A $7 million multicultural and community hall would be built in Gungahlin if Canberra votes Liberal in the upcoming ACT election.
Designed to host multicultural celebrations, performances, festivals, forums and exhibitions, the centre would have the capacity for up to 1500 people, Liberal leader Alistair Coe said.
Without specifying a location for the community centre, he said it would be central and close to public transport.
The proposed centre would include commercial kitchens for self-catering of events and be more affordable than rooms available for hire at the Exhibition Park in Canberra.
Mr Coe said commercial kitchens were important because food was such a significant part of cultural expression.
"There are currently no facilities in Canberra that offer an affordable venue for large multicultural events," he said.
"We have thriving multicultural communities here in Gungahlin that like to celebrate all sorts of festivals, all sorts of events.
"But at the moment, we really do lack facilities, lack the space to actually come together and congregate."
Mr Coe said a Liberal government would consult with the community to find the best possible location.
"We would seek to get this project under way as soon as we win government," he said.
"There is no facility quite like this in Gungahlin, but really right across Canberra.
"A facility that is dedicated to having cultural events, a place where the community can gather in very large numbers, but importantly one that's not competing with sport and other activities that often take priority."
It came as Labor officially kicked off its election campaign on Saturday, with Labor Leader Anthony Albanese appearing via video link.
In addition to the launch, ACT Labor used the weekend to announce its plans to put more librarians and teachers in public schools.
ACT Labor said a re-elected government would hire more than 400 teachers and support staff, including 25 teacher librarians, by the end of its term.
Education Minister Yvette Berry said a qualified teacher librarian required a four-year teaching degree as well as a masters degree.
Ms Berry said ACT Labor would provide scholarships to up to 10 teachers a year to complete the qualifications and provide funding to schools to help them employ a librarian, prioritising schools most in need.
"The ACT Labor government has made sure that ACT public school teachers remain the highest paid in the country and a returned Labor government is committed to attracting and retaining a workforce of great teachers and other school staff," she said.
"Teacher librarians not only support children and staff in the library, but they also provide digital opportunities for teachers to be able to make sure they have all the information they need so they can deliver the most up to date methods of teaching."
Executive dean of the education faculty at Canberra University, Barney Delgarno, welcomed the commitment to hire extra teachers.
"We're seeing increased demand from prospective students," he said.
"That always happens when there is high unemployment."
