Originally Posted by
iceman
Finally a good news story for the COL Government on a task actually completed, which is unusual for them. They completed a small kids playground at Parliament in 2019, consisting of one slide, 6 small planks and 16 stumps to walk on. They budgeted $ 400,000 (yes FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) but today the final numbers were confirmed. The numbers showed the slide cost $ 243,000 and consultants were paid $ 180,000 with a total cost for the project of $ 572,000.
Well done Trevor Mallard & co. Being the biggest kid in Parliament he should get a lot of enjoyment from the playground.