Inspire: News & Insights
04.04.2017
Ginninderry as a connected community
Ginninderry as a connected community
Ginninderry will be a place where everybody feels welcome, comfortable and included. My role as Community and Cultural Planning Manager is finding out what it is that people do, what […]
31.03.2017
Housing diversity at Ginninderry
Housing diversity at Ginninderry
My role as Ginninderry Project Director is effectively to be the overall governance of the project. Ginninderry is a spectacular setting surrounded by the beautiful hills of the Brindabella’s and […]
25.03.2017
SPARK – caring for our community!
SPARK – caring for our community!
When it comes to empowering members of the local community to pursue further education to improve long-term employability, SPARK has it. For the 15 participants of all ages registered to […]
07.03.2017
Understanding householder attitudes to renewable energy futures
Understanding householder attitudes to renewable energy futures
The residential energy market is in a state of change. Advances in energy efficient appliances, falling battery storage prices and continued uptake of solar PV are providing householders with more […]
02.03.2017
Sights set on first sales release
Sights set on first sales release
After ten years of detailed planning, the first sales release at Ginninderry is just around the corner. Ginninderry is a master planned community. This means that right from the beginning, […]
01.03.2017
Making (not viewing) art to find your “flow”
Making (not viewing) art to find your “flow”
Last Friday I visited the Aboriginal Women’s Art Group workshop “Strong Women”* to talk to the women there about making artworks and products for our development. There were 10 women […]
01.03.2017
Culturally significant tree-relocation makes Ginninderry history books
Culturally significant tree-relocation makes Ginninderry history books
On 13 January, amidst high temperatures, an exercise that proved to be the first of its kind was undertaken in the ACT; being the relocation of an Aboriginal ‘culturally modified […]
01.03.2017
Connecting people through the pursuit of sustainable living
Connecting people through the pursuit of sustainable living
I recently came across an article featured on ABC News online, where visual artist Calista Lyons, now based in the US, returned to her hometown of Tallangatta Valley. Calista set out […]
23.02.2017
The Link – From Vision to Reality
The Link – From Vision to Reality
As an architect, the hardest stage is the translation of the design into built form. Although it is the main outcome, this is where the design and vision can sometimes […]
22.02.2017
Register now for the West Belconnen Administration Pre-Employment Program
Register now for the West Belconnen Administration Pre-Employment Program
A new innovative accredited training program specifically targeting the West Belconnen community that will develop skills, provide work experience and deliver potential employment in the business administration sector for participants. […]
21.02.2017
SPARK – committed to the community