Canberra Brickworks site to be opened up to community


Released 25/07/2017

The preferred tenderer for the Canberra Brickworks has proposed an exciting long-term solution for this unique heritage precinct which will open up the site to the Canberra community, Minister for Urban Renewal Mick Gentleman announced today.

Local Canberra developer Doma Group was selected as the preferred tender for the Canberra Brickworks development with a proposal for a ‘garden city’ that meets the requirements of 380 residential dwellings in a mix of stand-alone houses, terraces, and apartments designed to harmonise with the character of the site and existing Yarralumla streetscapes.

“The Brickworks played a very important role in the development of Canberra and the government is committed to ensuring that this new development preserves its heritage for future generations,” Minister Gentleman said.

“I am very pleased to see that the heritage of the Brickworks has been respected and that the site is to be used in a way that encourages more Canberrans to enjoy the area.

“The land sale process for the Brickworks has had extensive community input through a community panel engagement model that included access to the short-listed proponents and their proposals.

“The community panel helped create precinct objectives that set out community expectations for the new development and also assisted in reviewing how the short-listed proposals responded to those objectives.

“The panel met with the short-listed proponents during the tender process, and the Government is keen for the panel to have further involvement with the successful tenderer as the development progresses,” Minister Gentleman concluded.

The Land Development Agency will now undertake contractual negotiations to agree principles for project delivery of Doma Group’s tender and ongoing community engagement prior to future statutory planning submissions.

Further detail will be available after contract negotiations are successfully concluded.

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