Gold Creek Homestead
Preferred Tenderer Announced
The Suburban Land Agency (SLA) is pleased to announce Lendlease as the preferred tenderer for the Gold Creek Homestead Precinct, following their proposal responding to a nationally advertised Request for Tender (RFT) process. The RFT asked for an innovative design and development proposal for a benchmark community precinct that responded to a Precinct Development Brief established by a community and stakeholder panel in 2019.
Key themes important to the community and stakeholder panel included a desired visual character as a ‘rural oasis’ and adaptive re-use strategies to retain the historic elements of the Homestead. The future purpose and use of the site offering care and support for those in need was a key aspect.
Lendlease’s unique proposal articulates a well thought-out design and development for residential aged care, retirement living and community facilities by restoring and opening the historic Homestead and slab hut to the broader community and adding a kitchen garden and improved existing gardens. Further benefits to the local community are a public cross-block walking and cycling link through the site, a 5 Green Star Communities Rating for the future development and 30% tree canopy cover and 30% permeable surface cover across the site.
The SLA will now enter into negotiations with the preferred tenderer to agree principles for project delivery and ongoing community engagement, prior to exchanging contracts for the sale of the site.
Commendation at the 2020 Planning Institute of Australia
ACT Awards for Planning Excellence
We are delighted to announce that the Suburban Land Agency, Communication Link, Place Laboratory and Philip Leeson Architects were recognised for the place-led engagement for Ngunnawal Gold Creek Homestead through a Commendation at the 2020 PIA (Planning Institute of Australia) ACT Awards for Planning Excellence for Public Engagement and Community Planning.
It has been a privilege and honour to receive this industry recognition, which is a testament to the dedication of the Ngunnawal Gold Creek Community & Stakeholder Panel (the Panel) and the passion and care members demonstrated when developing the Precinct Development Brief. The Panel clearly articulated what success would look like for redeveloping the site and the brief has been front and centre of the RFT during the land sale process. We are confident that it will drive a great place outcome for the broader community.
To view the 2020 PIA ACT Public Engagement and Community Planning commendation announcement and an acceptance speech from Suburban Land Agency CEO John Dietz please click here (the announcement starts at 30:15).
Tender Closed
- View FAQs for Gold Creek Homstead precinct
- Community and Stakeholder presentation - Approach to the sale of the Gold Creek Homestead site
- View block on interactive mapping
Background
The Ngunnawal Gold Creek Homestead (Block 109 Section 23) in Gungahlin was acquired by the ACT Government in 1998. It is bound by Monty Place, Gungahlin Drive and neighbouring residences.
Approximately 8,000m2 of the 4.8ha site is home to the remnant Gold Creek Homestead dating back to 1860.
Today the remnant structures and surrounding gardens of the homestead create a distinct sense of arrival when entering the site, especially apparent through its location within the development area.
Very little of the original homestead building fabric remains. Much of the original cottage has been lost or compromised by unsympathetic modifications and the building is in very poor condition.
The ACT Heritage Council considered several heritage nomination applications in 1999, 2009 and 2018 to register any of the homestead structures, however it found no formal heritage value and therefore no grounds for heritage listing and inclusion on the Heritage Register.
The Suburban Land Agency is facilitating a community engagement process to capture the community values before the site is put to the market. To do this, an independently facilitated community and stakeholder panel has been formed.
This approach will help Proponents interested in the Tender for the Sale of the Land to formulate a design response for the site that takes into account community and historic place values and offers a financial return to the Territory for the sale of the site.
The Panel
The Gold Creek Homestead Community and Stakeholder Panel process presents an opportunity to capture the place and community values of this historic site so it can be considered and preserved in the future development of the site.
The panel processes will support key community representatives to:
- articulate clearly the community values of the site and
- to identify non-financial site objectives and development principles.
The Panel will be working with place planning consultants who are preparing a Precinct Development Brief based on the Panel’s discussion and input.
The community panel is comprised of a diverse mix of local residents and key stakeholders who have expressed interest in helping to determine the future of the Homestead site.
Get involved
There are a number of ways that you can get involved during this project:
- Register to stay up to date on the project and related events;
- Visit this site frequently to follow the discussion of the Community and Stakeholder Panel;
- Send us an email to provide us with your thoughts on how you value the Homestead site and we can forward it to the panel for their consideration.
More Information
- Terms of Reference (PDF 365KB)
- FAQs (PDF 218KB)
- Gold Creek Homestead Panel Information (PDF 212KB)
- Gold Creek Homestead Background Information (PDF 363KB)
- Gold Creek Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Deed (PDF 211KB)
Meeting 1: Understand and explore (26 October 2019)
- Record of Meeting 1
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- Suburban Land Agency Presentation
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- Philip Lesson Architects Presentation
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- Place Laboratory Presentation
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Meeting 2: Test and consider (9 November 2019)
Meeting 3: Consensus report and evaluate (30 November 2019)
Timeline
EOI for Community Panel open
(17 September - 1 October 2019)
Community & Stakeholder Panel is confirmed
(11 – 18 October 2019)
Meeting 1: Understand and explore
(26 October 2019)
Walking Workshop 1 onsite
(1 November 2019 10am-12 noon)
Walking Workshop 2 onsite
(4 November 2019 5pm – 7pm)
Meeting 2: Test and consider
(9 November 2019)
Meeting 3: Consensus report and evaluate
(30 November 2019)
Contact
Please contact the Suburban Land Agency on suburbanland@act.gov.au or by calling (02) 6205 0600.
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