Page 1191 - Week 05 - Tuesday, 24 April 1990
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It is also appropriate today, as the Chief Minister has done, to mark the installation of Dr Jean Blackburn as the first chancellor of the university. Dr Blackburn is a most distinguished educationalist, who started out as a lecturer in education. Her role as a member of the interim committee for the Australian Schools Commission and later as a full-time member of the commission reflects the leading role she has played in Australian education. I am pleased to say that she has always had a particular interest in the education of girls and women.
In conclusion, Mr Speaker, I would like again to offer our congratulations and our best wishes to Dr Blackburn, to the University of Canberra and all of its staff, and, of course, to the students of that university. I am sure they will do very well in the future.
MR MOORE, by leave: I wish first of all to reiterate the congratulations of the Chief Minister and the Leader of the Opposition to Dr Blackburn. I appreciated the opportunity to be at the inauguration and then at the awarding of degrees on the following day and to see so many proud people being awarded a degree from a university, thus marking this new era.
May I add this other interesting comment. As chairman of the Select Committee on HIV, Illegal Drugs and Prostitution, may I say that we have recently been approached by Associate Professor Irwin, principal lecturer in health at the University of Canberra, concerning a proposal for the establishment of a key centre of teaching and research in education and training in the addictions. To me, this signals a possible close working relationship between this parliament and that university.
I am also aware of Mr Humphries providing a letter of support to Professor Irwin for that centre. I congratulate him on passing on that letter of support, also indicating the close possible working relationships between the Government here, the Executive Government, and that university. I think we have the potential to have the advantages of a close link with a university. I also support the notion that that university would be much better placed should we be able to move ACT legislation to cover it. I support that notion and I strongly support Mr Humphries' move to bring that about.
CANBERRA'S HERITAGE
Discussion of Matter of Public Importance
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER (Mr Stefaniak): I have received a letter from Mr Wood proposing that a matter of public importance be submitted to the Assembly for discussion, namely:
The need for the Government to take all measures necessary to secure Canberra's heritage for this and future generations.
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