Page 3670 - Week 08 - Friday, 24 August 2012
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And batteries and fluorescent light bulbs—I mean, really, how many governments does it take to change—sorry, I mean “recycle”—a light bulb? I hope I am here for the next term to continue to shed light on this matter.
Along the way I have fallen into hot water. I am very pleased that new houses must be fitted with energy-efficient hot water systems. I still think the government should have done more on existing houses, but I was given a very tepid response. I thought they would have told me they supported the bill, but there was no tap on the door. I did not get steamed up, because I know that they will eventually do it when they realise that everyone else has, and then the ACT will go with the flow.
Naturally I found I was buried in cemeteries. I had grave concerns that the government was not going to take natural burials seriously, but my heart started beating again when I saw they were going to be part of the southern cemetery.
Animal welfare has always been my “eggs” factor. I have learned not to put all my eggs in one basket, but I hoped the Assembly would have found time to deal with my bill on factory farming. But, as they say, pigs will fly before that happens.
I used to be an IT nerd, but now I have gone to the dizzying heights of being a planning nerd where you have to be high to look at it all. But, as we all know, being a green, I have been into consultation and process and meetings and more meetings, and I think this has given be a special affinity and suitability for being part of the planning system.
I would like to acknowledge all my fellow members of the Legislative Assembly. I know we all work hard to serve the ACT community in different ways and we all have the best interests of the ACT community at heart, and I respect you all for that.
I would like to say thank you for making my time in the Speaker’s chair so straightforward, but, as has been pointed out to me, it would not be true, so I will not.
In the brief time left I will get down to the people who actually make it happen. I, too, thank all the Assembly staff and especially Dr Andrea Cullen as the PAC secretary. I thank my fellow Greens MLAs in particular and all the staff in the “Green Mile”. As Meredith, mentioned there are 13 of them, but I would like to thank my staff—Indra, Sky, Narelle, Ashlin and Matt—all of whom had the good sense to leave my office, and the final team—Larry, Logan, Jaqui and Tom, for whom words cannot express my appreciation, so, therefore, I mostly use gestures. I also very much thank my partner, Guy.
Goodbye, and thanks for all the fish.
MRS DUNNE (Ginninderra) (7.16): Mr Speaker, as all of us are taking this opportunity to contemplate the last four years, I will spend some time thanking you and your staff across the Assembly—the Committee Office, the Library, Hansard, the attendants, Rick and Ray—everywhere. These are the people who make us look good
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