Mrs FINOCCHIARO - 2014-11-27
In my role as parliamentary secretary you have tasked me to ensure there are meaningful and respectful events for the 40th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy. I am proud to say the Giles government is investing in a significant program of events to help commemorate the 40th anniversary this year. Can you please tell the Assembly what is planned over the coming weeks and provide some details of the new Cyclone Tracy exhibition which has just opened at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Drysdale for her question. As Parliamentary Secretary to the Chief Minister, she has had a tremendous role in looking after some of the events for the 40th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy. The City of Darwin -- the council – has been doing the majority of the work in this area, but we have been working cooperatively in making sure we commemorate the 40th anniversary.
The government has invested $100 000 into an exhibit which was officially opened last week at the museum. The previous exhibit there was 20 years old and we had an opportunity to renew that.
It is good to see a number of new and exciting additions to the refreshed exhibition, including interactive stations and a never before displayed 8 m railway tower signal which was bent over during Cyclone Tracy. We have put that there for many to see.
As part of our wider program of events, Territorians have been fascinated to get a behind-the-scenes look at the Cyclone Tracy collection put aside at the Northern Territory Archives Centre.
The white glove tours have been impressive and popular. I remember launching that at the archives centre and looking through some of the historical photographs and documents which have been collected in the 40-year history.
Next Wednesday I will be attending an all faiths service at the Christ Church Cathedral at 5.45 pm, remembering the Cyclone Tracy event 40 years ago, and I encourage all Territorians to attend that service. I will then hold a public reception at Parliament House, and I invite the general public to come along.
The 40th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy reception will be an opportunity to reflect on the resilience of Territorians – and of Darwin – and how Darwin has developed over the last 40 years, against all efforts of the Labor party which stood in the way of everything.
The Cyclone Tracy remembrance of 40 years is an opportunity to reflect on the 66 people who lost their lives, their families, friends, the livelihoods that changed from that point and the businesses that were lost. It is a chance to acknowledge those who helped rebuild the city and the Territory, and to thank those who moulded Darwin into the thriving metropolis – or urban city – that it is today.
The emotional impact still resonates for many people who went through Cyclone Tracy, and I am sure the church service and the function at Parliament House will provide opportunity to pay tribute to this pivotal moment in the Territory’s history and its landscape.
If people would like more information, log on to www.cyclonetracy.nt.gov.au. I look forward to seeing many people cast their minds back to what happened 40 years ago.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Drysdale for her question. As Parliamentary Secretary to the Chief Minister, she has had a tremendous role in looking after some of the events for the 40th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy. The City of Darwin -- the council – has been doing the majority of the work in this area, but we have been working cooperatively in making sure we commemorate the 40th anniversary.
The government has invested $100 000 into an exhibit which was officially opened last week at the museum. The previous exhibit there was 20 years old and we had an opportunity to renew that.
It is good to see a number of new and exciting additions to the refreshed exhibition, including interactive stations and a never before displayed 8 m railway tower signal which was bent over during Cyclone Tracy. We have put that there for many to see.
As part of our wider program of events, Territorians have been fascinated to get a behind-the-scenes look at the Cyclone Tracy collection put aside at the Northern Territory Archives Centre.
The white glove tours have been impressive and popular. I remember launching that at the archives centre and looking through some of the historical photographs and documents which have been collected in the 40-year history.
Next Wednesday I will be attending an all faiths service at the Christ Church Cathedral at 5.45 pm, remembering the Cyclone Tracy event 40 years ago, and I encourage all Territorians to attend that service. I will then hold a public reception at Parliament House, and I invite the general public to come along.
The 40th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy reception will be an opportunity to reflect on the resilience of Territorians – and of Darwin – and how Darwin has developed over the last 40 years, against all efforts of the Labor party which stood in the way of everything.
The Cyclone Tracy remembrance of 40 years is an opportunity to reflect on the 66 people who lost their lives, their families, friends, the livelihoods that changed from that point and the businesses that were lost. It is a chance to acknowledge those who helped rebuild the city and the Territory, and to thank those who moulded Darwin into the thriving metropolis – or urban city – that it is today.
The emotional impact still resonates for many people who went through Cyclone Tracy, and I am sure the church service and the function at Parliament House will provide opportunity to pay tribute to this pivotal moment in the Territory’s history and its landscape.
If people would like more information, log on to www.cyclonetracy.nt.gov.au. I look forward to seeing many people cast their minds back to what happened 40 years ago.
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016