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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 9 Hansard (2 September) . . Page.. 2815 ..

MR SMYTH (Minister for Urban Services): Mr Speaker, for the information of members, I present the Tuggeranong lakeshore master plan, dated August 1999, and ask for leave to make a statement.

Leave granted.

MR SMYTH: Mr Speaker, as part of the 1998 ACT election campaign, the Liberal Party pledged to develop a master plan for Tuggeranong lakeshore and surrounding areas. A consultant was engaged by Planning and Land Management in December 1998 to undertake this study. A final master plan has been published, following a six-month period involving two extensive rounds of community consultation. A wide range of opinions and debate regarding the future of the Tuggeranong lakeshore and the town centre have been stimulated by this study.

Mr Speaker, the master plan is a vision for the future and a development strategy. Contrary to some media comments, the master plan is not a detailed development control plan. The master plan will be used by the Government to help determine public works initiatives and maintenance operations, advise Canberra Urban Parks and Places on the management of public spaces and provide input to the Infrastructure and Asset Management Group's land release program, as well as providing input to PALM's consideration of future variations to the Territory Plan.

The master plan provides a framework to permit additional development, including residential, to revitalise the Tuggeranong Town Centre and to improve the use of facilities and public areas. Furthermore, the provision of a range of housing types within or in proximity to a town centre is in accordance with the principles for sustainable development and the Territory's obligations under the national greenhouse strategy. I have asked my department to work closely with the Infrastructure and Asset Management Group in the Department of Treasury and Infrastructure to ensure that the good ideas of the plan are used to provide a vibrant future for the town centre and effective use of the lakeshore.

Mr Speaker, over time implementation of the plan will see an improvement to public amenities, including pedestrian lighting, increased opportunities for recreation and entertainment facilities, a village green, facilities for the aged and increased opportunities for people to live on the lake edge and in the town centre. I table the Tuggeranong lakeshore master plan for the information of members.

MR OSBORNE: Mr Speaker, I seek leave to move a motion in relation to the master plan.

Leave granted.

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