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concerned about its behaviour thus far, and I am sure that the word has spread. It has even spread into the far reaches of Tuggeranong, where Mr Jensen lives, and I am sure that the people of the Tuggeranong Valley will not trust Mr Jensen again, because of the actions of the Residents Rally party and its participation, with this Government, in the pillaging of those very important community assets.
"Pillaging" is a strong word, but I have to say that that is the sort of description which the Government has earned by the way that it has treated community assets. It will be repaid for its contempt for the community; there is no doubt about that. The Weston Creek community and other communities that have been threatened and in fact raided by this Government will repay those members of the Government who participated in the process. So too will the residents of other communities who have watched on, although they have not been directly affected in terms of the sorts of community assets that were taken from Weston Creek. Those people have watched the performance of Residents Rally members and Liberal Party members as they joined the raiding party to tear the guts out of some of these suburbs by way of schools, health facilities and so on.
Other communities - I can name the Melba community and the Kippax and Holt community - were very worried that the Government might raid their facilities as well, but there was sufficient outcry to ward off those raids. I think the community is ready, and is standing at the ready to prevent the Government from taking any further action in respect of important community facilities. They will fight right up to the next election, and I am sure that at the next election they will deliver something different.
Select Committee on HIV, Illegal Drugs and Prostitution
MR MOORE (6.10): Mr Deputy Speaker, I would like to clarify a point. I made a statement, as chair of the Committee on HIV, Illegal Drugs and Prostitution, that we intended to bring down our report during this sitting. Circumstances that were beyond our control have actually delayed it, but it certainly is the intention of the committee to bring down that report at the very earliest opportunity in the next sitting. I thought it important to clarify that for anybody who was wondering, Mr Deputy Speaker.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Assembly adjourned at 6.10 pm until Tuesday, 16 April 1991, at 2.30 pm
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