1. The ROCKS Redevelopment Project Gabrielle Breen Project Coordinator Canberra Dance Theatre Conservation Council DADA Environment Centre FOCUS Food Co-op Pensioners Club PhotoAccess

2. Residents of Childers and Kingsley Streets Social, cultural and environmental interests On site for 25 years More than 25,000 users of facilities and services annually Accessible and human scale

3. Why redevelopment? Current facilities inadequate Increased need in Civic Security of tenure Opportunity for sustainable development

4. The Redevelopment Proposal Mixed use Partnership based Possible land grant or other partnership arrangement with government Commercial development subsidises community facilities

5. Partnerships Government support Potential tenants and partners ROCKS as an integral partner

6. Government processes Civic West Masterplan Community Facility Needs Assessment Study Office of Sustainability Affordable Housing Taskforce Roundtable

7. Participation Redevelopment Committee Working Groups Complicated structures Sustaining volunteers Adapting processes

8. Attempt at sustainable development Planning and design checklist Sustainability principles Future showcase

9. Future stages Securing the redevelopment Participatory planning and design Construction and landscaping Documenting the process

10. Contact details Gabrielle Breen Project Coordinator rocks@ecoaction.net.au 0421 822 2 17 Website: www.rocks.org.au