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2 CO-OPERATION BETWEEN ALL SECTORS - AND BY MY GOATS CONTINUING FINANCIAL COMMITMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACT TOURISM.
THE GOVERNMENT LOOKS FORWARD TO CAPITALISING UPON THIS SUCCESS AS WELL AS MAINTAINING THE LEVEL OF CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE ACT TOURISM INDUSTRY.
MADAM SPEAKER, REFERRING DIRECTLY TO THE COMMITTEES REPORT, THE GOVERNMENT WELCOMES THE PROPOSAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TOURISM STRATEGY WHICH WILL INTEGRATE THE STRENGTHS OF THE ACT AND THE REGION.
THE ACT AND REGION IS UNIQUE IN THE BEAUTY OF ITS SCENERY AND THE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES IT OFFERS - FROM SKIING TO SAILING, TO BUSHWALKING, ART GALLERIES AND WINE TOURS, THEATRE, HERITAGE AND HISTORY. THE ACT AND REGION HOLDS A WEALTH OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL BE DRAWN TOGETHER UNDER A TOURISM STRATEGY WHICH WILL SEEK A HIGH LEVEL OF INPUT FROM NEIGHBOURING SHIRE COUNCILS.
THE STANDING COMMITTEES REPORT ALSO HIGHLIGHTED A NEED TO UPGRADE COMMONWEALTH ASSETS IN THE PARLIAMENTARY TRIANGLE. SINCE THE REPORT WAS PUBLISHED, THE NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING AUTHORITY HAS BEEN ALLOCATED $15 MILLION IN THE FEDERAL BUDGET, FOR RESTORING CANBERRAS CENTRAL NATIONAL AREA. THE GOVERNMENT WAS PLEASED TO SEE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITMENT TO THE NATIONAL CAPITAL THROUGH ITS APPROVAL OF THESE WORKS.
AS THE REPORT NOTED, TRANSPORT IS A MAJOR ISSUE, GIVEN THAT OVER HALF OF OUR VISITORS ARRIVE BY ROAD. THE ACT GOVERNMENT RECOGNISES THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORT LINKAGES INTO CANBERRA, AND WAS PLEASED TO NOTE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FEDERAL MINISTER OF TRANSPORT IN JANUARY THIS YEAR, THAT FEDERAL FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE UPGRADING AND MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE TERRITORY.
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