Page 1628 - Week 05 - Tuesday, 14 May 2019
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We have submitted for building approval with a projected milestone to receive BA in the coming months being made.
We have received expressions of interest for sale and lease for the following retailers to date including Medical, Chemist, Restaurant, Café/Coffee Shop and Gym (space depending).
The negotiations with a national supermarket continue to progress, however not at the speed the community and ourselves would have hoped for.
Whilst we are in the que to be assessed from initial investigations the operator is confident the population and demographics can sustain an operation of this size—
being 100 square metres—
in the current grocery market.
We want to be open and transparent with the public and reinsure the project will continue to progress. Our sales forecast for the residential while positive in the current market are slightly behind which is affecting us to commence construction without the anchor tenant of the supermarket confirmed and on agreement for lease.
To commence construction without the pre-sale commitment achieved the stakeholders will need to inject further equity into the development which we are committed to do so.
I will continue to stay in contact with the developer so I can provide the Giralang community with the latest information on the progress of their local shops.
I am also happy to report there has been a strong response from the Yerrabi community following a motion I moved in this place for a new dedicated community centre in Gungahlin. I have met and been in contact with interested community members and groups so that the Gungahlin community centre will accurately reflect the community’s needs and serve the community well. I am looking forward to working with our local groups and organisations to shape the design and delivery of the community centre once the feasibility study gets underway.
We have hit some pretty big milestones in Yerrabi with the start of light rail to the city and the official opening of Margaret Hendry School in Taylor. Both projects have been warmly embraced by the Gungahlin community.
I congratulate the Gungahlin Jets for holding their first game of the year, winning their first game of the season and playing in the pink ribbon round against Eastlake, which raised funds for breast cancer research. The Jets have also had a very successful trivia night on Saturday and, while my trivia team did not win, it was great to get out and support the club. It is an honour to be their number one ticket holder for the 2019 season, and I am looking forward to cheering all the teams on this year.
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