“The rubbish being put about by the ACT government is that heritage listings would hinder the development of the city and force the city centre to become frozen in time,” writes “Canberra Matters” columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
Paul Costigan
Paul Costigan is a commentator on cultural and urban matters. There are more of his columns at citynews.com.au
"There was no shock to the system given it had failed on so many of the audit criteria. What is obvious is that the culture of the NCA is underpinned by its self-importance and self-righteousness," writes PAUL COSTIGAN.
"I enjoy supermarkets and searching for what is new or what particular branches offer that others may not… for me, going to a supermarket is akin to browsing a bookshop, you never know what you may stumble upon," writes PAUL COSTIGAN.
“Nothing will stop the ACT Greens and Labor in government from doing what they believe they are entitled to do. They carry on as if they were untouchable,” writes “Canberra Matters” columnist PAUL COSTIGAN. .
"The ACT government is the biggest threat to mature trees, both through its enabling of more bulldozing and because of its preferred action – looking the other way," says "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
When it comes to planning, "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN wonders if the Canberra Liberals would be any better than the "neo-liberal approach being delivered by the conservative-leaning" ACT Greens and Labor.
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN discovers that power prices are set to surge.
"The ACT government’s planning directorate appears to have no comprehension of good design and how it could deliver a high standard of living for the next generations as they deal with climate change," says columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
"It looked as if the Planning Directorate had quietly slipped in these massive variations... hoping that no-one was going to notice it. And the minister signed this?" Columnist PAUL COSTIGAN exposes some bureaucratic funny business.
"The NCA operates as if it has sidelined the important heritage and planning requirements of the areas for which it has important stewardship responsibilities," writes "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
"People are seeking a planning system that provides confidence, certainty, clarity, trust and values consultations. Based on what's been released so far, the new legislation is a failure on all of these criteria," says PAUL COSTIGAN.
"The list of things the NCA is getting wrong is too long for this brief opinion piece. They are today’s version of the bureaucrats who worked hard to mess with the Griffins' creativity and design concepts," writes columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
