❓ Mr. Rundle questions the Minister about a funding cut to Netball WA despite the sport's Olympic bid. The Minister defends WAIS's independence and highlights challenges to netball's Olympic inclusion.
AnsweredQoN 597Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT —
NETBALL WA
597. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Sport and
Recreation:
I have a supplementary question.
Netball is applying to be included at the 2032 Olympics; how can the minister
say he will support Netball WA when he has just seen $150 000 ripped out of the
program?
NETBALL WA
597. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Sport and
Recreation:
I have a supplementary question.
Netball is applying to be included at the 2032 Olympics; how can the minister
say he will support Netball WA when he has just seen $150 000 ripped out of the
program?
AnswerView source ↗
Goodness gracious me, the member
really does not understand! I know he loves tennis. It is amazing that he is
not upset and angry that the Western Australian Institute of Sport does not
support tennis as an individual sport because he loves tennis. I love netball,
but I have to tell the member: I rely on the experts because they are the
people who know about what happens with regard to how high-performance sport is
organised and supported.
In
terms of 2032, the member has to understand—this is the interesting
thing about netball—it is a female-dominated sport, and has been
for its history, and that has been one of its impediments for inclusion in the
Olympic program. It is it an impediment because it is not a sport that is
played around the world predominantly by men. It is one of those interesting
situations. The campaign is by not just Netball WA, I might say; it is Netball
Australia and the worldwide network of
netball that has the case to make for inclusion in 2032. The next Olympic Games
are in 2028 in Las Vegas.
Dr A.D. Buti : In Los Angeles.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : Sorry—Los
Angeles. It would be interesting if it was in Las Vegas. It would be a wow of
an Olympics in Las Vegas!
In Los Angeles, netball is not
included. The work of that network will need to start about the sport's
status in 2032. I hope it is included because it will actually help continued
investment in and resourcing of netball more broadly across the nation. But the
member has to understand the situation that a number of sports are not included
in WAIS's primary sport program. There are individual athletes who are
still supported from the list that I highlighted to the member. The member very strongly argued, ''Don't
you dare turn WAIS into an arm of government over which the minister has
control.'' That is not how it should be. The member argued against that.
Now, he is telling me to do it. Well, I will not do that, but I will never give
up on netball because it is a critical sport for Western Australia and
Australia, and it is very successful. I commend Simone Hansen and all those at
Netball WA for the tremendous work they do. We are on a great journey together
with them and we will keep working with them closely.
really does not understand! I know he loves tennis. It is amazing that he is
not upset and angry that the Western Australian Institute of Sport does not
support tennis as an individual sport because he loves tennis. I love netball,
but I have to tell the member: I rely on the experts because they are the
people who know about what happens with regard to how high-performance sport is
organised and supported.
In
terms of 2032, the member has to understand—this is the interesting
thing about netball—it is a female-dominated sport, and has been
for its history, and that has been one of its impediments for inclusion in the
Olympic program. It is it an impediment because it is not a sport that is
played around the world predominantly by men. It is one of those interesting
situations. The campaign is by not just Netball WA, I might say; it is Netball
Australia and the worldwide network of
netball that has the case to make for inclusion in 2032. The next Olympic Games
are in 2028 in Las Vegas.
Dr A.D. Buti : In Los Angeles.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : Sorry—Los
Angeles. It would be interesting if it was in Las Vegas. It would be a wow of
an Olympics in Las Vegas!
In Los Angeles, netball is not
included. The work of that network will need to start about the sport's
status in 2032. I hope it is included because it will actually help continued
investment in and resourcing of netball more broadly across the nation. But the
member has to understand the situation that a number of sports are not included
in WAIS's primary sport program. There are individual athletes who are
still supported from the list that I highlighted to the member. The member very strongly argued, ''Don't
you dare turn WAIS into an arm of government over which the minister has
control.'' That is not how it should be. The member argued against that.
Now, he is telling me to do it. Well, I will not do that, but I will never give
up on netball because it is a critical sport for Western Australia and
Australia, and it is very successful. I commend Simone Hansen and all those at
Netball WA for the tremendous work they do. We are on a great journey together
with them and we will keep working with them closely.
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