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ACT scoping Woden redevelopment ahead of light rail build 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
One of Canberra’s new LRVs. RAIL GALLERY
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 in June – just before she announced she was stepping away from politics – that 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
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.”
