Page 803 - Week 03 - Wednesday, 20 March 2019
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I will quote from a couple of emails I have received in recent times. One constituent says:
… it makes no sense for the ACT to be an island of refuge for OMGs coming in from interstate. What possible reason can there be not to immediately adopt NSW anti-consorting legislation (complete and unmodified) in the ACT? Does our government have some sort of inferiority complex where they’re afraid of “copying someone else’s work”; or do they think they know better? Their inaction is a decision in its own right.
Another constituent writes:
Why are outlaw motorcycle gangs setting up in Tuggeranong? Is it because the ACT lacks the legislation that is in place in NSW? What is the ACT Government doing about it? As a Tuggeranong resident I can’t help but think that we are low down on the … Government’s priorities. Having one party in power for so long results in corruption and complacency. When will the people of Canberra wake up?!?
Another resident has written:
Does it take someone to be killed before they do anything? If you want to commit crime come to Canberra.
Since my being elected to the Assembly in 2012, a consistent theme coming through when I speak with residents has been a perceived lack of a police presence in Tuggeranong. Many constituents are critical of what they see as the failure of the Labor-Greens government to adequately resource our police. In addition to the increasing feeling of being consistently neglected and overlooked as a region, the increase in outlaw bikie gang activity in Tuggeranong suburbs adds a whole new level to this sentiment.
I quote from another resident:
I used to walk my dogs around my suburb after work but I won’t do that anymore in winter because it is dark and we walk in some lonely areas and I’ve seen seriously dodgy groups of people hanging around. There is also the perception that no one in government really cares if Tuggers has a crime problem anyway.
These are the words of constituents whom those members for Brindabella represent. This is how they feel, based on what is happening around them. Their perception is sadly becoming the reality.
The most frustrating thing about this situation is that there is a solution at hand. Mr Hanson has done the work and brought a considered solution to this place. He is aware of the implications of not enacting anti-consorting laws similar to those that were introduced in New South Wales back in 2009. And he has been consistent, as has the opposition, in his vocal approach ever since.
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