Page 4268 - Week 12 - Tuesday, 24 October 2017
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#GirlsTakeover remind us to listen to these groups and to take stock of both the significant concerns they voice and the range of things that they are able to accomplish.
I am sure that the members of the Assembly will join me in thanking the #GirlsTakeover for reminding us of the strength, power and creativity of young women. I also thank Linda herself for her significant assistance in drafting what I think was a most excellent speech that I just read.
Greyhound racing industry
MR PARTON (Brindabella) (4.57): I rise to speak about the current greyhound controversy in the ACT. The minister, Mr Ramsay, assures us that greyhound racing is out of step with community values in Canberra but refuses to provide details of polling that we know through an FOI request was done in April this year.
In the interests of getting a clearer picture of community values in this area, I am here to help the minister to understand what the community feels about greyhound racing. I announce here in this chamber right now that I will be inviting members of the
Canberra community to join what will be known as the Community Values Syndicate to race a greyhound in this region. If members of the Canberra community wish to have their voices heard on this issue, there can be no better way to do this. They can be a part of this and send the government a very clear message.
As soon as I get clear from this chamber, I will be posting this information on my social media channels. I wish I could be a part of this syndicate, but I do not want to deny a spot to someone else. We will be looking for the first 20 people to register and join the Community Values Syndicate. Tanya from Dunlop is locked away as the syndicate manager. She is fired up and ready to go. To widen the circle, we are hoping to get into this venture people who have no involvement whatsoever with this wonderful sport of greyhound racing.
The syndicate will be purchasing a young greyhound from Victoria. This dog is by Lochinvar Marlow out of Poor Effort. He has been trialling over the 390-metre trip at Ballarat and carving it out at around 22.60. He will be extremely competitive here in the ACT. He has good early speed. We are hopeful that he can break the maiden status very early on in the piece. He will be trained by Lesley Hannaford at Bungendore. We have not yet found a name for this dog. Isn’t that going to be some fun? We are not sure if we could call the dog “Community Values”, “Ramsay’s Mistake” or just plain “Stick It Up Your Jumper”.
The Community Values Syndicate will be purchasing this dog. Those who wish to be involved will have an initial outlay of $300, with no ongoing costs at all. It will be a lot of fun. It will be a perfect way to display very clearly what you think about this absurd greyhound ban. These spots on the syndicate will go very quickly. If you want to be involved, the email address is canberragreyhound@outlook.com or you can message me on Facebook. I will be happy to pass it on. Ms Cody, if you—
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