Page 2479 - Week 12 - Tuesday, 14 November 1989
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In closing, let me make one comment about the suggestion that the paper provides that Jerrabomberra is the place for our MFP satellite settlement. Let me suggest something a little more radical. With advances in technology that will enable links between industry - one of the main concepts which the MFP, with its satellites, is designed to cater for, of course - why should it be limited to a single location, Mr Speaker? Surely we should strive to ensure that the existing infrastructure we have in Canberra provides the base on which to build the notion that Canberra as a major regional centre for education, technology and lifestyle, and of course the nation's capital, should become the key Australian link in the regional MFP - not just Jerrabomberra, but the whole of the Canberra area, the whole city of Canberra.
From this, Mr Speaker, we can then plug into the worldwide concepts from the MFP, which is a logical extension of what our Japanese neighbours proposed in 1987. The Rally commends the concept to all residents and seeks their support to make it a reality.
MR DUBY (3.37): Mr Speaker, I heartily welcome the involvement of the ACT in this extremely important project, the multifunction polis strategy. Firstly, I would like to stress the fact that this project is one of the most sophisticated concepts put forward in the latter half of this century. Here we have a golden opportunity to leap into the future by developing a high-tech multifunction city in Australia. The MFP is a complicated and intricate concept and will involve a great deal of planning, taking into account such aspects as the environment, the economy, the community and the resources which are available.
The MFP idea, as we all know, originated in Japan. The Australian and Japanese governments have joined forces to work on the project. Mr Speaker, I am sure that all members of this Assembly will agree that if this project gets off the ground and the ACT becomes involved by having a high-tech satellite city it will bring about vast changes to our Territory. The multifunction project will involve a number of options. We do not know where it will be situated or which people will live there, but there are a number of options being investigated, and I am sure that the Sydney-Canberra region will play a major role in the development.
I note, Mr Speaker, that the ACT has been actively involved with New South Wales, and it has prepared its own submission to the multifunction study team. This submission envisages that the ACT would be a satellite city and that the core would be located in Sydney. I also note that the ACT submission to the multifunction study team emphasises that education, research and lifestyle are fundamental aspects which are important for the successful development of the multifunction polis.
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