Page 566 - Week 04 - Thursday, 29 June 1989
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$147,627. There are two areas to consider with respect to capital funding for the pool. Number one is that the pool's existing facilities need a lot of repair. The current study in relation to the pool will include a needs assessment and will report on the nature of the cost of this work.
As well as the cost of the repairs to the existing facilities, we will need to consider what new work will be done at the pool. One option which has been raised is to build a bubble to cover the pool in winter, similar to what has been done at the North Sydney pool, as Dr Kinloch suggested. I understand that this would cost in the order of $600,000. This option will be closely looked at before any decisions are made.
Public Housing
MRS GRASSBY: On 28 June Dr Kinloch asked:
The Housing Trust recently demolished dwellings in Condamine Street, Turner, and erected five new dwellings... Is the Minister aware that when the residents moved into the premises recently the sewage overflowed in each yard ... and that the occupants were provided emergency housing in motels and fed at the Pancake Parlour? Will the Minister ascertain whether this incident arose from uncoordinated medium-density infill operations by the Housing Trust?
The redevelopment site referred to by Dr Kinloch is 52 Ormond Street, Turner, where the trust demolished three old houses and constructed seven new ones. The project was built as a demonstration of the draft small-scale redevelopment policy, and careful attention was paid to every aspect, including neighbourhood consultation, infrastructure and design.
I publicly opened the redevelopment on 26 May, and everyone at the opening, including Dr Kinloch, indicated strong support for the project. On Saturday, 17 June, three tenants complained about sewerage blockage. The cause of the blockage could not be rectified until the following Monday, and the Housing Trust therefore moved affected tenants to a motel for Sunday night, in line with standard practice in emergency situations such as this. As the motel did not serve meals, the tenants were given a choice of three relatively inexpensive eating places in Civic at which to have dinner. I understand the tenants chose Mama's Trattoria.
Investigations of the sewerage problems indicated that the blockage was caused by tenants placing objects into the sewerage system - and I understand these were babies throwaway nappies. Tenants are being reminded of the problems that can be caused by flushing wrong sorts of objects like these down the toilet.
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