Page 2659 - Week 09 - Thursday, 9 August 1990
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organisers of major public events such as the Canberra Festival and the summer streetcar nationals. Discussions are also under way with these event organisers on the need for them to make provisions for the collection of recyclables.
Again I wish to commend the work of the members of this committee. Their report has highlighted many important issues. It has focused the attention of the community on the need to recycle and the need to minimise the generation of waste, and has provided a framework which this Government can use as the basis for many of its initiatives. These initiatives are in accordance with the goals outlined in our recent environmental statement. As part of caring for our environment we will be encouraging the community, the private sector and the government sector to minimise waste generation and to increase recycling.
In conclusion, as this statement has made clear, the Alliance Government is committed to leading the way on environmental issues and to promoting strategies which will ensure that the most efficient use is made of our natural resources. Our response to this report shows these goals.
MR WOOD, by leave: Before I make a very short statement on this matter, may I welcome students from Gowrie Primary School who are in the gallery today. I recently visited their very excellent school and their classroom and I am pleased to see them here today.
Mr Acting Speaker, I want to make the point that I welcome the Government's acceptance of my minority report in relation to big bins. I suppose you will forgive me if I beat my breast or do whatever we do in these circumstances.
Mr Humphries: Crow.
MR WOOD: Crow, if you like.
Mr Connolly: You should listen to him on schools too.
MR WOOD: Yes, indeed you should listen to my advice on a whole host of things, Mr Humphries.
Mr Kaine: We do, Bill. We take you very seriously.
MR WOOD: I thank you. I noted Mr Duby said at the conclusion of his speech that the Alliance Government wanted to lead the way. It is following my advice on this so take note again in the future.
MR MOORE (10.48): Allow me to start by offering some support for the measures that the Government has taken. I was very critical of the report when it was first announced, having spent quite a large amount of time on the initial stages of the report up to when the Alliance Government took over and removed me from that committee.
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