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3 THE ACT GOVERNMENT IS LIAISING WITH NSW ROADS AND TRAFFIC AUTHORITY TO COORDINATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY IN THE VICINITY OF LAKE GEORGE, IN TIME FOR THE SYDNEY 2000 OLYMPICS.
THE UPGRADING OF THE KINGS HIGHWAY WILL BE END WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE FINAL REPORT OF THE SOUTH-EAST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WHICH EXAMINED REGIONAL TRANSPORT NEEDS.
THE REPORT RECOMMENDS SOME ROAD UPGRADING ADJACENT TO .AND WITHIN NAMADJI NATIONAL PARK. BEFORE ANY SUCH WORK WAS SUPPORTED, MY GOVERNMENT WILL INSIST ON CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF THE IMPACT UPON THE PARKS DELICATE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THESE ARE NOT DAMAGED BECAUSE OF A PERCEIVED NEED SIMPLY FOR FASTER ROAD TRAVEL.
THE GOVERNMENT EXPECTS SHORTLY TO RECEIVE ADVICE ON POSSIBLE REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES IN PARKS AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS GENERALLY, AN IN PARTICULAR IDENTIFYING SOME SITES SUITABLE FOR ECOTOURISM FACILITIES.
THE GOVERNMENT SEES GREAT POTENTIAL IN CAPTURING A GREATER PROPORTION OF VISITORS WHO TRAVEL BY AIR IN 1992/93 37% OF ALL VISITORS TO THE CAPITAL TRAVELLED BY PLANE. THE UPGRADING OF THE CANBERRA AIRPORT TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD IS ESSENTIAL, NOT ONLY FOR THE ACT, BUT ALSO FOR THE BOOST IT WOULD BRING TO THE LOCAL REGIONAL ECONOMY.
. MY GOVERNMENT HAS RECENTLY COMMISSIONED A STUDY INTO VARIOUS ASPECTS RELATED TO THE UP-GRADING PROPOSAL, AND THE STUDY RESULTS WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO A SUBMISSION TO THE STANDING COMMITTEES CURRENT INQUIRY INTO THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PROPOSAL.
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