Volcanic Grassy Woodlands Threat
Ainslie and Braddon residents are concerned about a proposal for a new phone tower on the corner of Quick Street and Limestone Avenue.
Early Access: Register now to attend new training in 2024
The Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate (EPSDD) is pleased to advise registrations are now open to attend a new set of training sessions on the ACT planning system. Training will start on 6 February 2024 and run to May 2024. New training will help you build the practical skills …
Early History of Ainslie
Ainslie was named after James Ainslie who was the first overseer of Duntroon Station. He was wounded at the battle of Waterloo in 1815 and came to Australia shortly afterwards. In 1825 Ainslie was employed by Robert Campbell to take a mob of seven hundred sheep southwards from Bathurst to …
The Big Sell Off
Activity in Bill Pye Park over the last couple of weeks shows that the demolition of the community facility is imminent. So if you want to see this mid-century pre-school designed to nestle into Bill Pye Park for the last time you better hurry.
Life in Ainslie – May 22
Like much of the Inner North, Ainslie is looking magnificent at the moment with its autumn colours. Taking the dog for a walk up Tyson Street I heard the sound of a cork being twisted out of a wine bottle and there in the gum trees were two pairs of …
Eleanor Gilbert
Eleanor Gilbert, BSc Hons (1950- ) filmmaker with an extensive research and ecological background. Her focus is to tell the stories, locate and document the pathways, which are leading out of the maze of oppression and the belly of the Australian genocide to the reinstated sovereignty for First Nations and …
Louise Lyon
My grandparents moved to Ainslie in 1939 where they lived for almost 50 years until they passed away. My mother, Enid Wheeler (nee Guard) spent her teenage years in Ainslie and returned in 1961 with my father and their four children. Her story is in the book. I grew up …
Environmental Impacts at 11 Rutherford Crescent, Ainslie, ACT
The CURRENT building should be considered for heritage listing – architecture and significant Ainslie building from early 1900s There are currently 19 trees on the block, of which, 16 are proposed to be removed and one other pruned by half therefore removing the bird habitat provided by the tallest tree; …
ACT Tree Huggers – Save a Tree
‘Canberra’s urban forest is a key part of what makes our city the most liveable in Australia. The urban forest, made up of all trees, vegetation and systems that support them, is part of our identity as the bush capital: a city within a landscape.’ Chris Steele, Minister for Transport …
YMCA Community Facility
History of the YMCA’s Management of the Community Facility at 11 Rutherford Crescent, Ainslie, ACT The existing building at 11 Rutherford Cres, Ainslie was established in the 1940s in a manner consistent with the Garden City design ethos expressed across Ainslie. The building was a controversial response to an identified …