More burbs @ Northgate
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:35 am
From today's Advertiser:-
$200m deal for 700 homes
By GREG KELTON
09jun06
A $200 million deal to build 700 new homes in the inner north-eastern suburbs has been signed by the State Government.
Under the deal with Canberra Investment Corporation, the houses will be built over the next six years at Northgate.
The area to be developed is between Oakden and Hillcrest bounded by Folland Ave, Fosters Rd and Redward Ave.
Following subdivision planning and approvals, site development will start early next year with a planned completion in 2012. Premier Mike Rann said 37 hectares of land would be developed in the deal with a further 8ha set aside for the elderly.
Under the deal, the Government will provide 50 per cent of the start-up capital, land and some infrastructure through the Land Management Corporation..
A spokesman for Infrastructure Minister Patrick Conlon said details of the investment could not be revealed because it was commercial-in-confidence.
Mr Conlon said expressions of interest had been sought in 2004 and development of the site was of strategic importance, being one of the last remaining broad-hectare sites in relatively close proximity to the CBD.
It is the third stage of the development of the Northgate area, with plans for more than 1100 houses in the first two stages.
This works out to an average of a tiny 528 square metres per allotment, assuming the 700 houses are all on their own allotments. In these days when you dare not send your kids down the park to play without some adult supervision nearby, there seems to be less and less space for back yards when land is being developed for housing. So what do kids do? they play computer games and get fat, then the government says "We've got to do something about childhood obesity!" Here they are putting up 50% of the start-up capital for a development, why don't they say "Right, each allotment has to have a minimum of 1000 sq metres (the old 1/4 acre block) to give kids room to play outdoors in an attempt to reduce some of our childhood health problems"? No, let's see how many blocks we can squeeze in because it will bring in more money, and we'll keep talking about childhood obesity like we really care.
$200m deal for 700 homes
By GREG KELTON
09jun06
A $200 million deal to build 700 new homes in the inner north-eastern suburbs has been signed by the State Government.
Under the deal with Canberra Investment Corporation, the houses will be built over the next six years at Northgate.
The area to be developed is between Oakden and Hillcrest bounded by Folland Ave, Fosters Rd and Redward Ave.
Following subdivision planning and approvals, site development will start early next year with a planned completion in 2012. Premier Mike Rann said 37 hectares of land would be developed in the deal with a further 8ha set aside for the elderly.
Under the deal, the Government will provide 50 per cent of the start-up capital, land and some infrastructure through the Land Management Corporation..
A spokesman for Infrastructure Minister Patrick Conlon said details of the investment could not be revealed because it was commercial-in-confidence.
Mr Conlon said expressions of interest had been sought in 2004 and development of the site was of strategic importance, being one of the last remaining broad-hectare sites in relatively close proximity to the CBD.
It is the third stage of the development of the Northgate area, with plans for more than 1100 houses in the first two stages.
This works out to an average of a tiny 528 square metres per allotment, assuming the 700 houses are all on their own allotments. In these days when you dare not send your kids down the park to play without some adult supervision nearby, there seems to be less and less space for back yards when land is being developed for housing. So what do kids do? they play computer games and get fat, then the government says "We've got to do something about childhood obesity!" Here they are putting up 50% of the start-up capital for a development, why don't they say "Right, each allotment has to have a minimum of 1000 sq metres (the old 1/4 acre block) to give kids room to play outdoors in an attempt to reduce some of our childhood health problems"? No, let's see how many blocks we can squeeze in because it will bring in more money, and we'll keep talking about childhood obesity like we really care.
