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(4) The Gungahlin Strategic Assessment Biodiversity Plan (June 2013) requires the declaration of further cat containment areas and a funded compliance program.
To date, cat containment suburbs in Gungahlin include Throsby, Jacka, Moncrieff, Bonner, Crace and Forde. As new suburbs are established in Gungahlin they will be declared cat containment areas in accordance with the Gungahlin Strategic Assessment Biodiversity Plan. Data that relates specifically to expenditure on compliance in cat containment areas is not available as these services are managed through the broader Domestic Animal Services funding appropriation.
The 2017-18 ACT Budget provides additional capital resources for the Domestic Animals Services facility at Symonston which will support service delivery in relation to cat containment. In addition, recurrent funding in 2017-18 was allocated for animal welfare services provided by RSPCA, including cat management.
(5) A Cat Management Plan is being prepared by the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate (EPSDD) and TCCS, to provide guidance relating to the management of cats, including domestic, stray/roaming and wild/feral cats. The Cat Management Plan is a species-specific plan under the overarching Animal Welfare and Management Strategy (the Strategy). The Strategy will be finalised in the coming months following consideration of public feedback received in a consultation process that closed on 24 May 2017. Public input to a draft Cat Management Plan will then be sought.
Trees—replacement
(Question No 256)
Ms Lee asked the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, upon notice, on 12 May 2017 (redirected to the Minister for Transport and City Services):
(1) How many recommendations of the 2011 report into the Government’s tree management practices and the renewal of Canberra’s urban forest by Dr Maxine Cooper, Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment, have been delivered; if not, (a) which ones and (b) why.
(2) What is the current policy in respect of street and park tree replacement.
(3) How frequently are trees inspected to assess their condition.
(4) What is the current population of trees in (a) streets, (b) parks, (c) schools, (d) shopping centres and (e) other public places not otherwise listed.
(5) How much money is allocated annually to the maintenance and replacement of trees on Canberra public land.
Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) All of the 40 agreed recommendations in the 2011 report have been delivered or are in progress.
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