Page 3609 - Week 08 - Thursday, 18 August 2011
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(8) Given that the Minister has detailed new childcare sites for up to 500 places, are these additional places and where is the location of these places.
(9) How does the proposed Action Plan for Climate Change in 2011 interact with the Government’s Weathering the Change Phase 2.
(10) Are there any measures in the 2011-12 Budget that supports the Action Plan referred to in part (9) and what is the expected release date of this Plan.
(11) Did the Minister state in the Assembly that Priority 1 includes “measures to speed up the roll-out of large-scale solar generation capacity in the ACT”; if so, (a) how will this be achieved given that the 2011-12 Budget includes no measures to speed up the roll out, (b) will additional funding be required or will it be redirected from other programs, (c) what is the expected take-up rate of this category, given that there are no generators currently running in the medium scale generation capacity and (d) will this be measured on how many instalments have occurred in the 2011-12 year; if not, how will this be measured.
Ms Gallagher: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) In regard to the priority for a new planning strategy for the ACT:
(a) Work on this Strategy has commenced.
(b) Yes. This will be the responsibility of the Environment and Sustainability Directorate which now includes the policy area of the former ACT Planning and Land Authority.
(c) The work will build on the research from the Sustainable future program and the key community messages from the Time to Talk: Canberra 2030 public engagement. There will be further public consultation on the draft Strategy. It is proposed to include public exhibition, stakeholder meetings and on-line consultation.
(d) and (e) This strategy will revise the 2004 Canberra Spatial Plan and Sustainable Transport Plan which, in the Planning and Development Act 2007, are called the ACT’s transitional planning strategy. When finalised, the planning strategy will replace these documents in providing the overarching strategic direction to planning. The planning strategy is intended to guide and informs the development of detailed policy in the Territory Plan.
(2) and (3) Master plans are important tools to implement strategic initiatives such as reinvigorating centres, identifying opportunities for appropriate development and improving access to services and public transport.
Considerable success and progress has been made on the Government’s master planning program. Dickson and Kingston and now complete. The Kambah, Tuggeranong and Erindale master plans are well progressed.
The priority master plan list for 2011-12 includes Oak Estate; Weston Cooleman Court group centre; Athllon Drive, a major transport corridor; and a part of the Belconnen town centre (as part of its renewal process).
The 2011-12 Budget allocated the following funding:
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