Page 1911 - Week 05 - Thursday, 6 May 2010
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have pushed for over the last year and through our motion on the Erindale master plan in the Assembly. These master plans will give local business and residents the opportunity to contribute to the development and growth of their area. The announcement of the feasibility study for a CIT learning centre in Tuggeranong is welcomed, especially for the young people living on the south side. We have worked hard to secure the provision of a park-and-ride facility on the south side, in this instance Erindale, and the ACT Greens included this as part of the parliamentary agreement. We would like to see more of these facilities included in future budgets for areas such as Calwell.
The Tuggeranong area has not received a significant amount of investment compared to other areas in past budgets, and I do think this budget has more for the Tuggeranong area than previously.
MR HARGREAVES (Brindabella) (4.11): Members, when I entered this place in 1998 it was to do my best to get the runs on the board for my electorate. It was really tough, actually, in those days because we had a Liberal government. It is not so tough now. While difficult decisions were made in previous budgets to enable the territory to steer a sound financial course, I am delighted that this government, a good Labor government, has enabled transport, health, education and the development of valuable community assets to be high priorities in the 2010-11 territory budget.
Members would be aware that I have maintained an active interest in all matters relating to service delivery in the electorate, and I am just delighted to see initiatives close to my heart find fruition in the 2010-11 budget. Let us have a good look at a number of these initiatives.
The standout is without a doubt the $14 million committed to enhancing services provided at the Tuggeranong Health Centre. Indeed, when I was the manager of the south side health centres with Ian McNeill, who is in my office, we actually were part of the decision to build it at that particular site; so I am delighted to see its enhancement, as indeed will Mr McNeill.
For the benefit of any member for Brindabella that does not live in the electorate, the Tuggeranong Health Centre is located on the corner of Anketell Street and Pitman Street in the town centre. It is a three-storey building opposite the Tuggeranong bus interchange. For those people that do not know what a bus interchange looks like, it is adjacent to the Tuggeranong Health Centre. Both of them are adjacent to the park-and-ride. And for those who do not know what a park-and-ride is, it is where you can park your car, hop on a bus, but only pay once. Isn’t that a good initiative? Isn’t that a good initiative by the Labor government?
Mr Hanson: It is if you have lost your licence.
MR HARGREAVES: Mr Hanson is saying across the chamber: “Thank you for that, Mr Hargreaves. I had no idea what those facilities were.” Now he does. Of course, the identification—for absent members that is—of these great government services for Tuggeranong provides a perfect segue into further initiatives contained in the budget.
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