❓ The Minister for Regional Development details the Mulataga land project and Karratha city centre upgrade, key components of the Royalties for Regions Pilbara Cities program, highlighting investment and future development plans.
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KARRATHA — DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Last week an announcement was made by the minister and the Premier about a major land development in Karratha. Could the minister provide the house with details of the Mulataga land project, commonly known as the back beach, and the upgrade of the Karratha city centre, all vital projects of the royalties for regions Pilbara Cities program? Mr B.J. GRYLLS
Last week an announcement was made by the minister and the Premier about a major land development in Karratha. Could the minister provide the house with details of the Mulataga land project, commonly known as the back beach, and the upgrade of the Karratha city centre, all vital projects of the royalties for regions Pilbara Cities program? Mr B.J. GRYLLS
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I thank the member for North West for the question and for his great passion in ensuring that the many years of neglect of the north west is turned around. The member for North West can be confident in the knowledge that as well as the excellent job the Treasurer has done managing the state’s economy as he has just outlined, and the excellent job standing up for Western Australia against those marauders from Canberra that the Premier has outlined today, we have a clear vision for the Pilbara in Western Australia. No better can that be shown than by the announcement that the Premier made just last week when talking about our major expansion of Karratha. We have a master plan for Karratha to grow to a city of 50 000 people. The local community has named that plan “Karratha, City of the North”. We are well on track to deliver on that vision and we are laying the groundwork that will see that community grow and prosper into the future. Through LandCorp we ran an extensive process to attract one of the top-end developers into Karratha, making sure that we could build on the liveability and amenity that will be required to make sure that Karratha can grow and be home to 50 000 people. That process delivered Mirvac Pty Ltd as the preferred proponent. It is now negotiating with LandCorp through an exclusive working period to come up with a final settlement on that project. That project will develop the city centre of Karratha, a major redevelopment of the CBD, as well as developing a new suburb called Mulataga, which links from Bulgarra right down towards Nickol Bay. It will be an outstanding development opportunity. We look forward to seeing that take shape. A total of $130 million has been allocated to upgrade the infrastructure of the CBD—that is state royalties for regions funding—including new utilities and street works. This redevelopment creates a number of new development sites, which allows Mirvac to come in and build on those development sites. The sort of city that Karratha should have had planned for it maybe eight or so years ago did not happen, and we are doing that work now. These new CBD blocks will accommodate a 150-room hotel, 10 000 square metres of commercial space, hospitality and entertainment venues and a landscaped public square on a 1.5 hectare site. While the Premier drives his vision of a new public square for the city of Perth—what a wonderful project that will be when we sink the railway in Northbridge—up in the north west we are looking at exactly the same opportunities to develop a city square and a heart for the good people of Karratha to call the heart of their CBD. This area will also include 50 service worker apartments, recognising that rents got out of control under the previous government and are a major challenge for small business and the not-for-profit sector. Already 100 of these units are for sale and are being rented by the small business sector and the not for profits. Another 50 will be part of this project. It is expected to be completed by mid-2014. This 1.5 hectare site alone will bring $100 million of private sector investment into the Karratha CBD to partner with the well over $130 million of state government investment in the CBD. We believe that future development of these sites will lead to private sector investment of just under $400 million in the Karratha CBD. Mulataga will be the largest master plan community ever seen in Karratha. It will accommodate over 1 500 dwellings and feature a range of lot sizes and housing options and, most importantly, provide an interface between Karratha town and the waterfront. We like to call it the Cottesloe of the north because we know that the ability to attract 50 000 people to that town — Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Those people would not have lived there when members of the Labor Party were in government because the Labor Party did not do anything. This is the problem. The Labor Party facilitated a massive expansion of the fly in, fly out workforce with no plan to transition that FIFO workforce into residential accommodation, the exact opposite of what we are doing. That is why the member for North West made the right decision when he decided to come over and join the good side to drive development in the Pilbara. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West can be very proud that he walked away from neglect and walked into a team that is going to deliver a vision for the Pilbara. We know that 1 500 dwellings will be built at Mulataga, which will link Karratha to the waterfront. We will see major public amenity built on the waterfront at Nickol Bay. At the same time as that part of the world delivers the economic drive for the state and the nation, we will provide liveability and amenity for the people who call Karratha home to allow them to live and prosper in that community, because we know that if people are living and prospering in the Pilbara, it means that the state is prospering. We just hope that maybe the commonwealth government might spend more time looking to partner in the growth of the Pilbara rather than just pillaging it for tax.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for North West for the question and for his great passion in ensuring that the many years of neglect of the north west is turned around. The member for North West can be confident in the knowledge that as well as the excellent job the Treasurer has done managing the state’s economy as he has just outlined, and the excellent job standing up for Western Australia against those marauders from Canberra that the Premier has outlined today, we have a clear vision for the Pilbara in Western Australia. No better can that be shown than by the announcement that the Premier made just last week when talking about our major expansion of Karratha. We have a master plan for Karratha to grow to a city of 50 000 people. The local community has named that plan “Karratha, City of the North”. We are well on track to deliver on that vision and we are laying the groundwork that will see that community grow and prosper into the future. Through LandCorp we ran an extensive process to attract one of the top-end developers into Karratha, making sure that we could build on the liveability and amenity that will be required to make sure that Karratha can grow and be home to 50 000 people. That process delivered Mirvac Pty Ltd as the preferred proponent. It is now negotiating with LandCorp through an exclusive working period to come up with a final settlement on that project. That project will develop the city centre of Karratha, a major redevelopment of the CBD, as well as developing a new suburb called Mulataga, which links from Bulgarra right down towards Nickol Bay. It will be an outstanding development opportunity. We look forward to seeing that take shape. A total of $130 million has been allocated to upgrade the infrastructure of the CBD—that is state royalties for regions funding—including new utilities and street works. This redevelopment creates a number of new development sites, which allows Mirvac to come in and build on those development sites. The sort of city that Karratha should have had planned for it maybe eight or so years ago did not happen, and we are doing that work now. These new CBD blocks will accommodate a 150-room hotel, 10 000 square metres of commercial space, hospitality and entertainment venues and a landscaped public square on a 1.5 hectare site. While the Premier drives his vision of a new public square for the city of Perth—what a wonderful project that will be when we sink the railway in Northbridge—up in the north west we are looking at exactly the same opportunities to develop a city square and a heart for the good people of Karratha to call the heart of their CBD. This area will also include 50 service worker apartments, recognising that rents got out of control under the previous government and are a major challenge for small business and the not-for-profit sector. Already 100 of these units are for sale and are being rented by the small business sector and the not for profits. Another 50 will be part of this project. It is expected to be completed by mid-2014. This 1.5 hectare site alone will bring $100 million of private sector investment into the Karratha CBD to partner with the well over $130 million of state government investment in the CBD. We believe that future development of these sites will lead to private sector investment of just under $400 million in the Karratha CBD. Mulataga will be the largest master plan community ever seen in Karratha. It will accommodate over 1 500 dwellings and feature a range of lot sizes and housing options and, most importantly, provide an interface between Karratha town and the waterfront. We like to call it the Cottesloe of the north because we know that the ability to attract 50 000 people to that town — Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Those people would not have lived there when members of the Labor Party were in government because the Labor Party did not do anything. This is the problem. The Labor Party facilitated a massive expansion of the fly in, fly out workforce with no plan to transition that FIFO workforce into residential accommodation, the exact opposite of what we are doing. That is why the member for North West made the right decision when he decided to come over and join the good side to drive development in the Pilbara. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West can be very proud that he walked away from neglect and walked into a team that is going to deliver a vision for the Pilbara. We know that 1 500 dwellings will be built at Mulataga, which will link Karratha to the waterfront. We will see major public amenity built on the waterfront at Nickol Bay. At the same time as that part of the world delivers the economic drive for the state and the nation, we will provide liveability and amenity for the people who call Karratha home to allow them to live and prosper in that community, because we know that if people are living and prospering in the Pilbara, it means that the state is prospering. We just hope that maybe the commonwealth government might spend more time looking to partner in the growth of the Pilbara rather than just pillaging it for tax.
I thank the member for North West for the question and for his great passion in ensuring that the many years of neglect of the north west is turned around. The member for North West can be confident in the knowledge that as well as the excellent job the Treasurer has done managing the state’s economy as he has just outlined, and the excellent job standing up for Western Australia against those marauders from Canberra that the Premier has outlined today, we have a clear vision for the Pilbara in Western Australia. No better can that be shown than by the announcement that the Premier made just last week when talking about our major expansion of Karratha. We have a master plan for Karratha to grow to a city of 50 000 people. The local community has named that plan “Karratha, City of the North”. We are well on track to deliver on that vision and we are laying the groundwork that will see that community grow and prosper into the future. Through LandCorp we ran an extensive process to attract one of the top-end developers into Karratha, making sure that we could build on the liveability and amenity that will be required to make sure that Karratha can grow and be home to 50 000 people. That process delivered Mirvac Pty Ltd as the preferred proponent. It is now negotiating with LandCorp through an exclusive working period to come up with a final settlement on that project. That project will develop the city centre of Karratha, a major redevelopment of the CBD, as well as developing a new suburb called Mulataga, which links from Bulgarra right down towards Nickol Bay. It will be an outstanding development opportunity. We look forward to seeing that take shape. A total of $130 million has been allocated to upgrade the infrastructure of the CBD—that is state royalties for regions funding—including new utilities and street works. This redevelopment creates a number of new development sites, which allows Mirvac to come in and build on those development sites. The sort of city that Karratha should have had planned for it maybe eight or so years ago did not happen, and we are doing that work now. These new CBD blocks will accommodate a 150-room hotel, 10 000 square metres of commercial space, hospitality and entertainment venues and a landscaped public square on a 1.5 hectare site. While the Premier drives his vision of a new public square for the city of Perth—what a wonderful project that will be when we sink the railway in Northbridge—up in the north west we are looking at exactly the same opportunities to develop a city square and a heart for the good people of Karratha to call the heart of their CBD. This area will also include 50 service worker apartments, recognising that rents got out of control under the previous government and are a major challenge for small business and the not-for-profit sector. Already 100 of these units are for sale and are being rented by the small business sector and the not for profits. Another 50 will be part of this project. It is expected to be completed by mid-2014. This 1.5 hectare site alone will bring $100 million of private sector investment into the Karratha CBD to partner with the well over $130 million of state government investment in the CBD. We believe that future development of these sites will lead to private sector investment of just under $400 million in the Karratha CBD. Mulataga will be the largest master plan community ever seen in Karratha. It will accommodate over 1 500 dwellings and feature a range of lot sizes and housing options and, most importantly, provide an interface between Karratha town and the waterfront. We like to call it the Cottesloe of the north because we know that the ability to attract 50 000 people to that town — Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Those people would not have lived there when members of the Labor Party were in government because the Labor Party did not do anything. This is the problem. The Labor Party facilitated a massive expansion of the fly in, fly out workforce with no plan to transition that FIFO workforce into residential accommodation, the exact opposite of what we are doing. That is why the member for North West made the right decision when he decided to come over and join the good side to drive development in the Pilbara. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West can be very proud that he walked away from neglect and walked into a team that is going to deliver a vision for the Pilbara. We know that 1 500 dwellings will be built at Mulataga, which will link Karratha to the waterfront. We will see major public amenity built on the waterfront at Nickol Bay. At the same time as that part of the world delivers the economic drive for the state and the nation, we will provide liveability and amenity for the people who call Karratha home to allow them to live and prosper in that community, because we know that if people are living and prospering in the Pilbara, it means that the state is prospering. We just hope that maybe the commonwealth government might spend more time looking to partner in the growth of the Pilbara rather than just pillaging it for tax.
Through LandCorp we ran an extensive process to attract one of the top-end developers into Karratha, making sure that we could build on the liveability and amenity that will be required to make sure that Karratha can grow and be home to 50 000 people. That process delivered Mirvac Pty Ltd as the preferred proponent. It is now negotiating with LandCorp through an exclusive working period to come up with a final settlement on that project. That project will develop the city centre of Karratha, a major redevelopment of the CBD, as well as developing a new suburb called Mulataga, which links from Bulgarra right down towards Nickol Bay. It will be an outstanding development opportunity. We look forward to seeing that take shape. A total of $130 million has been allocated to upgrade the infrastructure of the CBD—that is state royalties for regions funding—including new utilities and street works. This redevelopment creates a number of new development sites, which allows Mirvac to come in and build on those development sites. The sort of city that Karratha should have had planned for it maybe eight or so years ago did not happen, and we are doing that work now. These new CBD blocks will accommodate a 150-room hotel, 10 000 square metres of commercial space, hospitality and entertainment venues and a landscaped public square on a 1.5 hectare site. While the Premier drives his vision of a new public square for the city of Perth—what a wonderful project that will be when we sink the railway in Northbridge—up in the north west we are looking at exactly the same opportunities to develop a city square and a heart for the good people of Karratha to call the heart of their CBD. This area will also include 50 service worker apartments, recognising that rents got out of control under the previous government and are a major challenge for small business and the not-for-profit sector. Already 100 of these units are for sale and are being rented by the small business sector and the not for profits. Another 50 will be part of this project. It is expected to be completed by mid-2014. This 1.5 hectare site alone will bring $100 million of private sector investment into the Karratha CBD to partner with the well over $130 million of state government investment in the CBD. We believe that future development of these sites will lead to private sector investment of just under $400 million in the Karratha CBD. Mulataga will be the largest master plan community ever seen in Karratha. It will accommodate over 1 500 dwellings and feature a range of lot sizes and housing options and, most importantly, provide an interface between Karratha town and the waterfront. We like to call it the Cottesloe of the north because we know that the ability to attract 50 000 people to that town — Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Those people would not have lived there when members of the Labor Party were in government because the Labor Party did not do anything. This is the problem. The Labor Party facilitated a massive expansion of the fly in, fly out workforce with no plan to transition that FIFO workforce into residential accommodation, the exact opposite of what we are doing. That is why the member for North West made the right decision when he decided to come over and join the good side to drive development in the Pilbara. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West can be very proud that he walked away from neglect and walked into a team that is going to deliver a vision for the Pilbara. We know that 1 500 dwellings will be built at Mulataga, which will link Karratha to the waterfront. We will see major public amenity built on the waterfront at Nickol Bay. At the same time as that part of the world delivers the economic drive for the state and the nation, we will provide liveability and amenity for the people who call Karratha home to allow them to live and prosper in that community, because we know that if people are living and prospering in the Pilbara, it means that the state is prospering. We just hope that maybe the commonwealth government might spend more time looking to partner in the growth of the Pilbara rather than just pillaging it for tax.
While the Premier drives his vision of a new public square for the city of Perth—what a wonderful project that will be when we sink the railway in Northbridge—up in the north west we are looking at exactly the same opportunities to develop a city square and a heart for the good people of Karratha to call the heart of their CBD. This area will also include 50 service worker apartments, recognising that rents got out of control under the previous government and are a major challenge for small business and the not-for-profit sector. Already 100 of these units are for sale and are being rented by the small business sector and the not for profits. Another 50 will be part of this project. It is expected to be completed by mid-2014. This 1.5 hectare site alone will bring $100 million of private sector investment into the Karratha CBD to partner with the well over $130 million of state government investment in the CBD. We believe that future development of these sites will lead to private sector investment of just under $400 million in the Karratha CBD. Mulataga will be the largest master plan community ever seen in Karratha. It will accommodate over 1 500 dwellings and feature a range of lot sizes and housing options and, most importantly, provide an interface between Karratha town and the waterfront. We like to call it the Cottesloe of the north because we know that the ability to attract 50 000 people to that town — Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Those people would not have lived there when members of the Labor Party were in government because the Labor Party did not do anything. This is the problem. The Labor Party facilitated a massive expansion of the fly in, fly out workforce with no plan to transition that FIFO workforce into residential accommodation, the exact opposite of what we are doing. That is why the member for North West made the right decision when he decided to come over and join the good side to drive development in the Pilbara. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West can be very proud that he walked away from neglect and walked into a team that is going to deliver a vision for the Pilbara. We know that 1 500 dwellings will be built at Mulataga, which will link Karratha to the waterfront. We will see major public amenity built on the waterfront at Nickol Bay. At the same time as that part of the world delivers the economic drive for the state and the nation, we will provide liveability and amenity for the people who call Karratha home to allow them to live and prosper in that community, because we know that if people are living and prospering in the Pilbara, it means that the state is prospering. We just hope that maybe the commonwealth government might spend more time looking to partner in the growth of the Pilbara rather than just pillaging it for tax.
Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Those people would not have lived there when members of the Labor Party were in government because the Labor Party did not do anything. This is the problem. The Labor Party facilitated a massive expansion of the fly in, fly out workforce with no plan to transition that FIFO workforce into residential accommodation, the exact opposite of what we are doing. That is why the member for North West made the right decision when he decided to come over and join the good side to drive development in the Pilbara. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West can be very proud that he walked away from neglect and walked into a team that is going to deliver a vision for the Pilbara. We know that 1 500 dwellings will be built at Mulataga, which will link Karratha to the waterfront. We will see major public amenity built on the waterfront at Nickol Bay. At the same time as that part of the world delivers the economic drive for the state and the nation, we will provide liveability and amenity for the people who call Karratha home to allow them to live and prosper in that community, because we know that if people are living and prospering in the Pilbara, it means that the state is prospering. We just hope that maybe the commonwealth government might spend more time looking to partner in the growth of the Pilbara rather than just pillaging it for tax.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Those people would not have lived there when members of the Labor Party were in government because the Labor Party did not do anything. This is the problem. The Labor Party facilitated a massive expansion of the fly in, fly out workforce with no plan to transition that FIFO workforce into residential accommodation, the exact opposite of what we are doing. That is why the member for North West made the right decision when he decided to come over and join the good side to drive development in the Pilbara. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West can be very proud that he walked away from neglect and walked into a team that is going to deliver a vision for the Pilbara. We know that 1 500 dwellings will be built at Mulataga, which will link Karratha to the waterfront. We will see major public amenity built on the waterfront at Nickol Bay. At the same time as that part of the world delivers the economic drive for the state and the nation, we will provide liveability and amenity for the people who call Karratha home to allow them to live and prosper in that community, because we know that if people are living and prospering in the Pilbara, it means that the state is prospering. We just hope that maybe the commonwealth government might spend more time looking to partner in the growth of the Pilbara rather than just pillaging it for tax.
Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West can be very proud that he walked away from neglect and walked into a team that is going to deliver a vision for the Pilbara. We know that 1 500 dwellings will be built at Mulataga, which will link Karratha to the waterfront. We will see major public amenity built on the waterfront at Nickol Bay. At the same time as that part of the world delivers the economic drive for the state and the nation, we will provide liveability and amenity for the people who call Karratha home to allow them to live and prosper in that community, because we know that if people are living and prospering in the Pilbara, it means that the state is prospering. We just hope that maybe the commonwealth government might spend more time looking to partner in the growth of the Pilbara rather than just pillaging it for tax.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West can be very proud that he walked away from neglect and walked into a team that is going to deliver a vision for the Pilbara. We know that 1 500 dwellings will be built at Mulataga, which will link Karratha to the waterfront. We will see major public amenity built on the waterfront at Nickol Bay. At the same time as that part of the world delivers the economic drive for the state and the nation, we will provide liveability and amenity for the people who call Karratha home to allow them to live and prosper in that community, because we know that if people are living and prospering in the Pilbara, it means that the state is prospering. We just hope that maybe the commonwealth government might spend more time looking to partner in the growth of the Pilbara rather than just pillaging it for tax.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for North West for the question and for his great passion in ensuring that the many years of neglect of the north west is turned around. The member for North West can be confident in the knowledge that as well as the excellent job the Treasurer has done managing the state’s economy as he has just outlined, and the excellent job standing up for Western Australia against those marauders from Canberra that the Premier has outlined today, we have a clear vision for the Pilbara in Western Australia. No better can that be shown than by the announcement that the Premier made just last week when talking about our major expansion of Karratha. We have a master plan for Karratha to grow to a city of 50 000 people. The local community has named that plan “Karratha, City of the North”. We are well on track to deliver on that vision and we are laying the groundwork that will see that community grow and prosper into the future. Through LandCorp we ran an extensive process to attract one of the top-end developers into Karratha, making sure that we could build on the liveability and amenity that will be required to make sure that Karratha can grow and be home to 50 000 people. That process delivered Mirvac Pty Ltd as the preferred proponent. It is now negotiating with LandCorp through an exclusive working period to come up with a final settlement on that project. That project will develop the city centre of Karratha, a major redevelopment of the CBD, as well as developing a new suburb called Mulataga, which links from Bulgarra right down towards Nickol Bay. It will be an outstanding development opportunity. We look forward to seeing that take shape. A total of $130 million has been allocated to upgrade the infrastructure of the CBD—that is state royalties for regions funding—including new utilities and street works. This redevelopment creates a number of new development sites, which allows Mirvac to come in and build on those development sites. The sort of city that Karratha should have had planned for it maybe eight or so years ago did not happen, and we are doing that work now. These new CBD blocks will accommodate a 150-room hotel, 10 000 square metres of commercial space, hospitality and entertainment venues and a landscaped public square on a 1.5 hectare site. While the Premier drives his vision of a new public square for the city of Perth—what a wonderful project that will be when we sink the railway in Northbridge—up in the north west we are looking at exactly the same opportunities to develop a city square and a heart for the good people of Karratha to call the heart of their CBD. This area will also include 50 service worker apartments, recognising that rents got out of control under the previous government and are a major challenge for small business and the not-for-profit sector. Already 100 of these units are for sale and are being rented by the small business sector and the not for profits. Another 50 will be part of this project. It is expected to be completed by mid-2014. This 1.5 hectare site alone will bring $100 million of private sector investment into the Karratha CBD to partner with the well over $130 million of state government investment in the CBD. We believe that future development of these sites will lead to private sector investment of just under $400 million in the Karratha CBD. Mulataga will be the largest master plan community ever seen in Karratha. It will accommodate over 1 500 dwellings and feature a range of lot sizes and housing options and, most importantly, provide an interface between Karratha town and the waterfront. We like to call it the Cottesloe of the north because we know that the ability to attract 50 000 people to that town — Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Those people would not have lived there when members of the Labor Party were in government because the Labor Party did not do anything. This is the problem. The Labor Party facilitated a massive expansion of the fly in, fly out workforce with no plan to transition that FIFO workforce into residential accommodation, the exact opposite of what we are doing. That is why the member for North West made the right decision when he decided to come over and join the good side to drive development in the Pilbara. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West can be very proud that he walked away from neglect and walked into a team that is going to deliver a vision for the Pilbara. We know that 1 500 dwellings will be built at Mulataga, which will link Karratha to the waterfront. We will see major public amenity built on the waterfront at Nickol Bay. At the same time as that part of the world delivers the economic drive for the state and the nation, we will provide liveability and amenity for the people who call Karratha home to allow them to live and prosper in that community, because we know that if people are living and prospering in the Pilbara, it means that the state is prospering. We just hope that maybe the commonwealth government might spend more time looking to partner in the growth of the Pilbara rather than just pillaging it for tax.
I thank the member for North West for the question and for his great passion in ensuring that the many years of neglect of the north west is turned around. The member for North West can be confident in the knowledge that as well as the excellent job the Treasurer has done managing the state’s economy as he has just outlined, and the excellent job standing up for Western Australia against those marauders from Canberra that the Premier has outlined today, we have a clear vision for the Pilbara in Western Australia. No better can that be shown than by the announcement that the Premier made just last week when talking about our major expansion of Karratha. We have a master plan for Karratha to grow to a city of 50 000 people. The local community has named that plan “Karratha, City of the North”. We are well on track to deliver on that vision and we are laying the groundwork that will see that community grow and prosper into the future. Through LandCorp we ran an extensive process to attract one of the top-end developers into Karratha, making sure that we could build on the liveability and amenity that will be required to make sure that Karratha can grow and be home to 50 000 people. That process delivered Mirvac Pty Ltd as the preferred proponent. It is now negotiating with LandCorp through an exclusive working period to come up with a final settlement on that project. That project will develop the city centre of Karratha, a major redevelopment of the CBD, as well as developing a new suburb called Mulataga, which links from Bulgarra right down towards Nickol Bay. It will be an outstanding development opportunity. We look forward to seeing that take shape. A total of $130 million has been allocated to upgrade the infrastructure of the CBD—that is state royalties for regions funding—including new utilities and street works. This redevelopment creates a number of new development sites, which allows Mirvac to come in and build on those development sites. The sort of city that Karratha should have had planned for it maybe eight or so years ago did not happen, and we are doing that work now. These new CBD blocks will accommodate a 150-room hotel, 10 000 square metres of commercial space, hospitality and entertainment venues and a landscaped public square on a 1.5 hectare site. While the Premier drives his vision of a new public square for the city of Perth—what a wonderful project that will be when we sink the railway in Northbridge—up in the north west we are looking at exactly the same opportunities to develop a city square and a heart for the good people of Karratha to call the heart of their CBD. This area will also include 50 service worker apartments, recognising that rents got out of control under the previous government and are a major challenge for small business and the not-for-profit sector. Already 100 of these units are for sale and are being rented by the small business sector and the not for profits. Another 50 will be part of this project. It is expected to be completed by mid-2014. This 1.5 hectare site alone will bring $100 million of private sector investment into the Karratha CBD to partner with the well over $130 million of state government investment in the CBD. We believe that future development of these sites will lead to private sector investment of just under $400 million in the Karratha CBD. Mulataga will be the largest master plan community ever seen in Karratha. It will accommodate over 1 500 dwellings and feature a range of lot sizes and housing options and, most importantly, provide an interface between Karratha town and the waterfront. We like to call it the Cottesloe of the north because we know that the ability to attract 50 000 people to that town — Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Those people would not have lived there when members of the Labor Party were in government because the Labor Party did not do anything. This is the problem. The Labor Party facilitated a massive expansion of the fly in, fly out workforce with no plan to transition that FIFO workforce into residential accommodation, the exact opposite of what we are doing. That is why the member for North West made the right decision when he decided to come over and join the good side to drive development in the Pilbara. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West can be very proud that he walked away from neglect and walked into a team that is going to deliver a vision for the Pilbara. We know that 1 500 dwellings will be built at Mulataga, which will link Karratha to the waterfront. We will see major public amenity built on the waterfront at Nickol Bay. At the same time as that part of the world delivers the economic drive for the state and the nation, we will provide liveability and amenity for the people who call Karratha home to allow them to live and prosper in that community, because we know that if people are living and prospering in the Pilbara, it means that the state is prospering. We just hope that maybe the commonwealth government might spend more time looking to partner in the growth of the Pilbara rather than just pillaging it for tax.
Through LandCorp we ran an extensive process to attract one of the top-end developers into Karratha, making sure that we could build on the liveability and amenity that will be required to make sure that Karratha can grow and be home to 50 000 people. That process delivered Mirvac Pty Ltd as the preferred proponent. It is now negotiating with LandCorp through an exclusive working period to come up with a final settlement on that project. That project will develop the city centre of Karratha, a major redevelopment of the CBD, as well as developing a new suburb called Mulataga, which links from Bulgarra right down towards Nickol Bay. It will be an outstanding development opportunity. We look forward to seeing that take shape. A total of $130 million has been allocated to upgrade the infrastructure of the CBD—that is state royalties for regions funding—including new utilities and street works. This redevelopment creates a number of new development sites, which allows Mirvac to come in and build on those development sites. The sort of city that Karratha should have had planned for it maybe eight or so years ago did not happen, and we are doing that work now. These new CBD blocks will accommodate a 150-room hotel, 10 000 square metres of commercial space, hospitality and entertainment venues and a landscaped public square on a 1.5 hectare site. While the Premier drives his vision of a new public square for the city of Perth—what a wonderful project that will be when we sink the railway in Northbridge—up in the north west we are looking at exactly the same opportunities to develop a city square and a heart for the good people of Karratha to call the heart of their CBD. This area will also include 50 service worker apartments, recognising that rents got out of control under the previous government and are a major challenge for small business and the not-for-profit sector. Already 100 of these units are for sale and are being rented by the small business sector and the not for profits. Another 50 will be part of this project. It is expected to be completed by mid-2014. This 1.5 hectare site alone will bring $100 million of private sector investment into the Karratha CBD to partner with the well over $130 million of state government investment in the CBD. We believe that future development of these sites will lead to private sector investment of just under $400 million in the Karratha CBD. Mulataga will be the largest master plan community ever seen in Karratha. It will accommodate over 1 500 dwellings and feature a range of lot sizes and housing options and, most importantly, provide an interface between Karratha town and the waterfront. We like to call it the Cottesloe of the north because we know that the ability to attract 50 000 people to that town — Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Those people would not have lived there when members of the Labor Party were in government because the Labor Party did not do anything. This is the problem. The Labor Party facilitated a massive expansion of the fly in, fly out workforce with no plan to transition that FIFO workforce into residential accommodation, the exact opposite of what we are doing. That is why the member for North West made the right decision when he decided to come over and join the good side to drive development in the Pilbara. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West can be very proud that he walked away from neglect and walked into a team that is going to deliver a vision for the Pilbara. We know that 1 500 dwellings will be built at Mulataga, which will link Karratha to the waterfront. We will see major public amenity built on the waterfront at Nickol Bay. At the same time as that part of the world delivers the economic drive for the state and the nation, we will provide liveability and amenity for the people who call Karratha home to allow them to live and prosper in that community, because we know that if people are living and prospering in the Pilbara, it means that the state is prospering. We just hope that maybe the commonwealth government might spend more time looking to partner in the growth of the Pilbara rather than just pillaging it for tax.
While the Premier drives his vision of a new public square for the city of Perth—what a wonderful project that will be when we sink the railway in Northbridge—up in the north west we are looking at exactly the same opportunities to develop a city square and a heart for the good people of Karratha to call the heart of their CBD. This area will also include 50 service worker apartments, recognising that rents got out of control under the previous government and are a major challenge for small business and the not-for-profit sector. Already 100 of these units are for sale and are being rented by the small business sector and the not for profits. Another 50 will be part of this project. It is expected to be completed by mid-2014. This 1.5 hectare site alone will bring $100 million of private sector investment into the Karratha CBD to partner with the well over $130 million of state government investment in the CBD. We believe that future development of these sites will lead to private sector investment of just under $400 million in the Karratha CBD. Mulataga will be the largest master plan community ever seen in Karratha. It will accommodate over 1 500 dwellings and feature a range of lot sizes and housing options and, most importantly, provide an interface between Karratha town and the waterfront. We like to call it the Cottesloe of the north because we know that the ability to attract 50 000 people to that town — Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Those people would not have lived there when members of the Labor Party were in government because the Labor Party did not do anything. This is the problem. The Labor Party facilitated a massive expansion of the fly in, fly out workforce with no plan to transition that FIFO workforce into residential accommodation, the exact opposite of what we are doing. That is why the member for North West made the right decision when he decided to come over and join the good side to drive development in the Pilbara. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West can be very proud that he walked away from neglect and walked into a team that is going to deliver a vision for the Pilbara. We know that 1 500 dwellings will be built at Mulataga, which will link Karratha to the waterfront. We will see major public amenity built on the waterfront at Nickol Bay. At the same time as that part of the world delivers the economic drive for the state and the nation, we will provide liveability and amenity for the people who call Karratha home to allow them to live and prosper in that community, because we know that if people are living and prospering in the Pilbara, it means that the state is prospering. We just hope that maybe the commonwealth government might spend more time looking to partner in the growth of the Pilbara rather than just pillaging it for tax.
Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Those people would not have lived there when members of the Labor Party were in government because the Labor Party did not do anything. This is the problem. The Labor Party facilitated a massive expansion of the fly in, fly out workforce with no plan to transition that FIFO workforce into residential accommodation, the exact opposite of what we are doing. That is why the member for North West made the right decision when he decided to come over and join the good side to drive development in the Pilbara. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West can be very proud that he walked away from neglect and walked into a team that is going to deliver a vision for the Pilbara. We know that 1 500 dwellings will be built at Mulataga, which will link Karratha to the waterfront. We will see major public amenity built on the waterfront at Nickol Bay. At the same time as that part of the world delivers the economic drive for the state and the nation, we will provide liveability and amenity for the people who call Karratha home to allow them to live and prosper in that community, because we know that if people are living and prospering in the Pilbara, it means that the state is prospering. We just hope that maybe the commonwealth government might spend more time looking to partner in the growth of the Pilbara rather than just pillaging it for tax.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Those people would not have lived there when members of the Labor Party were in government because the Labor Party did not do anything. This is the problem. The Labor Party facilitated a massive expansion of the fly in, fly out workforce with no plan to transition that FIFO workforce into residential accommodation, the exact opposite of what we are doing. That is why the member for North West made the right decision when he decided to come over and join the good side to drive development in the Pilbara. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West can be very proud that he walked away from neglect and walked into a team that is going to deliver a vision for the Pilbara. We know that 1 500 dwellings will be built at Mulataga, which will link Karratha to the waterfront. We will see major public amenity built on the waterfront at Nickol Bay. At the same time as that part of the world delivers the economic drive for the state and the nation, we will provide liveability and amenity for the people who call Karratha home to allow them to live and prosper in that community, because we know that if people are living and prospering in the Pilbara, it means that the state is prospering. We just hope that maybe the commonwealth government might spend more time looking to partner in the growth of the Pilbara rather than just pillaging it for tax.
Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West can be very proud that he walked away from neglect and walked into a team that is going to deliver a vision for the Pilbara. We know that 1 500 dwellings will be built at Mulataga, which will link Karratha to the waterfront. We will see major public amenity built on the waterfront at Nickol Bay. At the same time as that part of the world delivers the economic drive for the state and the nation, we will provide liveability and amenity for the people who call Karratha home to allow them to live and prosper in that community, because we know that if people are living and prospering in the Pilbara, it means that the state is prospering. We just hope that maybe the commonwealth government might spend more time looking to partner in the growth of the Pilbara rather than just pillaging it for tax.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West can be very proud that he walked away from neglect and walked into a team that is going to deliver a vision for the Pilbara. We know that 1 500 dwellings will be built at Mulataga, which will link Karratha to the waterfront. We will see major public amenity built on the waterfront at Nickol Bay. At the same time as that part of the world delivers the economic drive for the state and the nation, we will provide liveability and amenity for the people who call Karratha home to allow them to live and prosper in that community, because we know that if people are living and prospering in the Pilbara, it means that the state is prospering. We just hope that maybe the commonwealth government might spend more time looking to partner in the growth of the Pilbara rather than just pillaging it for tax.
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