[Greens-Media] A sustainable plan at last [Scanned]

[Manderson, Roland]

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ACT GREENS MLA DEB FOSKEY MEDIA RELEASE
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11 Aug 2008



A sustainable plan at last

ACT Greens MLA for Molonglo, Deb Foskey, has welcomed the inclusion of
sustainability as one of the key strategic themes in the Canberra Plan
discussion paper released today.

"The Canberra Plan: Towards our Second Century seems to be based on an
understanding that the ACT has to grapple with a number of key issues,
and - now, at last- sustainability is up there with health care and a
strong economy," said Deb Foskey today.

"The Greens are pleased that the concerns we share with a growing number
of Canberra residents are being heard by Government."

"It makes a change from the resistance this government has shown over
the past four years when I have raised sustainability as a key measuring
stick for government policy."

"I hope that in hearing what the community has to say about the future
of Canberra, in response to this paper, the Stanhope Labor Government
will be prepared to strengthen its targets on reducing water use and
greenhouse emissions and increasing the convenience of public
transport."

"At present, the Canberra Plan: Towards our Second Century is a very
broad-brushed document which commends the ACT Government on progress
thus far and provides only aspirational objectives for the future."

"To really make Canberra sustainable, the government will have to take
the lead in policy and action: introducing an interim target for
greenhouse gas reduction and putting more money into an integrated
transport system, as well as recommitting to waste reduction.

"That would be the way to persuade the Canberra community that this
latest glossy document is more than words and pre-election spin," said
Dr Foskey.


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Roland Manderson   Media Advisor
ACT   Greens    MLA  Deb  Foskey  
Legislative Assembly for the ACT 
ph(02)62050551      m 0412241379
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