Creating opportunity for input

Community and stakeholder engagement is vital to the success of this project.

Community engagement to inform the development of the Place Brief has taken place.

A KAP Design Stage Engagement Report (see document library) was published in July 2024, capturing the comments received during extensive engagement sessions - development of the precinct concepts are explained with the feedback received.

An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Reference Group was appointed in May 2024, to inform the design for the future Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Space. Members have met the design team and discussed opportunities.

Further engagement is being developed specifically in response to the Arts Organisations spatial placement, Ngunnawal engagement and Designing with Country.

The Community Panel

A Community Panel has been established to contribute to:

  • Co-creation of the Place Brief by defining what the future public space could bring to the Canberra community
  • Design development
  • The Estate Development Plan (EDP)
  • Built Form DAs for the arts building and the carpark
  • Other future Development Applications
  • Consider how the space will interact with the heritage and existing infrastructure on the site.
  • Recognise the existing opportunities and constraints of the site and that there is no scope to change the Territory Plan, building heights etc.
  • Provide insights to guide future private sector development through the Place Brief.

The Community Panel is made up of community representatives who are participating on behalf of a number of community-based groups who have an interest in the development and design of the Arts Precinct. The panel was initially formed in 2019 during an earlier phase of the project.

In its deliberations, the Community Panel will:

  • Consider how the space will interact with the heritage and existing infrastructure on the site.
  • Recognise the existing opportunities and constraints of the site and that there is no scope to change the Territory Plan, building heights etc.
  • Provide insights to guide future private sector development through the Place Brief.