Page 1299 - Week 07 - Wednesday, 23 August 1989
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In contrast, the child-care facility proposed for the Parliamentary Triangle will be community based and available to the general ACT community. It will be located in an area identified by the ACT Children's Services Planning Committee in 1987 as having the highest priority for a funded service. This service will receive operational funding from the Commonwealth children's services program and will offer priority of access and fee relief to low income families in the ACT.
Glebe Park
Mrs Grassby: On 1 June 1989 in question time Mr Moore asked me a question without notice about lighting in Glebe Park.
A contract has been let for the installation of lighting and work should commence in July. The extent of the work includes pole top lighting at 15 metre intervals along all main pedestrian routes, definition and security lighting to the toilet block, bandstand, playground and barbecue areas and some special effects lighting such as up-lighting of trees.
The work in this project will provide security and safety lighting for the entire park and will satisfy accepted illumination levels for public parks. As the park landscape matures additional up-lighting of trees and installation of festoon lighting connection outlets is proposed.
Bus Service
Mrs Grassby: On 1 June 1989, during question time, Mr Collaery asked me about the smoke being emitted from some of the older Leyland buses in the ACTION fleet. Whilst I did provide an interim answer, I am now able to provide him with a more detailed response.
The older Leyland and Volvo buses in the ACTION fleet often do emit black smoke when accelerating especially from a stationary position. This is a characteristic of diesel engines but these vehicles tend to emit more than other buses in the fleet.
Upgrading of some of these buses through a mid-life refurbishment program has helped to reduce the problem.
The Leyland and Volvo buses in question are now approaching the end of their operational life and all should be withdrawn from service by the end of 1990.
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