Page 959 - Week 03 - Thursday, 10 March 2005
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Mr Hargreaves: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The targets and performance results in relation to the quantity of waste to landfill:
|
2004/05 Target |
December 2004 Result | ||
|
Quantity |
Tonnes of waste to landfill |
200,000 |
101,486 |
|
Cost |
Processing of Waste |
$2,659,273 |
$1,260,857 |
(2) The monthly breakdown of waste to landfill from July 2003 to December 2004 is
|
Month |
Tonnes |
Month |
Tonnes |
Month |
Tonnes |
|
July 2003 |
16,121 |
January 2004 |
18,325 |
July 2004 |
15,510 |
|
August 2003 |
15,231 |
February 2004 |
16,337 |
August 2004 |
15,636 |
|
September 2003 |
17,502 |
March 2004 |
18,416 |
September 2004 |
17,022 |
|
October 2003 |
19,485 |
April 2004 |
16,888 |
October 2004 |
16,716 |
|
November 2003 |
18,145 |
May 2004 |
15,962 |
November 2004 |
17,885 |
|
December 2003 |
20,272 |
June 2004 |
15,707 |
December 2004 |
18,718 |
(3) These services are provided under contract to the ACT Government in the same way as the Government pays contractors to provide the kerbside waste and recycling services. Other Councils charge ratepayers to drop off garden waste - the ACT Government is paying the operators to keep these services “free” to residents so that the maximum amount of material is recovered. Garden waste recycling costs the Canberra community less than $5 per tone compared to an average $15 to $25 per tonne in other areas.
(4) No
(5) N/a
Roads—speeding infringements
(Question No 167)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Urban Services, upon notice, on 16 February 2005:
(1) How many mobile speed camera vans are there currently in operation in the ACT;
(2) How many speeding tickets have been incorrectly or invalidly issued by the mobile speed camera vans in (a) 2002-2003, (b) 2003-2004 and (c) 2004-2005 to date.
(3) If any speeding tickets have been incorrectly or invalidly issued, why did this occur;
(4) How many speeding infringements issued by mobile speed camera vans have been referred to the Magistrate’s Court in (a) 2002-2003, (b) 2003-2004 and (c) 2004-2005 to date;
(5) How many infringements considered by the Magistrates Court were set aside or determined to be invalid in (a) 2002-2003, (b) 2003-2004 and (c) 2004-2005.
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