Page 3050 - Week 07 - Thursday, 7 June 2012

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(4) How many people attended the community information meeting in relation to the same program.

Ms Gallagher: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The Government has approved, in principle, the development of the memorial park, a cemetery and a crematorium, the details of which will be finalised once the ACT Public Cemeteries Authority has delivered a costed master plan to the Government for consideration.

(2) The following list of individuals and groups were consulted about the proposed cemetery development.

• Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly

o Ms Joy Burch MLA

o Mr John Hargreaves MLA

o Ms Caroline Le Coutuer MLA

o Mr Zed Seslja MLA

• Queanbeyan Cemetery management

• Funeral Industry representatives

• War Graves, Commonwealth Department of Veterans Affairs

• ACT Muslim Advisory Council

• ACT Jewish Community

• Canberra Interfaith Forum

• Multicultural community

• ACT Greens public forum on natural cemeteries

• Tuggeranong Community Council

• Woden Valley Community Council

• Weston Creek Community Council

• Gungahlin Community Council

• Belconnen Community Council

• North Canberra Community Council

• United Ngunnawal Elders Council

• Indigenous Elected Body

• Ngambri Inc.

• Council on the Ageing

• Symonston respite facility (Community Services Directorate)

• Revolve

• NOWaste (Territory and Municipal Services Directorate)

• Roads ACT (Territory and Municipal Services Directorate)

• Parks and City Services (Territory and Municipal Services)

• ACT Planning and Land Authority (Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate)

• Environmental Protection Agency (Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate)

• ACT Heritage Unit (Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate)

• Multicultural and Community Affairs (Community Services Directorate)

• Symonston Respite Facility, Disability ACT (Disability, Housing & Community Services Directorate)

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