Page 554 - Week 03 - Wednesday, 14 March 2007

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I appeal to all in this place to appeal to the best of our society. I urge members to oppose the amendment and support the motion.

Question put:

That the amendment be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Ayes 6			Noes 9
Mrs Burke	Mr Stefaniak	Mr Barr		Mr Gentleman
Mrs Dunne		Mr Berry		Mr Hargreaves
Mr Mulcahy		Mr Corbell		Ms MacDonald
Mr Pratt		Dr Foskey		Ms Porter
Mr Smyth		Ms Gallagher

Question so resolved in the negative.

Motion agreed to.

School and library closures—use of facilities

DR FOSKEY (Molonglo) (4.17): I move:

That this Assembly:

(1) notes:

(a) the recent closure of a number of ACT government schools and the Griffith library; and

(b) the Government’s confirmation that it is following its Surplus Property policy and guidelines in determining the futures of these sites; and

(2) calls on the ACT Government to:

(d) ensure that its school premises that were closed at the end of 2006, or will be closed prior to October 2008, and the closed Griffith library, are not sold or permanently modified for other uses until after the 2008 ACT election;

(e) make the Property Board’s Options Papers and Cost/Benefit Analyses for these sites available for public comment; and

(f) in the short term to medium term, look to provide these surplus sites to community organisations and groups at affordable rents, where they meet health and safety standards and are suitable to their needs.

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