Page 2469 - Week 12 - Tuesday, 14 November 1989
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Unfortunately, we have a backlog of grass needing to be mown because of the wet weather. You will notice that out the front here they tried to get the grass mowed. The next minute it started raining and they could not. Our highest priorities are sportsgrounds, school grounds, approaches to road intersections, child play areas, pedestrian ways and areas of potential fire hazard.
Because we are behind with it, we are asking people, if they can, to mow behind their houses when they are mowing their lawns. Of course, if it is an older lady it is a different matter. I can see that point. We would have to look at that. I will look into it, Dr Kinloch. Perhaps people could run the mower just past the back of their fence if they back onto hazardous areas. We are trying to get round to do as much as we can. I understand it is going to rain again tomorrow, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, so we will be behind again. It is like the driveways; if it does not stop raining we cannot get them done either.
Mr Collaery: Did the rain start after you came into office?
MRS GRASSBY: Definitely, it did.
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
MR WHALAN (Minister for Industry, Employment and Education): Mr Speaker, I claim to have been misrepresented and seek leave to make a personal explanation.
Leave granted.
MR WHALAN: Mr Speaker, in a news report on WIN television on Thursday, 9 November, a reporter, Ms Fia Cumming, made quite preposterous and untrue allegations. These allegations were, firstly, that the Government had refused to provide full details of the sale of land to Revlon Pty Limited for its major new plant at Hume; secondly, that I had refused to respond to an allegation, based on a leaked document, to the effect that the land had been valued at half price or less; thirdly, that I had refused to provide other parties in the Assembly with access to the file on that matter; and, fourthly, that my approach in this matter is inconsistent with ALP industry policy which provides for public release of details of government assistance to industry.
In relation to the first three points, I have answered several questions in this chamber concerning the sale of land to Revlon. I have emphasised that the valuation of the land sold to Revlon was made by the Australian Valuation Office in the usual way. I cannot understand how
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