Page 605 - Week 02 - Thursday, 21 February 1991
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At the end of last year, in the context of the intended relocation of the Therapy Centre from the South Curtin site, the playgroup teacher packed up the equipment ready for the move. At the beginning of term 1 this year, with the delay in relocation, parents were advised that the playgroup would not operate normally but that alternative services would be offered. The playgroup teacher remained at the South Curtin site.
The playgroup teacher was advised to identify children in particular need of educational support and to offer home visits to assist those families to work with the children themselves. The two special teacher assistants were deployed to Malkara and Cranleigh special schools. On 18 February, the ministry deployed the playgroup teacher to Malkara, pending the relocation of the Therapy Centre and the re-establishment of educational playgroups.
We are currently developing new options for service delivery in the area of early intervention in the nought to five age group. These options will include a playgroup attached to the Therapy Centre and will focus on developing a wider range of programs which better meet the current needs of parents and children in the ACT community. There will, however, be no reduction in services.
DISORDERLY REMARKS
MR SPEAKER: I remind members that most asides are recorded by Hansard. Also, some of the asides result in acrimony within the chamber, particularly if the words are unparliamentary. Therefore, once again, I appeal to members to carefully select their words in both asides and interjections.
Late on Tuesday evening, a point of order was taken by Mr Berry wherein he asked that certain imputations directed against the Leader of the Opposition by Mr Jensen and the Chief Minister be withdrawn. I undertook to review the Hansard on the matter. I have examined the proof Hansard and note that it was Mr Jensen and Mr Collaery, not the Chief Minister, who made the comments reflecting on the Leader of the Opposition. I do not believe the other comments made by the Chief Minister to be of such a nature as to require their withdrawal. Those comments made by Mr Collaery and Mr Jensen are disorderly and therefore I direct that they be withdrawn.
Mr Collaery: What, precisely, were the comments, Mr Speaker?
MR SPEAKER: The comment that you made, Mr Collaery, was, from the Hansard, "Tell the truth".
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