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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 2 Hansard (27 February) . . Page.. 628 ..

MRS CARNELL (continuing):

He was president of the Chamber of Commerce, president of the Insurance Institute of the ACT, executive member of the Canberra Association for Regional Development, chairman of the ACT Tourism Awards, director of the Canberra Rotary Club and the Guide Dog Research Association, to name only a few. Added to this was his active involvement in his local church, scouting groups, cricket and football coaching, and activities with his family of three young boys.

In 1992, Tony was elected as a Liberal MLA in this Assembly and he was re-elected in 1995 with the highest first preference vote in the electorate of Brindabella. During the past five years he held many shadow and ministerial responsibilities, including being Whip and spokesperson for industrial relations, urban services, employment, the family and tourism. As Deputy Chief Minister, Tony was also Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Urban Services, and many other things.

The one thing you can say about Tony is that he gave the people of Tuggeranong 110 per cent of his time. I think one of the things we can all say about Tony is that he did give it his all. You take a lot on the chin in this job. The people of Canberra are not very kind to Assembly politicians. Like many before him, and I suspect many of us here, the Dipper always took those insults and those comments on the chin and got on with the job. We will miss him. We will miss his enthusiasm; we will miss his vigour. We all, I am sure, wish Tony very well in his new job. One thing we can be confident about is that Tony will be out there selling Canberra. He will be out there espousing the virtues of our city, wherever he may be.

MR KAINE (Minister for Urban Services) (7.06): In speaking on the adjournment, I am going to break the mould and not talk about Mr De Domenico's resignation. Instead, Mr Speaker, I would like to give a little pat on the back to our ACT public servants. Some of you may know that during this last week the ACT Public Service has been involved in both the Public Service Innovations Expo and the concurrent conference. In the expo they have mounted an exhibition packaged under the theme ACT Public Service - Windows of Opportunity. In a single booth, the ACT Public Service showcased hi-tech innovations such as the ACTmap system, which was developed in partnership between the ACT Public Service and CSIRO, the LawNet system, developed by the Attorney-General's Department, which provides easy access to legislation and legal issues via the Internet, the Tardis land title system, and the Austouch kiosk, which has attracted a considerable amount of interest, particularly from community service organisations in jurisdictions outside of Canberra. At the more down-to-earth end of the displays, there was a smaller-scale worm farm which attracted considerable attention from a wide cross-section of expo attendees, particularly those involved in waste management.

The net result of their efforts is that the ACT Public Service display has only this morning been awarded one of three awards for best display at the expo, out of a total of almost 100 exhibitors. The prize of $5,000 worth of management training from the Australian Institute of Management will certainly be put to good use by staff from

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