Page 296 - Week 03 - Wednesday, 31 May 1989
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MR KAINE: I am surprised.
MRS GRASSBY: I have a few of them, but not enough. I would like to be sure that I have the exact figures, Mr Speaker.
DETENTION OF ACT PROTESTERS
MR COLLAERY: My question is to the Chief Minister in her role as Attorney-General. Will the Chief Minister advise the house whether she will be taking any action on the scandalous state of affairs which has arisen as a result of ACT citizens being arrested, fingerprinted and detained without bail in New South Wales during recent protests in south-eastern forests?
MS FOLLETT: I will take that question on notice because I would like to get some information on it. I think it deserves an informed reply.
ASSISTANCE TO ATHLETES
MR WOOD: I direct a question to the Minister for Tuggeranong, or the Minister in charge of sports in this instance. I note an article in the Tuggeranong paper which interests me as a person concerned about sport and young people. It refers to a young gymnast who is having financial difficulty in getting to the Pacific Alliance competition. It claims there are certain inadequacies in the ACT because of our past reliance on the Commonwealth. Is there anything the Minister can advise in the way of programs that might assist this young athlete or any others?
MR WHALAN: Mr Speaker, yes, I am aware of the article in today's "Valley View" concerning Julie Anne Monico. I am pleased to advise that Julie's parents are being assisted by officers from the office of ACT sport, recreation and racing with an application for travel assistance under the ACT sports development program. We recognise Julie's talents and already we have assisted her and her coach with travel grants to attend recent competitions in Canada and the USA.
Julie has also received a talented athlete's award in recognition of her outstanding potential. I have also asked the department to address the question generally of assistance to talented athletes and will be announcing a program of assistance under the newly established ACT Academy of Sport. I might add that not only would we seek to send people overseas, but next year the ACT Academy of Sport will be bringing to Australia a Bulgarian coach in gymnastics, and so we will be seeking to assist that sport in other ways.
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