Page 4980 - Week 12 - Wednesday, 26 October 2011
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great delay. We will allow the government the time to prioritise it as their resources allow. But it is an opportunity to get it right by simply delaying the sale of this site. By listening to the community, by doing the master plan, we get a situation where everybody wins in this equation.
MR BARR (Molonglo—Deputy Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Education and Training and Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation) (10.54): I thank the shadow treasurer for raising this matter today and indicate that the government will be supporting parts of Mr Smyth’s motion and also seeking to amend other parts. I have circulated amendments and I seek leave to move the amendments circulated in my name together.
Leave granted.
MR BARR: I move:
(1) Insert new subparagraphs (1)(d), (e) and (f):
“(d) that Block 5 Section 790 Calwell has been subject to a site assessment and traffic impact assessment and has been found suitable for aged care accommodation;
(e) the need for aged care facilities in Calwell to support the district of Tuggeranong; and
(f) the master plan program that has previously been outlined in this place, including the use of the ACT Planning Strategy as the tool to inform and guide change in centres and areas.”.
(2) Omit paragraph (2).
To put it bluntly, the ACT government cannot and will not support the postponement of the sale of this site for aged accommodation. An aged-care facility is a permitted use on this site under the existing planning framework, and a number of analysis reports have verified that the site is suitable and that impacts can be managed.
The Assembly noted the importance of identifying a list of priority areas for master planning in August 2010. The Assembly agreed on the need to provide greater certainty around the master planning program, and the master plan program presents a meaningful opportunity for our community to engage not only on the development of local areas but also on how we plan, build and manage our city’s growth and change.
In April this year I outlined the government’s master plan program to the Assembly, and this included the process for establishing the priority list of centres for inclusion in the program as well as the process for preparing the master plans. I outlined that those areas that are likely to experience significant change or are in need of reinvigoration will be high on the priority list. I noted that the master plan program would include a range of centres—town, group, local and rural—to deliver on the themes established in time to talk. Time to talk identified what the community valued about Canberra. It explored how to address the challenges of a growing and ageing
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