Community Consultation commencing 24 June 2023

We invite you to drop in, check out our plans and reach out with any comments or questions during our Community Consultation (being held 24 June to 5 August) for the proposed Concessional Lease Variation and design and siting of a retirement village at Federal Golf Club. Over this six week period we will be holding four information sessions that will be held in person and online (key details provided further below).

This Community Consultation also includes the presentation of more detailed information regarding the proposal including concept plans, proposed materials / finishes and perspective drawings. You will be able to find all these drawings on the active&connected website from the 24th June.

Information sessions during Community Consultation

Open invitation: Wednesday 28 June 2023 from 5.30pm Federal Golf Club

Online session 1: Thursday 29 June 2023 from 5.30pm via Zoom

Online session 2: Wednesday 26 July 2023 from 12.30pm via Zoom

Public forum: Wednesday 2 August 2023 from 7pm Woden Community Council

Please register your interest to attend a session via email at taniaparkes@taniaparkes.com.au nominating which sessions you would like to attend. We will email you a Zoom link and other details prior to the session.

Territory Plan Variation 384 approval

Following the community consultation on Draft Variation 384 between October and December 2022, the Minister for the Environment Mick Gentleman has approved Plan Variation 384 (PV384). The Variation amends the Red Hill and Garran precinct maps and codes consistent with the RHIP - recommendation 7 in relation to future development for a retirement village at the Federal golf course with access off Kitchener St. The variation also rezones 10Ha of land considered to be of high ecological value in the north-west portion of the site and includes this land in the Red Hill Nature Reserve.

You can read the Variation to the Territory Plan here

Presentation to the Garran Residents’ Association

On Saturday 31 July we were invited to present to the Garran Residents’ Association following the recent approval of the Red Hill Integrated Plan.

Our presentation shared concept plans of how the 18-hole golf course could be retained, and outlined the principles by which the future design of the retirement village would be undertaken. It also corrected some false assumptions spreading throughout the community regarding the potential retirement village footprint.

This was the first in many future consultation engagements with community members. You can find a copy of the presentation and an accompanying statement from the President of the Federal Golf Club here.