Page 1574 - Week 05 - Thursday, 2 June 2022
Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . . Video
Statement by chair
MS CLAY (Ginninderra) (11.59): Pursuant to standing order 246A, I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Standing Committee on Planning, Transport and City Services. Petition 24-21, concerning housing development on the Federal Golf Club course, was received by the Assembly on 8 August 2021 and referred to the committee under standing order 99A. As signatories to the petition, 1,527 residents of the ACT requested that the Assembly reject amendments to the Territory Plan that would enable housing development on the site of the Federal Golf Club course. The committee notes that, in his response to the petition, the Minister for Planning and Land Management said:
… the ACT government has undertaken considerable community consultation and environmental studies in developing the Integrated Plan for Red Hill Nature Reserve and Surrounds.
The committee considered the government response to be satisfactory and therefore resolved not to inquire further into the matters raised in the petition. The committee notes the government consideration of a draft variation that may arise on this issue and will await any further referrals.
Statement by chair
MS CLAY (Ginninderra) (12.01): Pursuant to standing order 246A, I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Standing Committee on Planning, Transport and City Services. The issue outstanding for Giralang residents has been the development delays of the Giralang shops, which attracted the committee’s attention late last year. We released our interim report on Giralang shops, committee report No 8, Inquiry into Giralang Shops, tabled on 12 December 2021. The committee is committed to seeking out further solutions that may resolve the development impasse experienced by residents and wishes to complete a final report on Giralang shops later this year.
Statement by chair
MS CLAY (Ginninderra) (12.01): Pursuant to standing order 246A, I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Standing Committee on Planning, Transport and City Services. Madam Speaker, you wrote to the committee on 11 May 2022 informing us of the motion passed by the Assembly on 5 May last to consider an inquiry into Canberra’s rental housing market and the impact of short-term holiday letting.
The committee considered the motion put forward by Mr Davis and has written to industry stakeholders to update market data and research on the current trends as COVID regulations ease, and to show to what extent Canberra has been affected. We hope to consider this research in coming months to inform our further deliberations on the motion.
Statement by chair
MS CLAY (Ginninderra) (12.02): Pursuant to standing order 246A, I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Standing Committee on Planning, Transport and City
Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . . Video