Page 478 - Week 02 - Wednesday, 24 February 1993
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There are a couple of alternatives here, Minister. Perhaps you might have a word to your people in the sports area and say to them, "Listen, until the end of March, or until daylight saving ends, perhaps they should be allowed to train at Wanniassa Oval because, after all, it is their home ground". There seems to be a problem there. They said, "No, you cannot train at Wanniassa because there are no lights". Perhaps people should realise that it is a lot lighter for a lot longer until daylight saving ends, so perhaps until daylight saving ends one alternative is to allow them to train at Wanniassa. In the meantime the Government could think of the possibility of upgrading the Gowrie Oval to a level where they can train without being injured, or perhaps transfer the lights from the Gowrie Oval across to the Wanniassa Oval because the Gowrie Oval is used by only junior players.
Mr Berry: We will just load them on a truck and take them over. It is easy, Tony.
MR DE DOMENICO: It is not easy. I am not saying that it is easy, Madam Speaker. I am saying that you, as Sports Minister, Mr Berry, should first of all look into the situation and see whether you can help. If you can help, I would appreciate it.
Tuggeranong Australian Rules Football Club
MS ELLIS (5.19): The temptation to stand up after Mr De Domenico's short address regarding the Tuggeranong Aussie rules club was just too much for me to resist. First of all, I would like to thank Mr De Domenico for his obvious strength of conviction in wanting to support this club. May I add that during the second half of last year - from mid-year on, I think, from memory - when it became clear that the Tuggeranong Bulldogs were in some trouble, Mr De Domenico was invited many times to participate on a community committee. I stand to be corrected if I am wrong here, but I do not recall seeing him there once.
Mr De Domenico: You are wrong.
MS ELLIS: How many times did you attend?
Mr De Domenico: Ask how much money I have raised behind the scenes without any fanfare. Ask those questions.
MADAM SPEAKER: Order!
MS ELLIS: I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the members of the community who got together at a time when things were really tough for that club, pulled together and, I believe, saved them. As a Tuggeranong resident I can now look forward to cheering on a very successful team this year.
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