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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 07, 1972
Page
3
A lunchtime ACT Advisory Council meeting will discuss parking meter proposals for Civic areas. A subcommittee backed the Department of the Interior plan for 20¢ per hour meters, while some members oppose charges and the fee. Ken Fry is expected to move to reduce the rate if meters are approved.
The Department of the Interior reconsiders the plastic bag ban amid talks with bag manufacturers 1 Australia and Lion Carbide Corp, Transport Workers Union, and Canberra garbage contractors Halliwell Waste Disposals. The ban allows bags only as liners after concerns about sharp objects, with potential reintroduction if bag strength improves.
Yarrowlumla Shire Council voted to raise general rates to 14.25 cents per dollar of unimproved land value, with estimates showing total revenue around 189,440 dollars and expenditures near 1,127,000 dollars. The plan includes new salaries, allowances for councillors, and anticipated rate losses from area transfers and dam-related land.
The National Capital Development Commission told the ACT Milk Authority inquiry that only one of Canberra's six dairies is likely to remain undisturbed by development. Blocks 4 and 17 adjacent areas appear safe, while city blocks may be affected by expansion through 1980. The NCDC projected population growth from 11 percent annually to over two million by 2100, though a slower rate could yield about 1.6 million by 2000.
J and Holdings Pty Ltd property at 28 Lonsdale Street Braddon sees unimproved value reduced by the Valuation Review Board from 170000 to 155000 after previous challenges under the Land Rent Validation and Reapportionment Ordinance 1970. The firm argued the new figure excessive given six months land rent and income from construction.
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