Page 585 - Week 03 - Wednesday, 14 March 2007
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into obstacles, I would call upon the government to be at least open-minded about reviewing that situation. It is very important that a centre of that calibre be built in that place.
The second point I want to raise is that I am yet to hear from the government on what is going to be happening with the bridge project at Tharwa. I am still far from satisfied that the government cannot quickly build a temporary low-level structure to assist a community which is rather barricaded at the moment and feeling a little bit bruised, given the issues that have been visited upon the community by what I would call very poor management on the part of the Stanhope government. I am still not convinced that the government cannot engage with the federal government, the commonwealth authorities, about borrowing military assets to assist in the rapid installation of a low-level bridging structure.
Mr Speaker, I say again to this house that it is so important and it is so necessary that a temporary low-level crossing be installed, something that can be done within weeks, if not a month or so, because I think we will see that the permanent bridging solution, which I am very pleased to say has now been pretty much set in concrete, will take a lot of time. That is time that this community cannot wait for. I would again urge the government, firstly, to visit the temporary solution and bring some relief to a beleaguered community and, secondly, to move quickly to ensure that the permanent solution is built on budget and in good time.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
The Assembly adjourned at 6.13 pm.
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