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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 10 Hansard (25 September) . . Page.. 3395 ..

(3) The decision to concentrate on the Woden Park site for a comprehensive feasibility study was based on the fact that this is a central location, already clearly identified as an athletics venue. An earlier preliminary study had shown that all aspects of the required centre could be accommodated on the site, and the Woden site did not present any significant planning or engineering problems in carrying out the upgrading.

Holder was seen as less central and would have presented some planning complications in terms of land classification, traffic movement and the relationship to the former high school's new functions. West Deakin would have required a significant redesign and reconfiguration of the surrounding areas and would also have required planning variations before it could proceed.

The completed feasibility study on the Woden site is expected to be presented to the Bureau on about 8 September 1997, to support a bid for Capital Works Program funding for 1998/99.

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