Page 762 - Week 03 - Tuesday, 8 March 2016
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I have also received a briefing from a number of government officials involved quite extensively in working on addressing this issue. This includes officials from the Territory and Municipal Services Directorate who are proactively looking at additional management strategies at the Mugga Lane Resource Management Centre if indeed that is in some way linked to the odour. It has not yet been found. I believe it is not an easy problem to ascertain. But, again, I would ask, please, that any information, as specific as possible, be forwarded to me.
I would note that Ms Lawder has not written to me or contacted my office directly since this time. I would again encourage her, for I think at least the third or fourth time—if she would like to have this issue resolved in a responsible and practical way—I again ask for information to be provided to my office and I will follow up on that as I have committed to do a number of times.
MADAM SPEAKER: Supplementary question, Ms Lawder.
MS LAWDER: Minister, why did it take the EPA so long to start its analysis? I repeat that the words used to me were that they did not have enough data to start analysis of the foul smell at the end of February. Why is it taking so long to start the analysis of the data?
MS FITZHARRIS: I thank Ms Lawder for the supplementary. Again, the data is being collected. Analysis, as I understood it, was underway. I will come back to the chamber on that specific question of beginning the analysis. Again, I would stress that the better data we have, the better analysis we can undertake.
MADAM SPEAKER: Supplementary question, Mr Wall.
MR WALL: Minister, what, if anything, are you doing to work out what the cause is of the smell in Tuggeranong?
MS FITZHARRIS: I thank Mr Wall for the supplementary. As I have indicated in my previous replies today and my previous replies in the last sitting period, the EPA remain active, as do officials, collecting data on the number of sites currently in operation on the Mugga Lane Resource Management Centre. If those opposite would like further briefings on this, I can certainly provide them. The data that is being collected is being analysed, and I refer you to my previous answer on this. The more detailed data we can get the better. I understand that officials have been in touch with individual residents and have asked them to keep diaries so they can better understand the nature of the problem. I understand that is underway.
Opposition members interjecting—
MS FITZHARRIS: Those opposite might laugh, Madam Speaker, but if they would actually like some proper, detailed data gathering to be done, if they would all like to go out and spend time 24 hours a day, seven days a week, then certainly I would welcome them doing that.
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