Page 3199 - Week 08 - Thursday, 16 August 2018
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Education
Fees and Charges were originally established by Strategic Finance based on the market value for similar facilities in Government and private enterprise.
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ACTPG
Office space is not made available for community use on the weekends, as ACTPG’s offices are not operational at that time. To do so would incur additional costs and create security issues. ACTPG is located inside a working depot that includes parking for government vehicles and machinery storage. As well, ‘on call’, after hours and weekend tradespeople operate from the site. Other government tenants are also located within the building complex.
CSD
Office space is available in line with the response to Question 1.
EPSDD
The Hub occasionally makes space available for free to support relevant community organisations. However, it is the intention of ACT Government to increase the Hub’s financial self-sufficiency over time and so such support is only provided in exceptional circumstances and on a case-by-case basis.
Further, the Climate Change Adaptation Strategy has identified that there is an opportunity for the ACT Government to utilise publicly accessible buildings to be used as a “heat oasis” during prolonged, extreme heatwave events. This would enable at-risk individuals to seek out areas where they can go for relief during extended periods of hot weather and reduce the vulnerability of residents and visitors to the ACT during heatwaves.
The Climate Change Adaptation Strategy has identified that current risk management and coping strategies may not be sufficient in the future, especially for vulnerable communities and that the further development of policies and procedures that identify and provide public buildings and spaces as heat oases needs to be undertaken.
PCS does make offices such as Jerrabomberra Wetlands available on weekends upon request. The London Bridge Woolshed is the only building within the Googong precinct that can be made appropriately available for the type of use requested. Using the office space would be disruptive for staff that need to access this space during their shifts which include weekends.
JACS
Rooms are made available as outlined in the response to Question 1. Generally, JACS Directorate office accommodation is not provided out-of-hours as these premises are not open or occupied at that time and additional resources and costs would be incurred to make them available.
ACT Health
ACT Health has not considered making its office spaces or meeting rooms at 2-6 Bowes Street available to members of the public. It would be unsuitable due to the need for confidentiality and maintaining security associated with the function of ACT Health. The Training and Conference facilities could be made available to the public or community organisations outside of working hours, with appropriate access control and security measures in place, including security staff.
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