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CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
Question No. 1435
Corroboree Park Precinct
MR CORNWELL - Asked the Chief Minister upon notice on 12 October 1994
In relation to the original petition opposing redevelopment of Corroboree Park precinct sent to you on 19 September 1994 and signed by around 160 concerned citizens
(1) Will you lodge the petition in the Assembly; if so, when, if not, why not.
(2) Will you ensure that the concerns of the residents of the area are given full and
due consideration. -
(3) What is your Governments response to the concerns that (a) the Corroboree Park precinct (as included in the Interim Heritage Places Register) should be preserved in its current form and (b) that any development of the area should be confined to the refurbishment and extension of existing single residences in keeping with the character of the area.
MS FOLLETT - The answer to the Members question is as follows:
(1) I lodged the petition, which had 151 signatories, in the Assembly on 11 October 1994.
(2) 1 believe that the concerns of the residents have been given full and due consideration. The Heritage Council of the ACT has listed the Corroboree Park Precinct on the interim Heritage Places Register, and the processes which are to be followed are set out in the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991. These processes include the public release of a citation for the Precinct with a period of 28 days for public comment. The Corroboree Park citation was released for public comment on 5 February 1994, with comment due by 4 March 1994. The Heritage Council took into account all written public comments received, and held public meetings to discuss issues. Amendments to the citation were made, and it was then gazetted to the interim Heritage Places Register on 27 April 1994.
There is a 28 day period after the gazettal of a place for which appeals concerning the decision to list the place can be made. There have been several appeals to the Land and Planning Appeals Board on the Corroboree Park Precinct, which provides further opportunities for residents and others to voice their concerns and have them taken into account.
When a place is to be gazetted to the Heritage Places Register through a variation to the Territory Plan, a further opportunity exists for community views to be considered.
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