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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 6 Hansard (25 May) . . Page.. 1958 ..

Department of Urban Services-Reviews, Policies and Strategies

(Question No 265)

Mr

Corbell asked the Minister for Urban Services:

In relation to the Outputs Progress Report Urban Services under Output 5.1:

1) What are the 14 policy reviews, policies and strategies identified in the Outputs Progress Report Urban Services; and

2) Could you provide an outline of each.

Mr

Smyth: The answer to the member's question is as follows:

1) The 14 policy review, policies and strategies identified in the Outputs Progress Report Urban Services are as follows:

1. The Civic Affordable Housing Strategy

2. Our City

3. Belconnen Town Centre Masterplan

4. Flora and Fauna Guidelines

5. Parking Plan for Civic

6. Parking Plan Dickson

7. Parking Plan Erindale substituted with Kippax

8. Parking Plan Kingston

9. Energy Guidelines

10. Gungahlin Community Facilities Strategy

11. Planning Policy for Provision of Aged Care Accommodation sites

12. Review of ACT Industrial Land Use Policy

13. Travel and Activity Scoping Study Stage 2

14. ACTHERS Review.

2) An outline of each is provided below:

1. Civic Affordable Housing Strategy

The Our City report adopted by Government in December 1998, recommended the development of a strategy for providing a proportion of affordable housing in Civic. The target set for affordable housing was 5%. A draft report, examining options for increasing housing choices in the city area, is currently being prepared.

2. Our City

Creating Our City - An Implementation Strategy follows from Our City. It identifies 10 strategic initiatives (Bunda Street Development, University Gateway, City Parks and Places, Civic-Museum Transport Link, Canberra Centre, City Walk and West Civic, Northbourne Avenue, Rocks Experience, Acton Park, West Civic Improvements) and a series of programs (priority actions and activities) in the areas of Business, Physical Infrastructure, Transport, Environment, Culture and Community).

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