LOOK CAREFULLY - SMYTH URGES BRINDABELLA RESIDENTS TO EXAMINE BROADACRE PROPOSAL
Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Member for Brindabella, Brendan Smyth, has urged Brindabella residents to examine the proposal for the future use of Broadacre land in the ACT.
“I don’t have to remind the residents of Brindabella, and more broadly in the ACT, of ACT Labor’s shocking record on consultation with previous planning proposals, such as the gas fired power station and data centre projects, the enlargement of Karralika, the dragway and the prison.
“The simple fact is, after nine years of ACT Labor, they can not be trusted on developing and delivering projects that meet the needs of the Canberra community. If the power station fiasco taught us anything, it is to be aware of the potential planning changes and to examine carefully what the government has planned.
“In particular, the residents of Macarthur, Fadden and Gilmore (who are most directly affected) should ensure that they are aware of the plan, or potentially attend a briefing centre and comment as they feel appropriate.
“Brindabella’s business and equestrian communities should also look carefully at the discussion paper to see what effects proposed developments will have on them,” Mr Smyth concluded.
The Planning the Eastern Broadacre Area discussion paper and the proposed process for consultation can be viewed online at:
http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/topics/significant_projects/planning_studies/eastern_broadacre_planning_project
Comments on the discussion paper close on 17 September 2010.
22 July 2010
