Page 824 - Week 03 - Wednesday, 27 February 2013
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Van, which I talked about last night, and purchases from Sydney Foodbank. The refurbishment has also allowed for the establishment of an enterprise training cafe.
Construction work to renew the giant slide at the Point Hut district park and a number of other local parks in Tuggeranong was completed last year.
Across Tuggeranong a number of larger initiatives have been or are currently being implemented that will benefit the entire community. For example, $1.5 million was provided for the new seniors club. Expansion and refurbishment of the Tuggeranong health centre are well underway. Construction of the first phase of the Tuggeranong town park stage has been completed. The Tuggeranong town park master plan is underway. Following completion of the master plan, a construction program will commence in 2013-14 which will deliver new pedestrian cycle paths, a covered play area and upgrades to car parks, barbecues and picnic areas.
So, Madam Deputy Speaker, you can see that there is a lot of work that the government is doing in Tuggeranong and the Lanyon valley.
On residential growth, it is vital that the Tuggeranong community have a vibrant heart that supports the needs of people who live there. Residential growth is continuing to occur in Tuggeranong, with high and medium density housing being built in the town centre in order to ensure that housing choice for all households is available.
To support and continue this growth, the government has released a revised master plan for community comment. The master plan recommends up to 7,800 new dwellings in the Tuggeranong town centre to support the viability of existing retail and other services and facilities. As it grows, Tuggeranong will become an increasingly desirable place to live. That was reflected in the comments of the last Tuggeranong Community Council, which Minister Burch, the Chief Minister and I attended—as well as some of the members of the opposition, but of course Mr Seselja was not at that meeting.
That brings into light the real reason for this motion here today—so that Mr Seselja can assert that he still cares for Tuggeranong. I talk to the people of Tuggeranong every day, and more and more of them are saying that they are unhappy and they feel betrayed by Zed—that he is walking out on them.
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Will Mr Gentleman refer to Mr Seselja by his full name, please.
MR GENTLEMAN: Yes; sorry. They are unhappy with Mr Seselja; they feel betrayed by what he has done. Since the last election, as I said, I have been talking to Tuggeranong people every day. I do not see Mr Seselja down there. I do not see him at Lanyon; I do not see him at Calwell; I do not see him at the Tuggeranong Community Council.
It is interesting to look at a quote from Mr Seselja earlier in the discussion this morning. He said, “In case there is a Labor-Greens sham divorce over the next four years.” The only divorce I see is Zed Seselja’s divorce from his constituents in
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