ACT GOVERNMENT

Kippax Group Centre Community PanelMeeting 127 July 2017

Welcome and Introduction – Gary Rake

Why a community panel?• A new approach to community engagement.

What is the community panel’s objective?• To agree on 2-3 development options to take to the broader

community for a six week engagement period. Will then be able to finalise the master plan.

How will the community panel achieve this objective?• Intend to hold 3 meetings 1.5 to 2 hours long.

Welcome and Introduction – Gary Rake

KIPPAX COMMUNITY

PANEL

Business

Lessees

Youth

Older PeopleResidents

Community

Industry

Welcome and Introduction – Gary Rake

Terms of Reference and rules of engagement

• Terms of Reference – feedback/thoughts• Guidelines

– Membership – anyone missing?– Meetings – timing, frequency? Discuss at the end of session– Responsibilities

• Other?

Site familiarisation – Helena Seagrott

The Kippax Group Centre Master Plan – Helena Seagrott

Community engagement

Engagement 1: Feb to May 2014Identification of key issues

Engagement 2: Dec 2015 to Feb 2016Kippax Group Centre Draft Master Plan

Engagement 3: July – Sept 2017Community Panel

Engagement 4: Dates to be confirmedSix weeks of engagement with broader community on the 2-3 options agreed by the community panel

Draft Master Plan – Helena Seagrott

Draft Master Plan – Helena Seagrott

Opportunities• Build on the centre’s diverse

economic base • Night time activation• Additional residential• Improve pedestrian and cyclist

connections• Create attractive and inviting new

public spaces • Maintain convenience and

accessibility – public transport and parking

• Retail expansion• Ginninderry

Draft Master Plan – Helena Seagrott

Challenges• Pedestrian and cyclist connections• Connections and interface

between playing fields and centre• Lack of outdoor meeting spaces• Activation in certain areas,

particularly at night• Level changes in Kippax Fair• Kippax Fair’s internal focus• Floodway and stormwater

management• Impacts from Ginninderry

Draft Master Plan – Helena SeagrottRecommendations• Encourage development and

redevelopment that improve the public domain.

• Support introduction of night time uses.

• Establish Hardwick Crescent (east) as a pedestrian-oriented main street.

• Improve pedestrian and cyclist connections between the centre core and areas to the east.

• Possibly expand retail to the east by redeveloping the former Kippax Health Centre building and improve interface with playing fields.

• Development potential on surface car parks.

Draft Master Plan – Helena Seagrott

Engagement feedback on the draft master plan• Convenient and accessible car parking is highly valued.• Proposal to establish a central hub with new community facilities, play

space, trees and cafes next to the Kippax Library was well supported.• The ovals and open/green spaces are highly valued by many.• Concerns were raised about the proposed new roads and traffic

management at the intersections and pedestrian/cyclist safety.• Mixed views about the building heights proposed. 57% felt that the

proposed building heights were about right.

The Kippax Group Centre Master Plan – Helena Seagrott

MarcoPlan Dimasi retail analysis - June 2016• Additional retail floor space in the centre is viable.• Additional floor space could include a combination of third supermarket,

mini-major anchor store and mix of services/retail.• West Belconnen (Ginninderry) will support.• There is not a strong market appetite for supermarket development on car

park sites in Kippax.• This is due to the need to replace car parking.

Kippax Fair’s alternative development proposal – Natalie Coyles

Discussion (40 minutes) – Brett Phillips

Welcome MLA’s – Brett Phillips

Summary of meeting discussion – Brett Phillips

Meeting close and next steps – Helena Seagrott

• Next meeting timing - Wednesday 23 August 2017• Items for the agenda?• kippax@act.gov.au