Page 4986 - Week 12 - Wednesday, 26 October 2011
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playing fields, churches and other facilities and amenities. The Calwell community are asking to be consulted on these issues and they have many ideas on how their neighbourhood could work. This is an opportunity to bring together the views and ideas of the residents, the businesses, the transport users and providers and the people who use the shops, services and community facilities to develop a process for the future development and ongoing viability of the area.
I would also like to note that Mr Smyth has talked about the concerns raised by Mr Tsoulis. He sent a copy of the letter that he sent to Mr Smyth to me, along with the email he had sent to the minister. My office also had a number of conversations with Mr Tsoulis yesterday. I directly expressed my concerns to him about stopping the sale of land for aged-care development and expressed the concerns I have already noted in my speech today.
I will note again that they are genuine concerns. Obviously my portfolios cover older people and aged care, and I am acutely aware of the needs around aged-care services in the ACT. We have to seriously take into account that fact that we do have an ageing population. That needs to be at the forefront of what we are considering here today—or part of what we are considering today, I should say.
Mr Tsoulis acknowledged my concerns as being valid and also had a conversation with my office on this issue yesterday. Mr Tsoulis recognised that it was a serious issue, which is why I have listed specific issues in my amendment which I will move shortly. It lists the concerns which the community have expressed and some of those things we think can be addressed. I also note that the aged-care units developed near Lanyon Marketplace are a really good example of how you can have an important development like that go ahead but also address concerns and issues with putting an aged-care facility in that sort of area. Traffic calming issues and bus stops have also been addressed there. I notice Mr Smyth is laughing. I actually think it is a really good example of how you can have—
Mr Smyth: You don’t know what I was laughing at. I was having a conversation with Mr Hanson.
MS BRESNAN: a development like that go ahead and actually put in place the necessary infrastructure while not stopping that development occurring.
Mr Barr: It was a private joke—not about what she was saying.
Mr Hanson: Correct. You make the mistake to think that anyone actually listens to you, Amanda.
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Members! Ms Bresnan.
MS BRESNAN: I would just like to thank Mr Hanson for that lovely comment about making the mistake that anyone actually listens to what I say. Thank you. I just record that for the Hansard. Mr Tsoulis recognised this was an issue, which is why, as I said, I have listed these specific concerns.
Mr Hanson interjecting—
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