Page 100 - Week 01 - Tuesday, 11 February 2020
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As signatories to petition 20-19, 542 residents of the ACT sought to draw to the attention of the Assembly the apparent “lack of indoor facilities for training and competition games for roller derby in the ACT”.
The petition called on the Assembly “to urgently review existing facilities in both public and private ownership and to ensure that roller derby in the ACT has the required facilities for future growth and demand”.
In response to the petition, the minister noted that “the ACT Government has progressed several initiatives to support the sport of roller derby, including greater access to several ACT Government school facilities now and into the future”. Specifically, the minister mentioned “improvements to the gymnasium at the Hedley Beare Centre for Teaching and Learning in Stirling to support increased community access and usage” and noted the capacity to hire the gymnasium at Hawker College.
The minister further advised that “the new ACT Government school to be located in Denman Prospect is being designed to accommodate a range of community programs outside of school hours”. Within this design project, according to the minister:
… the local roller derby leagues—
Canberra Roller Derby League and Varsity Derby League—
have been identified as priority user groups and will be provided with the first opportunity to hire/access the indoor courts, outside of school hours, when the school opens in early 2021.
The minister concluded by noting that “the Southern Cross Stadium in Greenway has supported the delivery of roller derby events for many years” and by acknowledging that the private sector plays “an important role in providing indoor sport court facilities across the ACT”.
The committee notes the minister’s response in relation to this petition and has decided not to inquire further into the matters raised in petition 20-19.
Environment and Transport and City Services—Standing Committee
Statement by chair
MS CHEYNE (Ginninderra) (5.10): Pursuant to standing order 246A, I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Standing Committee on Environment and Transport and City Services relating to petition 24-19. The petition was received by the Assembly on 20 August 2019 and referred to the committee under standing order 99A.
As signatories to petition 24-19, 544 residents of the ACT sought to draw to the attention of the Assembly that the “Yarralumla shops are in a state of disrepair”. The petition called on the Assembly to “fix safety and security issues including but not limited to the installation of bollards and improved lighting; improve and increase the
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