Page 2776 - Week 08 - Tuesday, 13 August 2019
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MS STEPHEN-SMITH: I have already indicated that five staff have been transferred from the ACT Health Directorate with health planning and clinical engagement expertise. I would need to confirm whether that includes the project director. My understanding is that it does not, but I will check that. As to whether any further transfers of staff will be made in this financial year, I will take that question on notice.
MISS C BURCH: Minister, what is your plan to ensure that clinicians, hospital facilities staff and other relevant people in Canberra Health Services and ACT Health are engaged in the development of the SPIRE project after it goes to Major Projects?
MS STEPHEN-SMITH: I thank Miss Burch for the supplementary, but I note that I did in fact state very clearly in my earlier remarks in relation to the budget that the engagement of clinicians is something that has been underway, is underway and will continue. I have been very clear with Major Projects Canberra, although I did not need to be, that clinical engagement through this process is absolutely vital, and not only with the clinicians who work at Canberra Hospital Services but also with the ACT Ambulance Service and the ambos, who will be participating in this process as partners with the emergency department that will be located in the new SPIRE project.
MRS DUNNE: A supplementary question, Madam Speaker.
MADAM SPEAKER: Mrs Dunne, I will automatically give you the health supp, perhaps.
MRS DUNNE: No, we need to keep it in the tent. We have demarcation rules on this, Madam Speaker! Minister, was the transfer of responsibility for SPIRE from ACT Health to Major Projects due to a lack of confidence in the ability of ACT Health to manage the project, a lack of confidence in the ability of the new health minister to supervise the project, or both?
MS STEPHEN-SMITH: Neither.
Municipal services—shopping centre upgrades
MS CHEYNE: My question is to the Minister for Transport and City Services. Minister, what work is the government undertaking to upgrade public spaces around shopping centres in our suburbs?
MR STEEL: I thank Ms Cheyne for her question. Our government is upgrading public spaces around shopping centres across our city to make our suburbs even better places to live.
Works are well underway at Kambah Village, I am very pleased to say, and works have also been completed at Anketell Street in Tuggeranong. As you would be well aware, Madam Speaker, just yesterday I met with multiple business owners along Anketell Street to discuss the upgrades and also the government’s future plans for further upgrades along the laneways down to the lake.
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