Page 1489 - Week 04 - Wednesday, 6 April 2011

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attendees were concerned about parking and traffic and supported redevelopment of the old Jamison Inn site, if it was of an appropriate scale with adequate parking; and

(3) calls on the Government to:

(a) undertake broad consultation with the community about changes at the Group Centre;

(b) develop and clearly articulate a policy for who is responsible for consulting with the community about development proposals and the sale of land;

(d) state what plans the Government has for the sale of land in the Group Centre; and

(e) report back to the Assembly on the above by 5 May 2011.

In recent months many people in my electorate of Ginninderra have contacted my office to express concern about the lack of information about what has taken place in and around many parts of Canberra. One issue which is of concern to many people in my electorate of Ginninderra is the changes that are proposed for the Jamison Group Centre.

The Jamison Group Centre is a lively place and it really has been rejuvenated in recent years. There has been tremendous investment, primarily private sector investment, to revitalise the plaza and other parts of the group centre. This investment has led to considerably more patronage, considerably more business, and indeed has made that community hub, the Jamison Group Centre, a much more lively and sustainable place.

However, there are serious concerns about the parking and traffic arrangements at the group centre, caused in part by some of the redevelopment which occurred at the Belconnen town centre, which pushed patrons away from the town centre during construction and over to Jamison. Whilst the town centre is largely complete, I think the boost that the Jamison Group Centre received really has not subsided. The increased patronage which the group centre is receiving, in particular the increase in car movements, is not being handled very well by the existing infrastructure. It is a matter of not only traffic on Redfern and Bowman streets and other streets around the centre but also the actual number of parking spots.

Unlike many shopping precincts around Canberra, Jamison does not necessarily have a time of day where it is extremely busy and other parts of the day where it is quite quiet. Jamison I think has a pretty steady flow throughout all trading hours. Saturday is of course extremely busy and also Sunday there is very busy with the usual Sunday traffic but also with the trash and treasure market run by the Rotary club, which takes place in the car park at Jamison, outside Jamison Plaza in the group centre. When you have that taking place in addition to the usual traffic and shoppers, it really does get

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