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Legislative Assembly 19942 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Thursday 17 November 2005 ______ Mr Speaker (The Hon. John Joseph Aquilina) took the chair at 10.00 a.m. Mr Speaker offered the Prayer. Mr SPEAKER: I acknowledge that we are meeting on the land of the Gadigal clan of the Eora nation. We thank them for their custodianship of this land. RURAL COMMUNITIES IMPACTS BILL Second Reading Debate resumed from 10 November 2005. Mr GREG APLIN (Albury) [10.02 a.m.]: The managing partner of Lake Hume Resort outlined difficulties encountered with government policies, and in so doing he clearly defined the need for the Rural Communities Impacts Bill. Jon Ward described the Albury region as being out of sight and out of mind. He referred to delays in obtaining information and approvals. He is unimpressed that he has to explain that Albury is actually in New South Wales and government computers and inflexible employees cannot handle Lake Hume's 3691 postcode. He is angry at being told that the Land Titles Office is busy preparing titles for Sydney properties and that he will have to wait. He is frustrated that he is put on hold when trying to manoeuvre a way through a swathe of government red tape. He feels victimised because contracted conferences are transferred to Sydney because of Sydney-centric imperatives. Mr Ward makes the observation that centralisation of power and increased bureaucracy has resulted in the neglect of planning. He points to the inadequate supply and quality of water at Lake Hume Resort and village, the poor sewerage system and the fact that the last three kilometres of the dangerous, narrow and winding Riverina Highway have yet to be upgraded despite assurances from the Roads and Traffic Authority in October 1995 that the work would be completed in 1996. The Government closed the police station at Lake Hume and ever since there have been increasing incidents of vandalism and break-ins, resulting in the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard losing vital emergency equipment. All these examples point to a lack of understanding of the impact of government decisions upon rural communities, and that is what this bill is all about. Regional and rural businesses complain that when government policies and attitudes change there is no plan and facility to minimise the hardship. Costs such as land tax are increased arbitrarily but there is no understanding of the negative consequences. The plea from rural communities is that Ministers and department heads take a course in customer service and apply this by way of the Rural Communities Impacts Bill. I commend the bill to the House. Mr DONALD PAGE (Ballina—Deputy Leader of The Nationals) [10.05 a.m.]: I support the Rural Communities Impacts Bill not only as a member who represents a country coastal electorate but also as the shadow Minister for Regional Development. I do not think there has ever been a stronger case for legislation such as this. It is fair to say that this is the most Sydney-centric government that we have had in New South Wales for decades. This legislation is significant in that it will put a brake on a State government's capacity to make decisions without having regard to the social and economic consequences of those decisions. This Government has made a raft of decisions over the past decade that have cut country services, undermined country and coastal infrastructure and reduced investment in that infrastructure. By way of example, the Country Towns Water Supply and Sewerage Program has been slashed, which has put on hold many much-needed country water and sewerage projects. We have seen this Government cut staff from NSW Agriculture by 33 per cent over the past 10 years. The last budget cut funding for the Department of State and Regional Development by 13 per cent. Despite the heartbreaking effects of one of the worst droughts in 100 years—which, thankfully, is coming to an end—this State Government cut the number of financial counsellors 17 November 2005 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 19943 by 256. The Government has closed four grain lines and stopped train services on the Casino to Murwillumbah line. It has closed important research facilities at Wagga Wagga, Armidale, Wollongbar and Shannon Vale. The Government has refused to fund important road projects such as the Alstonville and Ballina bypasses, despite a written promise from former Premier Bob Carr to do so before the last election in 2003 in the case of Alstonville. The increase in the clubs tax has forced numerous country clubs to close or amalgamate. This has happened to 20 clubs on the North Coast alone. The Labor Party's clubs tax regime will be in place until 2011. This new arrangement will cost the Ballina RSL Club $2.6 million more than if the tax were frozen at its current rate. That money will leave the Ballina community to go into Treasury coffers in Sydney and we will not see it again. That is just one example. The decisions made by governments at a Treasury level often impact on rural communities in a manner that governments do not anticipate. This legislation is about trying to ensure that before governments take decisions they recognise that those decisions will have an impact. Then, with that knowledge, they can make a balanced decision as to whether to proceed. Unfortunately, decisions are made at present without any reference to rural community impact statements, which are at the heart of this legislation. The Government has also closed numerous business enterprise centres in regional areas and has removed the subsidy for country bridges. And the list continues. A key issue highlighted in the fight to reinstate the Casino to Murwillumbah rail service on the far North Coast is the Government's lack of understanding of the needs of country and coastal residents. These residents do not have a range of public transport options to access. In many cases there is no public transport at all in regional areas. When the State Government decided to cut services on the Casino to Murwillumbah rail line that made it even more difficult for residents, particularly the elderly and the disabled, to travel out of and around the region. If rural communities impact legislation had existed at the time Minister Costa made the decision to axe services on the line, the resulting social impact would have been given consideration. Instead, the decision was based on rubbery figures that the Minister for Transport claimed showed the future costs of maintaining services on the line. Those figures have now been seriously questioned in a PriceWaterhouseCoopers feasibility study into the future services on the line. If we base State government spending decisions only on financial impacts we are failing the residents of this State. This is especially the case in non-metropolitan areas. Because country and coastal communities are smaller than the metropolitan centres of Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle, they suffer the consequences of bad State government policy more intensely than metropolitan areas. I think the Government sees NSW as standing for Newcastle, Sydney and Wollongong; The Nationals see NSW as standing for North Coast, South Coast and western regions. Ms Kristina Keneally: No Sydney? Mr DONALD PAGE: The primary function of The Nationals is to look after rural communities. That is our raison d'etre and we make no apology for that. That is what we are about, and we have been doing that successfully since the 1920s. As the representative of a coastal electorate, my job is to ensure that the needs of local residents are met by a Sydney-based State government. Distribution of a fair share of the State's resources to country and coastal regions is a core principle for The Nationals in this Parliament. Surprisingly, it was Premier Carr who first committed to the intent of this bill when in 1996 he promised, "any major changes proposed by government departments in rural New South Wales will be subject to a rural communities impact statement". Unfortunately, that promise was never fulfilled, and it has been left to the Leader of The Nationals to introduce the Rural Communities Impact Bill and deliver on a Labor Premier's broken promise. This bill is workable and fair legislation that will ensure that the needs of rural and regional communities are considered, regardless of the party in power. It provides sensible guidelines for ensuring that the needs of residents across New South Wales are considered as part of the State Government's decision- making process. For the purposes of the bill, "rural" is defined as those areas outside Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle. So its impact is far reaching. The Rural Communities Impacts Bill ensures that factors such as impacts on businesses, employment and services, as well as long-term impacts, are considered. Last year the Minister for Primary Industries announced that, as part of the proposed restructure of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Ballina fisheries office would close and research staff would be relocated, with two compliance staff remaining in Ballina at a yet to be disclosed location. I argued at the time that the decision was short sighted. Ballina is surrounded by waterways and is a strong recreational and commercial fishing centre. If we are to have successful fishing industries, meaningful research and ongoing 19944 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 17 November 2005 protection of fishing stocks, we need a properly staffed and resourced fisheries office in Ballina. Yet the decision was made to close the Ballina office without regard for the impact that would have on commercial and recreational fishers, as well as the rest of the Ballina community.
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