Mr NATT - 2006-05-04
Can the minister update the House on how Budget 2006-07 supports and enhances the great lifestyle we have in the Territory?
Ms Carney: Authorised by the Australian Labor Party, Darwin.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Drysdale for his question. I know the Opposition Leader is not keen on sport but many Territorians are. A few years ago, the Territory did not have regular season AFL games. Nor did we have NRL, National League Basketball or netball, and certainly not international cricket. Under the Martin Labor government, we have all of those.
As part of enhancing our great lifestyle, Budget 2006-07 includes these national level sports events, along with other great sports events such as the V8s, Masters Games and Arafura Games. There is more than $6m for our grassroots sports and clubs, and nearly $7m for the racing industry across the Territory. The Dry is an exciting time of year, with the V8s, football, netball, Darwin Cup and the Finke Desert Race all coming up in the next few months.
Of course, we will also have international cricket. After Question Time today, I will be joining Australian fast bowler, Shaun Tait, to announce the Australia A team which will play against Pakistan, India and the New Zealand A teams in Darwin in July.
In March, I met the Cricket Australia CEO, James Sutherland, and asked him to ensure that the Australian A team would be a strong one with plenty of well-known players. I can say he has certainly delivered. They have a very good team, which we are announcing this afternoon, with at least 10 players with experience in the Australian first team. It is going to be a fantastic series: four-day games, one-day games and, of course, the new exciting style of cricket, Twenty20; something that I am assured is a very exciting game to watch. I encourage Territorians to get behind international cricket. I know we have a lot of cricket fanatics in the Territory. Mums, dads, kids should all get down to see fantastic games played at TIO Stadium and Gardens Oval. I thank Cricket Australia for working with the Territory government to bring international cricket to the Territory.
Ms Carney: Authorised by the Australian Labor Party, Darwin.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Drysdale for his question. I know the Opposition Leader is not keen on sport but many Territorians are. A few years ago, the Territory did not have regular season AFL games. Nor did we have NRL, National League Basketball or netball, and certainly not international cricket. Under the Martin Labor government, we have all of those.
As part of enhancing our great lifestyle, Budget 2006-07 includes these national level sports events, along with other great sports events such as the V8s, Masters Games and Arafura Games. There is more than $6m for our grassroots sports and clubs, and nearly $7m for the racing industry across the Territory. The Dry is an exciting time of year, with the V8s, football, netball, Darwin Cup and the Finke Desert Race all coming up in the next few months.
Of course, we will also have international cricket. After Question Time today, I will be joining Australian fast bowler, Shaun Tait, to announce the Australia A team which will play against Pakistan, India and the New Zealand A teams in Darwin in July.
In March, I met the Cricket Australia CEO, James Sutherland, and asked him to ensure that the Australian A team would be a strong one with plenty of well-known players. I can say he has certainly delivered. They have a very good team, which we are announcing this afternoon, with at least 10 players with experience in the Australian first team. It is going to be a fantastic series: four-day games, one-day games and, of course, the new exciting style of cricket, Twenty20; something that I am assured is a very exciting game to watch. I encourage Territorians to get behind international cricket. I know we have a lot of cricket fanatics in the Territory. Mums, dads, kids should all get down to see fantastic games played at TIO Stadium and Gardens Oval. I thank Cricket Australia for working with the Territory government to bring international cricket to the Territory.
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