Page 2490 - Week 12 - Tuesday, 14 November 1989
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having, in and through the next century, the capacity to expand out along a corridor through the heath lands that go for many kilometres towards Jervis Bay. Inherent in its documentation - and I have referred to page 35 - is this Batemans Bay focus in terms of where Canberra lies; it lies somewhere next to Batemans Bay and between Sydney and Melbourne.
It did not connect Canberra with the possibility of its being the arrival point internationally, from an air point of view, for tourist entry to the centre of Australia, directly from Canberra to Alice Springs, and so on.
There are a number of issues that I would like the framers of the document to explore, but the Rally, in the terms that my colleagues Dr Kinloch and Mr Jensen have announced, broadly supports the initiatives therein, subject to those other matters.
MR WHALAN (Minister for Industry, Employment and Education) (4.12), in reply: Mr Speaker, I would like to express my delight at the unanimous and cross-party support for the general conceptual position which has been put forward by the Government in this particular paper. I acknowledge some of the criticisms of the presentation, and they will be a valuable input in refining the final document. I appreciate those comments. The very constructive suggestions which have come forward from so many speakers will make the Hansard of this discussion a very important tool for those who are working on the preparation of our position on this. It is clear that we all understand that we are preparing for the next century in relation to this and it is important that we consider our position carefully so that we maximise the opportunities that are available to us.
I would like to report to the Assembly that a function is being organised tomorrow by RAIPA - the Royal Australian Institute of Public Administration. It will be conducting a seminar on the multifunction polis at the Lakeside Hotel. It is being organised jointly by the Canberra Association for Regional Development and my department. The purpose of this seminar will be to present the ACT's MFP vision to industry and research groups in Canberra, with a view to identifying specific investment and business opportunities from that MFP vision. Of course, the private sector involvement in this is absolutely crucial.
The Office of Industry and Development has produced a video on the ACT MFP vision and that is being sponsored by the Canberra Development Board, the St George Building Society and Lend Lease. It is valuable to see the joint effort of government and the private sector in developing this concept, and their support for the government initiative is appreciated. This video will be used at the seminar along with a Japanese version to be used this week in a full presentation of the ACT Vision to the Australian-Japanese joint steering committee. That presentation will take
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