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1. What was proposed (co-sponsored)Peter CainLiberal · OppositionChiaka BarryLiberal · Opposition
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   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) the Belconnen Town Centre is one of Canberra’s largest and most significant town centres and serves as the primary commercial, residential and community hub for the Belconnen district; (b) the Belconnen Town Centre Master Plan was released in September 2016 to guide future growth, urban renewal and development in the centre; (c) the 2016 master plan identified a number of priorities, including activating the Emu Bank foreshore, strengthening Lathlain Street as a main street, improving pedestrian and cycling connections, enhancing public open spaces and strengthening integration with the University of Canberra; (d) it has now been almost a decade since the release of the 2016 master plan, during which time the Belconnen Town Centre has experienced significant residential development and population growth; (e) while some development has occurred, many of the place-making, infrastructure and public domain improvements identified in the 2016 Master Plan remain incomplete or unrealised; (f) Belconnen residents have increasingly called for a renewed vision for the town centre to ensure it develops as a vibrant, accessible and well-planned destination for Canberra’s north-west; and (g) Belconnen Town Centre contains significant civic, cultural and recreational assets, including Lake Ginninderra and the Belconnen Arts Centre, which provide opportunities for improved activation and community use of the town centre; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) conduct a formal implementation review of the 2016 Belconnen Town Centre Master Plan that identifies: (i) each project, policy or initiative identified in the master plan and status of delivery; (ii) whether each item has been completed, partially completed, deferred or abandoned; (iii) the year in which each completed project was delivered; (iv) the budgeted and actual cost of each delivered project; (v) the reasons why any identified project or initiative has not progressed; and (vi) population growth in the Belconnen Town Centre since 2016 compared with the delivery of supporting infrastructure, including schools, health services, transport, community and sporting facilities and open spaces; (b) provide an assessment of the adequacy of social infrastructure, public space, recreation facilities and community amenities within the Belconnen Town Centre, noting the substantial residential growth that has occurred since 2016; (c) report on the amount of developer contributions, lease variation charges and other planning-related revenues generated from development in the Belconnen Town Centre since 2016 and how those funds have been allocated to local infrastructure; and (d) table in the Assembly by the first sitting day in September 2026 each of (2)(a) to (2)(c).

2. Proposed changeJo ClayGreens · Crossbench7 May 2026

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   Add: “(3) further calls on the Government to: (a) consult with the local Belconnen businesses, community and the Belconnen Community Council about establishing a Belconnen Town Centre Renewal Authority; and (b) table a response to this community consultation and Government consideration in the Assembly by the first sitting day in September 2026.”. Debate continued. Debate adjourned (Mr Braddock) and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for a later hour this day.

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3. What the Assembly decidedAgreed

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   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) the Belconnen Town Centre is one of Canberra’s largest and most significant town centres and serves as the primary commercial, residential and community hub for the Belconnen district; (b) the Belconnen Town Centre Master Plan was released in September 2016 to guide future growth, urban renewal and development in the centre; (c) the 2016 master plan identified a number of priorities, including activating the Emu Bank foreshore, strengthening Lathlain Street as a main street, improving pedestrian and cycling connections, enhancing public open spaces and strengthening integration with the University of Canberra; (d) it has now been almost a decade since the release of the 2016 master plan, during which time the Belconnen Town Centre has experienced significant residential development and population growth; (e) while some development has occurred, many of the place-making, infrastructure and public domain improvements identified in the 2016 Master Plan remain incomplete or unrealised; (f) Belconnen residents have increasingly called for a renewed vision for the town centre to ensure it develops as a vibrant, accessible and well-planned destination for Canberra’s north-west; and (g) Belconnen Town Centre contains significant civic, cultural and recreational assets, including Lake Ginninderra and the Belconnen Arts Centre, which provide opportunities for improved activation and community use of the town centre; (2) calls on the Government to: (a) conduct a formal implementation review of the 2016 Belconnen Town Centre Master Plan that identifies: (i) each project, policy or initiative identified in the master plan and status of delivery; (ii) whether each item has been completed, partially completed, deferred or abandoned; (iii) the year in which each completed project was delivered; (iv) the budgeted and actual cost of each delivered project; (v) the reasons why any identified project or initiative has not progressed; and (vi) population growth in the Belconnen Town Centre since 2016 compared with the delivery of supporting infrastructure, including schools, health services, transport, community and sporting facilities and open spaces; (b) provide an assessment of the adequacy of social infrastructure, public space, recreation facilities and community amenities within the Belconnen Town Centre, noting the substantial residential growth that has occurred since 2016; (c) report on the amount of developer contributions, lease variation charges and other planning-related revenues generated from development in the Belconnen Town Centre since 2016 and how those funds have been allocated to local infrastructure; and (d) table in the Assembly by the first sitting day in September 2026 each of (2)(a) to (2)(c); and (3) further calls on the Government to: (a) consult with the local Belconnen businesses, community and the Belconnen Community Council about establishing a Belconnen Town Centre Renewal Authority; and (b) table a response to this community consultation and Government consideration in the Assembly by the first sitting day in September 2026Clay.

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   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) the Belconnen Town Centre is one of Canberra’s largest and most significant town centres and serves as the primary commercial, residential and community hub for the Belconnen district; (b) the Belconnen Town Centre Master Plan was released in September 2016 to guide future growth, urban renewal and development in the centre; (c) the 2016 master plan identified a number of priorities, including activating the Emu Bank foreshore, strengthening Lathlain Street as a main street, improving pedestrian and cycling connections, enhancing public open spaces and strengthening integration with the University of Canberra; (d) it has now been almost a decade since the release of the 2016 master plan, during which time the Belconnen Town Centre has experienced significant residential development and population growth; (e) while some development has occurred, many of the place-making, infrastructure and public domain improvements identified in the 2016 Master Plan remain incomplete or unrealised; (f) Belconnen residents have increasingly called for a renewed vision for the town centre to ensure it develops as a vibrant, accessible and well-planned destination for Canberra’s north-west; and (g) Belconnen Town Centre contains significant civic, cultural and recreational assets, including Lake Ginninderra and the Belconnen Arts Centre, which provide opportunities for improved activation and community use of the town centre; [taken out: and](2) calls on the Government to: (a) conduct a formal implementation review of the 2016 Belconnen Town Centre Master Plan that identifies: (i) each project, policy or initiative identified in the master plan and status of delivery; (ii) whether each item has been completed, partially completed, deferred or abandoned; (iii) the year in which each completed project was delivered; (iv) the budgeted and actual cost of each delivered project; (v) the reasons why any identified project or initiative has not progressed; and (vi) population growth in the Belconnen Town Centre since 2016 compared with the delivery of supporting infrastructure, including schools, health services, transport, community and sporting facilities and open spaces; (b) provide an assessment of the adequacy of social infrastructure, public space, recreation facilities and community amenities within the Belconnen Town Centre, noting the substantial residential growth that has occurred since 2016; (c) report on the amount of developer contributions, lease variation charges and other planning-related revenues generated from development in the Belconnen Town Centre since 2016 and how those funds have been allocated to local infrastructure; and (d) table in the Assembly by the first sitting day in September 2026 each of (2)(a) to (2)(c); [put in: and (3) further calls on the Government to: (a) consult with the local Belconnen businesses, community and the Belconnen Community Council about establishing a Belconnen Town Centre Renewal Authority; and (b) table a response to this community consultation and Government consideration in the Assembly by the first sitting day in September 2026.]

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