Page 363 - Week 02 - Tuesday, 19 February 1991
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MR HUMPHRIES: I see. I beg your pardon, Mr Speaker. Mr Speaker, I think I have indicated previously that I will provide any indication of changes in the budget outcomes to those that the Government has expected through its budget brought down last year. I am not going to put those who provide information on the budget to the Government to the trouble and inconvenience of having to run around for Mr Berry, quite probably merely to reconfirm that the budget is on track. That is a totally unnecessary request.
Mr Kaine: He is thinking about his experience 12 months ago, or 15 to 18 months ago.
MR HUMPHRIES: Indeed, Mr Speaker, the Chief Minister makes it very clear. He reminds me that Mr Berry is sensitive on this issue, and that he himself would very much like to be able to pin - - -
Mr Duby: "Blow-out" Berry.
MR HUMPHRIES: Yes, Mr "blow-out" Berry would very much like to be able to pin on me something that was very clearly and unequivocally pinned on him while he was Minister.
Mr Speaker, I repeat that I will come back to the Assembly and report if there are any changes in the budget outcomes to those which the Government has predicted. At this stage, to my knowledge, there is no budget blow-out; therefore there is no reason to come back and re-table documents that have already appeared in the Assembly.
Mawson Cultural Centre
MR CONNOLLY: My question is to the Chief Minister. Chief Minister, what process of public consultation has taken place, or will take place, for the residents of Mawson who are concerned about a proposed cultural centre to be developed on the corner of Ainsworth Street and Mawson Drive?
MR KAINE: I am not certain about that, Mr Speaker. As I understand it, all that has happened so far is that a proposal has been put forward for such a development. There will certainly be a process of consultation on that matter; but I doubt that at this stage there has been any consultation up until now, because I am quite sure that the first I heard about this was about 10 days ago. It is a little early to expect that we have dashed out there and consulted with everybody in Mawson and the surrounding suburbs on what is, at this stage, only a proposal. But I am quite sure that Mr Connolly can rest content in the knowledge that there will be proper and appropriate community consultation on that matter.
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