Page 2595 - Week 07 - Thursday, 3 August 2017
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(3) What happened after the community consultation in relation to cat containment at Kingston Foreshore and Casey.
(4) What expenditure has there been at Gungahlin in relation to cat containment as per the commitment in the Gungahlin Strategic Assessment prepared under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.
(5) When will the cat management strategy be released.
Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Community education activities in the past three years included:
• An education program targeting responsible cat ownership in and around newly declared cat containment areas was delivered in late 2014 by the former Territory and Municipal Services Directorate (TAMS) in partnership with the Conservation Council. TAMS delivered flyers about cat containment to residents in cat containment areas while the Conservation Council delivered postcards about responsible cat ownership to residents in areas adjacent to reserves that had not been declared but where cats posed a threat to native wildlife. In total, information was delivered to around 75,000 Canberra households.
• Flyers were provided to veterinary clinics and pet stores, to be distributed to clients.
• A wider media campaign was undertaken that utilised print, electronic and social media.
• The TAMS and Conservation Council websites were updated to include information about cat containment and responsible cat ownership.
• The Land Development Agency (LDA) committed to including flyers about cat containment in the welcome packs for new residents in cat containment areas. The LDA also undertook to advise developers of land in cat containment areas of the requirements under cat containment legislation.
• Cat containment areas were added to the ACT Government’s interactive mapping service, ACTMAPi
• Cat containment signage was erected at entrances to Bonner, Crace, Forde, Wright and The Fair at Watson and stencilled cat containment symbols were also placed on selected roads in Bonner, Crace, Forde and Wright.
• Developers are required to erect permanent signage in new developments that are cat containment areas.
• Transport Canberra and City Services (TCCS) continues to ensure that its website is kept up to date with information about responsible pet ownership, including cat containment requirements.
(2) Most expenditure by ACT Government Directorates was in-kind through existing staffing and administrative resources and as a result, exact figures are not available. The most significant expenditure was $38,394 for signage and road stencils.
(3) In late 2015, TAMS invited members of the public to comment on the proposal to declare Casey and areas adjacent to the Jerrabomberra Wetlands as cat containment areas. Following the community consultation process and after careful consideration of the comments received it was decided not to declare these areas as cat containment areas at that time. Further declarations will be considered once the Animal Welfare and Management Strategy and a Cat Management Plan have been finalised.
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