Friends of CROWK:
The Council meets on the first Thursday of the month commencing at 7.30 pm at:
THE VIKINGS TOWN CENTRE SPORTS CLUB
A Conceptual masterplan for:
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Welcome to our Community Website
CROWK
is a community-based organisation whose mission is to support residents in their development of a socially vibrant, environmentally sustainable, local community, ensuring that community resources are protected and maintained as community assets.
Our Aim
The specific objectives of CROWK are to:
- Achieve a vibrant, healthy and participatory local community where economic, social and environmental goals are in harmony.
- Ensure a genuine and significant resident voice on all planning and community development issues that affect the wider sub region based on Kambah West.
- Establish an iconic precinct of environmental learning, ecologically sustainable practice and community well being.
- Support sub regional infrastructure developments which meet best practice community-ownership and environmentally sustainable standards
- Facilitate local input into issues that affect the Tuggeranong Valley.
Why CROWK was formed
The initial reason for forming CROWK was to oppose inappropriate re-development of a community recreation asset, the Murrumbidgee Country Club. This initial focus rapidly broadened to ensure residents have a significant say about the future direction of their community. CROWK remains committed to ensuring resident interests and the local environment are not subjugated to the interests of external profit seekers.
Area covered by the "West Kambah Precinct"
**** Special Event****
Woden SEE-Change
interactive workshops on domestic sustainability themes.
Water Conservation Workshop
[Download the Flyer]Thursday 13th November
7.30 - 9.30 pm
Brindabella Room
St James Church
40 Gillies St., Curtin
Cost: $5.00
- Simple ways to reduce water use in the home.</
- How to choose a water harvesting system for your needs.
- How to use grey water safely.
- How your household habits can affect water quality in our
catchment..
ActewAGL and ACTPLA.
Other Upcoming events in the Woden SEE-Change community
learning calendar:
Sunday 23 November 6:00 - 7:00 pm – What happens when I flush?
An overview of our sewage treatment system including twilight
tour of Xeriscape garden.
Venue: Weston CIT
Thursday 4 december 7:30 - 9:30 pm - I'm dreaming of a green christmas.
– Share a glass of wine and your ideas on how to celebrate a more
meaningful and less materialistic Christmas.
Venue : Beyond Q Bookshop
Curtain Shops
Thursday 11 december 6:00 - 7:30 pm – How to have a healthy water wise garden - with gardening guru Cedric Byrant.
Venue: Weston CIT (brought to you by ActewAGL)
Bookings are required for the above events. To register please forward
your contact details to seechange.woden@gmail.com, or for more information contact Laura Stuart on 0403 243 156.
These events supported by CROWK
For a full schedule of events see our interactive Calendar Below
or download a PDF version
PROGRAM OF EVENTS: February – June 2008 [PDF]
click on specific dates for more info on events
or
PROGRAM OF EVENTS: February – June 2008 [PDF]
Café based community consultation process.
CROWK has received an Envirofund grant from the ACT government to run six café-style social networking and information events. This café style process is an innovative way of building a stronger local community.
Events will take place in local shopping centres in Kambah and parts of Weston Creek. Refreshments are provided. Through these events, CROWK hopes to provide an enjoyable and relaxing environment where local residents can talk about their neighborhood and identify priorities with the aim of:
- improving the local community’s sustainability.
- building stronger local networks; and
- identifying what local residents can do together
For more information:
email CROWK at www.grapevine.com.au
or ring Geoff Pryor on 6231 6423 or mobile 0428 930 196
CROWK Report - Read the results of our Survey
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News
and
Special events
Aged Care Development
*** Special Release***
Another CROWK submission supporting the building of a stronger local community.
Oct.29th 2007
"CROWK
is urging the ACT Government to
seize the opportunity to develop and
showcase a leading edge aged care facility in Kambah
more....
"
Follow-up:↓
ACT Government Response
Canberra: Soon to be the solar capital?
Chief
Minister and
Minister for Environment Jon Stanhope to consider
including a ‘Feed- in Law’ as part of the ACT Labor
Government’s renewed Update:↓
'Solar Premium'
Read the results of our Lifestyle Survey
CROWK wants to hear from you. We want your honest opinion on this web site