Page 1343 - Week 05 - Thursday, 18 June 2020

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The Molonglo Valley is home to many Canberrans and will be to many more in the future. There is still much more that the government has planned for the Molonglo Valley, including a commercial centre, community facilities and schools. The community has already taken on an identity and its residents feel proud to live there. We continue to strive to deliver attractive, accessible and sustainable communities in the Molonglo Valley and elsewhere in the ACT.

The government acknowledges the importance of ongoing reviews. Arup’s work provides an additional resource as we continue to pursue high quality outcomes for the Molonglo Valley and Canberra more broadly. I commend the independent review of planning and development for the Molonglo Valley to the Assembly.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Planning and Development Act—variation No 373 to the Territory Plan

MR GENTLEMAN (Brindabella—Manager of Government Business, Minister for Advanced Technology and Space Industries, Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Minister for Planning and Land Management, Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Minister for Urban Renewal) (2.52): Pursuant to standing order 211, I move:

That the Assembly take note of the following paper:

Planning and Development Act, pursuant to subsection 79(1)—Approval of Variation No 373 to the Territory Plan—Removal of mandatory gas provision from the Estate Development Code, dated 17 June 2020.

MS LE COUTEUR (Murrumbidgee) (2.52): I just want to say how pleased I am that gas will no longer be mandatory to be installed in ACT suburbs. That is a step forward. I very much look forward to the further step, which sees that gas will not be installed in new suburbs and new households.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Health—homebirth trial

That the Assembly take note of the following paper:

Publicly-Funded Homebirth trial in the Australian Capital Territory—Evaluation report—Government response to the recommendations, dated 18 June 2020.

MS LE COUTEUR (Murrumbidgee) (2.53): I am very pleased to finally see these recommendations. As members may be aware, the Greens have been supporting

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