Page 3014 - Week 08 - Thursday, 15 August 2019
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MR STEEL: Every road is different. Some roads receive more stress than others. Some have more water on them than others or have more sunlight than others and may deteriorate at a faster rate. But overall we aim to achieve the five per cent target for road resurfacing throughout the year. It is something that we work on. It is a good standard and we have done that.
I want to address the fact that it has been raised by the opposition. They claimed that our government had cut the road resurfacing program. That was a misreading of the figures. In fact what we have done is invest more in road maintenance—
Mr Coe: When have you reached five per cent? Tell me when you have reached five per cent.
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Coe, enough.
MR STEEL: and we are making a very significant effort to make sure that we have roads that are in good condition for road users. But if there are specific roads that need to be brought to our attention then please bring them to my attention in detail.
MS LAWDER: Minister, why are commercial ratepayers being forced to remediate basic infrastructure issues on territory land because of a lack of action on your part?
MR STEEL: I thank the member for her question. I am very happy to look at what we can do to improve those roads. You just raised it with me now. You have not provided the detail. I am happy to receive that detail, whether it is from you or from the businesses.
Clubs—government support
MS ORR: My question is to the Attorney-General. Minister, what new support is the government providing to help our local clubs stay strong and community focused?
MR RAMSAY: I thank Ms Orr for the question. Throughout this term, the government has been absolutely committed to supporting our local clubs. We have lived up to that commitment through fresh policy approaches and substantial financial incentives. We are supporting our local clubs to remain sustainable, diverse and community focused.
We know that clubs offer important cultural, sporting and recreational opportunities for Canberrans. They are not just places to gamble, and they are not just hospitality businesses with concessions. Our clubs are here to serve their members, their workers and their communities.
This year, we delivered a new regulatory model for community contributions. This means that clubs and the organisations they support will have more transparent rules for ensuring that gaming machine revenue gets to the charities and the community groups that need it most. We have worked closely with clubs to achieve that reform. Many of our clubs already recognise that reliance on poker machine revenue is not sustainable and welcome the government’s support to diversify their business models.
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