Page 311 - Week 03 - Wednesday, 31 May 1989
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Also, the sponsorship will involve the Canberra Cannons in promotional activities relating to a number of other community and health programs in Canberra over the coming year.
I have a very generous offer from the quit smoking cessation service for members of the Assembly. I have agreed to convey the generous offer to the Assembly. The service, which runs programs for people wishing to kick the habit, has offered free programs for any Assembly member who would like to try to give up smoking. Mr Speaker, I present the following paper:
ACT support for "Quit for Life" anti-smoking campaign - Ministerial statement, 31 May 1989.
CANBERRA RAIDERS
Discussion of Matter of Public Importance
MR SPEAKER: I have received a letter from Mr Stefaniak proposing that a matter of public importance be submitted to the Assembly for discussion, namely:
The implications of the move of the Canberra Raiders to Bruce Stadium.
MR STEFANIAK (3.22): I asked for this to be put on the agenda because, although a lot of people have been very concerned about this move, there has not been all that much publicity or facts actually issued in relation to it. I thought it most important that the topic be debated by this Assembly before it becomes an eventuality. There are a number of implications in relation to it, a number of matters that I think should be considered by us, and a number of facts which still have to be brought out into the cold light of day for consideration.
There has been a large amount of concern in relation to this, and there have been in the "Canberra Times" some 60 letters written against the move or expressing reservations about the move compared with three letters for it. Reservations have been expressed by some major athletics associations in relation to the move. I should note that most of those associations are quite happy to see the Canberra Raiders move to the Bruce Stadium, but they express a number of very understandable and justifiable concerns. I think those considerations should be addressed and I wonder whether due consideration has been given to them.
I share the Deputy Chief Minister's love for the rugby codes of football. I also grew up in an area where the major codes, when I was at school, were rugby league and rugby union. I had the pleasure of playing both, and I still have the odd trot around - old fool that I am - in social rugby union, hence the cut on my head. I did not
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