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have no doubt at all that that marvellous, superb site will one day be a great feature of our national capital.
MR MOORE (4.29): I think that there is a little more to this motion than just the actual motion itself, and that is about a planning driven system in Canberra as opposed to a development driven system. Now, I emphasise again that I am not opposed to development, but I think development must be appropriate - - -
Mr Berry: As long as it is somewhere else.
MR MOORE: It must be driven by planning and within planning. Let me at this stage make a few very short comments.
I am glad you said that because you often suggest that some of the developments that go on I have opposed, and let me point out to you that the Ainslie Olims Hotel was developed in - - -
Debate interrupted.
ADJOURNMENT
MR SPEAKER: Order! It being 4.30 pm, I propose the question:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Ms Follett: Mr Speaker, I require the question be put forthwith without debate.
Question resolved in the negative.
PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE - STANDING COMMITTEE
Debate resumed.
MR MOORE: I am glad Mr Berry drew attention to that, because let me say that the Olims Hotel, which has been built and developed right in the middle of my own bailiwick, received no opposition whatsoever from the Reid Residents Association, the Braddon Residents Association or the City Residents Coalition. Of course we were well aware that it was being developed. So let me just point out that when development is done properly - and I think most of you will agree that it was done in character and suits very much the particular area - you will find me well behind it.
Let me draw particular attention to this particular site we are talking about as being on the lake. Whatever development does take place there must be done in terms of
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