Page 1053 - Week 04 - Thursday, 18 June 1992
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MS ELLIS: The site at Kambah, I understand, is the only one that has been discussed at this stage as an acceptable possibility. I think that the views put, with due respect to my colleague Mr De Domenico's speech, were quite misleading in that no offer of spending money ridiculously on the Wanniassa track was made by the Government. It was in fact in response to comments made by the club. Once I knew, following that meeting, that they had reviewed their decision, I immediately transmitted that information to Mr Berry's office.
We are now awaiting the submission that they have now put in my letterbox. I can assure the people of this Assembly that, from the point of view of this Government and in my role of representing the Tuggeranong community in this Government, the views of the BMX track people will be taken into account totally, with any suggestion of any move, refurbishment of any track or construction of any new track.
Downtowner Buses
MR STEVENSON (4.45): I want to commend all those responsible for the Downtowner buses. The free service around the city is an excellent idea and, secondly, the idea of having an imitation tram is just superb. It does a lot to enhance the look of Canberra's inner city area. Whoever is responsible - obviously Mr Connolly and the Urban Services Department must have some responsibility - deserves commendation.
Downtowner Buses
MR CONNOLLY (Attorney-General, Minister for Housing and Community Services and Minister for Urban Services) (4.46): Madam Speaker, on behalf of ACTION I thank Mr Stevenson for his remarks. I can guarantee him unlimited free use of the trams.
Youth Unemployment
MR HUMPHRIES (4.46): Madam Speaker, I wish to talk about the serious subject of youth unemployment in my remarks in the adjournment debate. Members will have seen today's statement handed down by the Chief Minister, or on behalf of the Chief Minister, dealing with the problem of the many young people in our community who are presently unable to obtain employment. Of course, we are all concerned about this. A number of measures have been announced by this Government over the period of the last year. We have debated in the past the efficacy of those measures and we will do so again in the future, I am sure, at great length.
I understand that the present position is that the Government is considering the EPACT report on this matter and will in due course, I assume, announce to the Assembly certain initiatives about how it might deal with this matter. But I must say, Madam Speaker, that if ever there was a need for consideration of some fairly
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