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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 13 Hansard (3 December) . . Page.. 4445 ..

MR KAINE: The fact is that during Floriade this year the "house full" sign was up all over Canberra. Major attractions like the Australian War Memorial reported that their visitor numbers were up by about 171/2 per cent compared to the same time last year. So, it is not only the ACT Government but all of the attractions around Canberra that are noticing this.

The recent Masters Games led to many accommodation houses reporting full or near full occupancy. Just as successful was the recently completed FAI Rally of Canberra, which attracted thousands of tourists and tourist dollars to the ACT. I suppose Mr Corbell is going to knock that, too. Coming up this month and next month we have the National Gallery of Australia's blockbuster, the Rembrandt Exhibition; followed then by the Summernats; and early next year the month-long National Multicultural Festival - all of which will boost the local tourism industry. I think there is no doubt whatsoever that CTEC, the Canberra Tourism and Events Corporation, is already proving its worth. It has been in existence for only five months. It is rapidly moving to develop a year-round calendar of events which are attracting thousands of people to Canberra as tourists. That is what is reflected in those ABS statistics.

Mr Berry: It could be those "fondle the power" ads in the ACT that are making it all work.

MR SPEAKER: Mr Berry, I name you.

MR KAINE: What Mr Berry is doing, of course, is feeling the power of Canberra, Mr Speaker.

Motion (by Mr Humphries) put:

That Mr Berry be suspended from the service of the Assembly.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 11	 NOES, 6

Mrs Carnell	Mr Berry
Mr Cornwell	Mr Corbell
Mr Hird		Ms McRae
Ms Horodny	Ms Reilly
Mr Humphries	Mr Whitecross
Mr Kaine	Mr Wood
Mrs Littlewood
Mr Moore
Mr Osborne
Mr Stefaniak
Ms Tucker

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