Page 4738 - Week 16 - Wednesday, 28 November 1990
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We will have the report of the Commonwealth Grants Commission before us at the end of March. That, no doubt, will have a strong bearing on what the budget for next year will look like. It may well indicate that there needs to be further adjustment on the revenue side of the budget, but I am not going to anticipate at this stage what the outcomes of the Commonwealth Grants Commission inquiry will be.
Mr Speaker, I ask that any further questions be placed on the notice paper.
Allara Street Construction Work
MR DUBY: Mr Speaker, yesterday Mrs Grassby asked me the following questions: what steps was I taking to ensure the safety of traffic and pedestrians using Allara Street while the northbound lane and footpath are closed due to construction work; by what authority had the road been closed; and when would this traffic hazard cease?
Firstly, I would like to reassure Mrs Grassby that neither the road nor the footpath has been closed and there is no traffic hazard. The manager of traffic was consulted on proposed traffic arrangements in relation to the construction work at the end of the Boulevard complex, and he stipulated that 1.5 metres pavement width be left clear for pedestrian traffic. This requirement has been met. It has been noted, however, that a loading zone sign in the affected section of footpath may present an obstacle to some people with, say, strollers or wheelchairs. As the loading zone at that spot is not currently needed, the sign will be removed.
Having set Mrs Grassby's mind at rest on those points, I would like to add that, if she has specific concerns about traffic management or other matters, either I or appropriate officers of my department would be happy to discuss them. Raising technical or specific minor operational matters at question time, even those with an inaccurate basis such as this one about Allara Street, is hardly useful if she genuinely wants an informed response.
TUGGERANONG POOL PROJECT
MR DUBY (Minister for Finance and Urban Services): Mr Speaker, I seek leave to make a ministerial statement about the Tuggeranong pool project.
Leave not granted.
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