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15 July 2008: Palerang Council seeks boundary inquiry

Palerang Councillors have voted to seek a public inquiry into Palerang's boundaries with neighbouring Councils. The decision was taken at the Council meeting in Braidwood on Thursday 10 July 2008 [Full story]

8 July 2008: Queanbeyan Council votes for a public inquiry into boundary adjustment

Queanbeyan City Council council have voted to request that the Boundaries Commission conduct an inquiry into the BURRA boundary adjustment proposal. Palerang Council will consider the matter at their meeting on 10 July [Full story]

8 July 2008: Gas-fired power station for Williamsdale?

Confusion surrounds ActewAGL announcement to build a 500MW Gas-fired power station at Williamsdale. A statement issued by ActewAGL claims that the project is in "pre-feasibility study phase" while media reports state that they are in negotiations to purchase a property from a Williamsdale landholder [Full story]

8 July 2008: Catchment group to examine Murrumbidgee to Googong pipeline

The Upper Murrumbidgee Catchment Co-ordinating Committee will be considering ACTEW's Murrumbidgee to Googong pipeline proposal at their next General Meeting on 30 July. [Full story]

21 June 2008: Another 50+ new homes for Burra?

Two proposals submitted by landholders to re-zone greenfield land to provide over 50 new homes within Burra are highlighted in Palerang Council's Rural Residential, Rural and Environmental Areas Discussion Paper. These proposals involve two parcels of land, located at Williamsdale Rd/Warm Corner, and Keewong Lane. [Full story]

31 May 2008: Molonglo Wind Farm runs out of puff

The local community is celebrating as plans to build a controversial wind farm on nearby Molonglo Ridge have been dumped by the developer, Acciona Energy. Nearly four years after being told by residents on both sides of the ridge that the site was unsuitable for the industrial development, Acciona belatedly came to the same conclusion. [Full story]