Page 527 - Week 02 - Wednesday, 17 February 2016

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I am pleased to have been able to bring this motion to this place today. I will not be supporting Mr Hanson’s amendment, and I urge members to vote for the motion as it stands.

Question put:

That Mr Hanson’s amendment be agreed to.

The Assembly voted–

Ayes 8		Noes 9
Mr Coe	Ms Lawder	Mr Barr	Ms Fitzharris
Mr Doszpot	Mr Smyth	Ms Berry	Mr Gentleman
Mrs Dunne	Mr Wall	Dr Bourke	Ms Porter
Mr Hanson		Ms Burch	Mr Rattenbury
Mrs Jones		Mr Corbell

Amendment negatived.

Motion agreed to.

Graffiti vandalism

MRS JONES (Molonglo) (4.06): I move:

That this Assembly:

(1) notes that:

(a) there is an ongoing problem with suburban graffiti vandalism on residential fences that face unleased Territory land all across Canberra, particularly along Hindmarsh Drive in Weston Creek;

(b) the suburban graffiti vandalism is an eyesore and negatively impacts the experience of place and confidence in the community;

(d) fences which face onto a main road, lane ways, reserves and unleased Territory land are in fact a shared amenity between the house owner and the community; and

(2) calls on the Government to address the growing issue of suburban graffiti vandalism.

I am pleased today, as member for Molonglo, to speak to the motion on the notice paper in my name regarding this important matter of addressing suburban graffiti vandalism in our city. In March 2014 the then Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Minister Rattenbury, told Mr Wall in a letter that the ACT government

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