Greater Canberra

Greater Canberra We are a community organisation working towards a more liveable, sustainable and affordable Canberra for everyone.

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We’re a bit late to this one, but earlier this week the ACT Government opened consultation on the Southern Gateway, the ...
25/07/2026

We’re a bit late to this one, but earlier this week the ACT Government opened consultation on the Southern Gateway, the corridor running along the proposed light rail route through the Inner South, Woden and down towards Farrer.

Any planning changes are still a bit off, but the potential here is enormous.

These are already some of the best-connected and most desirable parts of Canberra, even without light rail. At the moment, much of the corridor is still dominated by detached houses. Southern Gateway puts a real opportunity on the table to completely reshape these areas, with more homes, better local centres, better public transport, safer walking and cycling, and greener, more liveable streets that far more Canberrans can enjoy.

But there is also a very real chance for this to go south. Pushback could force the government to back down, water the plan down, or leave us with something far less ambitious than Canberra needs.

This is going to be one of the most important planning debates shaping Canberra over the coming years. You’ll hear much more from us in the weeks ahead as we work through the detail and develop our submission.

For now, have a look at the YourSay page and show your support for a more liveable, walkable Canberra that makes room for more people in some of the best-located parts of the city.

yoursayconversations.act.gov.au/southerngatewaycorridor
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-22/draft-plan-adelaide-avenue-yarra-glen-corridor-canberra/106943068

Greater Canberra media release on CSIRO Ginninderra land finally being sold!
12/07/2026

Greater Canberra media release on CSIRO Ginninderra land finally being sold!

Please see Greater Canberra's media release on YIMBY Melboune's announcment of the Zoning Atlas.It is an awesome tool an...
12/07/2026

Please see Greater Canberra's media release on YIMBY Melboune's announcment of the Zoning Atlas.

It is an awesome tool and we highly reccomend you check it out here: https://zoning.org.au/

Media Release:
Greater Canberra is proud to support the release of the Australian Zoning Atlas by YIMBY Melbourne.

The Atlas provides the first like-for-like national comparison of residential zoning restrictions across Australia’s capital cities.

Following the Missing Middle reforms, Canberra is now the second least-restricted capital in Australia, behind Melbourne. However, 74% of residential land within 20 kilometres of the city centre still meets the Atlas’s definition of “highly restricted”.

That figure should not obscure the scale of Canberra’s recent reforms. Missing Middle opened RZ1 which makes up ¾ of Canberra residential land from only allowing single family homes, with no ability to subdivide or consolidate to allowing up to two story apartments. Because the Atlas counts a two-storey height limit as restrictive, much of Canberra remains within its headline measure even though significantly more housing is now permitted.

Despite this, Canberra’s result shows both how much progress has been made, with Canberra ranking second in the country in the percentage of land within 20km of the centre that is not highly restrictive and has joined the majority of Australian cities in not dedicating land to detached homes.

RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/share/14hQ71mvF7S/Parking sounds like the boring bit of housing policy.But parking rules ...
08/07/2026

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Parking sounds like the boring bit of housing policy.

But parking rules help decide what gets built, what homes cost, and whether otherwise viable projects stack up at all.

This Friday, Dominic Behrens will present Grattan Institute’s new Wasted space report, a detailed look at how car-parking requirements shape housing, cities and the trade-offs behind urban reform.

Come this Friday to learn more!

Friday 10 July · 6:30–8:00pm
Civic Library · Mezzanine Room

Do you want to understand forces beyond mortal control?Come spend 90 minutes learning about parking regulations.Parking ...
07/07/2026

Do you want to understand forces beyond mortal control?

Come spend 90 minutes learning about parking regulations.

Parking requirements are one of the least visible, but most consequential, parts of the planning system. They shape what can be built, how much housing costs and how our streets and neighbourhoods work.

This Friday, Dominic Behrens will present the evidence from Grattan Institute’s new report, Wasted space: Axe car-parking rules to ease the housing crisis.

Friday 10 July - 6:30–8:00pm
Civic Library - Mezzanine Room
RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/share/14hQ71mvF7S/

Parking is one of the most contested parts of the debate about density and urban reform.Concerns about where cars will g...
04/07/2026

Parking is one of the most contested parts of the debate about density and urban reform.

Concerns about where cars will go, how much parking new housing should provide, and the effect on existing streets often shape the broader discussion about allowing more homes.

Next Friday, join Greater Canberra for a presentation from Dominic Behrens, co-author of the Grattan Institute’s new report, Wasted space: Axe car-parking rules to ease the housing crisis.

The report examines the economic cost of mandatory parking requirements, how much parking residents actually use, and what has happened in places that have moved to different approaches.

Whatever your current view, this is a chance for all of us to engage with the evidence, question our assumptions, and think seriously about what a different approach to parking could look like in Canberra.

Friday 10 July
6:30–8:00pm
Civic Library, Mezzanine Room
Free RSVP link: https://www.facebook.com/share/14hQ71mvF7S/

Come along to hear the evidence and take part in an important conversation about housing, density and parking!

Today, Canberra is finally unlocked.The Missing Middle reforms are now in force.Townhouses, duplexes and small apartment...
01/07/2026

Today, Canberra is finally unlocked.

The Missing Middle reforms are now in force.

Townhouses, duplexes and small apartments can now be built across Canberra’s suburbs, giving Canberrans more choice in the kinds of homes they can live in.

This will not change every street overnight. But it ends decades of rules that locked most of Canberra into one detached house per block.

A major step towards a more affordable, liveable Canberra that makes room for more people.

Missing Middle is here.

Reminder tonight: Missing Middle Celebration 🎉The Missing Middle reforms have passed and tonight, we’re getting together...
19/06/2026

Reminder tonight: Missing Middle Celebration 🎉

The Missing Middle reforms have passed and tonight, we’re getting together to celebrate.

Join Greater Canberra at King O’Malley’s from 7pm–10pm for a celebration and conversation about what the reforms mean, how we got here, and what comes next for the campaign for more homes, more choice and a better Canberra.

📍 King O’Malley’s
🗓 Friday 19 June
⏰ 7pm–10pm

Bring a friend, we’d love to see you there.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/1kuADS17mZ/

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