Page 1745 - Week 06 - Wednesday, 4 May 2005
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city centre and Canberra as a whole. The feasibility of the potential funding models and the appropriateness of any chosen delivery vehicle are also important considerations.
The government will not take any of these matters lightly, and we will determine the appropriate outcome within an environment that appropriately recognises the responsibilities of the commonwealth, represented by the NCA, and the aspirations and the ideas of Canberrans. The Canberra central task force will be given responsibility for examining all of these matters, having regard to commentary received from the community, and the government will decide on a way forward in the coming weeks.
The concept plan for the future development of the City Hill precinct is a vital and important contribution, and so is that put forward by Mr Snow in his private sector proposal. But, ultimately, the views of everyone in our community must be properly considered and must be considered in the context that I referred to earlier.
The government welcomes this debate. I have circulated some amendments that give proper regard to the other work that has occurred in the city centre. I now seek leave to move together the amendments to Mr Seselja’s motion circulated in my name.
Leave granted.
MR CORBELL: I move:
(1) paragraph (1), omit “Canberra”.
(2) insert new paragraphs:
“(2A) recognises the contribution of the ACT Planning and Land Authority through its City Hill ‘Concept for the future’ proposal;
(2B) recognises the contribution of the private sector proposal ‘Living City’ put forward by Mr Terry Snow;”;
(3) paragraph (4), omit the paragraph; and
(4) add the following new paragraphs:
“(6) affirms the importance of the Government’s Canberra Central Program as a key element to help drive the revitalisation of the City Centre; and
(7) affirms the importance of considering all options for the future development of City Hill and its environs to ensure the successful and sustainable revitalisation of the City Centre, including City Hill.”.
MRS DUNNE (Ginninderra) (11.10): It is a sort of entertainment, but probably a poor one, to sit here today and watch Mr Corbell squirm and spit out words like “Mr Snow’s private sector proposal” in the way that he has. His performance, as it was reported to me, in the media on Friday—his complete lack of grace: “I am the planning commissar; I am the person entrusted with having ideas; no-one else may have ideas”—is what it has boiled down to.
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