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North gets its police precinct

CONSTRUCTION of the $23.5 million Belconnen Police Station has been completed.

“While the previous Belconnen Police Station has served ACT Policing and the community well, the building was well past its use-by-date as a modern operational policing facility,” Minister for Police and Emergency Services Simon Corbell said.

“The new station addresses these concerns to better accommodate modern neighbourhood policing.”

Construction  on the new facility began in May 2010. Now the operational fit-out phase will start and is expected to be completed by March.

Mr Corbell said the 2800sqm building will house more than 100 police officers and staff, and feature facilities such as a public access foyer and counter, five holding cells, incident rooms, welfare counselling, an area for victims of crime, a muster room and breath analysis area.

In keeping with the ACT Government’s Draft Action Plan for building energy efficiency and waste recovery, a number of environmentally-friendly initiatives have been built into the station including rainwater harvesting, solar hot water systems and chilled beam air conditioners.

The building is located on the corner of Benjamin Way and Market Street in Belconnen, adjacent to the Winchester Police Centre, providing a “police precinct” in Canberra’s north.

 

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