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Pursuant to standing order 99A, the petition, having more than 500 signatories, was referred to the Standing Committee on Planning and Urban Renewal.
ACTION bus service—petition 15-17
By Ms Lee, from 4 residents:
To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory
This petition of certain residents of the Australian Capital Territory draws to the attention of the Assembly the need for an ACTION bus service to directly link Deakin, and Kingston via Manuka.
Your Petitioners therefore request the Assembly to call upon the Territory Government to establish an ACTION bus service to directly link Deakin, Kingston and Manuka.
The Clerk having announced that the terms of the petitions would be recorded in Hansard and referred to the appropriate ministers for response pursuant to standing order 100, the petitions were received.
Petitions—ministerial responses
The following responses to petitions have been lodged:
Public housing in Wright, Mawson, Holder and Chapman—petitions 8-17, 9-17, 10-17 and 11-17
By Ms Berry, Minister for Housing and Suburban Development, dated 14 June 2017, in response to petitions lodged by Mr Hanson on 10 May 2017 concerning public housing developments in Wright, Mawson, Holder and Chapman.
The response read as follows:
I refer to your letter of 10 May 2017 about petition numbers 8-17, 9-17, 10-17 and 11-17 lodged by Mr Hanson MLA, regarding concerns with public housing proposals on sites in Wright, Mawson, Holder and Chapman.
In accordance with Standing Order 100, I provide you with the following responses for presentation to the Assembly:
Canberra has some of the oldest public housing in Australia. These properties have provided homes for many vulnerable people and over many years. Several of these homes are now no longer appropriate for families and individuals, many with complex and diverse needs.
The Government’s public housing renewal program will improve outcomes for public housing tenants, providing modern accommodation that better meets the needs of families and individuals, now and into the future.
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