Page 1933 - Week 10 - Tuesday, 24 October 1989
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the other road; I am sorry about this. It is Hindmarsh Drive, Barry Drive and somewhere else.
Mr Kaine: What about Hindmarsh? Will that do?
MRS GRASSBY: I said Hindmarsh Drive and Barry Drive; there is somewhere else.
Mr Kaine: What about Northbourne Avenue?
MRS GRASSBY: I will have to get back to you. I am sorry, Mr Moore, but I cannot find it. I thought it was here.
MR MOORE: I have a supplementary question. Perhaps we could do the country people a favour as well, Minister, by ensuring that they also have a lower lead content in their petrol.
MRS GRASSBY: I am sure we could but, unfortunately, they would scream because of the prices. It is much dearer to bring in. The high lead petrol is cheaper. The lower lead petrol destroys the motors and engines in tractors and farm equipment so they would not be able to use it.
Canberra Avenue
MR JENSEN: My question is to the Chief Minister in her role as Minister responsible for planning. In view of the current and widely acknowledged vacuum in the planning processes in the ACT pending the introduction of planning legislation, can the Chief Minister advise me when the final policy plan for Canberra Avenue, which was released for public comment on 28 May with community comments required by 16 June 1989, will be produced?
MS FOLLETT: I thank Mr Jensen for his question. Mr Speaker, I would like first of all to correct the impression - I have heard it stated publicly as well - that there is some sort of a vacuum in planning pending the new legislation - - -
Mr Jensen: The chief planner said that, Chief Minister, in the Estimates Committee.
MS FOLLETT: Mr Speaker, it is not the case to say that there has been a vacuum in planning. In fact, I have some evidence to show that, since the Government was formed in May this year, there have been significant planning approvals made, and I have asked for work to continue on this. But, just by way of an indication, I would like to say that in the Belconnen area there have been approvals totalling over $54m and in the Tuggeranong and Woden areas over $68m, and a significant number in the Canberra central area as well. I have work continuing on that because I am concerned that other people are making the same kinds of comments as Mr Jensen and the facts simply do not bear them out.
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