ACT Asbestos Response TaskforceWeston Creek Community Council

29 July 2015

SINCE WE LAST ATTENDED• Buyback program closed 30 June 2015• List of affected addresses released 1 July 2015• Five houses demolished• Community Forums

– 26 & 28 May 2015– 29 June 2015– 2 & 7 July 2015

• Community Council Meetings– July (4)

• Upcoming Public and Community Council Meetings– 4 August (Community Council)– 5 & 12 August (Public Meetings)

MR FLUFFY: BY THE NUMBERS1,022 affected properties across 56 suburbs1,014 homeowners participating in the voluntary Buyback Program$1 billion voluntary Buyback and Demolition Program973 offers to purchase have been made to owners, 873 offers accepted$617 million: total of offers made$361,000-$3 million: range of offers made645 houses currently owned by the ACT Government675 relocation grants paid to support owners move to safer accommodation$8.2 million support assistance provided to homeowners415 stamp duty concessions used by owners repurchasing property in the ACT$9.8 million: total of the stamp duty waivers used26 pieces of legislation (Acts and Regulations) have been amended to implement the work of the Taskforce6 years expected demolition program time4,000 homeowners and families directly affected by ‘Mr Fluffy’127,000 people to be indirectly affected by demolition12,225 of these are neighbours

16 banks indicating they are providing assistance homeowners292 affected houses can be found in clusters of two or more1,450 letters sent to houses in cluster areas241 door knocks to houses in pilot demolition houses to date30 June 2015 – voluntary Buyback Program closed30 June 2020 – last settlement date under the Scheme61 553 website views over the past month411 people have completed the e-register around historic connections to properties5 houses demolished under the ACT Government’s Demolition Program500+ visits by homeowners to Taskforce community locations in Tuggeranong, Belconnen, Dickson, Woden – not including meetings in Central Office (City) or other locations

TUGGERANONG: AFFECTED PROPERTIES

Total affected properties in the ACT: 1022Total affected properties in Tuggeranong: 125Percentage of total: 12.2%

Suburb # of affected properties

Kambah 102Wanniassa 23

WODEN VALLEY: AFFECTED PROPERTIES

Total affected properties in the ACT: 1022Total affected properties in Woden Valley: 244Percentage of total: 23.8%

Suburb # of affected properties

Chifley 17

Curtin 40

Farrer 34

Garran 21

Hughes 17

Lyons 31

Mawson 14

Pearce 36

Phillip 2

Torrens 32

INNER SOUTH: AFFECTED PROPERTIES

Total affected properties in the ACT: 1022Total affected properties in Inner South Canberra: 71Percentage of total: 6.86%

Suburb # of affected properties

Barton 1

Deakin 12

Forrest 5

Griffith 11

Narrabundah 20

Red Hill 7

Yarralumla 15

BELCONNEN: AFFECTED PROPERTIES

Total affected properties in the ACT: 1022Total affected properties in Belconnen: 281Percentage of total: 27.62%

Suburb # of affected properties

Aranda 17

Charnwood 13

Cook 14

Evatt 9

Flynn 26

Fraser 11

Giralang 11

Hawker 11

Higgins 15

Holt 17

Kaleen 6

Latham 21

Macgregor 26

Macquarie 15

Melba 23

Page 5

Scullin 13

Spence 11

Weetangera 17

NORTH CANBERRA: AFFECTED PROPERTIES

Total affected properties in the ACT: 1022Total affected properties in North Canberra: 105Percentage of total: 10.3%

Suburb # of affected properties

Ainslie 16

Braddon 2

Campbell 7

Dickson 5

Downer 6

Hackett 29

Lyneham 3

O’Connor 15

Reid 3

Turner 3

Watson 16

WESTON CREEK: AFFECTED PROPERTIES

Total affected properties in the ACT: 1022Total affected properties in Weston Creek: 188Percentage of total: 18.41%

Suburb # of affected properties

Chapman 24Duffy 21Fisher 30Holder 28Rivett 27Stirling 9Waramanga 18Weston 31

DEMOLITION SCHEDULE 1:AFFECTED PROPERTIES IN WESTON CREEK:

Total affected properties in Weston Creek: 8

Suburb # of affected properties in schedule 1

Chapman 3Duffy 1Fisher 0Holder 0Rivett 2Stirling 0Waramanga 1Weston 1

RELEASE OF THE LIST

Pilot demolition

• 81 Sternberg Crescent, Wanniassa• 60 Gutheridge Crescent, Wanniassa• 18 Emerton Street, Evatt• 8 Flower Place, Melba• 16 Longerenong Street, Farrer

DEMOLITION PROCESS

Planning & assessments

Site set up

Internal asbestos removal

External demolition

and site remediation

Site wrap up

Internal Loose Fill Asbestos Removal – 81 Sternberg Crescent, Wanniassa

• 6 bags

Demolition – 81 Sternberg Crescent, Wanniassa

PILOT DEMOLITION - ENGAGEMENT

"We have been kept well informed... I don't think they could have done much better without camping on our front lawn."

Neighbour, Warren Fitzpatrick, The Canberra Times, 6 July 2015

NEXT STEPS

• Pilot completed by end of July• Industry consultation• 870 houses: approximately three years of

demolition

FURTHER INFORMATION

Phone: Canberra Connect 13 22 81Email: asbestostaskforce@act.gov.au Web: www.act.gov.au/asbestostaskforce Twitter: @TaskforceACTFacebook: ACT Asbestos Response TaskforcePost: GPO Box 158 Canberra ACT 2601