Page 4932 - Week 13 - Thursday, 28 November 2019
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Housing—Common Ground
Ms Stephen-Smith (in reply to a question and a supplementary question by Mr Coe on Thursday, 26 September 2019):
Essential site preparation work to remove surplus buildings and structures from a government-owned site on Block 6 (5 Rosevear Place) is now complete.
A Development Application (DA) was recently approved for Coles Group Property Developments (Coles) to develop a seven-storey mixed use development, including a supermarket, basement car parking and 140 residential units in the Dickson Group Centre.
A key condition placed on the DA for Coles is the development of a construction period parking plan. Coles is currently working on the development of this plan. The Environment Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate has advised Coles that if required, Block 6 could be made available for use as a temporary carpark for construction workers during the week, and for overflow public parking outside of construction hours. More details on the temporary traffic and car parking arrangements during construction will be released as soon as they are available.
Throughout the community engagement on the future of Section 72 we heard that one of the community’s top priorities for was upgrades to the Dickson Pool forecourt. In response to the feedback provided by the community, the Government will trial a number of improvements to improve the Dickson pool forecourt area during summer. This will include more shade, bike parking, landscaping and furniture.
Views will be sought from stakeholders and the community on what works and what does not work with the temporary improvements, which will help guide the design of more permanent upgrades. The temporary improvements will be in place until the end of March 2020.
The ACT Government is continuing discussions with the Salvation Army to resolve the future leasehold status of Block 22. Resolution of this issue is critical to enable an integrated plan for the urban renewal of Section 72 Dickson.
Once the status of Block 22 is resolved, a community reference group will be formed to provide further input on the planning and infrastructure for Section 72 Dickson.
Canberra Hospital—security
Ms Stephen-Smith (in reply to a question and supplementary questions by Mr Milligan and Mrs Dunne on Tuesday, 22 October 2019):
(1) Yes. There are a total of eight duress alarms in the Yamba Drive car park.
(2) Duress alarms in car parks are pole-mounted and are accessible for use by staff and public who require assistance from response staff.
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