Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . .

Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 9 Hansard (3 September) . . Page.. 2861 ..

Debate resumed.

MRS CARNELL: Madam Deputy Speaker, the $500,000 that has been discussed here today has been made available for the marketing of Canberra as a good destination, as a good place to do business, for a branding exercise for Canberra. The reason that that has been held in the Department of Business, the Arts, Sport and Tourism, rather than going into the corporation, Madam Deputy Speaker, is that we believe that CanTrade - the entity that brings together tourism, sport, education and business inside government or, I suppose, as an advisory group to government - is the right entity to be involved in bringing together the private sector and the Government in a proper approach to promoting Canberra, not just as a good place to visit - - -

Mr Corbell: That is not what your Minister said, Chief Minister.

MRS CARNELL: Don't you like it? I thought that was just what you said. Madam Deputy Speaker, we get back to the motion here. What is it that Mr Corbell is talking about? He says in paragraph (2) of his motion:

the Canberra Tourism and Events Corporation is best placed to ensure the promotion of Canberra's business ...

Why? Why would the Canberra Tourism and Events Corporation be the best entity to promote Canberra's business?

Mr Corbell: I take a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. If the Chief Minister insists on quoting from my motion she should quote it in context.

MRS CARNELL: I am; I am quoting exactly what you were saying.

Mr Corbell: No, you were not.

MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, Mr Corbell! Proceed, Mrs Carnell.

MRS CARNELL: Paragraph (2) says:

the Canberra Tourism and Events Corporation is best placed to ensure the promotion of Canberra's business, -

no, it is not -

tourism, -

yes, it is -

sporting -

Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . .