Weston Creek, Woden Valley suburbs of Lyneham, (excluding the suburbs of Chifley, Ginninderra could become a 7-Member O‘Connor and Turner, is a strong one.‖ Farrer, Pearce and Torrens), Jer- electorate and Molonglo could become a rabomberra (including the entire 5-Member electorate under major Mr Green said the Augmented Commis- suburb of Hume), , , changes to the ACT Legislative Assem- sion does not propose to alter the exist- and . bly electoral boundaries proposed by the ing 5-Member Brindabella electorate.

Augmented ACT Electoral Commission. Mr. Green said one key requirement for ―The current electorate of Brindabella is an ACT redistribution is ensuring that ACT Electoral Commissioner, Phillip projected to be within the required 5% of electoral enrolments in the three elector- Green, said after considering 23 public the enrolment quota at the time of the ates will be within +/- 5% of the quota at objections to the boundaries proposed 2012 election; therefore there is no statu- the time of the next election. by the ACT Redistribution Committee, tory imperative to alter the Brindabella the Augmented Commission has pro- boundary.‖ ―This requirement is aimed at ensuring posed that Ginninderra be made the 7- ‗one vote, one value‘,‖ Mr. Green said. Member electorate, consisting of Belcon- ―The report gives further details about The quota for the two 5 member elector- nen, Gungahlin and Hall and the suburbs the reasons for the proposed bounda- ates is 5/17 of the ACT total enrolment, of Lyneham, O‘Connor and Turner. ries. In particular, it looks at suggestions and the quota for the 7 member elector- Molonglo would become a 5-Member for changing the existing Brindabella ate is 7/17 of the ACT total,‖ he said. electorate. boundaries, but concludes that there is

no preferable alternative to the current ―The current electorate of Molonglo is Mr. Green said the Augmented Commis- boundaries,‖ he said. expected to be around 6.5% over the sion does not propose to alter the exist- quota in 2012, and Ginninderra is pro- ing 5-Member Brindabella electorate. ―The Augmented Commission‘s reasons jected to be 5.6% under the quota in for its proposal, and a map of the pro- 2012. Consequently, the size of Molon- He said while this proposal is different to posed electorates, are available on the glo needs to be reduced and Ginninderra the one published by the Redistribution ACT Electoral Commission website at needs to be increased to bring them Committee on 5 May 2011, which sug- www.elections.act.gov.au.‖ within +/- 5% of the quota at the time of gested that the Gungahlin suburbs of the 2012 election,‖ Mr. Green added. Crace and Palmerston should be trans- ―A notice inviting public objections and ferred from the existing 7-Member elec- including a map of the proposed elector- ―The ACT Redistribution Committee pro- torate of Molonglo to the existing 5- ates was published in the Canberra posal to transfer Crace and Palmerston Member electorate of Ginninderra, it Times on 8 July 2011. Objections will be from Molonglo to Ginninderra, while a does reflect an alternative model that considered by the Augmented ACT Elec- relatively small change, would have re- was also published by the Redistribution toral Commission, chaired by the Elec- sulted in 3 Gungahlin suburbs being in Committee. toral Commission‘s Chairperson, Roger Ginninderra,‖ he said. Beale AO,‖ Mr. Green concluded.

―Members of the public have 28 days in ―The Gungahlin suburb of Nicholls is which to object to the Augmented ACT Source: Media Release Electoral Commission‘s proposal. Ob- currently the only part of Gungahlin in jections in writing may be made to the Ginninderra.‖

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Computekkie Valley Voice

If you are about as computer savvy as I am then you have had to make a few calls to a help desk. Here are some sto- ries to prove that you are not alone when it comes to all things computekkie.

AST technical support had a caller com- plaining that her mouse was hard to con- trol with the dust cover on. The cover turned out to be the plastic bag the mouse was packaged in. Jul 30: Tuggeranong Festival Another Compaq technician received a Committee Meeting, 6.30pm call from a man complaining that the Tuggeranong Community Centre system wouldn't read word processing Tuggeranong Community Council‘s newsletter, Valley Voice is designed to files from his old diskettes. After trouble- shooting for magnets and heat failed to inform Valley residents of issues that Aug 2: TCC General Meeting, 7.30pm impact on them and to act as a vehicle diagnose the problem, it was found that Tuggeranong Southern Cross the customer labeled the diskettes then for other community groups and organi- Club. sations to communicate with residents. rolled them into the typewriter to type the labels. 14: Lions Club Tuggeranong Valley Voice will be produced on a regu- Homestead Markets. Another Dell customer called to say he lar basis and will be circulated amongst TCC members and beyond. If you wish couldn't get his computer to fax anything. 25: Tuggeranong Festival After 40 minutes of trouble-shooting, the to receive copies of Valley Voice in the Committee Meeting, 6.30pm future please email [email protected]. technician discovered the man was try- Tuggeranong Community Centre ing to fax a piece of paper by holding it in Meanwhile if you have articles or images front of the monitor screen and hitting the Sept 5 to 11: Landcare Week "send" key. you wish to contribute to Valley Voice please email them to [email protected] 6: TCC Annual General Meeting, Another Dell customer needed help set- by the 20th of each month. 7.30pm Tuggeranong Southern ting up a new program, so a Dell tech Cross Club. suggested he go to the local Egghead. Please feel free to pass Valley Voice on to those who you think will be interested "Yeah, I got me a couple of friends," the 11: Lions Club Tuggeranong customer replied. When told Egghead in its contents. Homestead Markets. ______was a software store, the man said, "Oh, I thought you meant for me to find a cou- 29: Tuggeranong Festival Valley Voice is published by the Tugger- ple of geeks." Committee Meeting, 6.30pm anong Community Council (TCC). Mate- Tuggeranong Community Centre rial in this publication comes from a vari- Yet another Dell customer called to com- plain that his keyboard no longer worked. ety of community and government based Oct 4: TCC General Meeting, 7.30pm He had cleaned it by filling up his tub sources and therefore does not neces- with soap and water and soaking the Tuggeranong Southern Cross sarily reflect the views of the TCC. keyboard for a day, then removing all the Club. keys and washing them individually. Material submitted to the TCC for inclu- sion in Valley Voice may be subject to 7: National Walk to Work Day. editorial changes. Material that includes A Dell technician received a call from a customer who was enraged because his dates, times and contact details is cor- computer had told him he was "bad and Nov 1: TCC General Meeting, 7.30pm rect at the time of publishing. Therefore, an invalid". The tech explained that the Tuggeranong Southern Cross the TCC cannot be held responsible if it computer's "bad command" and "invalid" Club. is not informed of any changes to that responses shouldn't be taken personally. information prior to publication.

13: Lions Club Tuggeranong A guy calls in to complain that he gets an Homestead Markets. "Access Denied" message every time he Tuggeranong Community Council. logs in. He was typing his user name and E: [email protected] W: www.tuggcc.com password in capital letters. Tech Sup- port: "OK, let's try once more, but use lower-case letters." Customer: "Uh, I only Tuggeranong Community Council Inc. (TCC) have capital letters on my keyboard." is an incorporated, voluntary, not for profit, non political, community based association operat- ing within the Tuggeranong district of Capital Territory. Tuggeranong Community Council acknowledges its supporters. TCC is formally recognised as the peak commu- nity representative body in Tuggeranong pro- moting the goals and aspirations of local resi- dents and other community groups and organisations within the Tuggeranong Valley. TCC receives partial funding from the ACT Government.

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