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Pursuant to standing order 99A, the petitions were referred to the Standing Committee on Planning and Urban Renewal.

Planning—Parkwood—petition 16-19

By Ms Le Couteur, from 664 residents:

PETITION TO ACT MLAS RE PARKWOOD PLANNING PROPOSAL

Grievance: Residential development in the Parkwood area of NSW adjacent to the ACT, bounded by the Murrumbidgee and Ginninderra Gorges, is dependent upon the provision of essential services by the ACT Government under a Cross-Border Agreement. Such an arrangement could, potentially, be a burden on the ratepayers of the ACT especially as the gorges contribute to·dynamic bushfire propagation which is not yet covered by the Australian Bushfire Standard. The proposed buffer zones around the urban area will not adequately protect the ecology, the history or the residents.

Petition: We, the undersigned residents of the ACT, petition the Legislative Assembly to reject any cross­border proposal before further independent, definitive research establishes effective buffer zones to better protect biodiversity and aboriginal heritage, and to ensure the safety of residents from catastrophic bushfire events.

Pursuant to standing order 99A, the petition, having more than 500 signatories, was referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Transport and City Services.

ACTION bus service—school services—petition 17-19

By Miss C Burch, from 70 residents:

TO IMPROVE DEDICATED SCHOOL TRANSPORT NETWORKS FOR ACT SCHOOLS

We, the undersigned, noting that:-

1. The ACT Government’s removal of dedicated bus services to schools across Canberra is unjustly forcing students to rely on the public bus network, which will be dangerous for young children;

2. It is unacceptable that children will be required to cross busy roads and navigate busy interchanges to catch a public bus;

3. Call on the ACT Government to reconsider changes and improve the dedicated school transport network.

The following residents of the ACT draw the attention of the Assembly to the ACT Government’s cancellation of dedicated school bus services from April 29, 2019. These cancellations will force students as young as five years to rely on public buses and go through major interchanges to get to and from school.

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