Debates Day 2 - Wednesday 23 March 2005
Parliamentary Record 25
Debates for 9th Assembly 2001 - 2005; ParliamentNT; Parliamentary Record; 9th Assembly 2001 - 2005
2005-03-23
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DEBATES - Wednesday 23 March 2005 D r L im in te i je c t in g . M r A C T I N G D E P U T Y S P E A K E R : M e m b e r f o r G re a to re x ! M e m b e r fo r G re a to re x , c o u ld w e h a v e so m e d e c o ru m , p le a se ! C o n tin u e , C h ie f M in is te r . M s M A R T I N : M r A c tin g D e p u ty S p e a k e r , I r e c e n tly h a d th e g re a t p le a s u re in c o n g ra tu la t in g a n o u ts ta n d in g y o u n g w o m a n in b e in g a w a rd e d a p re s t ig io u s s c h o la rs h ip to s tu d y fo r a D o c to ra te . S a ra h M iln e h a s b e e n a w a rd e d a G e n e ra l S ir J o h n M o n a s h A w a rd v a lu e d a t $ 1 5 0 0 0 0 o v e r th re e y e a rs , w h ic h is o n e o f o n ly e ig h t su c h a w a rd s fo r 2 0 0 5 . T h e M o n a s h A w a rd s w e re fo u n d e d in 2 0 0 2 to re c o g n is e a c a d e m ic e x c e lle n c e a n d le a d e rsh ip a n d to p ro v id e A u s tr a l ia s o w n p re s tig io u s p o s tg ra d u a te a w a rd s e q u iv a le n t to th e R h o d e s sc h o la rsh ip a n d th e F u lb r ig h t p ro g ra m . A f te r g ra d u a tin g fro m M e lb o u rn e U n iv e r s i ty w i th F ir s t C la ss H o n o u rs in E n g in e e r in g a s w e ll a s a d e g re e in S c ie n c e , S a ra h w a s e m p lo y e d a s a R e s e a rc h E n g in e e r a t th e C e n tre fo r A p p ro p r ia te T e c h n o lo g y h e re in A lic e S p rin g s . A t C A T , S a ra h w o rk e d w ith re m o te A b o r ig in a l c o m m u n itie s e x a m in in g in d ig e n o u s a n d n o n - in d ig e n o u s e n v iro n m e n ta l m a n a g e m e n t sy s te m s to id e n t i fy a p p ro p r ia te te c h n o lo g y so lu tio n s fo r s u s ta in a b le liv e lih o o d s . S a ra h is c u r re n t ly e m p lo y e d b y th e n o n - g o v e m m e n t e n v iro n m e n ta l o rg a n is a tio n , C o n s e rv a tio n In te rn a tio n a l, w h e re sh e is m a n a g in g th e ir c o m m u n ity e n g a g e m e n t p ro g ra m in so u th -w e s t C a m b o d ia . S h e is w o rk in g w ith th e lo c a l v illa g e rs to w a rd s im p ro v in g w e lfa re , in c lu d in g h e a lth , fo o d , s e c u r i ty a n d e d u c a tio n , a s w e ll a s a c h ie v in g b io d iv e r s i ty c o n s e rv a t io n g o a ls . A w e ll ro u n d e d y o u n g w o m a n , S a ra h sp e a k s f iv e la n g u a g e s b e s id e s E n g lis h a n d is a n a c c o m p lish e d m u s ic ia n , p la y in g b o th v io lin a n d p ian o . S h e w ill c o m m e n c e s tu d ie s fo r h e r P h D in th e U K la te r th is y e a r , a f te r w h ic h , in h e r o w n w o rd s : When I return to the Northern Territory, I would anticipate becoming involved with the joint management o f national parks (between government and traditional owners) ... There is a lifetimes work in supporting appropriate and collaborative management for Australias landscapes. Y o u n g T e r r i to r ia n s l ik e S a ra h M iln e in sp ire m e a n d s h o u ld in sp ire a ll o f u s w ith g re a t c o n f id e n c e in th e fu tu re . C o n g ra tu la tio n s to S a ra h , a g re a t a m b a s s a d o r fo r th e T e rr ito ry . I w o u ld n o w l ik e to re c o g n is e th e e f fo r ts o f R o b H o b b s a n d h is p a r tn e r , B a r ry R o w la n d s , fo r th e w o n d e r fu l w a y th e y h a v e r e s to re d th e o ld R u m J u n g le M in e M a n a g e r s h o u se in B a tc h e lo r . I jo in e d m y C a b in e t c o lle a g u e s in B a tc h e lo r a n d A d e la id e R iv e r fo r C o m m u n ity C a b in e t e a r l ie r th is m o n th a n d h a d th e o p p o r tu n ity to o f f ic ia l ly o p e n th e h is to r ic r e tre a t , a lo n g w ith T o u r is m C o m m is s io n C E O , M a re e T e tlo w . T h e h is to r ic r e tr e a t is a w o n d e r fu l o ld h o u se th a t h a s a s tro n g c u ltu ra l h e r ita g e th e m e . I t is a ta n g ib le r e m in d e r o f a n o th e r t im e . W e a ll k n o w th a t b a c k in th e 1 9 5 0 s w h e n th e M in e M a n a g e r s h o u se w a s b u i lt , th e w o rd s u r a n iu m m in in g h e ld a v e ry d if fe re n t c o n n o ta t io n th a n th e y d o to d ay . I t w a s a p e r io d w h e n th e A u s tr a l ia n g o v e rn m e n t p la y e d a v e ry a c tiv e ro le in d e v e lo p in g u ra n iu m re so u rc e s to s u p p ly o u r n u c le a r a ll ie s in A m e r ic a a n d G re a t B r i ta in . I n fa c t , th e fe d e ra l g o v e rn m e n t h e ld a c o m p e tit io n , o f f e r in g a c a s h p r iz e o f 2 5 0 0 0 to th e f ir s t p e rs o n to d is c o v e r u r a n iu m in A u s tra lia . T h a t p r iz e w a s w o n b y J a c k W h ite , a lo c a l p ro s p e c to r f ro m th e F in n is s R iv e r , fo r d is c o v e r in g w h a t w a s to b e c o m e th e R u m J u n g le M in e , th e b ig g e s t in d u s tr ia l e n te rp r is e in th e T e rr i to ry . T h e to w n o f B a tc h e lo r w a s c re a te d to se rv ic e th e m in e a n d w a s to b e c o m e th e th ird b ig g e s t to w n in th e T e rr ito ry . T h is h o u s e n o t o n ly p ro v id e d a h o m e fo r th e M in e M a n a g e r , b u t a ls o fo r v is i t in g d ig n ita r ie s in th e 1 9 5 0 s a n d 1 9 6 0 s. T h e P r im e M in is te r , S ir R o b e r t M e n z ie s , s ta y e d th e re , a s d id th e D u k e o f E d in b u rg h , P r in c e P h il ip , w h o s to p p e d o n h is w a y to th e O ly m p ic G a m e s in M e lb o u rn e . T h is is o n e o f a n u m b e r o f s ite s a ro u n d B a tc h e lo r a s s o c ia te d w ith R u m J u n g le , a p la c e th a t fo rm s a n im p o r ta n t p a r t o f th e c u l tu r a l h is to ry o f th e T e rr ito ry . I c o n g ra tu la te R o b a n d B a r r y w h o h a v e sh o w n a re a l e n tre p re n e u r ia l sp ir i t a n d I e s p e c ia l ly c o m m e n d th e m fo r n o m in a t in g th e M i n e M a n a g e r s h o u se to th e N T H e r i ta g e R e g is te r th e m s e lv e s . T h e re tre a t w a s h e r ita g e l is te d b y E n v ir o n m e n t M in is te r , M a r io n S c ry m g o u r , e a r l ie r th is y e a r . I t is th e f ir s t t im e in th e T e r r i to ry s h is to ry th a t a p r iv a te d e v e lo p e r h a s p u r s u e d th is ty p e o f a c c o m m o d a t io n fo r h e r ita g e l is t in g a n d s u b s e q u e n t ly t u r n e d it in to a to u r is m a n d b u s in e s s v e n tu re . I w is h R o b a n d B a r ry th e b e s t o f lu ck . I t is a lw a y s a j o y to b e a b le to c e le b ra te th e a c h ie v e m e n ts o f T e r r i to r ia n s . A s M in is te r fo r th e A r ts a n d a s a g re a t s u p p o r t e r o f T ra c k s D a n c e , I a m v e ry p le a s e d to in fo rm t h e h o u se th a t T ra c k s h a s w o n th e p re s t ig io u s S id n e y M y e r P e rfo rm in g A rts A w a rd fo r 2 0 0 5 . T h e S id n e y M y e r P e r f o r m in g A rts a w a rd p a y s tr ib u te to o u ts ta n d in g a c h ie v e m e n t in d ra m a , d a n c e , m u s ic , m im e , o p e ra , c irc u s a n d p u p p e try . W h ile th e a w a rd is o n a p a s t a c h ie v e m e n t , e ith e r fo r a s in g le 9149
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