Page 6062 - Week 14 - Thursday, 8 December 2011
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Action |
Budget ($’000) |
Details |
|
Road upgrade and maintenance |
661.5 |
Upgrade and maintenance of all unsealed roads and trails within Parks and Conservation estate. The primary purpose of these works is to meet obligations for emergency (bushfire) access. |
|
Access management |
1,047 |
Capital funded access improvements to Mt Franklin, Cotter Hut and Stockyard Spur roads |
|
Infrastructure |
303 |
Maintenance of infrastructure associated with bushfire mitigation and operations (incl. helipads, remote communications facilities and strategic fencing and water supply to enable hazard reduction grazing). |
Table 3 Vertebrate Pest Management (maintenance)
A total of $393,700 has been allocated for vertebrate pest programs in ACT parks and reserves in 2011-12. A complete list of activities scheduled for 2011/12 can be found in the Vertebrate Pest Management Operations Plan 2011-12 which is available on the TAMS web site at:
http://www.tams.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/235527/Vert_Pest_Ops_Plan_2011-12_for_web.pdf
|
Pest Type |
Budget ($’000) |
Details |
|
Rabbits |
250 |
Initiative funding for rabbit management in nature reserves and Namadgi National Park; |
|
Wild dogs |
55.5 |
Plus one full time officer |
|
Foxes |
4.5 | |
|
Feral pigs |
53.8 | |
|
Feral Horses |
30 |
Table 4 Environmental Weed Management (maintenance and upgrade)
A total of $3,264,900 has been allocated for environmental weed control programs in 2011-12. This includes $1.6 million for willow control as part of the ‘Restoration of Waterways and Surrounds” project. A complete list of activities scheduled for 2011/12 can be found in the ACT Environmental Weed Control Operations Plan 2011 which is available on the TAMS web site at:
http://www.tams.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/22731...
|
Species |
Budget 2011-12 ($’000) |
|
Broom/Gorse |
10 |
|
African Lovegrass |
160 |
|
Woody weed |
202.5 |
|
Willow |
1,652 |
|
Blackberry |
506 |
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