Page 3592 - Week 12 - Tuesday, 22 October 2013
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University of Canberra public hospital, the capital region cancer centre construction, the Canberra Hospital redevelopment and new walk-in centres in both Tuggeranong and Belconnen.
We have also commenced work on several major developments which will see long-term plans implemented for Canberrans—projects such as city to the lake, which will be an excellent project once it is rolling out, transforming the centre of Canberra and finally linking Civic to our greatest asset, Lake Burley Griffin. We have launched several new major housing developments, ensuring there are housing options, and we will be discussing that later this afternoon in the MPI. I refer to developments at Riverview in west Belconnen, Lawson in central Belconnen, Campbell section 5 and Southquay in Tuggeranong. Together, these developments will provide thousands of new dwellings.
Through the budget, we have delivered eight more police and safer roads, and four dedicated vehicles to help prevent fatalities and serious crashes on our roads. With respect to the industrial magistrates court, legislation was introduced in August and is expected to be debated in this sitting period. Of course, this morning we legislated for same sex marriage—the first jurisdiction to do so, leading the way in creating equality for all Canberrans.
We are working hard to progress a light rail network for Canberra. The Capital Metro Agency has been established, a board chairman and project director have been appointed, and development of a light rail integration study is underway.
We have opened new public schools this year, with Franklin Early Childhood School being the first purpose-built early childhood school in Gungahlin, and we have opened the $64.4 million Neville Bonner Primary School, with a five-star design rating. Both of these schools were delivered on time and under budget. We continue to top the country in NAPLAN results, with our students amongst the highest performing in the country, top or equal top across 17 of the 20 areas tested.
We are also pursuing projects like Common Ground, for which we have allocated $7.6 million to provide permanent homes—(Time expired.)
MADAM SPEAKER: Supplementary question, Dr Bourke.
DR BOURKE: Chief Minister, what are some of the other key achievements over the past year?
MS GALLAGHER: Thank goodness for supplementaries; I will keep going. We have increased the first home owner grant and the homebuyer concession scheme. We have delivered—
Mr Smyth interjecting—
MS GALLAGHER: I will not respond to that. We have launched the city plan consultation; we released the draft plan yesterday and we look forward to the Liberal Party’s views on that in due course. We have got new lights at the Manuka Oval as
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