Page 3929 - Week 11 - Wednesday, 20 September 2017
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The next review of the published street sweeping schedule, following work currently underway to refine and optimise the program, will consolidate all sweeping operations, including the Mitchell precinct. TCCS will continue to look at efficient ways to improve the street sweeping program. The optimisation project includes investigating whether to increase the number of sweeps in leafier suburbs and is due to be implemented early next year. It will include Mitchell.
Community path upkeep is important to ensure that walking around our suburbs is both easy and safe. TCCS has a planned inspection program for the community path network within the ACT, which includes Mitchell. Areas are prioritised for inspection based on usage and pedestrian mix. In addition to planned inspections, all location inquiries raised through Access Canberra and fix my street are inspected. Once reported, they are assessed as soon as possible. Urgent safety repairs are made within seven working days and, for efficiency, less urgent issues are scheduled in larger contracts. TCCS are currently reviewing the path inspection and maintenance strategy to improve the safety and sustainability of the network.
In relation to the opposition’s request for increased maintenance of streetlights, as they are aware, the ACT government owns more than 78,000 streetlights, located on footpaths, arterial roads and in various public parks and other open spaces around the ACT. Public lighting is the ACT government’s highest use of electricity and produces 18 per cent of the government’s greenhouse gas emissions. As members opposite are also aware, the ACT government has approached the market for a complete management solution for our streetlights, which will deliver energy efficiency upgrades as well as a platform for future smart city options. Mitchell, along with other suburbs of Canberra, will benefit from this new contract, expected to be announced later this year.
This will see a significant proportion of Canberra’s streetlight network upgraded to LED, subsequently increasing electrical safety and improving energy efficiency. TCCS has implemented an expanded electrical safety inspection program. The expanded program has commenced in high pedestrian zones, including town centres and group centres. Mitchell will be inspected later on this month.
Madam Speaker, given that the mover of this motion has talked throughout my entire speech, I invite him to either listen to the response or perhaps take the discussion outside the chamber. It is very difficult to give a speech when the mover of the motion is paying absolutely no attention whatsoever.
Mr Coe interjecting—
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Coe, do not interject—
Mr Wall: Madam Speaker, is it a point of order?
Mr Coe: Madam Speaker, is this a point of order? This just seems like a debating point.
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