Mrs FINOCCHIARO - 2014-11-26
Our government is governing for all Territorians and wants growth and investment in Alice Springs. As parliamentary secretary I have met with your new business council, which is eager to see growth and investment. Can you please outline for the Assembly some of the exciting opportunities in the pipeline for Alice Springs?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Drysdale for her question. She is a resident of Palmerston but has an avid interest in Alice Springs. No doubt she has picked up a copy of the Centralian Advocate and seen the good news on the front page regarding potential redevelopment of the old Melanka site. The old Melanka site is touted to be a $100m investment in Central Australia with three towers, residential opportunities, retail opportunities and an open bar on the roof. I believe seeing development of this site will change the psychological barrier for people in Alice Springs. People will say the town has turned around from Labor’s demise during those eleven-and-a-half years.
People know we are fixing crime in Alice Springs and stimulating the economy through development of things like Kilgariff, and they hear us talk about the potential pipeline from either Alice Springs or Tennant Creek. They know we are building a new Supreme Court building to house court services in Central Australia, with much thanks to the facilitation of the members for Araluen and Port Darwin in their ministerial roles. They know the $24m rail overpass is occurring south of town in the member for Araluen’s electorate, depending on exact boundaries.
They also want to see significant change in certain things in Central Australia and Melanka is the sticking point where nothing has changed for a long period of time. To see the Osborne brothers come up with a fantastic $100m development proposal, which I also saw on the front page of the Centralian Advocate – it will turn the town around.
Yes, Virgin is returning. Yes, we have the airport graveyard and the repair and maintenance facility. Yes, we have the Panorama Guth development – a new childcare centre being built. Things are happening and tourism is being reinvented. The most fantastic thing in town is crime is down to levels not seen since the last time the Country Liberals were in government.
The Melanka development will turn the psyche of the town around. I congratulate the Osbornes for having the vision and confidence to invest in the town. They are fantastic developers of both The Avenue and Hastings on Mindil.
To have something of that class in Central Australia will be really good. Hopefully in the next few years, member for Drysdale – next time you visit Alice Springs you will be able to stay at a wonderful new development and sit at the rooftop bar with a nice glass of champagne while looking over the MacDonnell Ranges.
You can hold me to that, member for Drysdale. I am sure the members for Araluen, Greatorex and Stuart will be happy to come along and showcase that new establishment.
Alice Springs has turned around since the change of government. Crime is down, the economy is up, debt is down and development is occurring. It is a great time to be representing Central Australia.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Drysdale for her question. She is a resident of Palmerston but has an avid interest in Alice Springs. No doubt she has picked up a copy of the Centralian Advocate and seen the good news on the front page regarding potential redevelopment of the old Melanka site. The old Melanka site is touted to be a $100m investment in Central Australia with three towers, residential opportunities, retail opportunities and an open bar on the roof. I believe seeing development of this site will change the psychological barrier for people in Alice Springs. People will say the town has turned around from Labor’s demise during those eleven-and-a-half years.
People know we are fixing crime in Alice Springs and stimulating the economy through development of things like Kilgariff, and they hear us talk about the potential pipeline from either Alice Springs or Tennant Creek. They know we are building a new Supreme Court building to house court services in Central Australia, with much thanks to the facilitation of the members for Araluen and Port Darwin in their ministerial roles. They know the $24m rail overpass is occurring south of town in the member for Araluen’s electorate, depending on exact boundaries.
They also want to see significant change in certain things in Central Australia and Melanka is the sticking point where nothing has changed for a long period of time. To see the Osborne brothers come up with a fantastic $100m development proposal, which I also saw on the front page of the Centralian Advocate – it will turn the town around.
Yes, Virgin is returning. Yes, we have the airport graveyard and the repair and maintenance facility. Yes, we have the Panorama Guth development – a new childcare centre being built. Things are happening and tourism is being reinvented. The most fantastic thing in town is crime is down to levels not seen since the last time the Country Liberals were in government.
The Melanka development will turn the psyche of the town around. I congratulate the Osbornes for having the vision and confidence to invest in the town. They are fantastic developers of both The Avenue and Hastings on Mindil.
To have something of that class in Central Australia will be really good. Hopefully in the next few years, member for Drysdale – next time you visit Alice Springs you will be able to stay at a wonderful new development and sit at the rooftop bar with a nice glass of champagne while looking over the MacDonnell Ranges.
You can hold me to that, member for Drysdale. I am sure the members for Araluen, Greatorex and Stuart will be happy to come along and showcase that new establishment.
Alice Springs has turned around since the change of government. Crime is down, the economy is up, debt is down and development is occurring. It is a great time to be representing Central Australia.
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