Page 302 - Week 01 - Thursday, 14 February 2019
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Canberra’s inner north and inner south are home to some of our oldest private gardens; they are also home to some of our oldest gardeners. We all know that as we get on in years it becomes a little harder to hitch the trailer to the car in order to take a load of garden waste to the tip. Green waste bins will help older gardeners maintain their independence for longer. The government has acknowledged the benefits this brings by waiving the $50 fee for certain pensioners and concession card holders.
Alongside our older suburbs, parts of Kurrajong are undergoing significant change and urban renewal. With the construction of new homes comes the establishment of new gardens. This new generation of homes, plants and gardeners will help maintain and renew our urban greenery into the future.
The green bins program was one of Labor’s election commitments and formed part of the platform that was overwhelmingly endorsed by Canberrans at the 2016 election. I take this opportunity to acknowledge the hard work of the Minister for City Services, Mr Steel, and his predecessor, Ms Fitzharris, and thank them for delivering green bins to the residents of my electorate ahead of schedule.
While other members may debate the point, I doubt that the green bin rollout has been more hotly anticipated in any electorate than it has in Kurrajong. I hope our new green bins will become a much-loved tool for this and the next generation of gardeners as they continue Canberra’s great tradition of green thumbs and green spaces.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
The Assembly adjourned at 5.11 pm until Tuesday, 19 February 2019, at 10 am.
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