CANBERRA’S very own new rapid response mowing team is set to roll out to lengthy grassed areas in the suburbs from today (September 1).
The ACT Government have dedicated $1.2 million to the 10-person-team, who are equipped with a new electric mower and 12 normal mowers, growing the mower fleet to 81.
The mowing program will run from September until March 2023, with suburbs getting a fresh cut every four weeks, and main roads every five weeks.
Mowers are set to cover 68 hectares each mow.
Unacceptably grassy areas can be reported via Fix My Street, leading to an inspection to determine whether it will get the rapid response treatment or falls under the regular scheduling.
All mowers have received a pre-season mechanical servicing, including a test of their GPS systems that will capture data on mowed areas and upload the information to a live map that will be available from Monday.
Who can be trusted?
In a world of spin and confusion, there’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in Canberra.
If you trust our work online and want to enforce the power of independent voices, I invite you to make a small contribution.
Every dollar of support is invested back into our journalism to help keep citynews.com.au strong and free.
Thank you,
Ian Meikle, editor
Leave a Reply