This petition of certain residents of the Australian Capital Territory draws to the attention of the Assembly that:

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• the South West Evatt Oval is an important open greenspace regularly used by a broad range of community members, and has been so far decades;

• a recent proposal for a security fence around Miles Franklin Primary School includes also erecting a fence around the South West Evatt Oval; and

• fencing off this oval would significantly decrease its value by limiting access, harming its visual appeal and interfering with its established functions.

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Your petitioners, therefore, request the Assembly to call upon the ACT Government to:

• reject any proposal to erect a fence around the South West Evatt Oval; and

• ensure that any security fence around Miles Franklin Primary School:

  • be set back far enough from existing fencing, housing and shared paths to avoid creating bottlenecks or potentially unsafe 'corridors', or spoiling views from nearby houses; and

  • include multiple entry points around its perimeter.