Page 1274 - Week 07 - Wednesday, 23 August 1989
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Some of the evidence that was presented to him was that on a given day the traffic from London Circuit to Haig Park, at this stage on Northbourne Avenue, consists of 400 cars. It takes 8 minutes and 20 seconds for those cars to move across that distance, which is an average of 7.5 kilometres per hour. The energy impact that that type of travel has is quite significant to this Territory. One thing that we are well aware of - and Mr Wood could verify this if he were here because he was at an energy briefing the other day - is that the dispersed city concept has given Canberra a situation where there is about a 75 per cent correlation between people working and living in the same decentralised city, and as such we have a reduced fuel consumption from our vehicles.
Vehicles account for basically half of the energy consumption in the ACT. So it is absolutely critical that this philosophy of decentralised city centres and decentralised work centres be taken into account in such decisions. In fact, Justice Kelly had the foresight to understand that, and he made an appropriate decision when he handed down his decision about the Canberra Times site - specifically the Canberra Times site, specifically office buildings.
One of the problems we have is that the building in Civic is out of kilter with the building in the town centres. It is very clear to us - it takes no expert to know - that the office block development in Belconnen and in Tuggeranong is behind the development in Civic.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Moore, your time has expired.
MR MOORE: I seek an extension of time, Mr Speaker, for another five minutes.
Leave not granted.
MR MOORE: Mr Speaker, can I move to suspend so much of standing orders as would allow me to have an extension of time for three minutes?
MR SPEAKER: You could do that, Mr Moore, but I believe the vote has already been taken on your behalf.
MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister) (5.03): Mr Speaker, the Government is very pleased to see that Mr Kaine has raised this matter today, and we join with the Leader of the Opposition in expressing grave concern about the effect of the ACT Supreme Court decision, both on the redevelopment of the Canberra Times site and on other redevelopment in Canberra. The Supreme Court decision has placed many major redevelopment proposals, both in Civic and elsewhere in the Territory, in jeopardy. Mr Moore should be listening to these comments.
It must have adverse effects on the local economy and on the confidence of the private sector, and this is of course
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