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heritage purposes. These grants provide assistance for the operation of key heritage community organisations, for projects and for the purchase of equipment for community groups.
Whilst the level of funding under this program has been modest, I believe that it has been very effective in achieving the involvement of the ACT community in the conservation and the presentation of its heritage. The success in past years of ACT Heritage Week is evidence of this. This is where celebrations like Heritage Week measure their value - they involve a broad cross-section of the community. Heritage Week provides an opportunity to participate in a wide range of activities for all ages and interests - from urban walks, tours and exhibitions to special heritage menus at local restaurants.
Mr Speaker, I commend the work of the ACT Heritage Week committee for developing this program this year and I hope that the community is participating fully in the events of this week. I table the following paper:
Heritage Week - Ministerial statement, 26 April 1990.
I move:
That the Assembly takes note of the paper.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
ACT GREENHOUSE STRATEGY
Ministerial Statement and Paper
MR KAINE (Chief Minister), by leave: I would like to inform the Assembly about current initiatives that my Government is taking to respond to major environmental issues affecting the ACT. As the Minister with overall responsibility for environmental matters, I am acutely aware of the crucial role that the environment plays in maintaining and conserving our quality of life based on the present and the future. Because the environment is affected by such a variety of human activities, it is critical that our approach to the protection of the environment is handled in a coordinated and integrated way.
For too long people in the ACT have seen spasmodic environmental initiatives undertaken and promoted on an ad hoc basis by some areas within the Government, only to realise that these initiatives have not been carried through in related areas. This has meant that these initiatives have not been able to achieve as much as had been hoped.
To overcome this problem, my Government is working on a policy document which will detail how the Alliance
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