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construction of a pool in Tuggeranong by the Government. I was personally skeptical about the capacity of that particular group to proceed on the basis of the project that they had in mind.
It was in that context that from September onwards there commenced a period of community consultation. Most of those consultations, in terms of the open consultation, took place at the Tuggeranong Rugby Union Club and included representatives of the schools, representatives of swimming clubs, representatives of water polo and a range of other community groups who had an interest in the provision of this type of facility. Those discussions led to the formation of a smaller steering committee which I think was under the chairmanship - - -
MR SPEAKER: Order, Mr Whalan. Please speak to the motion.
MR WHALAN: There is no motion, Mr Speaker.
MR SPEAKER: Sorry - to the point being addressed.
MR WHALAN: Yes, that is what I am doing. Those people went away and formed a group which came forward with the range of facilities that they thought appropriate. It was quite interesting at last night's meeting. A representative from Decoin was present and at that meeting he outlined what their hopes were. Its representative was subjected to very considerable questioning by the community representatives who were present and those community representatives made it very clear - patently clear - that they did not want a fun park; they did not want a theme park or the wave machines and things that Decoin had been talking about. They wanted a basic swimming complex which would provide competition and recreational facilities combined but without all the added on expensive stuff.
Mr Jensen: With a diving pool, too?
MR WHALAN: Yes, we have just had an interjection - - -
Mr Jensen: Different to what the community said they wanted, Mr Whalan.
MR WHALAN: There was an interjection just then from Mr Jensen when he said that the people of Tuggeranong did not want a diving pool. I can tell Mr Jensen that at last night's meeting a motion was carried unanimously by acclamation, and that motion included provision for a diving pool in the complex.
Mr Jensen: What about before that, Mr Whalan?
MR WHALAN: I can only say what happened at the meeting and that is precisely what happened. It is clear that Mr Jensen does not want a diving pool for the people of Tuggeranong. What was then clear was that because of a program of misinformation on the part of the Government -
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