Dozens of DOC huts and shelters across the country are ‘high-risk structures’ overdue for maintenance. The cost of the maintenance backlog on DOC’s network of huts and tracks is said to be $300 million. The figures were released to Newsroom under the Official Information Act, and stated the department is 70,000 hours behind on scheduled […]
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