Ms WALKER - 2010-08-19
Can you enlighten the House about plans to bring a white Christmas to the Red Centre?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, Alice Springs will again enjoy a white Christmas this year with the Northern Territory government grant of $60 000 supporting the installation of a temporary ice rink at the convention centre in the Red Centre, Alice Springs.
Last year, the then convention centre manager, Scott Babcock, came to me with a really quirky idea about installing a temporary ice rink over the traditionally quiet, but hot, Christmas school holiday period in Alice Springs. It was quirky and different, but it offered many of positives in giving alternative recreational opportunities to young people and families in Alice Springs. The ice rink was enormously popular with more than 10 000 skaters having a go, including me. I put the skates on, and was not all that successful in getting around once, but it was a great time and a great laugh.
There are also many special events, such as Blue Light Discos, subsidised school holiday activities, ice hockey games and a corporate function on ice.
The police school holiday program was enriched by the inclusion of the ice skating as one of the activities. In fact, Superintendent Michael White tells me it was by far the most popular activity offered, with around 1400 young people participating, many of them from disadvantaged backgrounds and some of the remote communities near Alice Springs.
There was an enormous amount of positive media coverage generated by the ice rink, and it was a nice change to see good news stories about Alice Springs, and this government’s absolute commitment to Alice Springs.
The convention centre offset the carbon emissions generated by the ice rink - around 27.97 tonnes were offset, and as responsible environmental operators, will be doing the same again this year.
The convention centre has a new General Manager, Karen Lock, and with Ian Solomon from the convention centre, she is planning more special events this year for Christmas. The ice rink is expected to be popular; it will be open from Christmas Day until the end of January 2011. I look forward to getting my skates on. Maybe the members for Greatorex and Braitling can join me – we can hold hands going around on ice.
I am looking forward to it, and I encourage everyone in the Territory to get to the Alice for Christmas and enjoy a white Christmas.
Dr BURNS: Madam Speaker, I ask that further questions be placed on the written Question Paper.
Madam SPEAKER: We will wait for the cameras to be removed, and we will move back to the CTC statement.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, Alice Springs will again enjoy a white Christmas this year with the Northern Territory government grant of $60 000 supporting the installation of a temporary ice rink at the convention centre in the Red Centre, Alice Springs.
Last year, the then convention centre manager, Scott Babcock, came to me with a really quirky idea about installing a temporary ice rink over the traditionally quiet, but hot, Christmas school holiday period in Alice Springs. It was quirky and different, but it offered many of positives in giving alternative recreational opportunities to young people and families in Alice Springs. The ice rink was enormously popular with more than 10 000 skaters having a go, including me. I put the skates on, and was not all that successful in getting around once, but it was a great time and a great laugh.
There are also many special events, such as Blue Light Discos, subsidised school holiday activities, ice hockey games and a corporate function on ice.
The police school holiday program was enriched by the inclusion of the ice skating as one of the activities. In fact, Superintendent Michael White tells me it was by far the most popular activity offered, with around 1400 young people participating, many of them from disadvantaged backgrounds and some of the remote communities near Alice Springs.
There was an enormous amount of positive media coverage generated by the ice rink, and it was a nice change to see good news stories about Alice Springs, and this government’s absolute commitment to Alice Springs.
The convention centre offset the carbon emissions generated by the ice rink - around 27.97 tonnes were offset, and as responsible environmental operators, will be doing the same again this year.
The convention centre has a new General Manager, Karen Lock, and with Ian Solomon from the convention centre, she is planning more special events this year for Christmas. The ice rink is expected to be popular; it will be open from Christmas Day until the end of January 2011. I look forward to getting my skates on. Maybe the members for Greatorex and Braitling can join me – we can hold hands going around on ice.
I am looking forward to it, and I encourage everyone in the Territory to get to the Alice for Christmas and enjoy a white Christmas.
Dr BURNS: Madam Speaker, I ask that further questions be placed on the written Question Paper.
Madam SPEAKER: We will wait for the cameras to be removed, and we will move back to the CTC statement.
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