Dr LIM - 2005-08-18
At the sittings of parliament in Alice Springs in March this year, you told members of the East Side Residents Association that you instructed the CEO of Power and Water Corporation to make money available to underground power for the Old East Side. At a recent briefing provided to me by Power and Water, I was advised that, in fact, there is no money put aside for the undergrounding of power in the Old East Side. Is it not true that your government’s pre-election announcement that it would underground power in Alice Springs is nothing but a lie - an election promise your government had no intention of keeping to people of Alice Springs, and that the Mayor was complicit in that announcement?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I put on the record in sittings in Alice Springs - I have said it before in parliament, and also had discussions with the East Side Residents Group when I was Minister for Essential Services - from memory, approximately $250 000 set aside for repairs and maintenance would be used to gradually underground power in the East Side. That is simply what I said, and that is the understanding that I know the East Side residents have. I respect the East Side residents; I have met with them a number of times on a few issues.
It is unfortunate that the member for Greatorex cannot let go of the election; he has to keep on trying to dig the spurs into the Mayor of Alice Springs. He might have only won by 60 votes, but he should just leave it behind.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I put on the record in sittings in Alice Springs - I have said it before in parliament, and also had discussions with the East Side Residents Group when I was Minister for Essential Services - from memory, approximately $250 000 set aside for repairs and maintenance would be used to gradually underground power in the East Side. That is simply what I said, and that is the understanding that I know the East Side residents have. I respect the East Side residents; I have met with them a number of times on a few issues.
It is unfortunate that the member for Greatorex cannot let go of the election; he has to keep on trying to dig the spurs into the Mayor of Alice Springs. He might have only won by 60 votes, but he should just leave it behind.
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