At a public hearing tomorrow the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works will scrutinise a proposal from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment to fitout a new leased premises at Block 34, Section 26, Canberra City, ACT.

Media release issue date: Wednesday, 1 July 2020

At a public hearing tomorrow the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works will scrutinise a proposal from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment to fitout a new leased premises at Block 34, Section 26, Canberra City, ACT. The inquiry into the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment Proposed Fitout of New Leased Premises, Canberra will examine how the project proposes to relocate the Departments 2,750 staff, currently located across three separate sites, to a single new building fitted out to the Department's new activity based working model. Public hearing details Date: Thursday, 2 July 2020 Time: 11.00 am to 12.30 pm (AEST) Location: via teleconference The hearing will be broadcast live at aph.gov.au/live Please note: the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works is not involved in the tendering process, awarding of contracts or details of the proposed works. Inquiries on these matters should be addressed to the relevant Commonwealth entities. For background information Committee Secretariat 02 6277 4636 pwc@aph.gov.au

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works has announced that it will scrutinise a new project, from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.

Media release issue date: Tuesday, 2 June 2020

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works has announced that it will scrutinise a new project, from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Details of the project are as follows: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment — Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment —$78.0 million— Canberra City, ACT It is anticipated that the Committee will conduct public and in-camera hearing for the inquiry in late June 2020. The Committee would like to hear from all individuals or organisations interested in the inquiries. Submissions for project will be accepted until 17 June 2020. Please note: the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works is not involved in the tendering process, awarding of contracts or details of the proposed works. Inquiries on these matters should be addressed to the relevant Commonwealth entities. For background information Committee Secretariat 02 6277 4636 pwc@aph.gov.au   For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track Committee’ button in the bottom right hand corner of the page.