Light rail won’t carry passengers to the south Canberra district of Woden for several years, but it’s already driving change, with the ACT Government scoping the relocation of a key training campus to align with the transport project.
ACT transport minister and minister for vocational education and skills Meegan Fitzharris said this month the Government was investigating a major investment which would relocate the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT)’s Reid campus to Wen Town Centre.
Fitzharris said the project would help create a new, modern, purpose-built campus and be a major anchor for the revitalisation of Woden.
“CIT is the premier [skills] provider in the Canberra region; delivering world class vocational education and training to more than 20,000 students every year,” Fitzharris said.
“Positioning CIT with a major presence in the heart of Woden has the potential to enhance the Town Centre and create an energy around a new campus that will open up a range of opportunities for CIT staff and students, local businesses, industry and the broader community.”
Community services and facilities minister Chris Steel added: “A revitalised town centre is being supported by the ongoing investment in light rail, funding to redevelop the Woden Bus Interchange, planning and design for a new Woden Community Centre, as well as the ongoing investments in the Canberra Hospital, the new Woden bus depot and the popular Woden Experiment.”