Page 3725 - Week 13 - Wednesday, 17 October 1990
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School Closures - Higgins Primary School
MR BERRY: My question is directed to the Chief Minister, Mr Kaine, and it is in relation to Higgins Primary School. Mr Kaine, are you aware that your planners in the Interim Territory Planning Authority rejected outright the proposals by the department of education to close Higgins Primary School?
MR KAINE: No, I am not aware that they rejected them outright. Mr Berry would be well aware, as in connection with the previous question about Hackett, that the territorial planning authority can express an opinion about what should happen with a particular school, as a lot of other people express an opinion. The Government took into account all of the opinions of the planning authority, along with the opinions of a lot of other people and a lot of information that was put to us in our consideration of the schools program. We made proper judgments about those matters and, just as with the school at Hackett, we have also made a decision about the school at Higgins and in so doing we did take into account all of the advice and information that was available.
MR BERRY: I have a supplementary question. It troubles me that this has not been taken into account by the Chief Minister. Does the Chief Minister think this is important enough to be considered by him when coming to a decision on the matter?
MR KAINE: Yes, I do, Mr Speaker.
Mr Berry: But you did not.
MR KAINE: I told you that I did take it into account. Did you not hear what I said?
Mr Berry: But you said you did not know.
MR KAINE: I did not say that at all. I said that I did take it into account.
Visual Arts Studio
MR JENSEN: Mr Speaker, my question is directed to Mr Humphries in his capacity as Minister for the Arts. I wonder whether the Minister could inform the Assembly of what progress has been made in developing the visual arts studio, planned by the Australian National Capital Artists.
Mrs Grassby: Another ministerial statement, Mr Humphries?
MR HUMPHRIES: No, Mrs Grassby, it is not. I thank Mr Jensen for the question because it is a very important one. It is appropriate that members should ask for progress on this very important matter; it is a matter that has been
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