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Further water monitoring is being completed.

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Documentation to support the State Significant Development Application is in progress. Until further water monitoring is complete all consultants are on hold to ensure the design is supported by the water data. Once the water engineers have current data, and provide solutions to water management for the project we will finalise all reports and submit an application. The State Government will put the application online when submitted, for the community to comment.

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QPRC will not be approaching the NSW State Government to obtain land opposite the current Queanbeyan cemetery. This land is owned by Minister Administering National Parks and Wildlife and as it is considered a National Park it is not fit for the purpose of a cemetery.

This land across the road from the existing cemetery in Lanyon Drive and from the cemetery to Tompsitt Drive is zoned E1 and E2 due to the significance of the fauna and flora onsite. These locations contain State and Federally listed fauna, flora and habitat which require the highest level of environment protection.

Hi there, to obtain information about the existing buildings you need to complete an Informal Request for Information - https://www.qprc.nsw.gov.au/Council/Council-Business/Access-Council-Information#section-2 If you are not the owner of the building you will need to include written authorisation from the owner. This can be a letter or email from the owner. If you still have questions you would be best to call our customer service centre on 1300 730 725.

We use our own landscape teams and the Jerra Crew for mowing and gardening of Council owned areas in Googong.

However, the developer, PEET, have their own landscape contractor who maintains areas that not yet been handed over to Council. They also do additional maintenance in selected areas. 

Hi - thanks for the question.

The Ninge Nimble section of MR92 Nerriga Road has been designed and Council is in the process of completing the necessary environmental studies along with purchasing the land required for the project.

The project delivery is still being planned and construction is not expected to commence until late 2024. Information when known will be available through our website project page (https://www.qprc.nsw.gov.au/Major-Works-Projects/MR92-Nerriga-Road) 

Council does not provide education services. There is land that has been set aside for another public school in Googong but whether a public preschool will be included in this school in future is a question for the NSW Government and the Department of Education. The NSW Government have said that this new school will be a new high school scheduled for completion in 2027.

Council is not actually involved in providing school services. For broader questions about funding and provision of preschools, questions are best directed to the NSW Government and Department of Education. In regard to the four preschools in Queanbeyan, these are run by the Queanbeyan & District Preschool Association which is a not-for-profit community based preschool. There are also other privately run Early Learning Centres that offer preschool programs.

No, Council doesn't intend to build a sewage treatment plant in Jerrabomberra. The reference quoted appears to be from a previous LEP, the Queanbeyan Local Environmental Plan (Poplars) 2013. The LEP that currently applies to the lot is the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional LEP 2022. 

The current land-use zone is C4 Environmental Living. Under that land-use zone, a cemetery is a prohibited use. However, land-use zones, along with other development controls in the Local Environmental Plan can be amended through the process of a planning proposal.  This includes the addition of a permissible land use or uses and/or any conditional arrangements under Schedule 1 Additional Permitted Uses of the LEP. This is a legitimate way to consider site specific proposals and follows the same process that is required for “changing the zone” on land. The required Planning Proposal process has been followed.  Planning proposals are required by the NSW Government to follow a strict process including public consultation.

The process for the Planning Proposal for this particular site began in 2017, following the Department of Planning and Environment issuing a Gateway determination to allow the process to begin. From 2018-2020, a number of studies were developed that were required as part of the Planning Proposal.

The Planning Proposal, including all the studies, was on public exhibition from 24 August – 5 October 2020 and this included a community meeting on 15 September 2020. This Planning Proposal explained that the purpose of the proposal was to provide for a new memorial park/cemetery with consent on the property at 1241 Old Cooma Road, Googong. This was done by amending the Local Environmental Plan to add the term ‘cemetery’ to Schedule 1 Additional Permitted Uses for these particular lots.

The Planning Proposal was approved and gazetted by the NSW Government in September 2021.