Page 3699 - Week 10 - Thursday, 19 September 2019
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(1) What is the status of the request for a shade sail at Mortimer Lewis Drive playground.
(2) Has a shade sail at Mortimer Lewis Drive playground been budgeted for; if so, when will the shade sail at Mortimer Lewis Drive playground be completed; if not, why not.
(3) How many ACT playgrounds (a) have and (b) do not have, shade sails.
Mr Steel: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
1) The request for a shade sail to the Mortimer Lewis Drive playground has been considered.
2) The shade sail is budgeted for and will be installed by June 2020.
3) Of the 509 playgrounds managed by Transport Canberra and City Services in the ACT:
a) 48 have shade sails: and
b) 461 do not have shade sails.
Transport Canberra—Jacka bus services
(Question No 2593)
Mr Milligan asked the Minister for Transport and City Services, upon notice, on 2 August 2019 (redirected to the Minister for Transport):
(1) Does the Government have any plans to provide a public bus service for Jacka residents; if not, what are the reasons behind the decision.
(2) Can the Minister explain how the disabled and elderly can access public transport services, when the nearest bus stop for Jacka residents is approximately a kilometre away.
Mr Steel: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) All dwellings in Jacka are within a 500m radial distance of a bus stop on either Horse Park Drive or Bernard Heinze Avenue, consistent with service planning guidelines for local bus services set out in Transport for Canberra: Transport for a Sustainable City 2012-2031.
(2) See response above. Canberrans who are unable to walk to their local bus stop may also be able to use Transport Canberra’s flexible bus service, which provides a specialised service for eligible customers to get from their home to local community destinations.
Light rail—Mitchell
(Question No 2594)
Mr Milligan asked the Minister for Transport and City Services, upon notice, on 2 August 2019 (redirected to the Minister for Transport):
(1) What work was done at Sandford Street to “future-proof” this area for a light rail stop in the future.
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