Posted on 26/09/2019
Calls received on air
Directorate: CMTEDD - Treasury (ACT Property Group)
Issue: Maintenance on the old Hackett Primary Site (which includes issues with building heating and carpark potholes).
OUTCOME: When contacted, the caller noted a temporary heating solution was in place, but viewed it was inadequate. The caller was advised a replacement of the heating system had been approved. ACT Property Group and TCCS will ensure appropriate action is undertaken to repair the potholes.
Directorate: TCCS
Issue: Maintenance of street lights in the vicinity of Ainslie Village.
OUTCOME: The caller was advised that the ACT Government does not own or operate the lighting at Ainslie Village. The issue was referred to the owner of the lighting, which was confirmed operational by 11 July 2019.
Directorate: Access Canberra
Issue: Scanning licences and ID requirements to enter ACT clubs, and related privacy concerns.
OUTCOME: The caller was contacted and advised that licensed clubs in the ACT are for members, temporary members and their invited guests. Clubs are also required to ensure that people who are excluded from gambling do not access their gambling facilities. While there is not a specific legislative requirement that photo identification is produced upon entry, it is important that clubs have internal processes in place to ensure that they can correctly identify people who access their premises in order to meet their legislative obligations. The caller was satisfied with the information provided and thanked the officer for the call.
SMS/Text
Directorate: TCCS
Issue: What is happening around Canberra with the number of cars being left on the side of the road? Even the car involved in the accident at Cotter & Lady Denman last night is still sitting on the side of the road. I thought insurance companies used to pay for towing. Can something be done about these cars?
OUTCOME: The caller was contacted to advise the decision to impound when the vehicle is not causing a hazard/nuisance to the public, is viewed as a last resort if all other avenues to locate the owner and have them remove the vehicle have been exhausted. If the vehicle may cause an obstruction or hazard for people on or near public unleased land, discretion exists to remove the vehicle. Where there is no vehicle identification and local inquiries have not identified an owner, prompt removal following the statutory processes will occur. TCCS and ACT Policing are working closely together to ensure the vehicle is removed as soon as possible.
Directorate: TCCS
Issue: When is the Woden bus depot work going to start and finish?
OUTCOME: The caller was advised that the service relocations for the Woden Bus Depot will commence shortly. The design is progressing and will be finalised in the coming months. The site needs to be removed from the Contaminated Site Register, be DA Approved, plus construction is expected to take 12 to 18 months.
Directorate: TCCS
Issue: Any chance of traffic lights or roundabout at Sutton Road and Pialligo Avenue? Is that included In the Sutton road stage 2?
OUTCOME: The caller was advised that some initial studies had been undertaken to look at duplicating Pialligo Avenue, from the ACT Border to the Airport (which includes the Sutton Road intersection). The study has provided several options, and while the study is ongoing, traffic signals are being considered at this time as it allows for heavy vehicle movements to and from Sutton Road. The project is currently in the initial design phase.
Directorate: TCCS
Issue: The frequency of traffic accidents Tuggeranong Parkway could be reduced by installation of point to point camera and introduction of variable speed limits, reducing the limit to 80kph between 7-9am and 4-6pm
OUTCOME: The caller was advised that TCCS is currently investigating measures, which also include variable speed limits (VSL) as ways to manage traffic flow on the road network. Tuggeranong Parkway will be a potential candidate in the future for Intelligent Traffic System like VSL. The Justice and Community Safety Directorate are using a range of measures, including mobile speed camera technology to increase road safety.
Directorate: TCCS
Issue: Why was bus route number 3 from Woden to Belconnen removed? That route was fantastic for visiting people in hospital or for appointments. Now O'Connor residents have to go to Dickson first to pick up a bus for Belconnen.
OUTCOME: The caller was contacted to advise the new public transport network makes it easier for people to get to and from Calvary Hospital, every day of the week. Calvary Hospital is serviced by Rapids 2, 3 and 4. This means that there are frequent, reliable services to and from the hospital, every day of the week. Alternatively, customers can use the Bruce Shuttle, which provides a service between Mary Potter Circuit, inside the Calvary Hospital campus, and the Belconnen Town Centre. This service operates during the day on weekdays.
Directorate: CMTEDD – Treasury
Issue: I would like to know why there is no police controlling the traffic at Bruce after a Raiders game anymore. With a crowd of 15,000 plus, it now takes approximately 30 minutes to drive the 300 meters from the CIT parking area to Hayden Drive. Just one patrol car at that point would go the truck. Thanks.
OUTCOME: The caller was contacted and advised that police resources are designated as a priority to protecting crowds exiting the stadium. All stadium traffic exits via the intersections creating delays due to large crowds.
Directorate: TCCS & Treasury
Issue: There is a low wire supported by steel posts running from behind Lincoln Place Chapman over Cooleman Ridge nature reserve to a 'heritage' house at the end of Hake St Kambah. The line is in a poor state of repair. It droops across two tracks, and is propped up by a stick where it crosses an arm of the well-used Centennial Track. Even then it is not much higher than the head of a bike rider, potentially a source of injury and legal liability action against the government as reserve 'owner.' At the Lincoln Place end it passes through foliage, potentially a fire hazard if the wire carries any current, although that is unlikely given its dilapidated condition. If it is not serving a useful purpose, it is an ugly addition to an otherwise beautiful nature reserve and deserves to be removed. If it does have a valid use it needs to be renovated to remove the safety hazards it presents.
OUTCOME: Evoenergy has investigated this matter and confirmed that the wire in question is a telecommunications network cable connected to the network on a pole at the rear of a residence in Kambah as part of the Telstra network. The wire may present a physical hazard to cyclists and walkers, so it has red and white plastic warning tape attached to warn people and it does not present an electrical hazard.