Page 4194 - Week 14 - Tuesday, 29 November 1994
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Let me list what the study will provide. It will provide catchment areas, population and spending capacity for each level of centre; forecasts of catchment population, spending and floor space; a description of centre size and expansion options; the impacts of options on total gross leaseable area, retail gross leaseable area, and sales from catchment and district; resulting market shares for selected options for catchment, fringe and region, including sales amount and percentage; turnover levels for standard retail categories and non-retail services by centre; analysis of spending trends for Canberra, Queanbeyan and region; the impact of extended trading hours from 1991 to 1994 and future impacts; the effects of worker and visitor expenditure at each level of centre; the level of escape and captured expenditure at each level of centre; the viability level for each retail category for each level of centre; an assessment of oversupply and undersupply of floor space in Canberra and Queanbeyan for each level of centre; a brief comparison of Canberra and Queanbeyan retail provision with relevant other cities; the desirability of co-locating functions in local centres compared with freestanding shops; and, finally, locational attributes for each level of centre, with current factors attracting and detracting from locations of different levels of centres. You can see that we are looking seriously at the issues, not jumping up and down, frantically changing direction, and speaking off the cuff, as Mrs Carnell is.
Before any retail expansion of the Hyperdome can occur the leaseholder will have to apply for a lease variation and design and siting approval from my department. The proponent for the expansion of the Tuggeranong Hyperdome has been asked by my department to do an impact study of its expansion plans. If Mrs Carnell knew a little bit about the Territory Plan and the requirements in the Act, she would not be saying too much about this; she would not be making an idiot of herself out there in the community. I point out that it is a requirement of the plan that any retail development over 7,000 square metres automatically requires a preliminary assessment involving public consultation. Contrast my words, my approach over a number of weeks, which expresses that view, with the one that Mrs Carnell is constantly jumping up and down about - if you can find out what the current version is. Contrast the approaches and we will see where good sense and intelligence lies.
Mr Lamont: Mrs Carnell's view will change by tomorrow.
MR WOOD: That is probably the case, Mr Lamont, although by tomorrow I think she will have pulled her head in. I think she learns that eventually.
The impact study will consist of three stages. The first is preconsultation, including a resident survey and advertising for community comment on the proposal. Remember what I have been saying in recent weeks about what the community needs to say about these things? It was not Mrs Carnell saying that; it was me. The second stage is a technical study of the impact of the proposed expansion on other retailing businesses. The third stage is the assessment of the proposal against the results of consultant and technical analysis. The study to be undertaken by consultants to my department will provide independent corroboration of this work.
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