Page 4367 - Week 13 - Thursday, 17 November 2005
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(2) The Government manages the facilities by way of a sub-lease between the ACT Government and the managing organisation of the facility.
(a) The Department of Disability Housing and Community Services (DHCS) has a common form of lease for 35 of the 38 centres for which it is responsible. The other three buildings are in Department of Education and Training buildings and pay rent. The remaining four buildings are the responsibility of Department of Urban Services (DUS), have a common form of lease and pay rent.
(b) Under the existing DHCS sub lease, the centre is responsible for the first $500.00 for repairs or maintenance to the centre and any amounts over the $500.00 are payed by the Department. The Department also has an annual recurrent Repairs & Maintenance budget, which includes programmed, unforeseen and mandatory works. For the DUS properties, the tenant is responsible for tenant related maintenance and DUS for major maintenance.
(c) DHCS has approximately $820,000 available through the 2005-06 capital upgrade program for Childcare centre related works.
(3) (a) One site, Section 200 Block 7 Gungahlin, was sold at auction specifically for the purpose of a childcare centre. A facility is yet to be built on this site.
(b) A 99 year lease was issued;
(c) Conditions of lease included that the premises be only for the purpose of a child care centre and the combined gross floor area of all buildings erected on the land shall not exceed 1,000 square metres; and
(d) Site sold at auction and therefore at market value. Sales price was $913,000.
(4) No.
|
Centre Name |
Managing Organisation |
Childcare places |
Annual Rent paid |
|
Alkira Community Childcare and Preschool |
North Belconnen Community Association |
62 |
Nil |
|
Apple Tree Early Childhood Centre |
Communities at Work |
47 |
Nil |
|
Blackmountain Community Preschool & Childcare Centre |
Blackmountain Community Preschool & Childcare Centre Inc. |
44 |
Nil |
|
Bunyarra Children's Centre |
Uniting Church in Australia Inc. |
42 |
Nil |
|
Campbell Cottage Childcare Centre |
YWCA of Canberra |
57 |
Nil |
|
Chinese - Australian Early Childhood Centre |
Association for Learning Mandarin in Australia Inc. |
38 |
$25,282.44 |
|
Civic Early Childhood Centre |
Northside Community Service |
68 |
Nil |
|
Conder Child Care Centre |
YWCA of Canberra |
47 |
Nil |
|
Cooinda Cottage |
North Belconnen Community Association |
47 |
Nil |
|
Forrest Early Childhood Centre |
Southside Community Service |
46 |
Nil |
|
Fyshwick Early Childhood Centre |
Southside Community Service |
46 |
Nil |
|
Ginninderra Child Care Centre |
Belconnen Community Service Inc. |
62 |
Nil |
|
Gordon Childhood Centre |
Anglican Church Property Trust of Canberra & Goulburn |
42 |
Nil |
|
Greenway Childhood Centre |
Communities at Work |
63 |
Nil |
|
Gumnut Place Child Care Centre |
Gumnut Place Child Care Centre Association Inc. |
32 |
$10,806.60 |
|
Gungahlin Childcare Centre |
Lorraine Menzies |
89 |
Nil |
|
Illoura Children's Centre |
Communities at Work |
42 |
Nil |
|
Isabella Plains Early Childhood Centre |
Communities at Work |
42 |
Nil |
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