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o Outdoor seating and terracing.

Landscaped amphitheatre and public plaza including:

o A public plaza with high quality finishes, and furniture including seating, bins and bike racks;

o An amphitheatre with seating suitable for 50 people; and

o Pedestrian and cycle path connections.

b) College Creek Recreational Facilities including:

Jetty at Lake Ginninderra with seating;

A kayak / canoe launching area and associated infrastructure; and

A boardwalk next to Lake Ginninderra, connecting to the path network in the Central Neighbourhood Park of Lawson Stage 1 and the North Lawson Grassland area.

(4) Lawson Stage 1 does not have a formal lookout, however, there is seating at the top of Reservoir Hill. The community garden is located south of the intersection of Solong Street and Narramble Terrace at Block 1 Section 41 within Lawson Stage 1.

(5) The developer will be required to enter into a Deed of Agreement (DoA) with the Territory under the provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2007. The DoA sets out the requirements (including timing) of the developer to deliver the estate infrastructure (including amenities and recreational facilities).

(6) As per response 5 above.

Sport—ovals
(Question No 3225)

Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for Sport and Recreation, upon notice, on 24 July 2020:

(1) In relation to the answer to question on notice No 3183 in which the Minister wrote that “the minimum size for an irrigated oval suitable for formal sporting use is approximately 2ha” but also noted that the “Duffy neighbourhood oval is available for limited formal sporting use and is 1.9ha”, how flexible is this minimum, including for “limited” use and could the oval in McKellar (1.7ha) also be utilised in a “limited” way for formal sporting use.

(2) Has the oval in McKellar ever been used as a formal sporting ground; if so, when and why did this use cease.

(3) When did the oval in Spence stop being used as a formal sporting ground, and for what reason/s.

(4) What is the size of the non-irrigated oval in Macquarie and has it ever been used as a formal sporting ground; if so, when did it stop being used this way and why.

Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The minimum size provides for an efficient and versatile facility of two combination fields plus a cricket pitch. Formal use of a smaller oval such as Duffy is limited to


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