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MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND URBAN SERVICES
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
Gudgenby and Tuggeranong Homesteads
QUESTION ON NOTICE NUMBER 253
Mr Connolly - asked the Minister for Finance and Urban Services.
1. Who is the lessee of the old Gudgenby Homestead.
2. If the old Gudgenby Homestead is under the control of the ACT Government , what use is being made of the homestead, and what efforts are being made to preserve it.
3. Who is the lessee of the old Tuggeranong Homestead.
4. Is the present lessee complying with the lease purpose clauses applying to the property.
5. What steps are being taken to preserve this historic property.
6. Was there a chandelier on the property and, if so, is it still in place.
Mr Duby - the answer to the Members question is as follows
1. Following withdrawal of the lease on the Gudgenby
property and the Homestead 14 July 1989, the property is
under the control of the ACT Government.
2. The property and all associated buildings, fencing
and other facilities is now being managed as part of
Namadgi National Park. The homesteaders secured and Park
rangers patrol the buildings. As a temporary measure an
ACT Parks and Conservation Service employee is living in
the Homestead until a long term use is found.
The Namadgi management plan also proposes the possibility of concession type activities at Gudgenby. No public expressions of interest have been sought. To date the Ngunawal Community and the Youth Hostels Association have expressed interest in using the residence at Gudgenby.
Namadgi National Park is declared under the Nature Conservation Act (1980). Section 51 (subsection 6) of the Act prohibits the granting of new leases or licences after a lease or licence has been determined.
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