The government has given the green light to a controversial plan to build two supermarkets and 140 apartments near Dickson shops.
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Plans for the development, which is being driven by the Doma Group and Coles, have come under fire in their various iterations, and the government knocked back the project last year for its failure to meet planning and design requirements.
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9.40am: That crash on Groom St, Hughes is now clear. The Emergency Services Agency says it was minor crash.
9.08am: There has been a two-car collision in Hughes. Not a lot of detail at this stage, but it sounds like it is on or near Groom St.
Road closures:
Ginninderra Drive eastbound, from Coulter Drive and William Webb Drive, will be reduced to one lane until Friday 8 July 2016.
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