Page 3492 - Week 11 - Thursday, 19 September 2013
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MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Hanson, could you—
MR BARR: I am not in your league when it comes to being smarmy. You are the king on that score.
MADAM SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr Barr is running down his time, responding to interjections.
MR BARR: But when they are as good as that, you could not possibly resist.
MADAM SPEAKER: No. Actually you can, Mr Barr, at every opportunity.
MR BARR: I am pleased to advise the Assembly that construction is about to begin in the suburb of Lawson, and I know Ms Porter, as a member for Ginninderra, together with Dr Bourke and Ms Berry, is very pleased to see the commencement of construction for a new suburb in the electorate of Ginninderra. The release of land in Lawson has been eagerly awaited, and it is an opportunity to live in a suburb that will be keenly sought. Lawson is the last large, undeveloped site in an existing urban area in Belconnen. The development will be staged and will contain a mix of around 1,850 low, medium and high-density dwellings and will include a retail centre and community facilities.
Lawson is centrally located close to the town centre, UC, the CIT, Calvary hospital, the AIS, Canberra stadium, Lake Ginninderra and is only seven kilometres from the CBD. Half the suburb will be reserved for public open space, and this includes Reservoir Hill, the Lake Ginninderra foreshore and the College Creek corridor. The historic old travelling stock route, which runs through the site, will be maintained as a distinct path, through the use of landscaping, footpaths and interpretative signs.
Work starts on the first stage of the development this month, with initial lots expected to be on sale towards the end of this year. Construction of homes is expected to start next year. Lawson is just one of a number of exciting new developments underway in the city.
Development is due to begin soon at Denman Prospect in the Molonglo Valley. Indeed, work is continuing in Gungahlin and progress is well underway towards the new west Belconnen development.
On top of these new greenfield estates, there are a number of infill developments that are progressing in the city. Last week the Campbell 5 section redevelopment was launched. Campbell 5 is currently scheduled to start with a release of 252 dwellings this financial year and 276 dwellings and around 12,000 square metres of commercial space to be released in the next year. The site will include medium and high-density development. It will have 520 residential units in total and will become a distinctive and high-quality urban precinct, with, importantly, ground floor active street frontage to Constitution Avenue.
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