Page 496 - Week 02 - Wednesday, 22 March 2023
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Petition
The following petition was lodged for presentation:
Housing ACT—vacant property—petition 09-23
By Dr Paterson, from 16 residents:
To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly for the Australia Capital Territory
This petition of certain residents of the Australian Capital Territory draws to the attention of the Assembly that: The following residents of the ACT draw the attention of the Assembly to the fact that a property owned by Housing ACT at No 10 Barnet Close, Swinger Hill, has been abandoned and vandalized. Over the past seven years ambulance and police have had to attend this property on numerous occasions and most of its windows are now smashed and boarded up. Housing ACT has repeatedly failed to respond to the concerns of Barnet Close residents over safety and heritage values, despite the fact this part of Barnet Close has been protected under the Heritage Act since 2013.
Your petitioners therefore request the Assembly to call on Housing ACT to either safeguard or sell the property at 10 Barnet Close, Swinger Hill.
The Clerk having announced that the terms of the petition would be recorded in Hansard and a copy referred to the appropriate minister for response pursuant to standing order 100, the petition was received.
Motion to take note of petition
MR ACTING SPEAKER: Pursuant to standing order 98A, I propose the question:
That the petition so lodged be noted.
DR PATERSON (Murrumbidgee) (10.03): As a local member for Murrumbidgee, I am pleased support this petition from residents of Barnet Close in Swinger Hill who are passionate about protecting the heritage and the nature of their street. The petition was signed by 16 residents who are keen to see the currently unoccupied house of 10 Barnet Close cared for appropriately.
Barnet Close in Swinger Hill is a place of pride for those who live there, and the lead petitioner, Cara Chevers, has informed me that the street is one that sees many visits from architectural students and social historians—something the residents take pride in.
The petition calls on the government to sell the property because it is not currently being kept to heritage and community standards.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
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