Page 2408 - Week 07 - Thursday, 27 August 2020

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b. Access to the Lake Ginninderra foreshore – access will be available once Stage 2 of Lawson is complete in approximately 2024.

c. A lookout – there is no formal lookout designated in the Lawson Estate Development Plan (EDP), however there is currently seating at the top of Reservoir Hill.

d. A community garden – A community garden is located south of the intersection of Solong Street and Narramble Terrace at Block 1 Section 41 within Lawson Stage 1.

e. Parks that including sporting facilities and or barbeque areas – there are two existing parks with sporting and or play equipment facilities in Lawson Stage 1. A further range of outdoor recreational facilities will be completed as part of Lawson Stage 2 with completion expected in 2024.

f. Commercial facilities – a small shopping and commercial precinct is permissible in the approved Estate Development Plan for Lawson Stage 2. Completion is expected in 2024.

g. Road access into Lawson opposite Aikman Drive – the road extension from Stockman Avenue through to Aikman Drive is part of the Lawson Stage 2 EDP. The successful tenderer will be requested to complete this work as part of their early works package. A definitive timeframe cannot be provided, but likely be before 2024.

(2) Lawson stage 1 has 9kms of cycling and pedestrian paths. The Lawson Stage 2 approved EDP has 11kms of cycling and pedestrian paths. The construction of these active travel links is a requirement of sale for the successful tenderer.

(3) Lawson Stage 1 currently has a range of recreational opportunities for the community including:

a) Bellbird Loop – a local neighbourhood park with play equipment designed for 5-12-year-old children.

b) Reservoir Hill – A playground designed for 3-14-year-olds with entrance and exit archways, a bridge over a ‘stone waterway’, playground equipment and a large shade structure with rubber soft fall.

c) Toorale Terrace and Roundabout - Street open space with a concrete pedestrian walkway, stone walling with concrete seating.

d) Lawson Walk – A landscaped walkway incorporating native grasses and public art linking to Lawson Stage 2.

e) Reservoir Hill Walk – A walkway and cycle path comprising seating nodes and a summit experience with signage and poem extracts.

The EDP for Lawson Stage 2 will comprise a range of outdoor recreational facilities available for community use including:

a) Lake Foreshore Recreational Facilities:

A central neighbourhood park which includes:

o A toddler playground with shade structure;

o A playground for 6-12-year old children with shade structure;

o BBQ facilities including shelters with tables, seats, bins, bubblers etc

o Grassed open space; and


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