The following residents of the ACT and the Griffith Narrabundah Community Association (GNCA) draw the attention of the Assembly to Draft Major Plan Amendment 06 (DPA-06) – the Inner South Health Centre (HC). DPA-06 proposes to rezone and use open space and parkland behind the Griffith shops for a large, two-storey, $22m facility, providing a restricted range of health services, by appointment only, during standard weekday business hours.
The building’s bulk will dominate the landscape, constrained parking will affect local businesses, and the site lacks accessible public transport.
Disappointed inner south residents were led to believe the facility would offer similar services to the popular Walk-In Centres at Belconnen, Gungahlin, Dickson, Tuggeranong and Weston Creek.
The ACT Government has now declared the HC to be a Territory Priority Project (TPP) which will preclude appeals by residents.
Your petitioners, therefore, request the Assembly to call on the ACT Government to:
Reconsider the location of the proposed Health Centre in order to protect the character, established trees and amenity of the open space and recreational parkland behind the Griffith shops, and instead utilise currently zoned community facility land in either Manuka or Kingston Group Centres, or in Eastlake or its vicinity;
Provide a full range of Walk-In services;
Consider inner south residents’ future needs; undertake genuine, open consultation with residents (including a town hall meeting) on the Health Centre's location, design and service model; and
Reverse the decision to declare the Health Centre a Territory Priority Project.