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Book 8 - Parliament of Victoria

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ADJOURNMENT<br />

1740 COUNCIL Thursday, 2 June 2011<br />

by the government in relation to our election<br />

commitments around train purchases. I will respond to<br />

Mr Somyurek by saying that the Minister for<br />

Manufacturing, Exports and Trade is not responsible<br />

for the procurement <strong>of</strong> trains.<br />

Mr O’Donohue raised a matter for the attention <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Minister for Planning in relation to Officer.<br />

Mr O’Donohue outlined how the previous government,<br />

through its planning regime, had been intent on tearing<br />

the heart out <strong>of</strong> the Officer community. As we heard in<br />

the house yesterday, the current Minister for Planning<br />

has ensured the future <strong>of</strong> the existing Officer<br />

community. Mr O’Donohue has invited the minister to<br />

visit that community and meet with those businesses<br />

that will now continue to operate in Officer so as to<br />

gain an understanding <strong>of</strong> the types <strong>of</strong> future<br />

investments they intend to make in relation to their<br />

businesses. I will pass that matter on to the Minister for<br />

Planning.<br />

The PRESIDENT — Order! Mr Somyurek has<br />

raised with me the issue he raised with the Minister for<br />

Manufacturing, Exports and Trade and has noted<br />

Mr Rich-Phillips’s response that that minister is not<br />

responsible for that matter. I would hope that if a<br />

different minister is responsible, presumably it will be<br />

the Minister for Public Transport in that case, then the<br />

matter will be referred to him for assessment <strong>of</strong> that<br />

matter.<br />

I also take this opportunity to recognise the fact that<br />

Graham Tatnell is leaving the employ <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Parliament</strong><br />

and the Legislative Council after some four years in the<br />

service <strong>of</strong> the Legislative Council. We have all<br />

appreciated his work in this place. Indeed the conduct<br />

and the pr<strong>of</strong>essionalism <strong>of</strong> all the people we employ in<br />

the service <strong>of</strong> this house are appreciated by the<br />

members. Mr Tatnell has obviously acquitted himself<br />

very well in the four-year period he has been with us.<br />

We are sorry to see him leave the <strong>Parliament</strong>, but we<br />

wish Mr Tatnell well in his future career and life<br />

endeavours. We certainly celebrate the fact that we<br />

have had some engagement with him, albeit for a<br />

relatively short period <strong>of</strong> time. Our best wishes go to<br />

Mr Tatnell.<br />

House adjourned at 4.50 p.m. until Tuesday,<br />

14 June.

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