"Stop chopping down the trees. Stop approving developments and other suburban activities that result in the loss of our older trees – especially the gum trees that encourage birds to be part of the city," says 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
"Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN reports on the chalk and the cheese contrast in presentations at a recent community council meeting.
"The NCA avoided the awkward questions that I believe many of the ABC audience would like to have been asked", says "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
"Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN wonders about government leadership in a post-Barr era and who might have their eyes on the big chair.
"The tram is a public-financed benefit for the city’s developers – thank you, ACT Greens, for the idea. The naivety of this once-credible political group is stunning," writes "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
The Woden Valley Community Council continues to bang its head against an indifferent government, unwilling to listen to the locals or the logic of their arguments, says "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
"These small and dense clumps of trees are now likely to be counted as part of the government’s dubious off-set regimes and used to justify the destruction of trees and habitats for developments," writes columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
PLANNING in the ACT remains steadfastly opaque and messy, says "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN. Here he offers three glaring examples…
"There will be massive over-development of the available lands west of Commonwealth Avenue – as shown in the image taken from the submission. And what’s all that stuff on the southern side of the lake?," writes columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
"When a development happens to be on a site under the supervision of the NCA, things really get messy! This is what's being played out with a massive Geocon three-tower development in Civic," writes PAUL COSTIGAN.
Does anyone in this government appreciate what they have been handed as stewards of an internationally significant landscape?" asks "Canberra matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
"Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN tracks the tale of unloved trees felled and unloved new trees planted in Downer.
