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QUALITY OF LIFE, SAFETY AND SECURITY AT THE ALLAWAH, BEGA AND CURRONG FLATS
The Minister for Housing and Community Services, Terry Connolly, today released a consultants report on the quality of life, safety and security issues, at the Allawah, Bega and Currong flats. The flats are situated close to Civic and are home to over 400 tenants of the ACT Housing Trust.
Ms Angela Sands report is based on extensive consultation with residents. It makes a number of recommendations for an integrated approach to improving the physical environment and security of these large flat complexes. The report also makes recommendations for encouraging tenant participation in the development of the improvements.
The ACT Housing Trust agrees with the integrated approach recommended in the report.
The Housing Trust is giving priority to the appointment of a community guardian service and a community development worker before the end of the 1993/94 financial year.
A project manager will be appointed shortly. A new housing officer has already been appointed to manage the flat complexes. The assets maintenance room at Currong Flats will be refurbished by the end of March to provide the project manager and the housing officer with an office in which to work on-site.
A firm of architects has been engaged to design improvements to the physical environment and to the accommodation for the community guardian service. The architects will also work from the office in Currong Flats.
The community room in Currong Flats has been opened for the use of the residents for three days per week. Communication with residents has continued through a regular residents newsletter.
Residents will be invited to participate on a steering committee to determine and oversee the scope of the works necessary to achieve an improved environment for all residents.
The Minister expressed confidence that the Sands report, the program of consultation, and the resources of the ACT Housing Trust would achieve significant improvements in the quality of life for residents of Allawah, Bega and Currong flats.
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