Page 4454 - Week 14 - Thursday, 1 December 1994
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MR WOOD: Madam Speaker, the Orana School gets a very substantial amount of ACT government funding. Mr Stevenson mentioned Years 7 and 8. I imagine that the situation has been brought to his attention because he got a letter, or numbers of letters, as most members have. It is a situation that I have been attending to sympathetically for some time. In a few days' time, I might have a quite definitive statement to make.
Ms Follett: I ask that further questions be placed on the notice paper.
Women's Consultative Council
MS FOLLETT: I would like to add to an answer I gave to a question without notice on 29 November, which was asked in a rare lucid moment from the Opposition, before they were struck by reefer madness, or whatever it is. Mr Kaine asked me a question about the work program for the second Women's Consultative Council and whether or not they had submitted a report on their work program. I can advise that a report on the activities of the ACT Women's Consultative Council from July 1993 to June 1994 was published. It was distributed to almost 500 organisations and individuals and it was made available through the Women's Information and Referral Centre. I am pleased to table the report, and there are enough copies to distribute amongst members.
Handyhelp Service
MR LAMONT: During question time today, Mr Kaine asked the Chief Minister a question in relation to an organisation called Handyhelp. That organisation is funded through my portfolio under the home and community care services. It received an allocation from this year's budget for 2 per cent indexation across the board, for all HACC services; certainly, for Handyhelp that payment for indexation has been made. The department, I am advised, has had no complaints, either from or about Handyhelp. We believe that Mr Kaine put out a press release about two weeks ago about Handyhelp; but I emphasise that the advice available to me from the department is that it has not been approached by Handyhelp, indicating difficulties with funding. I indicate again that the home and community care grants program is currently the subject of ministerial consideration between me and the appropriate Commonwealth Minister and will be announced prior to the end of 1994, to allow payments to commence in 1995.
Tuggeranong - Retailing Needs Study
MR WOOD: Madam Speaker, I can report to the Assembly that Ibecon, the consulting firm doing our retail study, have never undertaken any consultation work for Leda. They may have tendered for jobs, but certainly they have not received any from that firm.
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