❓ Hon Martin Aldridge asks about the frequency, cost, and volume of Western Power's streetlight inspections. The parliamentary secretary provides details on inspection schedules, costs, and the number of inspections conducted.
AnsweredQoN 711Legislative Council
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WESTERN POWER —
STREETLIGHT INSPECTIONS
711. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Energy:
I refer to routine streetlight
inspections by Western Power.
(1) How often are streetlights
inspected for serviceability?
(2) Are internal crews or external
contractors tasked with carrying out the inspections?
(3) What is the cost associated with the routine inspections
of streetlights?
(4) How many routine streetlight
inspections were carried out in the 2022–23 financial year?
(5) How many routine streetlight
inspections have been carried out in the 2023–24 financial year to
date?
STREETLIGHT INSPECTIONS
711. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Energy:
I refer to routine streetlight
inspections by Western Power.
(1) How often are streetlights
inspected for serviceability?
(2) Are internal crews or external
contractors tasked with carrying out the inspections?
(3) What is the cost associated with the routine inspections
of streetlights?
(4) How many routine streetlight
inspections were carried out in the 2022–23 financial year?
(5) How many routine streetlight
inspections have been carried out in the 2023–24 financial year to
date?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Energy, I will
attempt to shed some light on this important matter.
(1) Streetlight
metal poles are inspected every four years once they reach eight years of age.
Streetlights on other Western Power assets
are inspected at the time of their inspection cycle, at least every other four
years . Western Power has an easy-to-use online system that enables
members of the public to quickly report faulty streetlights, in addition to its
telephone fault call service.
(2) Both internal crews and
external crews inspect streetlights.
(3) It was $129 per streetlight
metal pole as at 31 May 2024.
(4) It inspected 36 369 streetlight
metal poles as at 30 June 2023.
(5) It inspected 29 073 streetlight
metal poles as at 31 May 2024.
some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Energy, I will
attempt to shed some light on this important matter.
(1) Streetlight
metal poles are inspected every four years once they reach eight years of age.
Streetlights on other Western Power assets
are inspected at the time of their inspection cycle, at least every other four
years . Western Power has an easy-to-use online system that enables
members of the public to quickly report faulty streetlights, in addition to its
telephone fault call service.
(2) Both internal crews and
external crews inspect streetlights.
(3) It was $129 per streetlight
metal pole as at 31 May 2024.
(4) It inspected 36 369 streetlight
metal poles as at 30 June 2023.
(5) It inspected 29 073 streetlight
metal poles as at 31 May 2024.
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