The government uses strategic planning and consults with the community and different directorates to identify and make available vacant Territory community sites for not-for-profit organisations.
Community consultation processes that relate to or inform community land sales include:
- outcomes of the Community Priorities Survey, meetings with community and industry groups, and submissions for the ACT Budget.
- the development of strategic planning policies such as the ACT Planning Strategy 2018, the District Strategies 2023 and the Territory Plan 2023.
- enquiries from community organisations for accommodation or for the purchase of community land.
The need for community facilities is identified through:
- strategic planning policies
- community and recreational facilities assessments and other relevant planning studies
- current and projected population data
- community feedback (both individuals and organisations)
- government priorities, objectives and strategies and
- feedback and advice from all directorates through various governance bodies.
Technical studies are carried out on vacant, unleased community land that may be suitable for the two-stage Expression of Interest and Tender process (explained below). These studies, along with consultation across government, help identify the opportunities and permitted uses for each site.
Community sites are then listed annually in the publicly available Housing Supply and Land Release Program and on this webpage.
