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same time the premises the day centre currently occupies at Royal Canberra Hospital South are urgently required for essential hospital services.
Apart from Kambah Health Centre, there are no other community premises certainly available, although one other possibility is being explored. While there are some concerns about the Kambah Health Centre site, presumably expressed by some of the users, it does provide the day centre with a setting away from the hospital. There is a regular bus service from Woden bus interchange at 15-minute intervals throughout the day, which makes it well accessible by public transport.
I recognise that it is important for the day centre to be able to continue to operate its program with minimal disruption. Negotiations have been conducted regarding the space available and the services and equipment which will be transferred from the hospital, in particular kitchen facilities and access to transport. If there is anything I have not covered in that, Mr Speaker, I will get back to Mrs Grassby on notice.
CASINO PROJECT
Allegations by Member
MR MOORE: Mr Speaker, I seek leave to make a statement in response to a motion which was carried in the house yesterday.
Leave granted.
MR MOORE: Mr Speaker, before I start on my prepared speech I should point out that I was somewhat distressed this morning when, after a motion of this nature had been passed in the house - I took it very seriously and I was prepared to respond to it in an appropriate manner - I had a call from the Government Whip. I was informed that if I did not respond to this matter today - I had intended to do that - pressure would be put on me to do so and, in fact, I would be forced to do so.
Mr Speaker, rumours have certainly passed around today about the range of options that would be available to the Government, including things like for how long I could be removed from the Assembly by a vote of the Assembly - in other words, a vote of the Alliance if they carried the majority. I consider that entirely inappropriate and totally outrageous, and I thought I would start by saying so.
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