Page 1878 - Week 05 - Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . . Video
that sort of zigzag, if you go down on to the lower side you immediately confront the pine trees of Fadden pines, as many a car has come to understand to its detriment and to the embarrassment of the driver, and in some cases to the injury of some. So it is important that we get it right. It is important if we are going to do some work not to do just half the job.
In regard to Clift Crescent, some of us will remember the dreadful accident down there just past the Richardson scout hall and the death of those young people. The memorial is still there. I have great respect for the family and the way that they have set up that small roadside memorial and the way that they tend it. The care and attention that is provided to that little memorial is much to their credit and the love of their loved ones. But it is a stark reminder that Clift Crescent as a through road is often used as a raceway by some, and for the less experienced driver there are some very sharp corners on Clift Crescent. Because it is a large feeder street, and of course it comes off Ashley Drive, in the treatment plan I think it even gets a set of lights. Yes, it does: a signalised intersection from Clift and Ashley.
What you have got from one end is Clift and it runs all the way through to Johnson at the southern end, and it is a through road for a lot of people. If you live in the south-eastern end of Chisholm you may come in off Johnson/Clift to get into Chisholm. If you are going to Calwell you will use Clift to go through. If you are heading to the Hyperdome you may go down Clift to get on to Ashley or down part of Clift to get on to Heagney to get on to Goldstein to get on to Isabella Drive. So Clift in the scheme of things is important, certainly to Chisholm residents and certainly to Richardson residents. Depending on what activity you are undertaking and the location, it does lead to a lot of movements on that street. I am surprised to hear the government say that it is not a high priority on their road safety list. If that is what they think, that is fine. But it is about to become a high priority for the government.
With that, I would trust that the amendment is acceptable to members. We heard earlier from Ms Le Couteur today about the government getting consultation right. You just cannot consult with the people who live on these streets, because their view and their needs, which are very important, need to be modified by the needs of the others that use the street. If you are addressing it as a local traffic problem, that might be fine. But neither of these streets is simply a local street. They are through streets in four or five very busy suburbs, and they are suburbs with a lot of daily movements, and the opportunity is here to get it right.
I thank Mr Seselja for the motion and Ms Bresnan for the amendments that she has added. Clift Crescent is a concern to a lot of people in that part of the world. But we do need to have proper consultation, and I would ask that members agree to my amendment. With that, I move my amendment as follows:
In subparagraph (2)(a), after “Crescent” insert “and their feeder streets”.
Mr Smyth’s amendment to Ms Bresnan’s amendment agreed to.
Ms Bresnan’s amendment, as amended, agreed to.
Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . . Video