Mr WOOD - 2010-08-11
You recently advertised for nominations for the Berry Springs Water Advisory Committee as well as the Howard Springs Water Advisory Committee. Before you announced the Howard Springs Water Advisory Committee, you held a number of meetings and workshops over two years so residents could understand the issues about water allocation plans in their local area. Why have you now snuck into these advertisements nominations for the Berry Springs Water Advisory Committee without giving residents of the Berry Springs area the same prior consultation as you did for the Howard Springs residents? Will you not go ahead with the advisory committee until you have consulted properly with the Berry Springs community?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Nelson for his very good question. In the water allocation planning processes and meeting our national water initiatives, the Northern Territory government is committed to seeing those rolled out to ensure we manage water as the delicate resource that it is.
In relation to Berry Springs, I am happy to get back to you with the detail of the process followed and take that question on notice.
Dr BURNS (Leader of Government Business): I ask that further questions be placed on the Written Question Paper.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Nelson for his very good question. In the water allocation planning processes and meeting our national water initiatives, the Northern Territory government is committed to seeing those rolled out to ensure we manage water as the delicate resource that it is.
In relation to Berry Springs, I am happy to get back to you with the detail of the process followed and take that question on notice.
Dr BURNS (Leader of Government Business): I ask that further questions be placed on the Written Question Paper.
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