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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 08 Hansard (Thursday, 5 August 2004) . . Page.. 3600 ..

Mr Stanhope: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The lease is owned by Caltex.

(2) Yes the property has been sold. The lessee expects a service station on the site to be trading mid-late October 2004.

(3) The lessee expects to be trading a service station on the site by mid-late October 2004.

(4) The 3 months between settlement and commencement of trading will be spent getting the land and building into order. This will include provision of bowsers, air hoses, refurbished lubricating bays and the like. Cleaning up the land and bringing it to a businesslike state will be a part of this process.

Mount Ainslie bridle trail
(Question No 1572)

Mr Cornwell asked the Minister for Environment, upon notice, on 22 June 2004:

Further to your reply to Question on notice No 1237 of 1 March 2004 which stated that discussions have commenced between Environment ACT and the Department of Defence about clearing the bridle trail from the Duntroon Horse Paddocks to Mount Ainslie of possible unexploded ordinance, (a) what is the progress to date and (b) when might the trail be reopened.

Mr Stanhope: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(a) Representatives of Environment ACT and the Department of Defence met on 29 June 2004 to review the on-going hazard assessment of the unexploded ordinance (UXO) affected lands near Campbell Park Offices. The outcome of this latest meeting is that the Department of Defence is unable to initiate further clearance of the site at this time, however, discussions are continuing on the most appropriate method to clear the trail of UXO.

(b) Clearance of the trail and reopening to public traffic is dependant on identification of the most appropriate method to clear the trail of UXO. Until that method is identified the trail will remain closed to ensure public safety.

Dragway report
(Question No 1578)

Mr Stefaniak asked the Acting Minister for Sport, Racing and Gaming, upon notice, on 22 June 2004:

(1) Did the Government say it had commissioned an inter-agency report on the Dragway; if so, has that report been completed;

(2) Will any or all of this report be issued publicly; if so, when will it be made public;

(3) If it is not to be made public, why not.

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