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NSW Parliament Full Day Hansard Transcript (Legislative Council, 17 October 2012, Co... http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hanstrans.nsf/V3ByK... Home Hansard Legislative Council by date Full Day Hansard Transcript (Legislative Council, 17 October 2012, Corrected Copy) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Wednesday 17 October 2012 __________ The President (The Hon. Donald Thomas Harwin) took the chair at 11.00 a.m. The President read the Prayers. Pursuant to sessional orders Formal Business Notices of Motions proceed with. DRUG ACTION WEEK Motion by the Hon. NATASHA MACLAREN-JONES agreed to: 1. That this House notes that: (a) Drug Action Week 2012 is held from 17 to 23 June 2012 to raise awareness of alcohol and drug issues and to promote the achievements of the frontline workers who work to reduce drug-related harm, (b) Drug Action Week started out as Treatment Works Week 16 years ago, and (c) the theme for this year is "Looking after your mind". 2. That this House acknowledges the 300,000 people directly involved in the 850 awareness activities across Australia, including 254 events being held in New South Wales. BIENNALE OF SYDNEY Motion by the Hon. NATASHA MACLAREN-JONES agreed to: 1. That this House notes that: (a) the eighteenth Biennale of Sydney will be held from 27 June to 16 September 2012, (b) the Biennale of Sydney is a non-profit organisation that presents Australia's largest and most exciting international festival of contemporary visual art, and (c) the biennale is held every two years, providing a public program of artist talks, performances, forums, film screenings, family events, guided tours and exhibitions. 2. That this House acknowledges that since the biennale began in 1973 it has achieved critical acclaim and international recognition, and been instrumental in creating Australia's cultural ambassadors and showcasing the work of local artists. 3. That this House notes that this year the Biennale of Sydney is presented in partnership with the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Museum of Contemporary Art and a number of outdoor locations including Pier 2/3, Cockatoo Island and Carriageworks. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE Formal Business Notices of Motions Private Members' Business item Nos 866 and 933 outside the Order of Precedence objected to as being taken as formal business. ALDI LIQUOR LICENCE 1 of 86 2/03/2013 10:54 PM Full Day Hansard Transcript (Legislative Council, 17 October 2012, Co... http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hanstrans.nsf/V3ByK... Dr JOHN KAYE: I seek leave to amend Private Members' Business item No. 935 outside the Order of Precedence by deleting clause 3. Leave granted. Motion by Dr JOHN KAYE agreed to: 1. That this House notes that the supermarket chain ALDI has applied for a packaged liquor licence for their existing supermarket in Mount Hutton that is located within 100 metres of Mount Hutton Public School. 2. That this House notes that: (a) the Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing has commissioned research into the social and economic impacts of liquor licence density but the research is yet to be completed, (b) existing research, including that which is quoted by the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, indicates that: (i) the existing high density of packaged liquor outlets is a contributory factor to the high rate of alcohol-related violence in areas such as the Lake Macquarie suburbs of Mt Hutton, Windale and Gateshead, (ii) an additional outlet would almost certainly add to the existing rate of alcohol-related violence, (c) this House opposed an earlier proposal by Woolworths for a packaged liquor licence for a BWS store in a similar location in Mount Hutton and that the organised campaign of the local community highlighted the negative health and social impacts of another alcohol outlet in the area, (d) the same serious concerns raised against the BWS apply equally to the ALDI proposal, including matters expressed by NSW Health, and (e) the community's ability to raise objections to this application was compromised by the lack of a Lake Macquarie City Council determination of the matter as the council has already approved the supermarket without the liquor outlet. DEE WHY LADIES' AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB NINETIETH ANNIVERSARY 2 of 86 2/03/2013 10:54 PM Full Day Hansard Transcript (Legislative Council, 17 October 2012, Co... http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hanstrans.nsf/V3ByK... Motion by the Hon. MARIE FICARRA agreed to: 1. That this House notes that: (a) on 24 September 1922 13 women came together to establish the Dee Why Ladies' Amateur Swimming Club, with Mrs Mary Chambers chairing the inaugural meeting, (b) Mrs Louise Higginbotham was elected the club's first president, Miss Dot Park was elected the first honorary secretary and Miss Mabel (Fairy) Bailey was elected the first honorary treasurer, (c) Dee Why Ladies' Amateur Swimming Club is now the oldest ladies' swimming club in Australia, (d) over Dee Why Ladies' Amateur Swimming Club's long period legendary members Mrs Isa Wye, MBE, OAM, who has served as its president for the last 50 years and has been a member of the club's management committee from 1939 to present, and the late Mrs Marjorie Smith, OAM, who served as the club's honorary secretary for over 20 years and on the club's management committee from 1951 to 1996, contributed extensively to the development of swimming in New South Wales and Australia by assisting with the foundation of the Warringah Amateur Swimming Association in 1964 to 1965 and the merger of the NSW Mens' and Ladies' Swimming Associations in 1964, by officiating at numerous elite championships and carnivals and teaching learn-to-swim for free across the nation, (e) Mrs Isa Wye, MBE, OAM, and Mrs Marjorie Smith, OAM, were also instrumental as president and secretary respectively of Warringah Amateur Swimming Association in having the Warringah Aquatic Centre built, which was officially opened in 1979, (f) Mrs Wye has served at the World Swimming Championships and as the manager of the Womens' Olympic Swimming Team that competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, (g) Mrs Shirley Horner has served as honorary secretary of the Dee Why Ladies' Amateur Swimming Club from 1971 to the present, with Mrs Marion Robertson also serving as honorary treasurer from 1974 to 1999, and (h) Dee Why Ladies' Amateur Swimming Club produced swimming champions Myee Foster, nee Steele, and Olympian Lisa Forrest. 2. That this House notes that in recognition of their outstanding service to Dee Why Ladies' Amateur Swimming Club the following ladies have been accorded life membership: Mrs Louise Higginbotham, Miss Mabel Bailey, Mrs I. Holburn, Mrs A. Stutchbury, Mrs Isa Wye, MBE, OAM, Mrs Jean Gee, OAM, Mrs Nora Morrison, Mrs Mary Morrison, Mrs M. Hart, Mrs Marjorie Smith, OAM, Mrs J. Anderson, Mrs Margaret Duesbury, Mrs Josie Homan, Mrs Barbara Hopping, Mrs Shirley Horner, Mrs Margaret McGlone, Mrs Marion Robertson, Mrs Esme Roberts, Mrs Denise Clarke, Mrs Lois Clarke, Mrs Winifred Gammie and Mrs Sue Coltman. 3. That this House: (a) congratulates Dee Why Ladies' Amateur Swimming Club on its ninetieth anniversary, and (b) acknowledges and commends the outstanding work in swimming of Mrs Isa Wye, MBE, OAM, and the late Mrs Marjorie Smith, OAM, and all life members and committee members of Dee Why Ladies' Amateur Swimming Club. ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT OF CELL AND MOLECULAR THERAPIES Motion by the Hon. MARIE FICARRA agreed to: 1. That this House notes that: (a) on Tuesday 18 September 2012 Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, AC, CVO, Governor of New South Wales, together with Professor John Rasko, AO, and Sir Gustav Nossal, AC, KtCBE, unveiled the commemorative plaque to acknowledge sponsors of the new Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, which was officially opened in August by the Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research, the Hon. Jillian Skinner, MP, and (b) in honour of the occasion a medical research symposium was also held in the Kerry Packer Education Centre, with Sir Gustav Nossal, AC, KtCBE, Professor John Rasko, AO, and Dr Maryanne Demasi from the ABC TV Catalyst program presenting. 2. That this House acknowledges and commends the following for their contribution to the opening and commissioning of the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital: 3 of 86 2/03/2013 10:54 PM Full Day Hansard Transcript (Legislative Council, 17 October 2012, Co... http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hanstrans.nsf/V3ByK... (a) Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, AC, CVO, Governor of New South Wales, (b) Professor John Rasko, AO, (c) Sir Gustav Nossal, AC, KtCBE, (d) NSW Health (Sydney South West Area Health Service, Sydney Local Health District), (e) Australian Cancer Research Foundation, (f) Cancer Institute of NSW, (g) the following Australian government-funded projects: (i) National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Scheme, (ii) Super Science Initiatives led by Therapeutic Innovation Australia, formerly Research Infrastructure Support Services, (h) NSW Trade and Investment, through the Science Leverage Fund, (i) Cell and Gene Trust—Cure the Future, (j) Tour de Cure, (k) Cancer Council NSW, (l) Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation, (m) Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, and (n) Sir Zelman Cowan Universities Fund. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE Formal Business Notices of Motions Private Members' Business item Nos 944 and 945 outside the Order of Precedence objected to as being taken as formal business.
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