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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 4 Hansard (30 March) . . Page.. 1172 ..
The Assembly voted -
AYES, 7 NOES, 8 Mr Berry Ms Carnell Mr Corbell Mr Cornwell Mr Hargreaves Mr Hird Mr Osborne Mr Humphries Mr Quinlan Mr Kaine Mr Stanhope Mr Moore Ms Tucker Mr Rugendyke Mr SmythQuestion so resolved in the negative.
MS CARNELL (Chief Minister) (4.30): I move:
That this Assembly notes:
(1) that the Government is conducting negotiations with Impulse Airlines;
(2) the Government's intention to offer Impulse Airlines an $8 million capital injection and $2 million payroll tax exemption in return for Impulse Airlines establishing at Canberra International Airport:
(a) its heavy maintenance and engineering base;
(b)its new regional operational headquarters;
(c) its second call centre facility; and
(d) new regional air routes based on Canberra.
It is with great pleasure that I put before the Assembly a motion asking the Assembly to note the assistance package that the Government has negotiated with Impulse Airlines. It would be hard to overstate the importance of this opportunity that presents itself to the ACT. I believe that every administration since self-government has recognised the importance of Canberra Airport as an economic asset to the ACT in delivering jobs and economic activity, and its strategic significance in the further development of Canberra and the region.
This Government has publicly recognised that importance on a number of occasions. We have outlined our policy of support for its development as a multimodal transport hub with strong air, road and rail links to capital cities and regional centres. We have worked actively with the airport owners and the local business community in developing proposals for Kendall Airlines, Hazelton Airlines and Virgin Australia. All of them
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