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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 6 Hansard (19 June) . . Page.. 1828 ..

Mr Humphries: That is going a bit far, Trevor. I would not say that.

MR KAINE: Well, perhaps. I also indicated what my timetable was - that between now and the end of this year I expect to implement most of the recommendations. The exceptions are the revision of the total network - that takes time - and the determination of the fare structure. We had indicated - the Chief Minister did so in the budget speech - that we would be reviewing the fare structure and that an advisory group would be set up to assist us in that; and that, again, is something that is not going to be done quickly. With those two exceptions, and I expect to have both of those in place by no later than the middle of next year - I will be implementing them when we come back after the February election, Mr Speaker - I expect to have most of the other recommendations in place before 1997 is out.

MS HORODNY: My question is directed to the Minister for Housing and Family Services, Mr Stefaniak, and I gave him notice of it. My question relates to the redevelopment of the Condamine Court public housing complex on Northbourne Avenue. Minister, you have promoted the first phase redevelopment of the two northern buildings at Condamine Court as representing best practice public housing and best practice environmental building design with its energy efficiency and the construction of an innovative grey water recycling system. I understand that work has just commenced on demolishing the two southern buildings in the complex and there is already a considerable amount of building waste piling up around the buildings. Given your desire to make Condamine Court a best practice housing development, what best practice recycling initiatives are you taking with the waste building materials that will be generated from the demolition, and where will any remaining building rubble be dumped?

MR STEFANIAK: I thank the member for the question. In letting any contract for demolition at the Condamine Court development, Housing specifies its requirements for salvage rights for any building materials that can be reused in other similar ACT Housing properties. Those materials include such things, Ms Horodny, as hot-water services, ovens and stoves, door locks, security screens and doors. In the demolition currently under way, all such materials have been collected for reuse, I am advised.

I am advised, Ms Horodny, that over the last week the contractor for the demolition has been removing goods for recycling. Those materials include steel window surrounds, scrap metal and timber that can be readily removed prior to major demolition. Once the structures are demolished, procedures are in place to extract other woods and metals from concrete debris for recycling. Individual examples of recycling include roof tiles and concrete being crushed and reused as road base material. All timber is sold to be recycled into furniture. This detailed process is established through contractual arrangements with the successful tenderer and is detailed in tender documentation and confirmed through post-tender meetings.

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