IMPLEMENTATION

Staging

The proposed initiatives could be implemented over a fifty year timeframe. This will ensure progress in the development of the Parliamentary Zone of Canberra – the place of the people. The key milestones in this 50 year horizon are:

2001 Centenary of Federation
The National Capital is the physical manifestation of the decision to form a federation and establish a Commonwealth Parliament. The anniversary provides a unique time to reflect on our nation’s history and to look forward to our future with confidence. Advancing the establishment of the Parliamentary Zone as the place of the people, and marking this significant date is an obligation rather than an opportunity.

2002 – 2013
The decision to establish a National Capital city was followed with an heroic determination to create that capital. In the first decade, a site was chosen, the land was surveyed and an international competition was held for its design. The announcement of Walter Burley Griffin’s winning design in 1912 should be seen as one of the great planning decisions of the 20th century. In 1913 the National Capital was named Canberra. All three of these centenaries – selection of the site by Parliament, the design competition, and the laying of the foundation stone - warrant recognition and should be reflected by real progress in the development of the place of the people.

2014 – 2025
The Plan of Lay-out of the City of Canberra and It’s Environs was formally published and came into effect in 1925. The first quarter of the 21st century should mark the consolidation of the seat of government and a growing sense of affinity among Australians for the National Capital.

2026 – 2050
This period will mark the centenary of the first stage of the construction of the Parliamentary Zone, most importantly the opening of Old Parliament House and its Gardens. By this time the place of the people will have reached maturity and Australians will be able to take real pride in the achievement of a beautiful and vital National Capital.

The following plans illustrate indicative development. All projects, including building expansions and new development, would be subject to an agreed need, feasibility assessments and Government approval.

2001
Conduct a design competition for Commonwealth Place and East-West Promenade

  • Complete the Parkes Place fountains
  • Complete Magna Carta Place
  • Construct additional signage around the National Library and the National Science and Technology Centre
  • Start Old Parliament House Gardens reconstruction
  • Draft amendment to the National Capital Plan
  • Prepare Design Development Guidelines for the National Library & National Gallery campuses
  • Execute Memoranda of Understanding on the Management of the National Library and National Gallery campuses
  • Prepare the Business Plan
  • Establish the National Aerospace Centre funding program
  • Undertake the Access Audit Plan
  • Prepare the Cultural Policy
  • Prepare a process for indigenous participation in the Walking Track
  • Prepare Environmental Management Plan
  • Prepare detailed strategy for Car Parking management and commence implementation
  • Complete Phase 1 of Commonwealth Place (square paved, services provided and grass banks reinstated) and East-West Promenade
  • Conduct a design competition for Constitution Place
  • Conduct extensive Walking Track consultations
  • Conduct a special design competition for whole (or part) of the Walking Track
  • Investigate the operation of a Shuttle Bus Service
  • Prepare a tree replacement program
  • Establish the Avenue and Land Axis Planting program
  • Commence construction of the Walking Track

2002-2012

  • Allocate a prime reserved site for a new national institution
  • Establish the National Library campus square
  • Prepare Design Development Guidelines for the remaining campuses
  • Ensure the remaining campus Memoranda of Understanding are in place
  • Complete Constitution Place
  • Complete the Old Parliament House Gardens reconstruction
  • Complete the National Aerospace Centre (stage 1)
  • Shuttle Bus Service established
  • Complete Commonwealth Place
  • Complete construction of the East-West Promenade
  • Establish the King Edward Terrace streetscape
  • Complete the Pedestrian Pathways
  • Complete the Orientation and Interpretation systems
  • Complete the Conservation Management Plans
  • Complete the National Archives of Australia extension
  • Complete the first building in the John Gorton campus
  • Establish two parking stations (including amenities)
  • Remove Bowen Place
  • Complete the King Edward Terrace ‘T’ intersection with Kings Avenue
  • Establish portal buildings as the 1st stage of Parliament House expansion
  • Continue the Walking Track construction
  • Continue the Tree Planting

 

Before 2013-2025

  • Allocate further reserved sites
  • Complete the National Aerospace Centre (Stage 2)
  • Establish the Treasury campus square
  • Expand the National Gallery of Australia
  • Remove Flynn Place
  • Complete the King Edward Terrace ‘T’ intersection with Commonwealth Avenue
  • Complete all car parking structures
  • Walking Track in progress
  • Continue the Parliament House expansion

 

2026 - 2050 and beyond

  • Complete the Walking Track
  • Consolidate all of the campuses
  • Complete Parliament House expansion
  • Review the Parliamentary Zone

 
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