Page 2979 - Week 07 - Thursday, 7 June 2012
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(2) Could the Minister provide a full list of the location of each of these community gardens and (a) when they were established, (b) who manages these gardens and (c) whether there is any community access or responsibility for these gardens and (d) whether these gardens are integrated into community outreach programs in any way.
(3) What is the cost of each of these gardens in terms of capital and recurrent funding.
(4) What is the total cost of all community gardens established by the Community Services Directorate, in terms of capital and recurrent funding.
(5) How many new gardens are planned to be established before the end of this Assembly and at which sites.
(6) Has any evaluation been undertaken to determine the value of Housing ACT based community gardens.
(7) Has any work been undertaken to support social enterprise opportunities arising from Housing ACT based community gardens.
Ms Burch: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) (a) Three community gardens have been funded on Housing ACT sites in the last 12 months.
(b) Thirteen community gardens have been funded on Housing ACT sites over the last five (5) years (this includes the three in the answer to (1) (a).
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(2) |
(a) |
Barr Smith Community Garden Bonython |
2012 |
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Jindabyne / Henty Gardens, Braddon |
2011 | ||
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Lyneham Flats |
2010 | ||
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Dickson Flats |
2010 |
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Fisher Square |
2009 | ||
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Throsby Court, Griffith |
2009 | ||
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Griffith Flats |
2009 | ||
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Ainslie Village Community Garden |
2009 | ||
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Malahide Gardens and Yallum Gardens Wanniassa |
2009 | ||
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Gowrie Court Narrabundah |
2008 | ||
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Clarendon Court, Banks |
2008 | ||
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Myalla Gardens, Farrer |
2008 | ||
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Illawarra Court Belconnen |
2008 |
(b) The gardens are managed by the tenant groups comprising residents in the complex and who were successful through the Tenant Participation Grants Program or Tenant Initiated Grants Program.
(c) The gardens can be accessed by tenants who reside in the housing complex; the responsibility for maintenance for the garden is undertaken by the tenant group who have applied for either a Tenant Participation Grants Program or a Tenant Initiated Grants Program.
(d) Over the five years a total of six community service organisations have auspiced and supported tenant groups to implement the funded projects.
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