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(3) Drivers attend ‘driver continuity training’ approximately every two years. Drivers are also provided with an ACTION Bus Driver handbook that outlines the processes to follow when dealing with emergencies, including those involving students.

(4) Buses transporting school students have broken down 57 times in the current financial year. Data was not captured in previous years where school bus breakdown data for the full year is available. Improved school bus breakdown reporting was implemented in 2016.

Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate—Molonglo Valley
(Question No 85)

Mr Coe asked the Minister for Transport and City Services, upon notice, on 17 February 2017:

(1) Can the Minister outline the responsibilities held by the Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate to maintain urban areas in the suburbs of the Molonglo Valley.

(2) What is the amount that was allocated in the financial years of (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17 to undertake (i) mowing services, (ii) urban park maintenance, including watering, (iii) tree maintenance and (iv) weeding in Molonglo Valley suburbs.

(3) What is the amount that has been spent in the financial years of (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17 to date, to undertake (i) mowing services, (ii) urban park maintenance, including watering, (iii) tree maintenance and (iv) weeding in Molonglo Valley suburbs.

Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) Responsibilities include the horticultural maintenance and cleaning of urban open space, including pedestrian parkland, parks, underpasses, laneways, ponds, arterial roads, barbeques, bus shelters, playgrounds and fitness equipment. It excludes the maintenance of verges adjoining residential, body corporate or commercial leases (except street trees) and land currently under development or in consolidation, including private leases.

(2) Maintenance budgets (excluding tree maintenance and watering) are allocated on a regional basis. Therefore, the budget allocated to the Molonglo Valley is included as part of the Woden Valley/Weston Creek/ Molonglo Region as identified in Table 1 below.

Table 1. Note figures for Tree watering and maintenance is costed as part of a Canberra wide contract.

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