National Sewerage Program
| National Sewerage Program | |
|---|---|
| Type of project | Public works |
| Country | Australia |
| Prime Minister(s) |
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| Ministry | |
| Key people | Tom Uren |
| Launched | 1972; 53 years ago (1972) |
| Closed | 30 August 1977; 48 years ago (1977年08月30日) |
| Budget | AUD330ドル million |
| Status | Closed |
The National Sewerage Program was an Australian federal program under the Whitlam and Fraser governments[2] established to provide funding for the expansion of municipal sewerage systems.[3] At the time Australia was lagging behind other developed nations[4] and it was later estimated that, as of the commencement of the program in 1972, 17.2% of the Australian population were not connected to sewerage.[5] Even in major population centers like Sydney and Melbourne, there was a backlog of over 318,000 homes waiting to be connected to municipal sewerage systems.[6] The program was administered by the newly formed Department of Urban and Regional Development, and over AUD330ドル million of funding was allocated to be distributed to individual states and territories over ten years.[7] [5] Over the life of the program the sewerage connection backlog was reduced by 30% to 40%.[6] The program was abolished in 1977 by the incumbent Fraser government.[8] [9] Consequently, many communities struggled to connect to sewerage for decades afterwards.[10]
References
[edit ]- ^ NATIONAL SETTLEMENT DIVISION (Report). Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development. 1976年06月30日. Retrieved 2020年01月19日.
- ^ "sunday TIMESTYLE The Whitlam legacy — unburied by seven years of Fraserism". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 1985年11月03日. p. 5. Retrieved 2020年01月18日.
- ^ Drum, The (2014年10月21日). "Things you didn't know Gough Whitlam did". ABC News. Retrieved 2020年01月18日.
- ^ Davidson, Helen (2014年10月21日). "Gough Whitlam – in his own words". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2020年01月18日.
- ^ a b DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT SECOND ANNUAL REPORT 1973-74 (Annual Report) (Report). Department of Urban and Regional Development. 1974年06月30日. pp. 39–40. Retrieved 2020年01月19日.
- ^ a b Murphy, Damien (2014年10月21日). "Gough Whitlam left a long list of achievements". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2020年01月18日.
- ^ "Gough Whitlam — Prime Ministers". Australian Prime Ministers. Retrieved 2020年01月18日.
- ^ "Budget hits job chances". Broadcaster (Fairfield, NSW : 1935 - 1978). 1977年08月30日. p. 2. Retrieved 2020年01月18日.
- ^ "ELECTIONS 1980 FRASER GOVT: lies, lies, lies, lies and more lies". Woroni (Canberra, ACT : 1950 - 2007). 1980年10月02日. p. 8. Retrieved 2020年01月18日.
- ^ "Local governments 'need more funds'". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 1985年02月27日. p. 14. Retrieved 2020年01月18日.