❓ Mr. Rundle questions the Minister for Sport and Recreation about noise minimisation guidelines in public spaces, suggesting the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation take a more reasonable approach. The Minister responds by stating that local governments have jurisdiction and understand the importance of providing facilities for children and young people.
AnsweredQoN 51Legislative Assembly
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PUBLIC
SPACES — NOISE
51. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Sport and
Recreation:
I have a supplementary question.
Noting that they are draft guidelines —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr P.J. RUNDLE : Noting that
they are draft guidelines, will the minister confirm that he will direct the
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation to stand down and take a much
more reasonable approach to noise minimisation?
SPACES — NOISE
51. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Sport and
Recreation:
I have a supplementary question.
Noting that they are draft guidelines —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr P.J. RUNDLE : Noting that
they are draft guidelines, will the minister confirm that he will direct the
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation to stand down and take a much
more reasonable approach to noise minimisation?
AnswerView source ↗
As the member knows very well, these
spaces and places are the jurisdiction of local government and I absolutely
believe that local governments understand the importance of making decisions
that focus on providing facilities for children and young people. Local
government is the jurisdiction that, ultimately, makes these decisions and I believe
that local governments understand the importance of making sure that parks,
spaces and places are made available so that kids can do positive stuff. That
includes having three-on-one basketball courts, those cages that they put
various sports in—I do not know what they are called; there is a name
for them—and access to fields and spaces
where they can practice hockey, throw frisbees and walk their dogs. That is
what local communities are for . I applaud
the Mayor of Stirling, who has come out and said that he will ignore this sort
of stuff. Of course, the sensible commonsense thing is that kids need
these spaces and places more than ever. As a government, we will keep on
looking at projects, including lighting projects for a number of these places,
so that we can extend the amount of time available for kids to be out on these
important public open spaces.
Visitors — Mother
Teresa Catholic College
The
SPEAKER : Just before I give the member for Victoria Park the call, I
make an acknowledgement on behalf of the member for Baldivis and welcome to
Parliament students and staff from Mother Teresa Catholic College. Welcome to
Parliament today.
spaces and places are the jurisdiction of local government and I absolutely
believe that local governments understand the importance of making decisions
that focus on providing facilities for children and young people. Local
government is the jurisdiction that, ultimately, makes these decisions and I believe
that local governments understand the importance of making sure that parks,
spaces and places are made available so that kids can do positive stuff. That
includes having three-on-one basketball courts, those cages that they put
various sports in—I do not know what they are called; there is a name
for them—and access to fields and spaces
where they can practice hockey, throw frisbees and walk their dogs. That is
what local communities are for . I applaud
the Mayor of Stirling, who has come out and said that he will ignore this sort
of stuff. Of course, the sensible commonsense thing is that kids need
these spaces and places more than ever. As a government, we will keep on
looking at projects, including lighting projects for a number of these places,
so that we can extend the amount of time available for kids to be out on these
important public open spaces.
Visitors — Mother
Teresa Catholic College
The
SPEAKER : Just before I give the member for Victoria Park the call, I
make an acknowledgement on behalf of the member for Baldivis and welcome to
Parliament students and staff from Mother Teresa Catholic College. Welcome to
Parliament today.
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