Page 3421 - Week 12 - Tuesday, 11 October 1994
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One of the members - I forget which one it was now - made the point that you can see kangaroos quite readily in Canberra. You can see them, some people say, too readily. That is one thing we can offer in the ACT. I discovered that. While in the Northern Territory you can see magnificent vistas - you can see Ayers Rock, King's Canyon, and a whole range of places - one of the things the tourists find it harder to see is animals. It is the Northern Territory, after all, and it can be a fairly dry, large and arid place. But in the ACT we can show tourists animals - the Asian tourists in particular - without any difficulty. As we get into ecotourism, that is one of the things we can attend to. It is one of the advantages we have. We do not have King's Canyon, which I saw; but we have wonderful walks through Namadgi which we can develop sensitively. I think the concentration of effort that we are putting into the study of ecotourism at the moment will draw very much on the ready availability of animals for tourists.
I think the major point we want to make in this debate, however, is that Canberra is the bush capital, and it depends very largely on the bush for its image. People come here to see national institutions, to be true. They want to see Parliament House, the War Memorial and other places; but I think the abiding impression they take away with them is the bush nature of this city. That is wonderful. You can be sure that this Government will continue to see that that bush capital image and the respect for our nature parks and Namadgi are further enhanced as we continue with our administration.
MADAM SPEAKER: The discussion is concluded.
SCRUTINY OF BILLS AND SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION -
STANDING COMMITTEE
Report and Statement
MRS GRASSBY: I present report No. 15 of 1994 of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny of Bills and Subordinate Legislation. I ask for leave to make a brief statement on the report.
Leave granted.
MRS GRASSBY: Report No. 15 of 1994 contains the committee's comments on two Bills and one piece of subordinate legislation. I commend the report to the Assembly.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994
Debate resumed from 25 August 1994, on motion by Mr Lamont:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
Debate (on motion by Mr Berry) adjourned.
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