Page 1931 - Week 06 - Tuesday, 6 June 2017
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Just as we promised last October, this Budget continues that investment by delivering better services in the community.
That is why we are going to increase the frequency of mowing and weeding around our city’s major arterial roads and throughout our suburbs.
Better sportsground irrigation will ensure these facilities support our active population, and we are stepping up our graffiti cleaning efforts and the removal of unused assets like old toilet blocks and signage.
For the first time, the ACT will have a container deposit scheme to reduce litter and encourage more Canberrans to do their bit on recycling. We are also designing a kerbside bulky waste collection for all Canberra households which aims to reduce illegal dumping and stop furniture and whitegoods being left in front yards or on verges for months on end. And we are continuing the rollout of the green bins program to more suburbs, following the current pilot project underway in Weston Creek and Kambah. To date, over 7,000 households have chosen to get a green bin. We will continue rolling out this program to all suburbs over this parliamentary term.
Canberrans have been calling for better municipal services, and this Budget shows that the government is listening and delivering on those requests.
Our Government is committed to achieving zero net emissions by 2050. As the risks of climate change become increasingly clear, it is important that our community works together to reduce our carbon production and to ensure that Canberra becomes more sustainable as we grow.
That is why this Budget will deliver a new Zero Emissions Grants Program to support community initiatives that contribute to achieving the ACT’s zero net emissions target. We will also deliver more resources to implement the ACT Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and continue our popular Actsmart programs that help Canberrans make their homes and offices more environmentally sustainable.
More and better jobs
For six years I have been fortunate enough to serve as the Territory’s Treasurer, and I have made growing and diversifying our economy a top priority because I believe this city can—and it should—invest in its own economic development.
From expanding Study Canberra to attract more international students and supporting the development of innovative new industries like autonomous vehicles to attracting major sporting events and more blockbuster events, this Budget keeps pushing ahead with our economic diversification goals to create more and better jobs.
Our significant investments in transport, in infrastructure, in education and in health will also create and support thousands more jobs over the next four years, including in construction, in nursing and across our schools.
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