2024–25 ACT Budget snapshot – Gungahlin
- A new North Gungahlin Health Centre
- More community facilities for the region
- Road upgrades across Gungahlin
- Path improvements
- More housing for Gungahlin
With the ACT’s population set to reach 500,000 people by the end of 2027, the 2024–25 ACT Budget is funding the services and infrastructure this growing city needs.
Through this year’s Budget, the ACT Government is delivering more public health services, providing cost of living relief for those who need it most, and improving housing choice, access and affordability.
Some of the projects funded in Gungahlin include:
The new North Gungahlin Health Centre
The 2024–25 ACT Budget will include funding for the design and construction of a new health centre in North Gungahlin.
The North Gungahlin Health Centre will be built on Kingsland Parade in Casey, conveniently close to the shopping centre and other facilities.
The centre will provide more free health services closer to where people need them, with easier access to preventative health services and treatment for chronic disease.
The ACT Government is currently working through additional community uses for the remaining blocks on the 2.4-hectare site in Casey.
This includes:
- an indoor sports facility to provide local residents, sporting groups and organisations with access to better amenities
- a new ACTAS Ambulance and Fire Station, which will enhance response times to emergency incidents as the Gungahlin community grows.
The Government has already committed to a study on traffic and transport improvements surrounding the Casey Group Centre.
The 2024–25 ACT Budget will also support:
- design and construction of a Gungahlin Community Centre
- Yerrabi District Park upgrades
- upgrades to the Joint Emergency Services Centre
- planning and design for a new combined emergency services site in Casey
- a new community tennis facility in Gungahlin in partnership with Tennis Australia and Tennis ACT.
Road upgrades across Gungahlin
The Government will undertake planning for priority road works in the Gungahlin District identified from the Gungahlin Transport Plan.
This includes possible road widening and intersection upgrades to deliver more efficient and sustainable transport modes to manage traffic growth and to improve safety and travel times.
This initiative will be jointly funded through the National Partnership Agreement on Land Transport Infrastructure with the Commonwealth Government.
Path improvements throughout the region
Funding received through the 2024–25 ACT Budget will see improvements made to paths across the Gungahlin.
Walkers, cyclists and those riding scooters can expect to see better line marking, completed missing links and more lighting as they exercise or head to and from work.
The ACT Government’s Indicative Land Release Program for 2024–25 to 2028–29 will help cater to the ACT’s growing population.
As part of the program, 3,045 new homes are planned for the Gungahlin region.
More funding for mowing and horticulture
The combination of unpredictable weather and a growing city have increased demands on those taking care of Canberra’s grass, trees, weeds and gardens.
The Budget includes funding for 10 full-time positions and eight additional mowers to deliver an expanded baseline capacity in our mowing teams.
In the low season, mowing crews will assist with horticultural work across the city, including weeding, road edging and maintenance.
The region will benefit from a new suite of system-wide literacy and numeracy initiatives, called Strong Foundations, being rolled out across ACT public schools. The program will ensure all students have access to consistent, high-quality literacy and numeracy education.
The Budget will also include funding to:
- deliver a second college for Gungahlin
- expand Margaret Hendry Primary School
- the development of Agnes Shea High School in Taylor, which will cater to up to 800 students.
There will also be a range of school upgrades across Canberra as part of the ACT Government’s annual Asset Renewal Program.
Find out what else has been funded as part of the 2024-25 ACT Budget by clicking here.
