Page 3629 - Week 08 - Friday, 24 August 2012
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Some of the features of the work CIT has conducted include a comprehensive internal communication strategy, a comprehensive consultant process to revise the anti-bullying and complaints policies—and staff training in bullying awareness has now been delivered to over 80 per cent of staff and 98 per cent of supervisors and managers—increasing staff capability in key areas and increasing staff confidence in CIT culture and values. I tabled a detailed report in the Assembly the other day.
Proposed expenditure agreed to.
Proposed expenditure—Part 1.21—Cultural Facilities Corporation—$7,835,000 (net cost of outputs) and $1,445,000 (capital injection), totalling $9,280,000.
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Mrs Dunne): Ms Le Couteur, you can start the 30 minutes.
MS LE COUTEUR (Molonglo) (4.10): I do not think I am quite up to 30 minutes on the Cultural Facilities Corporation, although I do very much appreciate the contribution they do make to our cultural life, particularly as I work in this building. Obviously, on the other side of Civic Square is CMAG, the gallery, and that is a great place to go at lunch time or any other time when you have got a spare moment. It is nice to know they have got the coffee shop, but there have been great exhibitions there for a long time.
I am also very pleased that there has been money put aside for renovation of the Canberra Theatre. I think I am old enough to remember that being built. It is an asset to Canberra but it has been getting a little tired. I am glad that finally the issue with the Nolan Gallery appears to be resolved and that this has not been an issue that has come up as an issue of conflict still in the estimates report.
I am also very pleased to see that the revenue that the Cultural Facilities Corporation is getting is slowly increasing. It is good to see that the things that the Cultural Facilities Corporation is doing are appreciated by the people of Canberra.
I might briefly talk about some other cultural issues as I was not able to speak on the arts section, basically just to comment that it is good to see how well this is going, in contrast, unfortunately, to the lack of clarity still with the Fitters Workshop. I note that the new arts policy, which relates to the Cultural Facilities Corporation and of course the wider arts environment, has come out. This very much seems to be business as usual.
In summary, I think this is a worthy part of our cultural landscape and I urge everybody here to go and enjoy the many activities the Cultural Facilities Corporation puts on.
MS BURCH (Brindabella—Minister for Community Services, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Women and Minister for Gaming and Racing) (4.21): The Cultural Facilities Corporation manages a number of ACT assets. They include the Canberra Theatre Centre, the Canberra
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