Page 4183 - Week 13 - Thursday, 2 December 2021
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Mr Steel: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The table below shows the total costs associated with urban mowing services per financial year. The ACT Government provided additional top-up funding for mowing in 2020-21 to address high seasonal demand following periods of significant rainfall.
|
Year |
Total $m |
Basis of Figure |
|
2018-19 |
8.9 |
Estimated Actual |
|
2019-20 |
8.9 |
Estimated Actual |
|
2020-21 |
10.2 |
Estimated Actual |
|
2021-22 |
9.9 |
Budget |
|
2021-22 |
2.5 |
YTD Actual |
(2) Approximate proportion of mowing undertaken by public servants and external contractors.
|
Year |
(a) Internal Mowing |
(b) Contractor Mowing |
|
2018-19 |
76% |
24% |
|
2019-20 |
89% |
11% |
|
2020-21 |
93% |
7% |
|
2021-22 |
65% |
35% |
(3) Number of complaints or queries received regarding overgrown grass and/or mowing.
|
Year |
Enquiries Received |
|
2018-19 |
541 |
|
2019-20 |
1,019 |
|
2020-21 |
3,154 |
|
2021-22 |
1,865 YTD |
(4) In addition to TCCS in-house mowing crews, there are currently four contracted mowing service providers.
i. Canberra Mowing Pty Ltd - The Canberra Wide Dryland Grass Mowing along Arterial and Connecting Roads - Canberra North (Contract Number 27781.210).
ii. G.B Burgess Pty Ltd ATF The Trustee for the Gary Burgess Family Trust & M.B. Burgess Pty Ltd ATF The Trustee for the Mark Burgess Family Trust trading as BurHor - The Provision of Arterial Road Dryland Grass Mowing Services for Central and South Canberra (Contract Number GS001005.210.1)
iii. Skyline Landscape Services Group Pty Ltd - The Provision of Arterial Road Dryland Grass Mowing Services for Central and South Canberra (Contract Number GS001005.210.3)
iv. Canberra Mowing Pty Ltd - The Provision of Arterial Road Dryland Grass Mowing Services for Central and South Canberra (Contract Number GS001005.210.2)
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