Page 3666 - Week 08 - Friday, 24 August 2012
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and the process of all of that. But that would not have been able to happen without the fantastic support that we have provided to us. Thank you so much, Janice. Thank you to Celeste, to Tom, to Max—to all of those in the office who provide that support and the sheets and guides and help us through these processes. Thank you.
As I said, I am very proud of the work that we have done during this Assembly. We have also done it through the parliamentary agreement. It has been an interesting Assembly. As we know, it is usual in the ACT to have a minority government. We did support Labor. We put together an agreement and 80 to 90 per cent of that agreement was delivered. That is quite a considerable achievement and it should be recognised.
I am very pleased about the other achievements, as I said. You may have noticed that we put out, at 100 days to go before the election, 100 achievements. What a fantastic document that is. We have had a lot of feedback of people who have been able to see the range and depth of things that we have been involved in, what we have pushed and what we have got. That is what we will be taking out there during this election.
There are 57 days to go. We will be taking out that list of successes and achievements and our vision for Canberra—a vision for Canberra that is about a city that supports all of its citizens, that takes into account the environment and looks after the natural beauty of this city, as well as ensuring that we have prosperity. All of those things together are really the Greens’ approach. I wish you all the best. We will be running a positive campaign. I am looking forward to being back here after the election with Shane, Caroline and Amanda.
MR BARR (Molonglo—Deputy Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Economic Development and Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation) (7.01): It is an opportune moment at the end of four years of hard work to thank the constituents of Molonglo, in particular, for giving me the great honour of representing them in this place. I think all of us, when we run for office, have a very strong conviction about how we would like to see our city and our society operate. The challenge in this place is to see those convictions find their way into the laws, the services and, I suppose, the way that our city operates. I am reflecting on the last four years. There have been highs and lows and a number of significant achievements through that time.
I am very lucky to be supported by my partner, Anthony, who I do not see anywhere near enough of as a result of too much time spent in this place. The last week is possibly a fair reflection of just how difficult it can be to maintain your family bonds with your commitments to work. I particularly value his support, encouragement and his criticism from time to time of things that I say and do.
I am also very lucky to have outstanding staff. I would like to take this opportunity tonight to put on the record my thanks to Liz Lopa, my chief of staff. Liz will not be with us after this election. She is having another baby. Liz will be sorely missed by all in this place. She adds no end of humour to the way that we work and is someone whom I have worked with for more than a decade. She is someone whose opinion I value very highly, and I will certainly miss having Liz around.
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