Page 859 - Week 04 - Tuesday, 27 March 1990
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need of the very sort of money that the fund was established to provide, it was responsible of this Government to provide that money on an interim basis and it did so. Mrs Grassby apparently would rather have me refusing the request by the Racing Club on the basis that the fund had not been established under legislation yet and it was impossible to use the money which was already set aside.
After all, Mr Speaker, that fund was established before legislation was put in place. The obvious implication of that was that the fund should be used for appropriate purposes before the full legislation should be in place. That was a decision of the previous Government.
Office Development - City
MR MOORE: My question is directed to the Chief Minister as Minister for planning. Can the Chief Minister please advise the Assembly if a proposal for office development has been submitted for section 2, block 4 in the city, that is, the green area next to the Canberra Club? If so, what is the attitude of the Government to such a proposal?
MR KAINE: Mr Speaker, I understand that the Canberra Club has made yet another bid - and it is not the first time. It has made a number of bids over the years to have its lease extended to cover the small strip of parkland adjacent to the Canberra Club. The response that it has received so far from the Government is that that land is designated for community purposes and it is not available.
Office of City Management
MRS NOLAN: My question is to Mr Duby as Minister for Urban Services. Does the proposed Office of City Management, Civic shopfront, to be located in the former Grace Bros building, contravene planning and leasing provisions?
MR DUBY: Thank you, Mrs Nolan, for the question. This question obviously stems from newspaper reports which were in the paper today about this very matter. It is true that my department is in the final stage of negotiating a lease for the former Grace Bros building in East Row for a city shopfront. The proposal was agreed to by the Interim Territory Planning Authority as being consistent with planning provisions for that area. I believe that the types of services that are going to be provided at the shopfront are quite consistent with the lease and the provisions of the lease. I believe the matter has been raised as a concern by some local traders who apparently are concerned that there is going to be a government shopfront installed in the area.
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