Page 3364 - Week 09 - Thursday, 22 August 2019
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Mr Coe: It is on relevance. I asked about the specific measures that he was putting in place for Taylor and Moncrieff. He spoke about some general measures across Canberra, not about specific measures for those two suburbs.
MADAM SPEAKER: I think increased funding may have been a response on those two suburbs benefitting. Do you have anything else to add, minister?
Mr Gentleman: No.
Tuggeranong—government support
MR GUPTA: My question is to Minister Gentleman and relates to all his portfolio responsibilities. Minister, what support has the government provided to Tuggeranong and surrounding regions in the ACT?
MR GENTLEMAN: I thank Mr Gupta for the question. One of the greatest privileges of being a minister is being able to make decisions that benefit all of Canberra, and being able to see the difference that these decisions make in my local area is even more pleasing.
The healthy waterways project has funded seven new stormwater assets in Tuggeranong. Four rain gardens, a wetland, a pond and channel restoration will help intercept sediment before it gets to Lake Tuggeranong. This will improve the quality of the water in Lake Tuggeranong, something that I know local Tuggeranong residents have been wanting to see for a long time. The stormwater assets are full of plants, and the areas contain lawns, paths and benches, so they will also be parks for our local residents. I have also funded the Southern ACT Catchment Group to provide public education on what Tuggeranong householders can do to keep our local waterways clean.
We are replanting some 500,000 trees in the Ingledene forest, which will both improve the environment and provide outdoor recreation space for Tuggeranong residents who enjoy trail walking, mountain bike riding and orienteering.
In my Police and Emergency Services portfolio we have seen upgrades or new stations for all of our emergency services: the Tuggeranong ESA station, the South Tuggeranong Fire & Rescue station, the Greenway ambulance station, the Tuggeranong State Emergency Service station and the Kambah non-emergency patient transport service.
MR GUPTA: How has this supported local groups and jobs in Tuggeranong?
MR GENTLEMAN: I thank Mr Gupta for his strong interest in creating jobs across the ACT. I am strongly committed to jobs in all of Canberra, with recent budgets funding more police, more firefighters and more paramedics. This government is protecting our services from cutbacks.
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