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I thank my colleagues Mr Pettersson and Mrs Kikkert. It was a great pleasure to work with both of you. Thanks to Kate Harkins, who managed to pull so many threads together. There were so many threads and she did a really good job of pulling them together to a workable point so that we could put these recommendations together. I give a big thanks to everyone who gave evidence, and I genuinely hope that we can move forward in this space.
Question resolved in the affirmative
Planning and Urban Renewal—Standing Committee
Report 9
MS LE COUTEUR (Murrumbidgee) (11.44): I present the following report:
Planning and Urban Renewal—Standing Committee—Report 9—Draft variation No 360—Molonglo River Reserve: changes to public land reserve overlay boundaries and minor zone adjustment, dated 28 August 2019, together with a copy of the extracts of the relevant minutes of proceedings.
I move:
That the report be noted.
I will start with comments on behalf of the committee in my role as chair of the committee and then move to my personal comments. First of all, of course, I thank my fellow committee members, Mr Parton, Ms Orr until the last deliberation, and Mr Pettersson, who took over at that point.
Today the planning and urban renewal committee is tabling its ninth report, into draft variation 360. The variation covers changes to public land overlay boundaries and minor zone adjustments for the Molonglo River reserve. The Minister for Planning and Land Management referred this variation to the committee on 22 March 2019, pursuant to section 73 of the Planning and Development Act 2007.
The committee received three submissions, held one public hearing and heard from seven witnesses. Evidence to the committee was focused on the future of the part of Coombs known politely as the Coombs peninsula, less politely as the Coombs tip, which is bordered by the Molonglo River reserve on three sides. The committee’s four recommendations respond to this evidence and set out a proposed way forward for the future of Coombs peninsula. The committee extends its thanks to everyone who provided information and evidence to this inquiry, including directorate officials, interested organisations and members of the community.
This completes my remarks as the chair of the committee and I will now make some more personal comments.
The Coombs peninsula is currently on the land release program. However, a number of witnesses and I do not believe it should be developed for housing at all. First of all,
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