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MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, LAND AND PLANNING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 1500

Legless Lizards - Gungahlin

Mr Cornwell - asked the Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning

In relation to investigations into the existence of legless lizards in the ACT

(1) What were the precise dates (beginning and end) of such investigations which took place in the Gungahlin area, particularly in the area designated for the Town Centre, including those which occurred in the late 1980s before development actually began.

(2) Who conducted the investigations.

(3) How big an area was fenced off for the trial to prevent stock in the paddock from stepping in the holes dug to trap lizards.

(4) How many (a) legless lizards were found; and (b) what other animals and in what numbers were trapped in the holes.

(5) Can a copy of the reports submitted after the investigations, noting the occurrence of legless lizards, be provided to interested persons, including myself.

(6) What other areas in the Gungahlin area have been noted to be environmentally sensitive and what fauna or flora have been named as in need of protection in those areas.

(7) Have platypus colonies re-established in the water courses in the area following the creation of the lake and various stormwater drains.

Mr Wood - the answer to the Members question is as follows:

(1) 13 February 1990 - 15 March 1990

(2CY, CSIRO, Gungahlin Hills,

Mulligans Flat)

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