Released 28/11/2018
The Curtin Group Centre Master Plan has today been released following extensive community engagement over a number of years. The master plan aims to encourage business growth and housing options, to improve community and cycle facilities, and to create places for more social activity.
The unique feel, central courtyard, walking and cycling connections and the variety of shops and services included in the master plan have been well received by the local community during the engagement process.
Community members have played an important role in the development of the master plan, including through the Curtin Community Panel, which discussed how development could be introduced over time while maintaining the centre’s village character.
I am pleased that the release of this master plan responds to the community’s vision for a group centre that is an inviting, safe and accessible place that connects people. Key recommendations include protecting the value of the central courtyard as a focal point for community activity and balancing new opportunities for development that maintains the centre’s village character.
Improvements to public spaces and to neighbourhood walking and cycling routes to support community activities and business are key recommendations of this master plan. Throughout the planning process, the central courtyard was recognised as an important and focal point of community life, and this master plan has responded by limited building heights to a single storey around the eastern, western and northern edges of the courtyard to keep sunlight in this space.
The master plan will inform changes to the Curtin Precinct Map and Code and the Territory Plan that will implement many of the planning recommendations and introduce opportunities for urban renewal within the centre. Any changes to the Territory Plan will be subject to further community engagement, which I anticipate will be released in early 2019.
I would particularly like to thank the local community for their input into the development of this master plan, with over 800 people attending ‘meet the planner’ sessions, almost 400 schoolchildren attending workshops, and over 500 pieces of feedback being sent in throughout the planning process.
The final Curtin Group Centre Master Plan can be viewed at www.planning.act.gov.au
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Mick Gentleman, MLA | Media Releases
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