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committee”, but that “with all the changes happening, the directorate do not foresee that any changes to the existing bus network will be made prior to the rollout in 2019”. In light of the lack of a school bus, and imminent removal of all buses to Fairbairn, my constituents found that the only avenue available to ensure their concerns were heard was to petition this Assembly.
The suburb of Fairbairn is not a big one, but this petition today contains more than 530 signatures. Hats off to Annie, who is here today, and the concerned parents of Fairbairn children for bringing this petition to the Assembly. Where the government has failed them, they have rallied the community because it is a matter of safety, a matter of access and a matter of decency. This community should expect that their government will deliver a basic, essential service, and it is reprehensible that this government have abysmally failed in their basic duty to and in their care of the parents and children of Fairbairn.
I know that the parents and children living in Fairbairn stood at local shops and the schools on hot days, drumming up support for their petition; so this petition represents not only the 533 people who want the school bus but hours and hours of hard work and hundreds of conversations with Canberrans by a small but dedicated community. Thank you for stepping up when this Labor and Greens government is failing you.
It is my pleasure to sponsor this petition, and if this government will not deliver a bus for the Fairbairn community, I can reassure them that a Canberra Liberals government will.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Anti-corruption and Integrity Commission Bill 2018
Debate resumed from 6 June 2018, on motion by Mr Coe:
That this bill be agreed to in principle.
Motion (by Mr Coe) agreed to:
That order of the day No 1, Private Members’ business, being the Anti-corruption and Integrity Commission Bill 2018, be discharged from the Notice Paper.
Land Acquisition (Reporting Requirements) Amendment Bill 2018
Debate resumed from 14 February 2018, on motion by Mr Coe:
That this bill be agreed to in principle.
Motion (by Mr Coe) agreed to:
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