Page 1902 - Week 07 - Thursday, 20 August 1992
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MR CORNWELL: It does not assist safety, Mr Moore. It does not assist security in relation to some of these properties. It is important to remember that we are not addressing all SAAP properties needing secrecy or security or safety. Some of them do. We believe, however, that that is much better provided by the support of the neighbourhood, not by the current nonsense that is going on in the approach of the Housing Trust, and obviously of the Minister and this Government, in running virtual fortresses in some areas. This is not assisting. Mrs Carnell quite rightly said, "Where children are concerned, they are the ones who need to be integrated into the neighbourhood".
Mr Moore: First and foremost, they need to feel safe.
MR CORNWELL: They will not feel safe if they are locked up in a fortress with the neighbourhood against them. This is crazy, and I would strongly urge you to give consideration to the social contract we tabled earlier.
MR CONNOLLY (Attorney-General, Minister for Housing and Community Services and Minister for Urban Services), by leave: I apologise to Mr Cornwell for saying that he referred to the Fraser house as the Fraser Hilton. On checking the transcript, he had not referred to the Fraser house as the Fraser Hilton; he had referred to it as "the fairly notorious Club Med in Fraser". I stand corrected, Madam Speaker.
Question resolved in the negative.
CANBERRA IN THE YEAR 2020
Debate resumed from 25 June 1992, on motion by Ms Szuty:
That the Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Infrastructure inquire into and report on strategic planning in the ACT addressing the key question - "What should Canberra be like in the year 2020?" and with particular reference to the following:
(1) past strategic plans for the ACT;
(2) consideration of projected demographic, economic, environmental and social changes;
(3) consideration of the ACT as part of Australia's economy;
(4) consideration of the ACT as a regional centre;
(5) having regard to quality of life, economic development, employment location, environmental and energy management, finance, education, health, community services, transport, housing and social justice issues in this context;
(6) the development of metropolitan goals, implementation strategies and an evaluation and review process; and
(7) to report to the ACT Legislative Assembly by 10 September 1992.
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