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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 04 Hansard (Thursday, 1 April 2004) . . Page.. 1619 ..

Answers to questions

Bushfires—fuel reduction
(Question No 1267)

Mr Pratt asked the Minister for Urban Services, upon notice:

(1) Since 1 November 2003 what are the locations to date of the bushfire fuel reduction exercises on public land in Canberra that have been undertaken by the Department of Urban Services or any companies contracted by the Department;

(2) How many of the locations have been followed up since the original fuel reduction had been undertaken to ensure that regrowth was not a hazard;

(3) Have local residents of these locations been alerted to any fuel reduction exercises;

(4) If so, how have they been alerted;

(5) If not, why have they not been alerted;

(6) What is the standard process for the Department of Urban Services when a request has come from a resident for the Department to clear public land as it may be a bushfire hazard;

(7) How many requests have been received by the Minister and the Department from residents requesting that public land be cleared as it may be a bushfire hazard;

(8) How many of these requests have been followed up and the land cleared.

Mr Wood: The answer to the member’s questions is as follows:

(1) Locations where fuel reduction activities have been undertaken since 1 November 2003 include:

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