Page 1582 - Week 05 - Tuesday, 14 May 2019
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I am very pleased with this opportunity presented by the Ginninderry team. They put the offer on the table to do this. They sought support from government. I, Minister Gentleman and Minister Berry have been able to work together to ensure that this goes through. I thank Mr Gentleman for bringing this Territory Plan variation to the Assembly today.
MS BERRY (Ginninderra—Deputy Chief Minister, Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development, Minister for Housing and Suburban Development, Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, Minister for Sport and Recreation and Minister for Women) (3.15): The joint venture at Ginninderry between the ACT government and Riverview has been quite an innovative development. I have been happy to be involved in the development from the beginning.
It is a change in our community to move from gas to electricity and to more sustainable electricity. Indeed, 20 to 30 years ago people were encouraged to use gas, and now we are encouraging people to use all electric. We know that this will make a huge difference to our environment and also, as Mr Rattenbury has said, to affordability into the future for people living more sustainably. I am keen to continue to work with Ginninderry on the work that Riverview and the ACT government will do to implement a sustainable development out in west Belconnen, a brand-new community that will be based on electric appliances for people who choose to live there.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Support for seniors
Discussion of matter of public importance
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Ms Cody): Madam Speaker has received letters from Mr Coe, Mrs Kikkert, Ms Le Couteur, Ms Lee, Mr Milligan, Mr Parton and Mr Wall proposing that matters of public importance be submitted to the Assembly. In accordance with standing order 79, Madam Speaker has determined that the matter proposed by Mr Coe be submitted to the Assembly, namely:
The importance of supporting seniors in our community.
MR COE (Yerrabi—Leader of the Opposition) (3.17): I am delighted to stand in support of Canberra’s senior population. Canberra is blessed to have thousands of people who have served, and continue to serve, our city with distinction. They continue to make an enormous contribution to the life of our city. I think in recent decades there has been a much greater appreciation of the role that seniors contribute to our cultural, business, social and economic pursuits.
Whilst we as a country, and perhaps as a society more broadly, have some way to go to properly honour the role that seniors play, I think there has been tremendous progress made in recent years in how Australians recognise and thank seniors for all that they contribute, which is why what the federal Labor Party is proposing, especially here in Canberra, is going to be so damaging.
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