"It's hard to be serious about the ACT elections having suffered through the last week or so of spin and over-the top, last-minute promises," writes "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN. "They do not inspire. They say nothing to excite."
Paul Costigan
Paul Costigan is a commentator on cultural and urban matters. There are more of his columns at citynews.com.au
"A city of towers with less community and cultural facilities and diminishing greenery is not what people had expected to be the outcome of having the ACT Greens as part of government," writes"Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
It is all happening again in Kingston and, as with other locations throughout Canberra, Floriade Reimagined saw locals planting more than 800,000 bulbs and annuals in May.
"The Planning Directorate under this Labor/Greens government is seen as being dysfunctional and no longer capable of delivering a liveable city for the future generations," writes "Canberra matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
"The sad news is that this government has announced that it no longer does master plans. Unbelievable! This is one of the most fundamental of jobs expected of a properly functioning and well-led planning department," writes "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
"The Ainslie residents question the YWCA’s definition of this being under-utilised community facility when the locals have a list of ideas they would like to talk about," writes "Canberra matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
"The outstanding reason why people seem to favour Alistair Coe to form the next government is because he is not Andrew Barr or Shane Rattenbury. But that may not solve the planning issues and much of the other woes," writes "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
When Rachel Stephen-Smith drops a leaflet into letterboxes setting out how she has 'worked hard to listen to people across my ministerial portfolio and in the electorate – and to find new ways to engage Canberrans in decision making' – the only polite reaction from residents would have to be – you must be joking!
"As the towers appear, people will remember that it was the ACT Greens that enabled these insulting and disingenuous processes to continue and that the Greens have allowed the government to use the call-in powers as a final insult," writes "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
"In Murrumbidgee, Chris Steel is hammering home disrespect for the views of his voters on green issues. Does he really want to see a change of government?" PAUL COSTIGAN reviews the performance of a Labor Minister seemingly untroubled about the coming election.
"The city-wide objections to the outrageous West Basin foreshore proposal have been sidelined and treated with a patronising tone by the City Renewal Authority. It is ignoring the resident groups of the inner north. This is engagement, asks "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
"The West Basin makeover by the ACT government is a huge national insult being carried out in the name of urban design," writes "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN
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