Plan to shift police HQ to Civic a step closer

Dilapidated Civic police station could be in line for massive overhaul

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00:00Thank you everyone for being here today. It's really exciting to be here to

00:04announce the ACT Government is progressing critical infrastructure for

00:09ACT Police. There is a current request for expressions of interest going out in

00:17the next week to call on the community to come forward with solutions for a city

00:24police station and city police headquarters. So this is a very exciting

00:30day. A lot of work has gone up to this point in preparing a request to market

00:35around this critical infrastructure and yeah it'll be a great process to see what

00:41the market comes forward with. We know that ACT Police have some very specific

00:47requirements in their infrastructure which in terms of technology and security

00:52we've also got the unique set up of the watch house. So these are all requirements

00:58that will be need to be met but yeah really excited about what solutions the

01:04market may come forward with.

01:08Good morning. Firstly it's a pleasure to be here with the Minister this morning Dr

01:14Patterson and also Mr Gillian Garrity the Director-General of Infrastructure Canberra.

01:19I think I'm pleased to be here today as we take the next steps to secure a new city

01:24police station and a new ACT policing headquarters here in the city. I'd like to

01:30thank the Minister and the ACT Government for their support in progressing this

01:34critical strategy to meet the needs for ACT policing infrastructure requirements

01:39into the future. The approach to market is a significant milestone to consider

01:44options to ensure that ACT policing has modern fit-for-purpose facilities that

01:50enable us to meet the needs of the Canberra community well into the future.

01:53These buildings will have modern workspaces to support the health and

01:57well-being of our members combined with specialist facilities that meet the needs

02:01of victims and ensure that we can provide the appropriate responses to crime

02:06here in the ACT. They will support our dedicated workforce as they strive to keep the

02:11community safe and allow us to best serve Canberra's growing community. We have

02:17spent significant time working with both Infrastructure Canberra and Justice and

02:21Community Safety Directorate going through the specific needs required for a

02:26major police facility as the Minister said including secure storage for police

02:31equipment, holding rooms, a new watch house for the ACT and modern

02:37communications and operations centres. This work will help shape the engagement that

02:42will be required with third parties as part of the request for expressions of

02:46interest and we look forward to continuing that engagement and that

02:49partnership with Infrastructure Canberra. I also want to thank ACT policing officers for

02:56their patience and I think this is a really important step forward to show the

03:01progress that we're making with the ACT government to ensure that our members have

03:05connected purpose facilities. Thank you very much.