Mr GUNNER - 2008-09-10
The minister has just informed the House about the new development in Bellamack. Looking further to the future, can the minister please outline any further residential developments which are planned to satisfy the high demand driven by the Territory’s booming economy and record growth?
Mr Elferink: This is Monday’s media release.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Fannie Bay for his question, even though the member for Port Darwin does not want to see the opportunity for new homes in the Palmerston East suburbs. There are many people in the marketplace in the low to middle income bracket who are looking forward to the release of Palmerston East suburbs.
I announced that the government would fast-track the release of these suburbs to meet the growing demand. With our booming economy, we obviously need to meet the growing demand for new homes in the marketplace. The Northern Territory government is fast-tracking the development. We will be spending around $50m to provide for the headworks to allow these subdivisions to proceed, and we will do this protecting the Mitchell Creek corridor. There is significant investment in these headworks to protect the Mitchell Creek corridor, unlike the CLP developments of the past where they were happy to see developers carve up Mitchell Creek. Unlike the CLP of the past, we will protect the environmental integrity of Mitchell Creek through government expenditure in headworks.
We are bringing the headworks infrastructure forward to this financial year and 2009-10. We will deliver, through the three Palmerston East suburbs, around 3000 new lots into the marketplace. The first suburb that will be proceeding will be Johnston; that is expected to yield around 850 lots. We will fast-track the development of this first stage of Johnston by making land available to a developer so they can connect it into the existing infrastructure along Lambrick Avenue and they will be able to prepare the land for sale as quickly as possible. I am hoping that those initial lots turning off in Johnston will be in 2009.
Zuccoli will follow Johnston, which is expected to yield around 1700 lots, and Mitchell will provide a further 400 lots. This is enough land being turned off for the marketplace to sustain it for the next five to seven years, depending on demand in the marketplace.
Like Bellamack, the development of these suburbs will include 15% affordable and social housing making home ownership more accessible to all Territorians. Palmerston East is a part of this government’s comprehensive, strategic release of land.
Mr Elferink: This is Monday’s media release.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Fannie Bay for his question, even though the member for Port Darwin does not want to see the opportunity for new homes in the Palmerston East suburbs. There are many people in the marketplace in the low to middle income bracket who are looking forward to the release of Palmerston East suburbs.
I announced that the government would fast-track the release of these suburbs to meet the growing demand. With our booming economy, we obviously need to meet the growing demand for new homes in the marketplace. The Northern Territory government is fast-tracking the development. We will be spending around $50m to provide for the headworks to allow these subdivisions to proceed, and we will do this protecting the Mitchell Creek corridor. There is significant investment in these headworks to protect the Mitchell Creek corridor, unlike the CLP developments of the past where they were happy to see developers carve up Mitchell Creek. Unlike the CLP of the past, we will protect the environmental integrity of Mitchell Creek through government expenditure in headworks.
We are bringing the headworks infrastructure forward to this financial year and 2009-10. We will deliver, through the three Palmerston East suburbs, around 3000 new lots into the marketplace. The first suburb that will be proceeding will be Johnston; that is expected to yield around 850 lots. We will fast-track the development of this first stage of Johnston by making land available to a developer so they can connect it into the existing infrastructure along Lambrick Avenue and they will be able to prepare the land for sale as quickly as possible. I am hoping that those initial lots turning off in Johnston will be in 2009.
Zuccoli will follow Johnston, which is expected to yield around 1700 lots, and Mitchell will provide a further 400 lots. This is enough land being turned off for the marketplace to sustain it for the next five to seven years, depending on demand in the marketplace.
Like Bellamack, the development of these suburbs will include 15% affordable and social housing making home ownership more accessible to all Territorians. Palmerston East is a part of this government’s comprehensive, strategic release of land.
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016