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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 9 Hansard (7 September) . . Page.. 3005 ..
MR SMYTH (continuing):
multi-unit sites; and continuing to improve the amenity, location and condition of ACT Housing dwellings and so meet minimum residential tenancy standards.
Mr Speaker, the government is making substantial headway in achieving the outcomes set out in the bilateral agreement. The acquisition of 200 additional dwellings for older persons will be achieved this financial year. Two hundred properties have been transferred to Community Housing Canberra Ltd and the further transfer of properties to community management is being evaluated.
In the 2000-01 budget the government announced a major-$60 million-rejuvenation of the ACT's multi-unit sites over the next 10 years. The program will provide a higher quality and more appropriate standard of accommodation, as well as improve the overall amenity of the sites, while reducing concentrations of disadvantaged public tenants. This strategy, together with the provision of appropriate support services, will result in a more stable environment for young people in particular to participate in training, education and employment. The ACT will explore opportunities for linkages with other ACT and Commonwealth programs in these areas.
With the signing of the agreement, arrangements have been made to gazette notification of the making of the multilateral and bilateral agreements in accordance with the Housing Assistance Act 1987. Members of the public may obtain copies of these documents from my department. They will also be accessible on the housing page of the Urban Services web site following redevelopment of the site. I move:
That the Assembly takes note of the papers.
Debate (on motion by Mr Wood ) adjourned.
MR SMYTH (Minister for Urban Services): Mr Speaker, for the information of members, I present the following papers:
Land (Planning and Environment) Act, pursuant to section 29-Variation (No 139) to the Territory Plan, relating to the Area Specific Policy B11 North Canberra-Proposed additional uses, together with background papers, a copy of the summaries and reports, and a copy of any direction or report required.
I ask for leave to make a short statement.
Leave granted.
MR SMYTH
: Variation No 139 to the Territory Plan proposes a revised policy position for the B11 area in North Canberra and revises the existing definition for a section. It proposes to make provision for a limited range of commercial activities by adding business agency, office, restaurant and shop uses to the existing residential land use
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