Page 2902 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 14 August 2019
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ACT Together consortium, what they might offer and how that will fit with our existing service systems. It is bit of a “how long is a piece of string” question but that is a key focus of the work that is going on at the moment.
Municipal services—community facilities
MR GUPTA: My question is to the Minister for Community Services and Facilities. Minister, can you please update the Assembly on the upgrades to community facilities provided for in the 2019-20 ACT budget?
MR STEEL: I thank Mr Gupta for his question. Through the 2019-20 budget the ACT government has been investing in the community infrastructure that provides many community organisations with a home to deliver vital services to the Canberra community.
I can confirm that the ACT government will be undertaking upgrades of at least 17 community facilities across the territory. This investment includes more than $1.3 million worth of work to the roof, window frames, floor coverings and insulation at Maitland House in Hackett, and new lifts and floor coverings at the Belconnen Community Centre.
The Mount Rogers Community Centre will receive improvements to its heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system, as will the Tuggeranong Community Centre. Community groups in Woden Valley will see half a million dollars worth of upgrades to the Pearce Community Centre, to the roof and floor in particular. Early childhood services in the territory are also benefiting from upgrades, with the Spence Children’s Cottage seeing a facelift, with improvements to wet areas.
These facilities are an integral part of the life of many Canberrans. They are places that provide vital services to the community, and the government is investing in them through the budget.
MR GUPTA: Minister, how will these works improve accessibility and comfort for Canberrans using these facilities?
MR STEEL: I thank Mr Gupta for his supplementary question. The ACT government recognises that our community centres provide key hubs for people to come together to form connections with one another and find meaning in their lives as well as to access vital services. The ACT government is committed to ensuring that these facilities not only are kept in good condition but are fit for purpose and accessible for the community to use. That is why many of the upgrades that were funded through the budget are aimed at ensuring that our community facilities are easy to use, easy to access and safe.
Across the 17 community facilities that are being upgraded, we are funding $1.2 million of improvements to safety and removing hazardous materials from buildings that are in the ACT Property Group’s portfolio. We are making improvements to heating, ventilation and air conditioning, ensuring that spaces are comfortable all year round and improving environmental efficiency. One particular
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