and relocation strategy
Improving Community Safety
Project overview
The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) Station Upgrade and Relocation Strategy is about improving community safety for Canberrans as the city expands and the population grows. It seeks to reduce, and where possible, prevent the impact of emergencies should they occur, with particular attention to the protection and preservation of life, property and the environment.
Extensive analysis has been undertaken into where ambulance and fire stations should be located in the Territory for at least the next 20 years. The studies identify options as to where new ESA stations will be required to meet current and projected demand as the city grows.
The Station Upgrade and Relocation Strategy was prepared from the study findings. Since then an Implementation Plan has been developed in close consultation with operational staff to determine the most effective way to deliver the recommended service improvements.
Subject to ACT Government budgetary and statutory approvals, the ESA plans to deliver service improvements to the ACT in four phases between 2012 and 2017.
| Phase | Stations | Services | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 2012 – 2014 |
South Tuggeranong Charnwood Aranda |
F&R AS/F&R AS/F&R |
New station New station New station |
| Phase 2 2013 – 2016 |
Fyshwick Pialligo City Calwell Gungahlin Greenway |
AS/F&R F&R AS SES RFS AS |
Major upgrade New station New station New base Minor upgrade Adaptive Reuse |
| Phase 3 2014 – 2016 |
Kambah | FB | Major upgrade |
| Phase 4 2015 – 2017 |
Molonglo Phillip |
AS/F&R AS/F&R |
New station Major upgrade or relocation |
Phase 1 of the project is well underway, with construction of a new colocated Ambulance and Fire station in Charnwood (next to Charnwood shops) due to the completed in the final quarter of 2013. The ESA submitted Planning Reports to the Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate (ESDD) for the purpose of seeking a variation to the Territory Plan to enable the development of new stations in Aranda and Calwell/Conder (South Tuggeranong). The draft variations (315 for Aranda and 316 for Calwell/Conder) and the ESA’s Planning Reports are available for review on the ESDD website. For details about the comprehensive site selection process for Aranda refer to Section 3 (pages 13-39) of the Aranda Planning Report; for Calwell/Conder refer to Section 3 (pages 12-22) of the Calwell/Conder Planning Report.
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