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There is a reference to Lower Jindalee. We are told that the long-term future of Lower Jindalee will be examined. Well, there you are. The Government began the investigation of the future of Jindalee in 1990. That was three years ago. We are moving into the fourth year since that project was begun, and the Government says that it will examine the matter. For heaven's sake, for how long do you examine a matter before you do something about it? The answer, with the Follett Labor Government, is forever. We should have something on the table. Somebody else raised the question, "What are the options for sites? What is the Government's timetable? How much does it expect to spend, and over what timescale?". If they cannot do it this year, that is okay.
Mr Berry: Do not panic, Trevor. We will have one ready for you.
MR KAINE: Mr Berry does not want to listen. He wants to mumble away to himself. We would like to know when, where, how much, and over what period.
Then we come to the hospice. We have the money in the budget for the hospice, but Mr Berry has his knickers in a knot because the NCPA will not let him put it where he wants to put it. We are not going to get a hospice, obviously, because the money is there to be spent. All he has to do is do what he is telling the VMOs to do - to be reasonable. We could have a hospice out at Calvary this fiscal year; no problem at all. But, no, Mr Berry has his knickers in a knot. Somebody told him, "No, you cannot put it on Acton Peninsula", so we will not be getting one.
Madam Speaker, this report was well researched. It is a valuable report and the Government's response is, to say the least, disappointing. The people to whom the report has real meaning, the ageing in our community, I am sure will judge the exercise as a total failure. It is a good report and the Government has failed in its response. In this day and age, it simply is not good enough, Madam Speaker.
Debate (on motion by Mrs Grassby) adjourned.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS - STANDING COMMITTEE
Report on Monitoring of Budget Supplementation
Debate resumed from 17 June 1993, on motion by Mr Kaine:
That the report be noted.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS - STANDING COMMITTEE
Report on Monitoring of Budget Supplementation - Government Response
Debate resumed from 24 November 1993, on motion by Ms Follett:
That the Assembly takes note of the paper.
Debate (on motion by Mr Kaine) adjourned.
MADAM SPEAKER: The time for Assembly business has now expired.
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