Your Capital, Your Say

The National Capital Authority (NCA) is committed to engaging with the Australian community about your National Capital.

We have created this digital hub as a place where community can readily find information on and status of current NCA consultations and engagement activities.

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Current engagements

Draft Heritage Management Plan - State Circle Cutting

State Circle Cutting, together with the nearby Capital Hill unconformity beneath Parliament House, is recognised as an outstanding example of a major geological folding event. It is one of only two sites in the ACT identified by the Geological Society of Australia as being of international geological significance.

View more on the consultation page here

Draft Heritage Management Plan - Commencement Column Monument

The foundation stones of the unfinished Commencement Column are historically significant because they mark the site associated with the selection of Australia's federal capital.

Incorporated into the current Commencement Column Monument and relocated to Federation Mall in 1988 following the completion of Parliament House, the stones also commemorate the official foundation and naming of Canberra as the national capital in March 1913.

View more on the consultation page here

Community Forum

Community Forum Recording - 19 August 2026

Community Forum Recording - 26 August 2025

Community Forum Recording - 14 November 2024

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Amendment 102 - Hume Circle Precinct

3 August 2026

Draft Amendment 102 has been approved.

A copy of Amendment 102 can be found via the link below.

Amendment 102 - Hume Circle Precinct | National Capital Authority

Amendment 102 reflects the stated objectives for this precinct, providing the opportunity for high quality urban renewal in parts of the precinct while reinstating lost elements of the original Griffin intent. Amendment 102 varies the National Capital Plan by bringing the Hume Circle Precinct within ‘Designated Areas’ and establishing the planning framework against which future development proposals may be considered and assessed.

In response to community comments, Amendment 102 reflect changes that clarify land use and building heights limits across the precinct. The amendment has incorporated more detail on the principles and expectations of high-quality urban design, consistent with other precinct codes in the National Capital Plan, to provide certainty for developers and community and a framework against which future proposals will be assessed.

The amendment still requires further detailed planning and design work, specific to a development proposal, to be submitted for NCA approval and public consultation prior to any application for works approval.

Draft North Curtin Residential Area - Design Conditions for Planning, Design and Development

1 September 2026

The National Capital Authority (NCA) has today released the consultation report following engagement earlier this year on the North Curtin Residential Area Draft Detailed Conditions of Planning, Design and Development (DCPDD).

The NCA appreciates all the local community, organisations and stakeholders that have taken time to attend one of the pop ups, the information night or send us a written submission.

Common themes from the feedback include;

Traffic and Transport
Infrastructure and community facilities
Density, design and size of dwellings
Height and Orientation of Dwellings
Water Ecology Park, environmental and biodiversity matters
Governance and other matters.

Your Capital, Your Say