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8, 9, 10 and 11 November 2022. At the hearings the committee heard from ACT government ministers and their accompanying directorate officials, statutory officers, and members of governing boards. The committee made 17 recommendations.
On behalf of the committee, I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this inquiry. I thank our secretariat. I also thank the other committee members, Dr Paterson and Mr Braddock. I commend the report to the Assembly.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Planning, Transport and City Services—Standing Committee
Report 13
MS CLAY (Ginninderra) (11.00): I present the following report:
Planning, Transport and City Services—Standing Committee—Report 13—Inquiry into Giralang Shops—Final Report, dated 16 March 2023, together with a copy of the extracts of the relevant minutes of proceedings.
I move:
That the report be noted.
Today, I am happy to present the final report by the Standing Committee on Planning, Transport and City Services on the inquiry into Giralang shops.
On 10 February 2021, petition 4-21 was tabled in the Assembly, seeking an update on the progress of the Giralang shops development. The petition was referred to the Standing Committee on Planning, Transport and City Services under standing order 99A, and the committee agreed to inquire into and report on petition 4-21.
Following referral by the Assembly, the committee called for and received 69 submissions and held three public hearings, during which the committee heard from the then site lessee and property developer, Giralang residents and the Minister for Planning and Land Management.
On 14 December 2021, the committee tabled our interim report, making 13 recommendations. These covered the Crown lease, suggested a memorandum of understanding between the property developer and the ACT government, site maintenance, and public realm improvements.
In early October 2022, it was announced that TP Dynamics had purchased the development from Giralang Property Group and were planning to open a new shopping centre by mid-2024. Earlier this month it was announced that the development would include a 1,000-square-metre IGA supermarket. The retail area, with seven commercial tenants, is due to open in early 2024.
The committee is pleased to see TP Dynamics actively engaging with the Giralang community through their provision of information to the community and welcomes this new chapter for the residents of Giralang.
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