Page 1768 - Week 06 - Tuesday, 7 June 2016
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We articulated our commitment to address this inequality through the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Agreement 2015-18.
Today’s budget goes further, with extra funding for a suite of measures to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Our response is multi-disciplinary, touching all areas of government, including health, justice, community services, education and the environment and land management.
The Territory has been at the forefront of the once-in-a-generation opportunity for change offered by the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
The independence and quality of life outcomes offered by this Scheme are vital for persons with disability. That is why this budget increases funding to make sure these ambitions become a reality.
We all rely on our emergency services to keep us safe in times of need. This budget provides upgrades and new facilities across the Territory, including a new SES station in Calwell, upgrades to the Fyshwick Fire and Rescue Station and Guises Creek Rural Fire Station, and major ICT upgrades.
We will keep investing in and reforming our justice system. A Public Private Partnership for the new Law Courts project is underway, and this budget also provides extra support for the police and extends the successful ThroughCare program.
Suburban renewal and better transport for Canberra
Canberrans know this is one of the world’s great cities to live in. Canberra has always been a great city in which to raise a family, but truly great cities are attractive for all.
This is exactly the city that Canberra is rapidly becoming. We are a city that attracts and retains young, creative and educated people; a city that works with and for innovators and entrepreneurs; a city that retirees want to call home; a city that visitors from Australia and around the world enjoy; and a city that Canberrans are proud of.
This budget provides even better services to Canberrans—the services that Canberrans want to make sure our city has the look and feel it deserves. In the coming year there will be a pilot of green waste bins in Kambah and Weston Creek to prepare for a roll-out right across Canberra. We will also provide new playgrounds and invest in the water quality of our lakes and waterways.
As our city grows, my Government will make sure the Canberra we build together will be a city with a place for everyone: a city with new suburban homes; with new urban villages; and with the public places and parks we all value.
We’re building new communities in Gungahlin, the Molonglo Valley and Tuggeranong. We’re building the community infrastructure to go with them too, like a new pool for Weston Creek and Stromlo. We’re also investing in our existing communities, upgrading local shopping centres and making it easier to walk and ride to our local schools.
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