Page 4979 - Week 12 - Wednesday, 26 October 2011
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undertake a master planning process for the precinct, including the area surrounding the precinct incorporating the block which has been proposed for the aged-care facility.
A master plan, prepared after appropriate consultation with all interested parties and individuals, will enable proper consideration to be given to such matters as the composition and, indeed, the juxtaposition of various activities in the total precinct; whether any changes are required to the existing buildings; the potential for new commercial development to be undertaken; whether any changes are required to parking arrangements, including a park-and-ride capacity; and understanding the needs of the buses. If you are ever down there at certain times, there is not a great deal of parking for buses and sometimes the roads, which are relatively narrow, can be quite full with parked buses. Consideration should also be given to whether any changes are required to roads servicing this precinct.
Members might not be aware that Clift Crescent intersects with Johnson Drive not far from the ambulance station. There has been talk that that road may continue across and link into the precinct thus providing another access road. Perhaps that is something we should discuss. But if the block for the aged-care facility is sold without this consideration being taken into account then of course that option may disappear for all time and the traffic woes of Calwell will always be there. It would be a legacy for the future residents and traders of the area of another failure of government. Already we have seen a litany of planning failures from this government.
Members will recall that we have debated the future of Erindale centre and the future of Kambah Village. I note that there have been some discussions about redevelopment of the Tuggeranong Hyperdome during the week. Clearly, the people of Tuggeranong are at a point where a thorough review of retail, commercial and associated development is required. I recognise that there may be pressure on resources to undertake such a master plan but we want to make sure that Calwell and south Tuggeranong have not been forgotten.
I note that there are various amendments being proposed to my motion. I will look at those additional proposals. In general, they seem reasonable but I would seek the support of the Assembly for my motion. I will read them now they have both been tabled. I will read them properly and then speak to them when I close. But I think that if we do not delay the sale of the block of land we really do have a sham process. It will be interesting to see whether members support the master planning of this area or whether they support master planning after we have sold the block. That can only be seen as hypocrisy—“Yes, we want master planning but not quite now.”
It is important that we get this right. It is not just us. What we do here today and what happens at that centre over the next couple of years will be with that community for decades to come. There is an opportunity to get it right and to make sure that we have the most effective group centre that we can have in the Calwell area. There is the opportunity to make sure that does incorporate the surrounding district and particularly Tuggeranong Homestead.
I know that the community has called for things like hotels and other things in the area to assist the community. This is a chance to get it right. We are not asking for a
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