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Meeting ID: 814 7237 2897 Passcode: 338388
Presentations:
- Thriving Canberra 2024: Better and Fairer Utilisation of Community Facility Zoned (CFZ) Land in Canberra Centre For A Better Canberra [*Report link below]
Guest Speaker: Professor Chris Wallace, Faculty of Business, Government and Law, University of Canberra.
“Our research has uncovered widespread underutilisation of already allocated CFZ land. Through adjustments to policy settings, those lands could host new and better facilities and cater to a broader range of users,”
- NCCC Key Themes 2025:
- a) Effective Community Engagement in Planning, and Development, and
- b) Public and Affordable Housing
Guest Speaker: Thomas Emerson, MLA, Independent Member for Kurrajong
General Business: (Time permitting)
- Acceptance of General Meeting Minutes: March and May 2025
- Secretary’s Report [Ian Hubbard, NCCC]
- Treasurer’s report
The next meetings are 20/8/2025 Committee Meeting, 17/9/2025 General Meeting (proposed topic: NCCC Key Themes 2025: ACT Assembly Kurrajong Representative)
Reimagining Wakefield Gardens: A Bold New Community Vision
Reason for this Petition
A former child health clinic abandoned for 20 years would make an ideal community hub, according to Ainslie residents.
Our community strongly supports revitalising this site to create a vibrant community hub. The site, which has been vacant for many years, is zoned for community use. Making it a great candidate for a sustainable living hub, incorporating features such as a community toolbox, lending libraries, repair cafes, and training spaces for practical skills like bread-making, urban farming, and seed saving.
Additionally, the site could be made available for hire to support a wide range of artistic and creative activities, fostering local talent and cultural engagement. Located just behind the Ainslie shops, this site is perfectly situated to serve as a focal point for community engagement. It has already generated significant enthusiasm and support from local residents eager to see it revitalised. While our community values the site’s heritage significance, our top priority is ensuring it is actively used by, and for, the community, given its prime location and potential to become a key community asset.
To support this action please sign the petition at https://epetitions.parliament.act.gov.au/details/e-pet-033-25
The petitioners request the Assembly to call upon the ACT Government to:
- Fund and plan a community hub at the 91A Wakefield Gardens site.
- Consult with local community members about the best use for the site.
- Set a commencement date for the reactivation of the site.