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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 8 Hansard (31 August) . . Page.. 2736 ..

MS CARNELL: Look, Mr Speaker, I am sorry. What was out of order?

MR SPEAKER: Wembley Stadium has nothing to do with this Assembly.

MS CARNELL: Mr Speaker, the comment about Wembley was not mine; it was SOCOG's and FIFA's. The reality is that the-

MR SPEAKER: Well, they have not been very witty to date, so I do not suppose they will be witty in future.

MS CARNELL: Mr Speaker, the reality is that the surface of Bruce Stadium, according to those people, was as good as Wembley, but unfortunately it was a tough season. We did have snow and we did have very cold conditions. And guess what, Mr Speaker? That caused a problem. And guess what, Mr Speaker? We rectified it, and that is the job.

MR QUINLAN: My question is also to the Chief Minister and it also relates to the returfing of Bruce Stadium. In a moment of inspiration somebody decided to paint some of the recently re-laid turf prior to the inspection by the Olympic officialdom. Sometimes out of adversity there comes some real positives, and we may have hit on something here. Could it now be possible that we could operate Floriade with plastic flowers, and thus reduce the cost and eliminate entry fees? Do we now need the real Roger Daltry for an ultimate rock concert, or would a cardboard cut-out and piped music suffice? Why don't we place a little sign on the futsal slab saying "grass"? On a more serious note, do you think we should have left it as it was and, as you have stated, got on with fixing the problem, not trying to hide it?

MS CARNELL: Mr Speaker, it's wonderful. The Labor Party has come up with a policy direction-plastic flowers at Floriade. Now the Labor Party has shown us how they will get rid of the entry fee-by having plastic flowers. Thank you, Mr Quinlan. No longer do those opposite want real people at rock concerts; they want cardboard cutouts.

Mr Stanhope: What shade of green paint was it? Was it lime green?

MR SPEAKER: Mr Stanhope, if you keep that up you will be a shade of yellow and you will be outside the door.

Mr Stanhope: Never, Mr Speaker.

MS CARNELL: Mr Speaker, if those opposite were really lucky they could get a cardboard cut-out woman so that they would have a woman on the opposite side of this Assembly. Then, you never know, they could achieve their equal opportunity approach, something that they have totally failed on.

MR SPEAKER: Order! There is far too much audible conversation. Let the Chief Minister answer the second part of the question because the first part is right out of order.

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