Page 1677 - Week 08 - Thursday, 28 September 1989
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but we have taken some hard decisions. Particular attention has been given to improving our environment, to maintaining our efficient transport service, to enhancing public safety and to continuing to develop our recreation facilities.
The sum of $360,000 is to be used to develop a new recycling centre in Tuggeranong. To listen to Mr Jensen - he is not here - and Mrs Nolan, anyone would think there was only one place in Canberra. Of course I have to say that the Deputy Chief Minister feels the same way. But there are other people who live in Canberra in parts other than Tuggeranong. We have taken very good care of Tuggeranong.
We will be spending $287,000 to improve visitor facilities at the Jerrabomberra wetlands, to allow a better understanding of and respect for the local environment. Facilities will include paths, bridges and birdwatching hides. As part of a broader program to promote the use of trees for shade, soil stabilisation and correcting salinity, $50,000 has been allocated for community tree planting programs.
The Government has a strong commitment to public transport, to meet transport needs, improve social justice and reduce pollution. Forty-nine new buses will be ordered to replace part of ACTION's older fleet. We have even built a new bus station - at Tuggeranong, would you believe? An extension of express route 333 services has already been put in place so that people from Tuggeranong can be in Civic in no time at all. We have also made sure that buses are operating in new areas before all the houses are built, so that we can encourage people to use the good transport system they have out there.
The budget includes major road construction. It will provide $10m for further expansion of the Eastern Parkway to provide more effective transport from the southern suburbs. There again, more for Tuggeranong! I think we should all move out to Tuggeranong. Whilst we can continue to invest in more complex engineering solutions to road safety problems, we must also provide education. I am pleased to be able to take the initial step this year of allocating funds for a new year 10 pre-licence driver education course and a compulsory motorcycle rider training course. The training of new drivers is an investment in the future.
One project which I know will give a number of people greater assurance about their safety is the proposal to install emergency telephones on the Tuggeranong Parkway. Mr Jensen is complaining that we do not have a netball court at Tuggeranong but, my goodness, look at all the things that are going to Tuggeranong. An initial allocation of $100,000 has been given to this project, which will be a bonus to anybody stranded late at night on dark sections of the parkway. I mean, what a wonderful budget for Tuggeranong!
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