Page 2757 - Week 09 - Thursday, 25 August 1994
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Madam Speaker, I wanted to talk about another matter that, on this day when we are considering the Appropriation Bill, it is appropriate I alert the Assembly to. It has to do with Floriade, which is to occur this year between Saturday, 17 September, and Sunday, 16 October, and in particular ACTION's involvement with Floriade. ACTION have from time to time been vilified by some of the people within this Assembly, particularly successive Opposition spokespersons on public transport, for doing a whole range of things. Most of these allegations have been successfully refuted by me and by previous Ministers.
I think it is important to understand that ACTION provide a substantial service to guarantee the success of Floriade each year - that is, a free shuttle service from the city interchange to Regatta Point in Commonwealth Park. The service will operate this year as it has in previous years. From 10.20 am buses will depart from the city every half-hour until 4.20 pm, and the return service will operate from Regatta Point at half-hourly intervals between 10.40 am and 4.40 pm.
In addition, we provide tourist route 901. That is a fare paying service which operates throughout the year but which people are able to use to take themselves to Floriade. I think it is important, Madam Speaker, that I place on the public record the simple fact that this service that operates for the economic, recreational and tourism benefit of the ACT is quite pridefully undertaken by ACTION. I feel quite pleased this afternoon to be able to announce that that service also will continue during this year's Floriade.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Assembly adjourned at 5.33 pm until Tuesday, 13 September 1994, at 2.30 pm
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