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Answers to questions
Trees—maintenance
(Question No 2696)
Ms Lawder asked the Minister for City Services, upon notice, on 20 September 2019:
(1) What is the total number of public trees managed by City Services within the city limits (ie including all suburban, urban parks and street trees but not Canberra Nature Park, other reserves, forestry zones or the National Arboretum) in the financial years (a) 2011-2012, (b) 2012-2013, (c) 2013-2014, (d) 2014-2015, (e) 2015-2016, (f) 2016-2017, (g) 2017-2018 and (h) 2018-2019.
(2) If public trees are categorised as street trees, park trees, playground trees or similar, what is the number for each category in parts (1)(a) to (1)(h).
(3) What is the total budgeted and actual expenditure for (a) planting of public trees in new areas, (b) replacement of public trees, (c) pruning and maintenance of public trees and (d) removal of dead or dying street trees, for the financial years (i) 2015-2016, (ii) 2016-2017, (iii) 2017-2018 and (iv) 2018-2019.
Mr Steel: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The total number of public trees managed by Transport Canberra and City Services within the city limits is estimated at:
|
Year |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|
# Trees (,000) |
715 |
731 |
736 |
746 |
755 |
758 |
761 |
766 |
*Please note the figures above are an estimate only.
(2) Public trees are not divided into categories.
(3) a) The actual expenditure for planting trees in new areas is included in the table below:
|
Financial Year |
$’000 |
|
2016-17 |
$709 |
|
2017-18 |
$242 |
|
2018-19 |
$708 |
*The replacement, pruning, maintenance and the removal of dead or dying trees in new suburbs is the responsibility of the Suburban Land Agency’s landscape contractor and these costs are included in the table above.
b)-d) Refer to table below
Expenditure data
|
2015-2016 Budget $'000 |
2015-2016 Actual $'000 |
2016-2017 Budget $'000 |
2016-2017 Actual $'000 |
2017-2018 Budget $'000 |
2017-2018 Actual $'000 |
2018-2019 Budget $'000 |
2018-2019 Actual $'000 | |
|
(b) replacement of public trees (c) pruning and maintenance of public trees (d) removal of dead or dying street trees |
1,321 4,105 1,244 |
1,409 3,793 1,489 |
1,119 4,334 899 |
1,062 5,089 888 |
1,118 4,470 1,003 |
1,422 4,775 1,213 |
1,413 4,204 1,127 |
1,673 4,237 1,059 |
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