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House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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Le Cornu Site

Ms STINSON (Badcoe) (15:43): I rise to update the house and my community on progress at No. 10 Anzac Highway in Forestville, which is better known to our community as the old Le Cornu site. I am sorry, member for Adelaide, this is not the notorious Le Cornu site that you might be familiar with; this is a site where things are really happening. Earlier this year, preliminary plans for the site were announced by the successful consortium known as Locale.

Excitingly, the time has arrived for my community to now formally have its say on the proposed revamp of this iconic location. I can inform the house and my community that there will be a community drop-in session at the Adelaide Showground on Saturday 19 November when people can get information and express their views. It will be held from 9.30am until 2.30pm and it will be right where the Gilles at the Grounds markets are held in the Brick Dairy Pavilion at the Showground. I will be there and so will representatives from Renewal SA, Chapleys, Peet and Buildtec, the groups that make up the Locale consortium developing the site.

There will be some enlarged images and maps for people to look at to understand the project and what it might mean for them. They will also be able to ask questions of the Locale and Renewal SA representatives, and me if they like, and there will be the chance to provide feedback, which is really important, that will be taken on to inform the further progress of this project. If people cannot make it on the day, never mind, there is also an online avenue to submit feedback and that will be set up through the Renewal SA site. For those who might not be so tech savvy, you can always get a paper and pen and write in as well.

The public consultation begins Saturday 19 November and runs until 11 December. Locals will receive a postcard in the mail this week with all the details. I am really urging people to get involved in this process. This is the formal avenue to finally have your say. Obviously, I have received a great deal of feedback, and I continue to, and I will provide that to the consortium through this process as well but the plans have evolved and I am encouraging my community to check out what is planned right now, what the proposal is right now and provide their views on that. It is only by taking action that we can ensure that this development is right for our community and for those who will live, work and play right there in the future.

Locale consists of well-regarded independent grocers, the Chapleys of Pasadena and Frewville Foodland fame; the residential builder, Peet; and SA-based firm, Buildtec. What has been put forward by Locale is different from anywhere else and I am hopeful this is going to be something that really benefits and lifts the inner south. The mixed-use retail and residential development will have a focus on artisan and locally produced food, with a central European style piazza or market square and outdoor dining at its heart.

Maybe the gem in this $250 million master plan is a rooftop urban farm where fresh local produce will bring residents and visitors together. It will also be a focal point for the new green school which is to be run by Youth Inc., who already have a training centre in Hindley Street, which I recently visited. This green school is going to engage students with an interest in climate change, including horticulture and the food industry. There will also be apartments and townhouses, meeting the high demand for housing in our area. I am delighted that 15 per cent of that housing has been allocated under the government's affordable housing program.

My community—and by that I mean Forestville, Keswick, Everard Park and Ashford—who have an interest in this project, are passionate about our environment and addressing climate change. This is not the first time today I have talked in this place about that passion of my community. I am pleased that there is almost 30 per cent green space in total slated for this site. Now, 12.5 per cent green space is what is required under legislation, but this project has almost 15 per cent green space on a ground level and another 15 per cent green space in elevated spaces like the podium urban farm and the rooftop greenery.

That is a great start and a model for other developers to follow, but I have to say I am persuaded by the arguments put forward by many in my community who would like to see a consolidation of that green space for a park or a reserve, particularly on the Leader Street side. I have held several meetings since the plans have gone out and the feedback has been really clear: locals want usable, open green space on the Leader Street side.

I have articulated that view to Renewal SA, the Chapley Group and hopefully soon directly to Peet, and I have raised it with councillors too. I hope that the developers will take that feedback very seriously. I am sure it will come through in the drop-in session. Finally, can I urge people to get active: you have to give your views on this if you want to make your feedback on green space heard.

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