Page 4934 - Week 16 - Tuesday, 26 November 1991
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thumbnail marked in tar. This was an extraordinary matey agreement that I have never seen the likes of. It will be tabled in this Assembly one day, when the commercial-in-confidence issues can be resolved, and it will be explored in a proper, independent inquiry. And the sooner, the better - and so be it. (Extension of time granted)
I conclude my remarks by indicating clearly that the sport and recreation community deserves the putting off of the Government's proposed sports council until after the election, until it has a mandate. The Government does not have a mandate to appoint a council in the next few months before there is an election and before we as a community have an opportunity to pass judgment on what has been done in the few short months that this Government has had control.
MR BERRY (Minister for Health and Minister for Sport) (8.32): The first thing I want to do is draw Mr Collaery's attention to Budget Paper No. 4. I would ask him to turn to page 26, if he has an interest in the subject. He is not interested, it appears. Mr Collaery does not appear to be interested in matters of fact. In what I would describe as a most careless use of the truth in this matter, Mr Collaery avoided any research into the issues which were at the centre of the accusations that he so loosely made. On page 26, if Mr Collaery cares to turn to it, he will see that it says in the final paragraph:
In 1991-92 a further $3.5m will be spent on construction of the Tuggeranong Community Centre, with this project being finalised in 1992-93. A grant to the ACT Hockey Association of $0.6m will be financed from the CDF balance in 1991-92 and a further $0.9m will be spent on arts related projects.
That is all under the heading of "Application of the Community Development Fund Balance". I wish that Mr Collaery would turn his mind to those issues as they are set out in the budget papers, instead of making the sorts of outrageous accusations that he made in relation to the matter.
Mr Collaery also persisted with his paranoia about his adversary, a former member of the Assembly, Mr Whalan. Mr Whalan, of course, wiped the floor with Mr Collaery on many occasions and the paranoia about Mr Whalan persists. But the real issue that Mr Collaery is concerned about - or should have been concerned about - is how he managed the Bruce Stadium whilst he was Minister. He botched it. That is what it boils down to. And there is still $1m outstanding because Mr Collaery botched his management of the Bruce Stadium.
Of course, we all recall that, shortly after the Alliance Government took office, the Bruce Stadium Trust was abolished. The management of the stadium was destabilised throughout the period of that Government and, of course,
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