Page 3754 - Week 12 - Thursday, 22 November 2007
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Mr Seselja: They have not been doing it all the time though, have they, Bill?
MR STEFANIAK: They have not been doing it. You are right, Mr Seselja. Someone complained to me in early October. They also complained to Ms Porter, and she took it up with the government. Then Mr Reynolds took a photo and the Chronicle ran an article the other week about a government building project where potable water is being used when the lower Molonglo treatment works is only a couple of clicks down the road and you can get water there for free. So that one is a bit of a no-brainer.
I heard today that something similar has been happening at a site out at Harrison. Again, it seems that potable water is being used on a government site, and I am awaiting more information about that. It will be disturbing as well if that turns out to be correct. It is absolutely essential that the government practice what it preaches. It is absolutely essential that you do ensure that there is non-potable water available. It can be available. You can get it by the tanker load down at lower Molonglo. We should not be using this most valuable resource on such things as building sites and just hosing down roads.
We certainly have to be a lot more water wise than we are. The government is only starting to take steps, many of which should have been taken years ago and many of which could have been taken years ago because people were doing it elsewhere. I think it is an absolute shame that you are only now coming to the realisation that we do need this water security and that these steps need to be taken.
DR FOSKEY (Molonglo) (4.23): Before I begin my remarks, I seek leave to table a revised explanatory statement for the residential tenancies amendment bill.
Leave granted.
DR FOSKEY: I table the following paper:
Residential Tenancies (Energy Efficiency Rating) Amendment Bill 2007—Explanatory statement.
I thank Mr Gentleman for raising this matter of public importance. I think we could safely say that there is no longer a lot of difference between the parties in the Assembly on this topic. I have not heard any mention today of the Tennant Dam. I would say that the Liberals have certainly learnt a lot since they assembled their platform for the last election. It was very much focused around the new dam in the Tennant Valley.
Mr Stefaniak: Providing a dam, which we do need. Someone has finally realised that is essential.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Stefaniak.
DR FOSKEY: I have not heard a dissenting voice to the latest Actew plans and I think that is a really good thing. Water is one of those issues that we do need to agree
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