Page 3462 - Week 13 - Wednesday, 25 November 1992
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The other people who seem to be quite fearful of the developments in Civic are the traders. I spoke to a few of them this morning. A number of them say that they lock their doors now when they do their tills at night. As most traders do, they used to keep their front doors open for as long as possible; but they are not game to do that any more. There have been too many problems. They are now locking themselves in. One trader at one stage was staying open later than the normal 6 o'clock just to get a little extra business in tough times, but he is not game to do it any more and is closing when his counterparts in adjacent shops close. I think it is sad when we get to a stage like that.
Again I get back to the real problem - the youth in the Civic area feel that they have nothing to do. A couple of the traders indicated that they would be willing to fund activities in an area somewhere other than Garema Place that - - -
Mr Moore: Why do they not fund a spot in Garema Place?
MRS CARNELL: They were suggesting Glebe Park or somewhere else. These people were willing to put up money - not because they wanted just to get rid of these young people, but because they were concerned that these young people are sitting around with nothing to do all day and ending up getting into trouble. I think it is appropriate for those people to look at ways that they may be able to help young people get over that problem. The consultations that will occur over the next week or so will obviously bring those ideas - those constructive approaches to this very real problem - to the fore. I am pleased to see the efforts that Mr Connolly, and Mr Wood through the planning approach, have made in this area. I certainly hope that the non-partisan approach continues.
MADAM SPEAKER: There being no further speakers, the matter of public importance discussion is completed.
APPROPRIATION BILL 1992-93
[COGNATE PAPER:
ESTIMATES - SELECT COMMITTEE - REPORT ON THE APPROPRIATION BILL 1992-93 - GOVERNMENT RESPONSE]
Detail Stage
MADAM SPEAKER: It is an order of the Assembly that this order of the day be debated concurrently with executive business, order of the day No. 2, Select Committee on Estimates 1992-93 - Government response. I therefore remind members that, in debating executive business, order of the day No. 1, they may also address their remarks to executive business, order of the day No. 2. Standing order 180 sets down the order in which this Bill will be considered; that is, in the detail stage, the Schedule must be considered before the clauses and, unless the Assembly otherwise orders, the Schedule will be considered by proposed expenditure in the order shown.
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