Page 3409 - Week 09 - Thursday, 24 August 2017
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This budget shows that the government is not listening to the people of Tuggeranong. We have seen a sculptural lighting feature that has been placed in the Greenway area at the Tuggeranong town centre. Is it some form of artwork? Not in the view of Tuggeranong residents. We have seen many comments on a Facebook site called My Tuggeranong, hundreds of comments, about this sculptural lighting feature.
We have seen changes to traffic calming measures without proper consultation, such as the proliferation of speed humps on Bugden Avenue in Fadden. We have seen this through the failure to make changes to Coyne Street in Macarthur, where there has been an accident just this week. We have seen this through previous budget commitments to duplicate Ashley Drive. The government tried to avoid duplicating the last section between Ellerston Avenue and Johnson Drive but was eventually shamed into it by the Liberal commitment to duplicating the entire stretch of Ashley Drive.
At the last election, the people of Brindabella overwhelmingly supported the Canberra Liberals. At the last election, the people of Brindabella overwhelmingly asked us to represent them. As a member for Brindabella, I am making this promise to the people of Tuggeranong: while we did not win the election, we are certainly here for you. I made a commitment to be the best possible local member that I can be. I say to the people of Brindabella: I am here; I am listening to you; I hear your concerns. That is why I am here in the Assembly: to raise your concerns. In raising your concerns, I hope that this government hears your concerns.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
The Assembly adjourned at 6.09 pm until Tuesday, 12 September 2017, at 10 am.
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