Community engagement on the draft East Lake Place Plan, launched today, will help shape this important inner south area, Mick Gentleman, ACT Minister for Planning and Land Management, said.
East Lake was identified for possible future urban intensification in the 2004 Canberra Spatial Plan and the 2012 and 2018 ACT Planning Strategies. Planning for East Lake is in the context of the planning reforms, including draft district strategies. It is informed by, and sits alongside, the Draft Inner South District Strategy, which identifies East Lake as an ‘area of change’.
The place plan sets out what East Lake could look like and what is needed to create that place. It reflects the community’s insights, priorities, and vision for the area’s future, the government states.
Canberrans are invited to have their say on the plan and help shape what the area will look like.
“East Lake offers the opportunity to take an underutilised area of the inner south and transition it into a place with a thriving community,” Mr Gentleman said. “It will be a celebration of its history, people, the environment, and its special connection to the adjacent Jerrabomberra Wetlands.
“This area will offer diverse housing choices, particularly in the Causeway area. In the longer-term, it will look at the proposed mixed-use redevelopment of the railway station precinct as a transport hub.
“Excitingly, it will have sustainable, connected green links, opportunities for community facilities and spaces for play, rest, exercise, and event spaces.
“East Lake will offer opportunities for business, light industry, and education, including the CIT campus that could, in the future, connect the ACT innovation sector to industry by providing a hub for skills, innovation, and industry.
“The draft Plan caters to many different demographics and interest groups that live and work in and around the East Lake area, and those who may in the future; it is an area which stretches from the eastern end of Kingston Foreshore to the Jerrabomberra Wetlands and from the railway station to the CIT.
“I encourage anyone with an interest in East Lake to visit YourSay Conversations and look at how we can make certain the four distinct precincts capture and celebrate the things that make East Lake special and provide opportunities for positive change for residents and businesses already in the area.
“I would like to thank the many Canberrans who took part in the previous engagement activities and look forward to your comments on the draft East Lake Place Plan,” Mr Gentleman said.
The community was invited to provide input in the first stage, for development of the place plan in July / August 2022. Canberrans can now comment on the draft plan.
The consultation is open on the draft East Lake Place Plan on YourSay Conversations until
18 May.
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