Page 2104 - Week 07 - Tuesday, 2 August 2022
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Roads—speed limit—petition 18-22
By Ms Lee, from 542 residents:
To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory
The following residents of the ACT draw to the attention of the Assembly:
The section of Canberra Avenue between Hume Circle and Barrallier Street currently has a speed limit of 60 km/h. St Edmund’s and St Clare’s Colleges both border on this section of Canberra Avenue.
Many students from both colleges who reside on the Kingston side have to cross Canberra Avenue to get to and from school each day.
Students from both colleges also regularly cross Canberra Avenue to access cafes and other businesses on the Kingston side of Canberra Avenue.
Students and staff who use public transport have to cross Canberra Avenue to access the closest bus stop.
The nearest signalised crossings across Canberra Avenue are located at Nyrang Street, Narrabundah (1km East of St Edmunds) and Captain Crescent (1.2km West of St Edmunds).
Your petitioners, therefore, request the Assembly to call upon the Government to reduce the speed limit along Canberra Avenue between Barrallier Street, Griffith and Hume Circle (intersection of Canberra Avenue, Wentworth Avenue, and Sturt Avenue), Griffith, to 40km/h.
Pursuant to standing order 99A, the petitions, having more than 500 signatories, were referred to the Standing Committee on Planning, Transport and City Services.
Schools—maintenance—petitions 15-22 and 21-22
By Mr Davis, from 277 and 258 residents:
To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory
The following residents of the ACT draw to the attention of the Assembly:
The Lyneham Primary P&C is concerned by our school building condition. It is over 60 years old and desperately needs work. It needs a building condition report to identify and address all risks and hazards. Past issues included windows and doors with drafts; lead paint; asbestos; old and ripped carpets; cracked walls; flammable cladding; and unhygienic bathrooms that no amount of cleaning can fix. Short term ad hoc work has addressed some of the most urgent issues but many remain.
The ACT Government partially completed a building report in 2013 however it was stalled and eventually discontinued. The report has never been finished,
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