❓ Question regarding the future of the former Scarborough Senior High School site and whether it should be entirely public open space. The Minister does not support this, leading to questions about budget implications.
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SCARBOROUGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SITE 30. Mrs HODSON-THOMAS to the Minister for Education: The member for Innaloo has said that the results of his community survey on the future of the former Scarborough Senior High School site should determine what happens to the site, and that more than half of the respondents to this survey said that the site should be 100 per cent public open space. (1) Does the minister support the site being given over entirely to public open space? (2) If so, how does he propose to fill the hole in the education budget if the site is not sold, bearing in mind that the previous Government quarantined the sale money to the education budget? Mr CARPENTER
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I thank the member for the question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. I take this opportunity, however, to discuss briefly the issue that has emerged on Scarborough High School and the duplicity with which the former Government treated the people in that area. We heard a really eloquent exposition of that position by the member for Innaloo, who, as I recall, was able to visually demonstrate the community’s anger, symbolically, with the exhibition of a card. That is pretty much the community reaction to the former Minister for Education’s treatment of Scarborough people in relation to that site. His treatment of the community was nothing short of lamentable. It made them very angry and was one of the very important reasons that the new member for that seat was elected. It was typical of the attitude that led to the massive, overwhelming defeat of the former Government. The role played by the former Minister for Education in that defeat is still very vivid in the public’s memory. In particular, the former Minister for Education’s performance in the election campaign played a very significant role in his party’s defeat. Mr Barnett: But what is the Government going to do? Mr CARPENTER: I have already given the short answer. The answer to the first question was, no, it will not be 100 per cent open space, and therefore the member for Carine’s second question does not apply.
SCARBOROUGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SITE
The member for Innaloo has said that the results of his community survey on the future of the former Scarborough Senior High School site should determine what happens to the site, and that more than half of the respondents to this survey said that the site should be 100 per cent public open space. (1) Does the minister support the site being given over entirely to public open space? (2) If so, how does he propose to fill the hole in the education budget if the site is not sold, bearing in mind that the previous Government quarantined the sale money to the education budget? Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. I take this opportunity, however, to discuss briefly the issue that has emerged on Scarborough High School and the duplicity with which the former Government treated the people in that area. We heard a really eloquent exposition of that position by the member for Innaloo, who, as I recall, was able to visually demonstrate the community’s anger, symbolically, with the exhibition of a card. That is pretty much the community reaction to the former Minister for Education’s treatment of Scarborough people in relation to that site. His treatment of the community was nothing short of lamentable. It made them very angry and was one of the very important reasons that the new member for that seat was elected. It was typical of the attitude that led to the massive, overwhelming defeat of the former Government. The role played by the former Minister for Education in that defeat is still very vivid in the public’s memory. In particular, the former Minister for Education’s performance in the election campaign played a very significant role in his party’s defeat. Mr Barnett: But what is the Government going to do? Mr CARPENTER: I have already given the short answer. The answer to the first question was, no, it will not be 100 per cent open space, and therefore the member for Carine’s second question does not apply.
(1) Does the minister support the site being given over entirely to public open space? (2) If so, how does he propose to fill the hole in the education budget if the site is not sold, bearing in mind that the previous Government quarantined the sale money to the education budget? Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. I take this opportunity, however, to discuss briefly the issue that has emerged on Scarborough High School and the duplicity with which the former Government treated the people in that area. We heard a really eloquent exposition of that position by the member for Innaloo, who, as I recall, was able to visually demonstrate the community’s anger, symbolically, with the exhibition of a card. That is pretty much the community reaction to the former Minister for Education’s treatment of Scarborough people in relation to that site. His treatment of the community was nothing short of lamentable. It made them very angry and was one of the very important reasons that the new member for that seat was elected. It was typical of the attitude that led to the massive, overwhelming defeat of the former Government. The role played by the former Minister for Education in that defeat is still very vivid in the public’s memory. In particular, the former Minister for Education’s performance in the election campaign played a very significant role in his party’s defeat. Mr Barnett: But what is the Government going to do? Mr CARPENTER: I have already given the short answer. The answer to the first question was, no, it will not be 100 per cent open space, and therefore the member for Carine’s second question does not apply.
(2) If so, how does he propose to fill the hole in the education budget if the site is not sold, bearing in mind that the previous Government quarantined the sale money to the education budget? Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. I take this opportunity, however, to discuss briefly the issue that has emerged on Scarborough High School and the duplicity with which the former Government treated the people in that area. We heard a really eloquent exposition of that position by the member for Innaloo, who, as I recall, was able to visually demonstrate the community’s anger, symbolically, with the exhibition of a card. That is pretty much the community reaction to the former Minister for Education’s treatment of Scarborough people in relation to that site. His treatment of the community was nothing short of lamentable. It made them very angry and was one of the very important reasons that the new member for that seat was elected. It was typical of the attitude that led to the massive, overwhelming defeat of the former Government. The role played by the former Minister for Education in that defeat is still very vivid in the public’s memory. In particular, the former Minister for Education’s performance in the election campaign played a very significant role in his party’s defeat. Mr Barnett: But what is the Government going to do? Mr CARPENTER: I have already given the short answer. The answer to the first question was, no, it will not be 100 per cent open space, and therefore the member for Carine’s second question does not apply.
Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. I take this opportunity, however, to discuss briefly the issue that has emerged on Scarborough High School and the duplicity with which the former Government treated the people in that area. We heard a really eloquent exposition of that position by the member for Innaloo, who, as I recall, was able to visually demonstrate the community’s anger, symbolically, with the exhibition of a card. That is pretty much the community reaction to the former Minister for Education’s treatment of Scarborough people in relation to that site. His treatment of the community was nothing short of lamentable. It made them very angry and was one of the very important reasons that the new member for that seat was elected. It was typical of the attitude that led to the massive, overwhelming defeat of the former Government. The role played by the former Minister for Education in that defeat is still very vivid in the public’s memory. In particular, the former Minister for Education’s performance in the election campaign played a very significant role in his party’s defeat. Mr Barnett: But what is the Government going to do? Mr CARPENTER: I have already given the short answer. The answer to the first question was, no, it will not be 100 per cent open space, and therefore the member for Carine’s second question does not apply.
I thank the member for the question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. I take this opportunity, however, to discuss briefly the issue that has emerged on Scarborough High School and the duplicity with which the former Government treated the people in that area. We heard a really eloquent exposition of that position by the member for Innaloo, who, as I recall, was able to visually demonstrate the community’s anger, symbolically, with the exhibition of a card. That is pretty much the community reaction to the former Minister for Education’s treatment of Scarborough people in relation to that site. His treatment of the community was nothing short of lamentable. It made them very angry and was one of the very important reasons that the new member for that seat was elected. It was typical of the attitude that led to the massive, overwhelming defeat of the former Government. The role played by the former Minister for Education in that defeat is still very vivid in the public’s memory. In particular, the former Minister for Education’s performance in the election campaign played a very significant role in his party’s defeat. Mr Barnett: But what is the Government going to do? Mr CARPENTER: I have already given the short answer. The answer to the first question was, no, it will not be 100 per cent open space, and therefore the member for Carine’s second question does not apply.
(1) No. (2) Not applicable. I take this opportunity, however, to discuss briefly the issue that has emerged on Scarborough High School and the duplicity with which the former Government treated the people in that area. We heard a really eloquent exposition of that position by the member for Innaloo, who, as I recall, was able to visually demonstrate the community’s anger, symbolically, with the exhibition of a card. That is pretty much the community reaction to the former Minister for Education’s treatment of Scarborough people in relation to that site. His treatment of the community was nothing short of lamentable. It made them very angry and was one of the very important reasons that the new member for that seat was elected. It was typical of the attitude that led to the massive, overwhelming defeat of the former Government. The role played by the former Minister for Education in that defeat is still very vivid in the public’s memory. In particular, the former Minister for Education’s performance in the election campaign played a very significant role in his party’s defeat. Mr Barnett: But what is the Government going to do? Mr CARPENTER: I have already given the short answer. The answer to the first question was, no, it will not be 100 per cent open space, and therefore the member for Carine’s second question does not apply.
(2) Not applicable. I take this opportunity, however, to discuss briefly the issue that has emerged on Scarborough High School and the duplicity with which the former Government treated the people in that area. We heard a really eloquent exposition of that position by the member for Innaloo, who, as I recall, was able to visually demonstrate the community’s anger, symbolically, with the exhibition of a card. That is pretty much the community reaction to the former Minister for Education’s treatment of Scarborough people in relation to that site. His treatment of the community was nothing short of lamentable. It made them very angry and was one of the very important reasons that the new member for that seat was elected. It was typical of the attitude that led to the massive, overwhelming defeat of the former Government. The role played by the former Minister for Education in that defeat is still very vivid in the public’s memory. In particular, the former Minister for Education’s performance in the election campaign played a very significant role in his party’s defeat. Mr Barnett: But what is the Government going to do? Mr CARPENTER: I have already given the short answer. The answer to the first question was, no, it will not be 100 per cent open space, and therefore the member for Carine’s second question does not apply.
Mr CARPENTER: I have already given the short answer. The answer to the first question was, no, it will not be 100 per cent open space, and therefore the member for Carine’s second question does not apply.
SCARBOROUGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SITE
The member for Innaloo has said that the results of his community survey on the future of the former Scarborough Senior High School site should determine what happens to the site, and that more than half of the respondents to this survey said that the site should be 100 per cent public open space. (1) Does the minister support the site being given over entirely to public open space? (2) If so, how does he propose to fill the hole in the education budget if the site is not sold, bearing in mind that the previous Government quarantined the sale money to the education budget? Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. I take this opportunity, however, to discuss briefly the issue that has emerged on Scarborough High School and the duplicity with which the former Government treated the people in that area. We heard a really eloquent exposition of that position by the member for Innaloo, who, as I recall, was able to visually demonstrate the community’s anger, symbolically, with the exhibition of a card. That is pretty much the community reaction to the former Minister for Education’s treatment of Scarborough people in relation to that site. His treatment of the community was nothing short of lamentable. It made them very angry and was one of the very important reasons that the new member for that seat was elected. It was typical of the attitude that led to the massive, overwhelming defeat of the former Government. The role played by the former Minister for Education in that defeat is still very vivid in the public’s memory. In particular, the former Minister for Education’s performance in the election campaign played a very significant role in his party’s defeat. Mr Barnett: But what is the Government going to do? Mr CARPENTER: I have already given the short answer. The answer to the first question was, no, it will not be 100 per cent open space, and therefore the member for Carine’s second question does not apply.
(1) Does the minister support the site being given over entirely to public open space? (2) If so, how does he propose to fill the hole in the education budget if the site is not sold, bearing in mind that the previous Government quarantined the sale money to the education budget? Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. I take this opportunity, however, to discuss briefly the issue that has emerged on Scarborough High School and the duplicity with which the former Government treated the people in that area. We heard a really eloquent exposition of that position by the member for Innaloo, who, as I recall, was able to visually demonstrate the community’s anger, symbolically, with the exhibition of a card. That is pretty much the community reaction to the former Minister for Education’s treatment of Scarborough people in relation to that site. His treatment of the community was nothing short of lamentable. It made them very angry and was one of the very important reasons that the new member for that seat was elected. It was typical of the attitude that led to the massive, overwhelming defeat of the former Government. The role played by the former Minister for Education in that defeat is still very vivid in the public’s memory. In particular, the former Minister for Education’s performance in the election campaign played a very significant role in his party’s defeat. Mr Barnett: But what is the Government going to do? Mr CARPENTER: I have already given the short answer. The answer to the first question was, no, it will not be 100 per cent open space, and therefore the member for Carine’s second question does not apply.
(2) If so, how does he propose to fill the hole in the education budget if the site is not sold, bearing in mind that the previous Government quarantined the sale money to the education budget? Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. I take this opportunity, however, to discuss briefly the issue that has emerged on Scarborough High School and the duplicity with which the former Government treated the people in that area. We heard a really eloquent exposition of that position by the member for Innaloo, who, as I recall, was able to visually demonstrate the community’s anger, symbolically, with the exhibition of a card. That is pretty much the community reaction to the former Minister for Education’s treatment of Scarborough people in relation to that site. His treatment of the community was nothing short of lamentable. It made them very angry and was one of the very important reasons that the new member for that seat was elected. It was typical of the attitude that led to the massive, overwhelming defeat of the former Government. The role played by the former Minister for Education in that defeat is still very vivid in the public’s memory. In particular, the former Minister for Education’s performance in the election campaign played a very significant role in his party’s defeat. Mr Barnett: But what is the Government going to do? Mr CARPENTER: I have already given the short answer. The answer to the first question was, no, it will not be 100 per cent open space, and therefore the member for Carine’s second question does not apply.
Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. I take this opportunity, however, to discuss briefly the issue that has emerged on Scarborough High School and the duplicity with which the former Government treated the people in that area. We heard a really eloquent exposition of that position by the member for Innaloo, who, as I recall, was able to visually demonstrate the community’s anger, symbolically, with the exhibition of a card. That is pretty much the community reaction to the former Minister for Education’s treatment of Scarborough people in relation to that site. His treatment of the community was nothing short of lamentable. It made them very angry and was one of the very important reasons that the new member for that seat was elected. It was typical of the attitude that led to the massive, overwhelming defeat of the former Government. The role played by the former Minister for Education in that defeat is still very vivid in the public’s memory. In particular, the former Minister for Education’s performance in the election campaign played a very significant role in his party’s defeat. Mr Barnett: But what is the Government going to do? Mr CARPENTER: I have already given the short answer. The answer to the first question was, no, it will not be 100 per cent open space, and therefore the member for Carine’s second question does not apply.
I thank the member for the question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. I take this opportunity, however, to discuss briefly the issue that has emerged on Scarborough High School and the duplicity with which the former Government treated the people in that area. We heard a really eloquent exposition of that position by the member for Innaloo, who, as I recall, was able to visually demonstrate the community’s anger, symbolically, with the exhibition of a card. That is pretty much the community reaction to the former Minister for Education’s treatment of Scarborough people in relation to that site. His treatment of the community was nothing short of lamentable. It made them very angry and was one of the very important reasons that the new member for that seat was elected. It was typical of the attitude that led to the massive, overwhelming defeat of the former Government. The role played by the former Minister for Education in that defeat is still very vivid in the public’s memory. In particular, the former Minister for Education’s performance in the election campaign played a very significant role in his party’s defeat. Mr Barnett: But what is the Government going to do? Mr CARPENTER: I have already given the short answer. The answer to the first question was, no, it will not be 100 per cent open space, and therefore the member for Carine’s second question does not apply.
(1) No. (2) Not applicable. I take this opportunity, however, to discuss briefly the issue that has emerged on Scarborough High School and the duplicity with which the former Government treated the people in that area. We heard a really eloquent exposition of that position by the member for Innaloo, who, as I recall, was able to visually demonstrate the community’s anger, symbolically, with the exhibition of a card. That is pretty much the community reaction to the former Minister for Education’s treatment of Scarborough people in relation to that site. His treatment of the community was nothing short of lamentable. It made them very angry and was one of the very important reasons that the new member for that seat was elected. It was typical of the attitude that led to the massive, overwhelming defeat of the former Government. The role played by the former Minister for Education in that defeat is still very vivid in the public’s memory. In particular, the former Minister for Education’s performance in the election campaign played a very significant role in his party’s defeat. Mr Barnett: But what is the Government going to do? Mr CARPENTER: I have already given the short answer. The answer to the first question was, no, it will not be 100 per cent open space, and therefore the member for Carine’s second question does not apply.
(2) Not applicable. I take this opportunity, however, to discuss briefly the issue that has emerged on Scarborough High School and the duplicity with which the former Government treated the people in that area. We heard a really eloquent exposition of that position by the member for Innaloo, who, as I recall, was able to visually demonstrate the community’s anger, symbolically, with the exhibition of a card. That is pretty much the community reaction to the former Minister for Education’s treatment of Scarborough people in relation to that site. His treatment of the community was nothing short of lamentable. It made them very angry and was one of the very important reasons that the new member for that seat was elected. It was typical of the attitude that led to the massive, overwhelming defeat of the former Government. The role played by the former Minister for Education in that defeat is still very vivid in the public’s memory. In particular, the former Minister for Education’s performance in the election campaign played a very significant role in his party’s defeat. Mr Barnett: But what is the Government going to do? Mr CARPENTER: I have already given the short answer. The answer to the first question was, no, it will not be 100 per cent open space, and therefore the member for Carine’s second question does not apply.
Mr CARPENTER: I have already given the short answer. The answer to the first question was, no, it will not be 100 per cent open space, and therefore the member for Carine’s second question does not apply.
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