Page 1074 - Week 06 - Thursday, 27 July 1989
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firm commitment and there is the qualification that it will be subject to the realisation of some of the assets of the schools that are currently vacant.
Now, the process that will be followed in relation to those schools is that it will follow a policy plan to do alterations to deal with changed use of the schools. Obviously they cannot be left sitting there idle. In the budget you will notice that, in relation to Woden Valley High School, for example, it is going to be used to relocate the Woden TAFE College.
Others of the schools are going to be subject to change in lease purpose clause which will be subject to the normal process of consultation. The various policy proposals will be announced, publicised, and subjected to community consultation.
There will be, as part of that proposed use, provision for some community use. At the last count, I have received 48 or 49 applications from organisations seeking to use the schools which are currently vacant. It is appropriate that a carefully developed policy is worked out and that the basis on which those facilities are used, if at all, by community organisations, should be the result of a carefully developed policy. That policy has yet to be completed because it is contingent upon the public consultation process related to the land use question. We expect that to proceed and we expect a certain return on the capital assets that we have got there and we will apply it to the construction of the gymnasium at Deakin.
MR KAINE: I have a supplementary question, Mr Speaker. How does the Minister assess the odds against the Alfred Deakin High School getting its gymnasium in this fiscal year?
MR WHALAN: I would say at five to four on.
MS FOLLETT: Mr Speaker, I would ask that further questions be placed on the notice paper. I have some answers to questions which I will table. Mr Stefaniak asked me yesterday about a particular issue to do with dogs and a tenant in Rooth Place, Watson, and I have an answer to that, Mr Speaker, but could I add on that particular matter that, where members wish to raise the question of particular tenants, particular streets and so on, it might be more appropriate if they were to raise it by correspondence or in private with me first.
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MR WHALAN: Mr Speaker, I would just like to refer to a question that was asked by Mr Moore and it related to secondary colleges. I have received information in the course of question time and I am in a position to make a part, at least, response to that particular issue.
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