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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 3 Hansard (8 March) . . Page.. 850 ..

MR CORBELL (continuing):

but the onus on the territory must be to minimise its impact to the least possible. By locating the Gungahlin Drive extension to the west of the AIS adjacent to the Bruce CIT and Calvary Hospital the road will be at the edge rather than in the middle of the nature park area.

Mr Speaker, the other point that needs to be made, of course, is that following the government's announcement to remove the spur road connecting the Gungahlin Drive extension to Barry Drive, there is no need for the road to travel to the east. The government's proposal is in effect nonsensical. You have a road that travels easterly to reach a westerly destination. It is a proposal which is no longer tenable.

Mr Speaker, the western alignment, as advocated by the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital, would also provide-and this is often known as the community option-for fast and efficient links to Bruce Stadium, to the Bruce CIT and Calvary Hospital. I reject Mr Hird's suggestion that it means you have to build a car park on top of the freeway.

Mr Speaker, for these reasons I am dissenting from the majority report. For these reasons also I have already placed on the notice paper a motion requiring that, pursuant to subsection 37 (2) of the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991, the Legislative Assembly will recommend to the executive that: firstly, the proposals for the alignment of the Gungahlin Drive extension travelling to the east of the Australian Institute of Sport be deleted forthwith from the Territory Plan; secondly, proposals for the alignment of the Gungahlin Drive extension travelling to the west of the Australian Institute of Sport and connecting with the intersection of Belconnen Way and Caswell Drive be re-affirmed and retained on the Territory Plan; and, thirdly, the ACT Planning Authority be directed to report to the Minister for Urban Services and this Assembly on progress in preparing plans for the commencement of construction of the Gungahlin Drive extension along an alignment to the west of the Australian Institute of Sport, including measures to address potential noise impacts along the route. Mr Speaker, I will be moving this motion at the next sitting of the Assembly. (Extension of time granted.)

Mr Speaker, in conclusion my recommendations are:

the so-called community option-

Thank you, Mr Speaker.

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