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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 8 Hansard (31 August) . . Page.. 2762 ..

MR CORBELL (continuing):

Nevertheless, I am pleased that the government has seen fit to make the direction in full, as requested by the Legislative Assembly. I look forward to the results of the review now being conducted by Planning and Land Management.

PLANNING AND URBAN SERVICES-STANDING COMMITTEE

Report on Draft Variation No 146 to the Territory Plan-Woden Town Centre

MR HIRD (3.52): Mr Speaker, as Chairman of the Standing Committee on Planning and Urban Services, I present the following report:

Planning and Urban Services-Standing Committee-Report No 54-Draft Variation (No 146) to the Territory Plan: Callam Street Realignment, Woden Town Centre, dated 25 August 2000, together with a copy of the extracts of the minutes of proceedings.

I move:

That the report be noted.

Mr Speaker, this report is another unanimous report by my committee. Members will see that the committee has endorsed the variation but, in the process, we have drawn attention to several important aspects of the change to the Territory Plan.

We all agree that it is appropriate to construct a new intersection at the intersection of Callam Street, Hindmarsh Drive and Athllon Drive. This will get rid of the existing dog-leg which has given rise to numerous problems for drivers and pedestrians over the years.

Our report also notes the following points:

The final variation needs to accurately show the route of the proposed intertown public transport right of way on the northern side of the Woden Town Centre (at present, it does not do this);

It is better if work on the road realignment commences in 2000-2001 rather than wait for several years to advance up DUS's list of road priority projects;

The committee makes no comment on the appropriateness of the government's decision to dispose of the land by direct sale to the Southern Cross Club, a club in the Woden area, rather than by public auction;

Existing small business operators in the area need to be considered, and the committee was assured that this is happening. We have asked to be kept informed of the discussions taking place between the minister's department and the traders about where these traders might be relocated.

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