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cricket as the oval is too small to accommodate winter sports. Formal sporting use of McKellar would require the reinstatement of a turf playing surface, irrigation system and ancillary facilities.
(2) Irrigation of McKellar oval ceased in approximately 1990 and no records of prior use have been located.
(3) Irrigation of Spence oval ceased in 2000 in response to drought and water restrictions and in light of low usage levels. Limited use in summer for organised junior cricket continued until 2004.
(4) Macquarie oval is 1.6 hectares in size. Irrigation ceased in 2002 in response to drought and water restrictions and in light of low usage levels. No records of prior use have been identified.
Planning—transmission lines
(Question No 3226)
Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for Planning and Land Management, upon notice, on 24 July 2020:
(1) In relation to the 330kV transmission lines erected behind new houses in Ginninderra Estate, on what specific date was the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for this project completed.
(2) On what specific date was the final route for the transmission lines selected.
(3) Did an audit reveal that residents’ metal fences need to be earthed because of proximity to these high-voltage transmission lines; if so, what other metal structures in their vicinity may need to be earthed and may this include metal roofs, clotheslines, street lights and exercise or playground equipment.
(4) Considering that the easement is 90 metres in width, why were the 330kV transmission lines erected as far west in the easement as legally allowed instead of centred.
(5) Was undergrounding of these transmission lines considered; if not, why not; if so, why was it rejected.
(6) Given that Transgrids’s guidelines discourage congregating underneath 330kV transmission lines, why then are there recreational areas underneath these lines.
(7) Which specific residential blocks, by address, were not added back into the Government’s database and therefore were not notified of this project’s development application before purchase.
(8) Where else in the ACT has the Government approved 330kV transmission lines so close to people’s homes.
(9) Were (a) noise created by corona discharge and (b) the sound of wind blowing through the powerlines and towers, considered in the project’s EIS; if not, why not.
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