Page 111 - Week 01 - Wednesday, 13 February 2019
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ACT Policing recognises the stress factors of community policing and is dedicated to early intervention and support strategies for all policing members.
I welcome the Senate education and employment committee’s inquiry into the role of commonwealth and state territory governments in addressing the high rates of mental health conditions experienced by first responders, emergency services workers and volunteers. I encourage members to go to the Parliament House website and read the written submissions received. In particular I draw members’ attention to a submission by the ACT Emergency Services Agency Commissioner, Mr Dominic Lane, which is consistent with government’s focus on improving support for emergency services first responders.
Well done to all of those who worked over the Christmas break and thank you for keeping us safe.
MS CODY (Murrumbidgee) (10.38), in reply: I thank all my colleagues who spoke so kindly in thanks to all the workers who helped look after us and this beautiful city that we call home. I reiterate my thanks to all the people who worked throughout the Christmas period and January, particularly over Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Those are days we generally spend with our families. It is very important that we have emergency services workers and other workers who give up their time with their family to help support the Canberra we know and love.
I emphasise the part of my motion that calls on this Assembly to pass on our thanks to ACT government employees who work unsociable hours and to continue to explore ways to improve the job security and employment conditions of all Canberrans. We heard Ms Le Couteur say that there are many out there who are not employed and who do not have homes and loving families. It is important that we recognise those who give up the time they spend with their loved ones to help us and our city.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Schools—road safety
MS LEE (Kurrajong) (10.40): I move:
That this Assembly:
(1) notes that:
(a) the safety of children travelling to and from school is of paramount importance and more measures can be taken to ensure safety around schools;
(b) over 77,000 students returned to ACT schools last week;
(c) currently only 20 school crossings (serving 23 schools) have the additional safety of a school crossing supervisor with an additional five schools included in the program in 2019;
(d) these crossing supervisors are part of a pilot program and there has been no commitment of the pilot being adopted permanently or being further expanded; and
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