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

Authorised by Howard Maclean for Greater Canberra Inc. Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/evtfZtydhk
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04/09/2026

Canberra’s south is well connected, but it is not providing its fair share of new homes.

Phillip accounted for 78% of homes approved across the Southern Gateway over the latest five financial years.

The other thirteen suburbs contain 86% of the corridor’s residents, but accounted for only 22% of approved homes. Combined, they approved fewer homes than Braddon and Dickson alone.

With rapid buses already running and light rail planned, this is the moment to make room for more neighbours across the corridor.

This Sunday, help Greater Canberra decide what we should demand from the Southern Gateway plan.

We will explain the evidence, hear your ideas and work together on our community submission.

Civic Library
Sunday 6 September
10:30am

Can’t wait to see you!

RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/share/1VehGv8PxW/

03/09/2026

Canberra’s south is already connected.

Twenty-three scheduled bus routes already serve places across Canberra’s south, including four Rapid routes. Future light rail will add another major connection.

So what should Canberra build around all that transport?

This Sunday, Greater Canberra is getting people together to push for more homes, stronger centres and safer connections. We’ll explain the draft. You bring the ideas. Together, we’ll shape a clear community submission.

Civic Library
Sunday 6 September
10:30am

Sign up below!

RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/share/1VehGv8PxW/

02/09/2026

Two suburbs approved more homes than thirteen.

Braddon and Dickson approved 1,491 homes over the latest five financial years. Thirteen suburbs across Canberra’s south outside Phillip approved just 816 combined!

Canberra’s south already has jobs, services, established centres and frequent public transport. Future light rail makes the opportunity even bigger. These suburbs should also be able to welcome more people.

What would a more ambitious plan for Canberra’s south look like?

This Sunday, Greater Canberra is bringing people together to push for more homes in established, well-connected suburbs. We’ll explain what the Government is proposing and help turn your ideas into a clear submission.

Civic Library
Sunday 6 September
10:30am

RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/share/1VehGv8PxW/

01/09/2026

Do not waste the Southern Gateway.

Canberra’s south already has jobs, health care, established centres, schools, rapid buses and public infrastructure. Future light rail will make the opportunity even bigger.

This Sunday, Greater Canberra is bringing people together to demand a plan with more homes, stronger centres and safer connections.

If you want Canberra’s established suburbs to welcome more people, come and help us make the case.

We will give you a quick explanation of the proposal, hear what matters to you and work together on a submission

Civic Library
Sunday 6 September
10:30am

RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/share/1VehGv8PxW/

31/08/2026

Change is coming to Canberra's south, and we need your help shaping what comes next!

This Sunday, Greater Canberra is bringing people together to talk through the Southern Gateway proposal and work out what our community should push for.

Housing, light rail, buses, local centres, walking, cycling, difficult intersections and land that could be used better. It is all on the table.

You do not need to read the planning documents by yourself. We will give you a rundown, then we will work together to brainstorm and develop a strong community submission.

Canberra's south contains some real wasted oppurtunities, come along and help make change happen.

Civic Library
Sunday 6 September
10:30am

RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/share/1VehGv8PxW/

25/08/2026

Tell us what Canberra’s south could become.

Light rail is coming to Woden, and the Government is now planning for how Canberra’s south should change alongside it, and well before it arrives!

This is a pretty big opportunity.

Some of Canberra’s best-connected suburbs are also some of its most underused. We can get more homes, better local centres and much better places to live out of this, but only if we get it right.

So on Sunday 6 September at 10:30am at Civic Library, Greater Canberra is getting people together to help us work out what we should be pushing for.

You don’t need to read the planning documents.

We’ll give you a quick rundown of the proposal, then we want to hear from you.

Housing. Zoning. Roads. Public transport. Walking and cycling. Local shops and centres. The weird intersection you hate. The light rail stop that you have no idea how anyone is gonna get there. The empty bit of land you’ve always thought could be used better.

We want to put our community's heads together to make this work!

📍 Civic Library
🗓 Sunday 6 September
⏰ 10:30am

RSVP Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/1VehGv8PxW/

21/08/2026

Fun fact: 58% of housing approvals across 2021–22 to 2025–26 were in just eight Canberra suburbs.

There’s plenty going on in housing and planning at the moment, so if you want to chat about that, Southern Gateway, or whatever else is happening around Canberra, come grab a coffee with us tomorrow.

10am at East Row, Civic

FB event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1DKY1zMXuP/

17/08/2026

There's quite a bit happening in Canberra housing at the moment, including the Southern Gateway consultation, which is a pretty big opportunity to shape what happens along the southern entrance to the city.

We're having a coffee catch up this Saturday if you want to chat about that, the latest housing stuff more generally, or just meet some fellow Greater Canberrans!

10am at East Row in Civic.

FB event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1DKY1zMXuP/

14/08/2026

We're doing another Greater Canberra coffee catch up next Saturday.

If you wanna chat about what's happening with housing in Canberra, figure out what this whole Southern Gateway thing is about, or just meet some other housing nerds, come along.

10am Saturday 22 August at East Row in Civic.

Very casual. Grab a coffee and have a yap.

FB event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1DKY1zMXuP/

29/07/2026

The Productivity Commission's interim report on housing unsurprisingly confirms we need to relax the land use rules where people want to live.

This is a fantastic report with some really interesting analysis and reccomendations.

Check it out here: https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries-and-research/housing-supply/interim/

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