Page 3822 - Week 13 - Wednesday, 16 October 1991
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MR CONNOLLY: I usually check the weather conditions at the Fairbairn base before coming into question time, but I neglected to do so today. I do have a glass of water on the table; and the Chief Minister directed that perhaps I should shoot out and put it out, so I will do that.
This is a fairly silly question - to expect me to know what is happening this afternoon. People may not like this, but the alternative to a controlled burn-off program is to have a major risk of fire during the peak season. If people would prefer this not to occur, the risk should be on their shoulders.
Mr Duby: Just say that they got it wrong.
MR CONNOLLY: I will investigate what has happened today. If they got it wrong, I will say that they got it wrong; but I obviously cannot tell you now what is occurring. I will have it investigated and report to the Assembly. But the principle of controlled burn-off is a sensible one.
Mr Kaine: You are really not on top of your portfolio, Minister.
MR CONNOLLY: This is the failed former Treasurer, who did not have a clue what was happening in the health portfolio. This is Mr $17m. I may not know the temperature at the Fairbairn base or the wind velocity; but I damn well know where $17m of the money is being spent, which this man simply did not have a clue about. For him to say that this man does not have control over his portfolio is farcical: Mr $17m!
Stromlo High School
MRS NOLAN: My question is to Mr Wood in his capacity as Minister for Education. In view of the Government's decision not to allow the amalgamation of Holder and Stromlo campuses to proceed until the 1993 school year, no doubt a certain number of students from Holder will begin to drift across to the Waramanga campus for the 1992 school year. In particular, I refer to the small number of students who have currently indicated their wish to enrol at Holder. I think that for year 7 there were only some 30 students. Will you guarantee that there will be sufficient funds to ensure that resources at the Waramanga campus can adequately and comfortably be maintained for the expected intake of those pre-amalgamation drifters and also guarantee that adequate funds will be allocated to the Holder campus for those few students who will remain there?
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