Proposed Location Site Analysis Images of Site Where will ANSI be? After extensive discussions with government agencies, including the ACT Planning and Land Management Authority and National Capital Authority, a preferred site was selected on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin, north of the Kingston Foreshore Development. This central location near the Parliamentary Triangle will provide a means to demonstrate the nation’s leadership in sustainability. There are no other suitable sites for a multi-use, eco-development near the centre of the Nation’s Capital that has adequate space to combine indoor and outdoor experiential education with the commercial functions to support it. This is a one-off opportunity. The ANSI project is indicated on the ACT’s East Lake Planning Report, which allocated 2.5 hectares to the sustainability centre. This site was smaller than initially contemplate, which meant a reduction in the planned facilities. However, the new proposal has adequate land to encompass mixed commercial and public uses, and provide demonstrations of eco-transport, eco-tourism, eco-conservation, eco-education, and eco-research. The central location of the site will enable the project to foster community development and generate social capital, as well as display environmental technologies. The proposed site includes highly degraded land, a former waste tip, and a derelict siltation trap. It is adjacent to an artificial wetland subject to a convention for the protection of migratory birds. Though primarily ACT land, a portion of the site is in national control. This eco-development will effectively ‘expand’ the wetlands and reclaim and restore the land. The public facility will provide a buffer between the developed wetlands and future urban development in accordance with the National Capital Authority’s Griffin Legacy. While the project will bring the general public and tourists to the shores of Lake Burley Griffin, it will respect the natural setting and enhance Canberra’s unique identity as the Bush Capital - while increasing the use of Lake Burley Griffin for both residents and visitors to Canberra.     Last updated November 14, 2008