Page 3905 - Week 09 - Wednesday, 25 August 2010
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As part of an ongoing program, ACTPLA has scheduled a number of master planning projects which are to be completed in 2010-11 and 2011-12. As members have already identified, this planning process will include a joint study of the Tuggeranong and Erindale centres. There will also be planning work done in Pialligo, Oaks Estate, Hall and Tharwa. Now, of these, the Tuggeranong and Erindale centres studies are funded for this financial year. Pialligo is scheduled to commence in the final quarter of this financial year, and the Oaks Estate study is a joint effort involving ACTPLA and LAPS. It is intended to undertake master planning for Hall and Tharwa villages in 2011-12, subject to budget funding. In that context, I look forward to the unanimous support of members for that funding.
The government considers the priority needs for master planning, using a range of criteria, including when planning work was last undertaken for the area, proposals for significant infrastructure investment; for example, public transport, bus stations, and the economic vitality of the area. The Tuggeranong and Erindale centre joint planning project is scheduled to be completed by mid-2012. Its main purpose is to establish a workable future direction for the area. Community consultation will be extensive and will play a central role in determining how the area will develop and redevelop into the future. Many issues will be considered during the course of this project, including the impact of any proposed changes to the area on other nearby centres, particularly Kambah—and, indeed, depending on the range of decisions and outcomes from the Tuggeranong and Erindale process, there could indeed be significant impacts on Kambah Village, and so it will be important to consider those.
The Tuggeranong and Erindale centre study will look at the adequacy of current infrastructure, including roads, car parking, cycle and pedestrian paths, public transport and utility services. In relation to Erindale specifically, the ACT strategic public transport network plan and service design report highlights the importance of the area as a public transport interchange, due to its location. This new master planning work will be conducted in a similar manner to that being currently undertaken in Dickson and Kingston. As with those plans of engagement, local businesses, residents, shop owners and young people will generate new ideas and develop greater community ownership towards the outcomes. Just as we’re doing in Dickson and Kingston, we are determined to listen to the community in developing a plan for the Tuggeranong Valley. The government will continue to ensure that Tuggeranong—in fact, the entire ACT—develops in a way that is both economically and environmentally sustainable.
Whilst the issues at the Kambah Village precinct warrant attention in terms of maintenance and longer term viability, the government is already taking action to ensure that these aspects are addressed. The Chief Minister has indicated that the Department of Land and Property Services and ACTPLA are already working on a planning and design study for the Kambah Village. The primary objective of this study is to look at the design of the centre and to identify opportunities to expand the Woolworths store and potentially create more mixed use within the centre.
The second part of the Chief Minister’s amendment goes to the range of issues that that study will consider: land release and development opportunities at Kambah
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