Page 1479 - Week 05 - Thursday, 12 May 1994
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I have indicated to the members and to the community broadly, through them, that I will look further at retail facilities in that broad area. There is at present a retail study being undertaken across Canberra to assess the current pressures and needs in the retail area generally. When that is done I will have a look at what is required and what changes might be fruitful for the Belconnen area. Secondly, I have indicated to the members and to the Belconnen Community Council that I will look again at the need for community facilities in the West Belconnen area generally as a result of a growing and, perhaps, changing population. A way to proceed would be to have a workshop to explore, with people in the community, what the needs are and, on the basis of some information we may have as a result of the studies I have indicated, what might be the way to go in the future. We have carried out workshops in other areas. We have done that in relation to the facilities to be provided in the Gungahlin town centre. I am doing a similar workshop at the weekend at Oaks Estate, in association with the community there. We will run a workshop, or perhaps a series of them, with the local people to see what further good planning might bring there in the future.
Ms Follett: I ask that further questions be placed on the notice paper, Madam Speaker.
CSIRO Staff
MS FOLLETT: I would like to add to the answer that I gave to a question without notice from Mr De Domenico concerning staffing at CSIRO as a result of the Federal budget. I have been advised, Madam Speaker, that the staffing figure arises because the 1993-94 and 1994-95 salary figures for CSIRO were divided to get the average salary level. However, Madam Speaker, CSIRO does not actually operate on the ASL concept. Because 1993-94 had 27 pays and 1994-95 has only the more usual 26 pays, the figure appears to reduce much more than it does. That accounting change from 27 pays to 26 pays would account for some 250 of the notional ASL. Madam Speaker, I would also like to comment that there is a 2 per cent increase in the cooperative research centres, and I feel sure that CSIRO will get some of that 2 per cent as well. The figures in the budget relate only to on-budget funding. If there is more money from cooperative research centres, or, say, from the white paper's research and development initiatives, CSIRO could enjoy increased employment from either of those sources.
ACTTAB - Link with VicTAB
MS FOLLETT: Madam Speaker, there is one other matter. Yesterday, in questions without notice, both Ms Szuty and Mr Moore asked me a question relating to a document concerning the VITAB inquiry being conducted by Professor Pearce. I have discussed that matter with Ms Szuty and Mr Moore. I have shown them the document. It does, in fact, form part of the Government's submission to the Pearce inquiry. I understand that, at least for the moment, that satisfied their inquiry.
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