Page 4757 - Week 13 - Thursday, 28 November 2019
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MS ORR: I thank Mr Gupta for his follow up question. A full list of the 2019 disability inclusion grant recipients can be found on the community services page on the ACT government website. Whilst these grants were allocated to groups that demonstrated a commitment to make Canberra more accessible and inclusive, I was pleased to see a diverse range of initiatives. As Minister for Disability, I believe that accessibility and social inclusion should be considered in all aspects of social life, which is why it is great to see some leading innovative approaches to facilitate social inclusion in our community.
Some of these include Tuggeranong Community Council’s investment to making SouthFest more accessible to people with disability, particularly those with sensory issues; Tuggeranong Community Arts holding an expressive design for disability exhibition; and the ACT Woodcraft Guild in Woden being awarded funding to install hearing loops in their facility to ensure that Canberrans with hearing impairments can participate in classes.
I am proud to belong to a government that is taking tangible steps forward to promote the social inclusion of people living with disability. The allocation of these grants is just one example of this. It is great to see so many community organisations across Canberra making a real difference to the lives of people living with disability to ensure that everyone in our community can participate in social events and activities.
MS CODY: Minister, as we approach the summer months, what is the ACT government doing to ensure that outdoor recreation facilities are inclusive?
MS ORR: I thank Ms Cody for her question. On 14 October I opened the first accessible barbecue in Canberra, at the Cotter bend. Here in Canberra we are lucky to have beautiful parks and spaces that we can enjoy our natural environment in. As Minister for Disability, I recently partnered with members of the community to launch the first wheelchair-accessible barbecue here in Canberra. At the launch Erin Hogan, who is a resident of the Molonglo Valley, cooked her first-ever barbecue because she was able to access the barbecue in her wheelchair.
This new, accessible barbecue is just one of the ways our government is making outdoor recreation facilities inclusive across Canberra. With summer just days away, it is great to see all Canberrans being able to enjoy our public spaces and facilities. Like all kids, kids with disability deserve the right to enjoy outdoor play spaces, and it is great to see inclusive play equipment and footpaths installed in the upgrades to existing playgrounds across Canberra.
In my capacity as Minister for Disability, I look forward to working with the ACT government, community organisations and people with disability to ensure that Canberra achieves its goal of becoming the most accessible and socially inclusive city it can be.
Waste—Hume collection site
MS LAWDER: My question is to the minister for regulatory services. The pop-up tip in Hume, on Paspaley Street, has sat idle for many months with stockpiled waste piled
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