Page 4658 - Week 16 - Tuesday, 27 November 1990
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That, Mr Speaker, is the sort of community consultation that we are talking about in relation to the future of community service grants. The press release continues:
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A special public meeting will be held on 16 November 1990 at 9.30 am in the Theatrette on the 5th floor of the City Health Centre (cnr Moore and Alinga Streets) for community organisations not currently receiving funding under the Program.
I seek leave to table that document, Mr Speaker.
Leave granted.
MR JENSEN: Mr Speaker, in closing, let me reiterate one of the comments that my colleague Mr Humphries made in relation to the importance of community funding out there. Such funding, properly managed, accounted for, and given some initiatives on the part of the people that are involved, is a very important aspect of any government's program, particularly the community welfare program for the ACT.
Mr Berry: You are peddling a distortion. You want to check the figures. You will not like later on to be associated with the distortions that you are peddling.
MR JENSEN: I am not quite sure what you are talking about, Mr Berry.
Ms Follett: You are still short $3m.
MR JENSEN: I am not short $3m. I have already indicated that it is amounts uncommitted and available to the community in future years.
Ms Follett: Where is it?
MR JENSEN: It is part of the documents relating to - - -
Mr Moore: It is in Consolidated Revenue.
Mr Collaery: That is where all money is.
MR SPEAKER: Order!
MR JENSEN: On that basis, Mr Speaker, I think it is very important for the Government to support these sorts of programs because of the ability that they have to assist the Government in delivering services to the community at much lower cost than would normally be the case.
MR CONNOLLY (10.15): Mr Speaker, I want to make only some brief remarks tonight. This is a matter on which the Labor Party feels strongly and that is why we are all wishing to get our views on the record. At the outset, perhaps I should say that this is a matter on which we can offer the
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