BUILT ENVIRONMENT: Environmental assessment of urban development at Molonglo and North Weston

Media Release
The Hon Peter Garrett AM MP, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts
The Hon Andrew Barr MP, ACT Government Minister for Planning
16 September 2008

In a landmark agreement, the Australian and ACT Governments will conduct the first strategic environmental assessment in Australia for urban development.

ACT Minister for Planning, Andrew Barr said urban development in the Molonglo Valley is a key part of the Government’s strategy to develop Canberra on an environmentally sustainable basis. The strategic assessment will ensure that development in Molonglo and North Weston is carried out in an environmentally sustainable way...

Read the full media release here.