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 1 of the project includes stand-alone or co-located ambulance and fire stations in:

• Calwell/Conder in South Tuggeranong;
• Charnwood in North West Belconnen; and
• Aranda in Belconnen.

The ACT Government has engaged a project team to undertake investigations into options for Phase 1 of the station upgrade and relocation program.

View the media release

Emergency services strategy for a growing city

• Community consultation
• Fact sheet
• Proposed sites
• Updates
• Why do we need new stations