Page 1701 - Week 05 - Tuesday, 4 May 2010
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Working with the Indigenous community, the Government is providing $100,000 over two years to research and compile the genealogies and family histories for each of the acknowledged traditional Aboriginal clans in the Territory.
Mr Speaker, we are continuing our investment in community facilities in this Budget, with $3.2 million over two years for parking upgrades at the eight Regional Community Facility Hubs. The former Flynn school site is being redeveloped as a childcare centre, accommodating up to 120 places at a cost of $4 million.
This Budget also builds on the homelessness and affordable accommodation initiatives funded under the ACT Affordable Housing Action Plan Phase 1 and 2. A further $391,000 over two years is provided for outreach support to sustain tenancies for low income families in the private rental market. An additional $2.5 million in capital funding is also allocated for ten new houses under the A Place to Call Home initiative.
Supporting Jobs and our Local Economy: Infrastructure, Land Development and Capital Works
Canberra needs new infrastructure to meet the needs of a growing city. As indicated earlier, strategic capital investments are being made in health, education, transport and to support other government services.
The Government continues its unprecedented investment in capital works with more than $394 million in new capital initiatives over four years. The total capital program over four years is just over one and a half billion dollars.
There is over $317 million for new capital works, $45 million for capital upgrades, around $24 million for Information and Communication Technology and almost $7 million for plant and equipment.
A growing city needs more land for housing, business and to support its community. The Government has a comprehensive and long-term land supply and release strategy in place to meet current demand for housing and respond to changing needs.
This budget provides $8 million over four years to increase the supply of land ready for release. Funding of $3.6 million over four years has been provided to accelerate land development, with an additional $1.7 million provided for coordination of the capital program to support the land release program.
Planning for land development in Molonglo Valley is well underway. Funding of $17 million is provided to construct two ponds in the new suburb of Coombs. The north-south arterial road, John Gorton Drive, is provided with a further $11 million. Funding of around $1.8 million will be provided for a number of road infrastructure and stormwater management feasibility studies.
Funding of $400,000 over two years is provided to undertake planning and design studies for the Erindale Group Centre, Tuggeranong Town Centre and Pialligo.
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