❓ The Minister for Emergency Services outlines the government's $15 million investment in upgrading emergency services facilities across WA as part of the WA recovery plan, detailing specific projects and their impact on local jobs and businesses.
AnsweredQoN 601Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
EMERGENCY SERVICES —
INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE
601. Mr D.T. PUNCH to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's $5.5 billion WA recovery plan that includes a significant
investment in maintaining state government assets.
(1) Can the
minister update the house on this government's investment to upgrade
fire stations and new emergency services infrastructure across Western Australia?
(2) Can the minister outline to the
house how this investment will support local jobs and local businesses?
INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE
601. Mr D.T. PUNCH to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's $5.5 billion WA recovery plan that includes a significant
investment in maintaining state government assets.
(1) Can the
minister update the house on this government's investment to upgrade
fire stations and new emergency services infrastructure across Western Australia?
(2) Can the minister outline to the
house how this investment will support local jobs and local businesses?
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Thank you very much indeed, member for Bunbury, and I thank
you for your superb support for emergency service workers in the south west,
particularly in Bunbury.
(1)–(2) As we all know, there is a significant
investment by the government, $5.5 billion, in the WA recovery plan .
That includes $15 million to upgrade emergency services facility. Thirteen
million dollars will be spent on maintenance, and upgrades and additions, to
facilities, and some new facilities will be built too; and $2 million will be
provided to bush fire brigades to provide them with 100 static water tanks
across the state. That will increase the response capability for volunteers in
protecting their communities.
� I am so pleased that this money could actually be
found for emergency services and it will be spread across regional Western
Australia. The projects that we have already announced are specifically in the
areas of Western Australia. For example, $13 million will be to improve
facilities on priority stations for bush fire service brigades, volunteer fire
and rescue service brigades, State Emergency Service units and volunteer fire
and emergency service units across the state. The types of projects that have
been envisaged as part of this upgrade are projects between $17 000 and up to
$3 million. They are targeted at regional WA. They are the right sized projects
for small building companies and small businesses in regional Western Australia.
This investment means that there will be work for builders, carpenters,
electricians, plumbers, tilers, concreters, welders, painters, bricklayers,
cabinet-makers and plasterers.
�I will give
an idea about where this investment will be made. For example, in the volunteer
fire and rescue services, it will be in the areas of Brookton, Wagin,
Kellerberrin, Tammin, Eucla, Dongara and Waroona. For the bush fire brigades,
it will be in the areas of Torbay, Baandee, Mt Caroline, Kellerberrin north,
Nungarin and Julimar. Some of these facilities are being built in areas where
there has never been a bush fire brigade
facility whatsoever. The pumps were usually stored in one of the facilities on
somebody's farm. There has
never been a centre for the bush fire brigade to do their training, and store
vehicles. This is a terrific result for places like Baandee and Mt Caroline,
which have never had a bush fire brigade facility.
�I said that
the investments are modest—between $17 000 and $3 million. Three
million dollars will be invested in a new facility for the SES in Albany, which
is the Speaker's electorate. Mr Speaker knows where the SES facility is;
it is by the football ovals. It is a funny little old place that is certainly
way, way past its use-by date. I am very pleased that this money could be found
in order to upgrade that facility. In fact, it will be a very good facility. It
will be a joint facility and it will be a major addition to emergency services
in Albany.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, minister.
you for your superb support for emergency service workers in the south west,
particularly in Bunbury.
(1)–(2) As we all know, there is a significant
investment by the government, $5.5 billion, in the WA recovery plan .
That includes $15 million to upgrade emergency services facility. Thirteen
million dollars will be spent on maintenance, and upgrades and additions, to
facilities, and some new facilities will be built too; and $2 million will be
provided to bush fire brigades to provide them with 100 static water tanks
across the state. That will increase the response capability for volunteers in
protecting their communities.
� I am so pleased that this money could actually be
found for emergency services and it will be spread across regional Western
Australia. The projects that we have already announced are specifically in the
areas of Western Australia. For example, $13 million will be to improve
facilities on priority stations for bush fire service brigades, volunteer fire
and rescue service brigades, State Emergency Service units and volunteer fire
and emergency service units across the state. The types of projects that have
been envisaged as part of this upgrade are projects between $17 000 and up to
$3 million. They are targeted at regional WA. They are the right sized projects
for small building companies and small businesses in regional Western Australia.
This investment means that there will be work for builders, carpenters,
electricians, plumbers, tilers, concreters, welders, painters, bricklayers,
cabinet-makers and plasterers.
�I will give
an idea about where this investment will be made. For example, in the volunteer
fire and rescue services, it will be in the areas of Brookton, Wagin,
Kellerberrin, Tammin, Eucla, Dongara and Waroona. For the bush fire brigades,
it will be in the areas of Torbay, Baandee, Mt Caroline, Kellerberrin north,
Nungarin and Julimar. Some of these facilities are being built in areas where
there has never been a bush fire brigade
facility whatsoever. The pumps were usually stored in one of the facilities on
somebody's farm. There has
never been a centre for the bush fire brigade to do their training, and store
vehicles. This is a terrific result for places like Baandee and Mt Caroline,
which have never had a bush fire brigade facility.
�I said that
the investments are modest—between $17 000 and $3 million. Three
million dollars will be invested in a new facility for the SES in Albany, which
is the Speaker's electorate. Mr Speaker knows where the SES facility is;
it is by the football ovals. It is a funny little old place that is certainly
way, way past its use-by date. I am very pleased that this money could be found
in order to upgrade that facility. In fact, it will be a very good facility. It
will be a joint facility and it will be a major addition to emergency services
in Albany.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, minister.
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