Page 856 - Week 04 - Tuesday, 27 March 1990
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MR KAINE: It is an industrial relations matter at this stage.
Community Facilities
MS FOLLETT: I direct a question to Mr Kaine in his capacity as Minister for planning. Mr Kaine, are you aware of concerns expressed by users that the community facilities in Childers Street and Kingsley Street are to be closed down and sold off for redevelopment? Can you give an unequivocal assurance that this will not occur.
MR KAINE: Well, first of all I am unaware of any such concern, Mr Speaker, and secondly - have a little chuckle. It is very funny.
MR SPEAKER: Order!
MR KAINE: This is what the Opposition is good at. Throw out a rumour; cause people to get concerned and then throw the question back on the Government. Nobody has expressed any concern to me on the matter. As far as I am aware, there is no proposal to redevelop it. So if you have got some information that would suggest that that rumour has any basis to it in fact, put it on the table and I will have a look at it. I would submit to you, Mr Speaker, that it is another one of the furphies put out by the Opposition to cause people stress and concern. Then the Opposition will ask the Government to explain it. I am totally unimpressed by that performance on the Opposition's part. It is pathetic.
Ophthalmologists
MR BERRY: I think it is probably time, Mr Speaker, that the Chief Minister had a bit of a spell. I will ask another question of Mr Humphries. This is his second chance to give us an answer. After being flushed out by the Labor Party, Mr Humphries has come out - I would say they are rather anxious about being caught operating behind closed doors - in a blaze of light on at least four occasions, stating the - - -
Mr Collaery: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker.
MR SPEAKER: The question is being asked.
Mr Collaery: Is this a question or a statement?
MR SPEAKER: No, I believe that Mr Berry was launching into his question then. Thank you for your observation.
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