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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 850

Housing Trust - Garran Property

MR CORNWELL: Asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services -

(1) What was the cost of the five bedroom house constructed at block 24, section 11, Garran (15 Gilmore Crescent).

(2) What was the value of the three bedroom house at that site destroyed by fire.

(3) What was the cause of the fire.

MR CONNOLLY: The answer to the Members question is as follows -

(1) The final estimated cost will be approximately $120,000.

(2) The market value of the house prior to the fire was estimated to be approximately $135,000 - $140,000 (including land).

(3) An ACT Fire Brigade investigation stated the cause of the fire was believed to have been heat from a fuel fired, fuel powered object