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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 11 Hansard (28 November) . . Page.. 3307 ..
MR SMYTH (continuing):
In addition, there will be a loss of some long-stay parking on sections 108 and 156 to the east of Callam Street and the need to relocate the existing traders with temporary tenure arrangements. However, there is currently an oversupply of long-stay parking in the centre. Loss of this parking will result in a redistribution of parking to currently underused car parks but not an overall shortfall in the centre. Long-stay parking to meet future demands can be more conveniently provided near the office precinct.
Realignment of Callam Street will create a parcel of unleased territory land adjoining section 18, Phillip. The Canberra Southern Cross Club has applied to purchase this land by direct sale. The club has indicated that it is prepared to meet the costs of constructing the road, estimated at $4.3 million. These costs exceed the value of the uses sought by the club, which has been provisionally valued by the Australian Valuation Office at approximately $3 million, and therefore the community will benefit by some $1.3 million.
The cost effectiveness of bringing the construction of the road forward, the traffic benefits by reducing the accidents caused at the intersections of Hindmarsh Drive, Callam Street and Athllon Drive, the community services provided by the Canberra Southern Cross Club and the short and long-term economic benefits are seen to be advantages to the territory.
The Standing Committee on Planning and Urban Services, well known to you, Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker, in report No 54 dated August 2000, has endorsed the variation. In accordance with the recommendation of the committee, the alternative option for the intertown public transport route has been deleted from the Territory Plan map.
MR SMYTH (Minister for Urban Services): I present the following papers:
Land (Planning and Environment) Act-Schedules-Leases granted, together with lease variations and change of use charges for the period 1 July 2000 to 30 September 2000, together with copies of leases granted to Harmony Corporation Pty Ltd; Defence Housing Authority; a deed of agreement between the Territory and Croatia Deakin Football Club Incorporated and leases granted to Croatia Deakin Football Club Incorporated and the masterplan for Deakin Oval Redevelopment by Croatia Deakin Football Club Incorporated.
I ask for leave to make a short statement.
Leave granted.
MR SMYTH
: Section 216A of the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991 specifies that a statement be tabled in the Legislative Assembly outlining details of leases granted by direct grant, leases granted to community organisations, leases granted for less than market value and leases granted over public land. The schedule I have tabled covers
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