Page 892 - Week 03 - Wednesday, 20 March 2019

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Mr Parton suggested it would be a problem for builders if they had to build things differently for Canberra than for other parts of the country. That might be a minor problem for the builders, but it is much more of a major problem for the people of Canberra if they end up living in buildings that just do not work in our climate. For buildings to be efficient, for buildings to be comfortable and livable, they have to be adapted to our climate. That is what my motion is talking about—buildings that adapt to the climate that we live in now, and which clearly will get hotter in the future.

Question put:

That the amendment be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Ayes 19		Noes 2
Miss C Burch	Mrs Kikkert	Ms Le Couteur
Ms J Burch	Ms Lawder	Mr Rattenbury
Ms Cheyne	Ms Orr
Ms Cody	Mr Parton
Mr Coe	Mr Pettersson
Mrs Dunne	Mr Ramsay
Ms Fitzharris	Mr Steel
Mr Gentleman	Ms Stephen-Smith
Mr Hanson	Mr Wall
Mrs Jones

Amendment agreed to.

Original question, as amended, resolved in the affirmative.

Services for older Canberrans

MS LAWDER (Brindabella) (5.44): I move:

That this Assembly:

(1) notes that:

(a) this week is ACT Seniors Week;

(b) older Australians (65 and over) make up 15 percent of all Australians;

(c) the population of some areas of Canberra are much older than average including Weston Creek and Woden, where for example, more than a quarter of Hughes residents are over 60;

(d) within 40 years over a quarter of all Canberrans will be over 65;

(e) ACT Government policies have consistently disproportionately hit older Canberrans hardest including with astronomic rate increases, and difficult to access and uncoordinated services;

(f) the Labor-Greens Government has demonstrated its lack of priority for older Canberrans;

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