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23 November 2001 |
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NewsCosta Gets First Union Call
New NSW Police Minister Michael Costa has received his first call to action from the Police Association over the reintroduction on water police in the Illawarra. NSW Police Association president Ian Ball says the return of an ocean going police vessel and police officers to the Port Kembla community was a matter of some urgency. The South Coast community has been lobbying for the return of the vessel for some months and the issue was highlighted in an editorial in this week's Illawarra Mercury. "It would demonstrate considerable faith between the Minister, the cops, the South Coats Labor Council and the local community," Ball says. Meanwhile, the Police Association has reacted favourably to the Costa appointment, who formally recognised the assistance they had received during his tenure as Labor Council secretary. "Given our new Minister's well known qualities of forthrightness and diplomacy when engaged in moments of intellectual conflict, it is with some hope that we welcome him as our new Minister," Ball says. Ball has also pointed out that given Michael's predilection for the darker colours, it is interesting to note that the New York Police Department has return to the block uniforms. "We trust that we are not pushed back into the serge uniforms of the past in line with this apparent fashion trend," he says. New Minister for Education in NSW Meanwhile, the NSW Teachers Federation has welcomed the appointment of John Watkins to the state's education portfolio. "We wish Minister Watkins well in what is a challenging portfolio. The Federation has been able to work well with him on the education of prisoners in his previous role as Minister for Corrective Services" Sue Simpson, President of the Federation says. Ms Simpson then went on to identify challenges for the new Minister to address in the 16 months leading to the next State Election: * How to address the legacy of hostility toward the Carr Government which remains as a result of the bitter salaries dispute * How to deal with community disquiet over school closures and secondary school reorganisation * How to ensure every child has a qualified teacher at a time of worldwide teacher shortage and expectation of lower class sizes * How to invest resources to ensure that public education is the first choice for more parents. Ms Simpson says that outgoing miniter John Aquilina had acted in accord with the Carr Labor Government's policy. Simply changing the Minister will not in itself repair relations with the public education community. Minister Watkins must be given the backing of the Government to implement new policies to address the challenges facing public education. The Federation's senior officers have already scheduled a meeting with the new Minister.
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