Page 1099 - Week 04 - Thursday, 1 April 1993
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ADJOURNMENT
Motion (by Mr Connolly) proposed:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Methadone Program
MR MOORE (5.17): Madam Speaker, I am glad that Mr Connolly moved the adjournment motion because in question time today Mr Berry indicated to us that he would provide some further information before the end of the day. Granted that that could be interpreted to mean up until midnight, I would have thought it would be more likely to mean that he would explain to the Assembly before the end of the day what the situation was in terms of the methadone program and, in particular, the specific interests of his department and him, as Minister responsible for that department, in complying with the requirements of the Act that a response be made within 28 days to an application for a pharmacist to dispense methadone. So it is rather convenient that Mr Connolly has moved the adjournment motion and that therefore Mr Berry's response will not close the debate. I look forward to a response.
Tuggeranong Valley - Community Report
MS ELLIS (5.18): Madam Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity in the adjournment debate to bring to the attention of members of the Assembly a report recently issued under the auspices of Tuggeranong Link. The report, "The Rhythm of Life", is a community report by Amanda Chapman, who is a final year student at the University of Canberra. It is a needs analysis of older residents in the Tuggeranong Valley, and Tuggeranong Link committee members cooperated with Amanda in both the research work and the production work for this report.
As we are all probably aware, people have a habit of referring to Tuggeranong as Nappy Valley. Even though I do not find that term particularly derogatory, because we do have a lot of nappies hanging around the valley, by the same token the valley is now starting to get to a mature level and we have quite a number of older residents. The idea of even producing such a report is recognition of that, and I would like to commend both Amanda and Tuggeranong Link for the effort they have put into this report. I suggest that interested members of the Assembly consider getting hold of a copy and having a look at it.
National Folk Festival
MR LAMONT (5.20): Madam Speaker, I remind members of the Assembly that over the Easter period, which will shortly be upon us, the National Folk Festival will be held in Canberra. It is a festival of absolutely breathtaking breadth in the types of music it covers and is a real bonus to the activities of our tourist industry in the ACT. I encourage all members of the Assembly, those listening in the gallery and, hopefully, the reporters from the Canberra Times and the electronic media to give due publicity to that event.
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