Page 604 - Week 02 - Thursday, 21 February 1991
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Acton Peninsula
MR KAINE: On 19 February, Ms Follett asked me a question which had to do with a replacement for the Jindalee Nursing Home on the Royal Canberra Hospital site. I draw her attention to the statement that Mr Humphries made on 27 March last year when he foreshadowed the Government's intention to locate a nursing home on the Acton Peninsula, involving the relocation of Jindalee. The media announcement of the NCPA study reiterated this decision, saying:
The ACT Government is committed to providing for health related activities such as a convalescent care centre, Queen Elizabeth II Hospital for Mothers and Babies and a nursing home as the preferred uses for the Acton Peninsula. However, there is an opportunity for additional uses.
It is these additional uses which are the focus of the NCPA study that is currently ongoing. To answer Ms Follett's question specifically, no, the Government has not made a submission to the NCPA because provision for a nursing home is one of the preconditions for the study; there is no need for us to make a separate submission on this subject. Finally, the latest advice from the NCPA indicates that the study is on schedule and a draft report will be available for public consultation around the middle of this year.
There were a number of other questions that I was asked and I do not yet have to hand the information to answer them. I will answer them at the first opportunity.
School Closures - New Traffic Arrangements
MR HUMPHRIES: Mrs Grassby asked me, on 14 February:
Is it true that, of the $200,000 allocated for new traffic arrangements resulting from school closures, $210,000 was spent outside Lyons school?
The answer is: No. Approximately $120,000 has been or will be spent on roadworks and footpaths associated with schools in the Curtin and Lyons area.
South Curtin Primary School - Therapy Centre Playgroup
MR HUMPHRIES: A moment ago, I also took on notice a question from Mr Wood about the playgroup at the Therapy Centre. I discovered that, in fact, I do have some information about that at my fingertips and I might just read that information. If I undertook earlier to provide any information which is not in this information, I am happy to come back to Mr Wood with it.
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