❓ Question regarding the Labor Government's plans for a multipurpose stadium, given the previous government's failure and community objections to the Leederville Oval site. The Minister outlines a review of elite sports facilities and a commitment to a considered approach, avoiding past mistakes.
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MULTIPURPOSE STADIUM
Given that the Labor Government has failed to deliver on the coalition Government’s commitment to provide a multipurpose stadium, and taking into account the strong objections of Leederville ratepayers to a soccer stadium at Leederville Oval, will the minister advise what action he will take, if any, to meet the acknowledged need for a stadium in Perth? Mr CARPENTER
Given that the Labor Government has failed to deliver on the coalition Government’s commitment to provide a multipurpose stadium, and taking into account the strong objections of Leederville ratepayers to a soccer stadium at Leederville Oval, will the minister advise what action he will take, if any, to meet the acknowledged need for a stadium in Perth? Mr CARPENTER
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I thank the member for the question. I found a little amusing his preamble that somehow or other the previous Government had provided contractual arrangements that would deliver a stadium. In its fumble-bum way, the previous Government created all sorts of expectations and problems for the sporting community in Western Australia. I think the member was referring specifically to the soccer community. The soccer community and some people in the rugby community expect that they will have a stadium. Some elements were hopeful that the previous Government would have been able to put together a package that was deliverable, but they were always fearful that what was done was done for a purely political purpose and would not deliver the end result. They thought it was to legitimise the process involved with the convention centre. However, I understand that the proponents did their best to make the stadium process come to fruition but have been unable to do so. Numerous other sports organisations in Western Australia at an elite level are seeking a state or national-class facility including athletics, in tandem with which goes the state basketball centre and the rugby centre. The tennis organisations are also seeking an alternative venue for the Hopman Cup. Rugby Union organisations might be looking for a venue for the Super 12 competition, if they are successful in becoming involved in that competition. Cricket organisations also are looking for some support for the redevelopment of the WACA ground. Now that the original stadium proposal has come to nothing, we must go through a process of evaluating the needs of those elite sporting organisations. As I said to the media yesterday, we will go through the process in a way that delivers something rather than unfulfillable expectations. We will start on that process now. The Ministry of Sport and Recreation is undergoing a review of elite sports facilities in Western Australia. As part of that process, the requirements for a soccer-style stadium will be considered. However, we will not make pre-emptive decisions based on political expediency and, therefore, follow in the rather unsuccessful and unfortunate footsteps of the previous Government.
Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. I found a little amusing his preamble that somehow or other the previous Government had provided contractual arrangements that would deliver a stadium. In its fumble-bum way, the previous Government created all sorts of expectations and problems for the sporting community in Western Australia. I think the member was referring specifically to the soccer community. The soccer community and some people in the rugby community expect that they will have a stadium. Some elements were hopeful that the previous Government would have been able to put together a package that was deliverable, but they were always fearful that what was done was done for a purely political purpose and would not deliver the end result. They thought it was to legitimise the process involved with the convention centre. However, I understand that the proponents did their best to make the stadium process come to fruition but have been unable to do so. Numerous other sports organisations in Western Australia at an elite level are seeking a state or national-class facility including athletics, in tandem with which goes the state basketball centre and the rugby centre. The tennis organisations are also seeking an alternative venue for the Hopman Cup. Rugby Union organisations might be looking for a venue for the Super 12 competition, if they are successful in becoming involved in that competition. Cricket organisations also are looking for some support for the redevelopment of the WACA ground. Now that the original stadium proposal has come to nothing, we must go through a process of evaluating the needs of those elite sporting organisations. As I said to the media yesterday, we will go through the process in a way that delivers something rather than unfulfillable expectations. We will start on that process now. The Ministry of Sport and Recreation is undergoing a review of elite sports facilities in Western Australia. As part of that process, the requirements for a soccer-style stadium will be considered. However, we will not make pre-emptive decisions based on political expediency and, therefore, follow in the rather unsuccessful and unfortunate footsteps of the previous Government.
I thank the member for the question. I found a little amusing his preamble that somehow or other the previous Government had provided contractual arrangements that would deliver a stadium. In its fumble-bum way, the previous Government created all sorts of expectations and problems for the sporting community in Western Australia. I think the member was referring specifically to the soccer community. The soccer community and some people in the rugby community expect that they will have a stadium. Some elements were hopeful that the previous Government would have been able to put together a package that was deliverable, but they were always fearful that what was done was done for a purely political purpose and would not deliver the end result. They thought it was to legitimise the process involved with the convention centre. However, I understand that the proponents did their best to make the stadium process come to fruition but have been unable to do so. Numerous other sports organisations in Western Australia at an elite level are seeking a state or national-class facility including athletics, in tandem with which goes the state basketball centre and the rugby centre. The tennis organisations are also seeking an alternative venue for the Hopman Cup. Rugby Union organisations might be looking for a venue for the Super 12 competition, if they are successful in becoming involved in that competition. Cricket organisations also are looking for some support for the redevelopment of the WACA ground. Now that the original stadium proposal has come to nothing, we must go through a process of evaluating the needs of those elite sporting organisations. As I said to the media yesterday, we will go through the process in a way that delivers something rather than unfulfillable expectations. We will start on that process now. The Ministry of Sport and Recreation is undergoing a review of elite sports facilities in Western Australia. As part of that process, the requirements for a soccer-style stadium will be considered. However, we will not make pre-emptive decisions based on political expediency and, therefore, follow in the rather unsuccessful and unfortunate footsteps of the previous Government.
Numerous other sports organisations in Western Australia at an elite level are seeking a state or national-class facility including athletics, in tandem with which goes the state basketball centre and the rugby centre. The tennis organisations are also seeking an alternative venue for the Hopman Cup. Rugby Union organisations might be looking for a venue for the Super 12 competition, if they are successful in becoming involved in that competition. Cricket organisations also are looking for some support for the redevelopment of the WACA ground. Now that the original stadium proposal has come to nothing, we must go through a process of evaluating the needs of those elite sporting organisations. As I said to the media yesterday, we will go through the process in a way that delivers something rather than unfulfillable expectations. We will start on that process now. The Ministry of Sport and Recreation is undergoing a review of elite sports facilities in Western Australia. As part of that process, the requirements for a soccer-style stadium will be considered. However, we will not make pre-emptive decisions based on political expediency and, therefore, follow in the rather unsuccessful and unfortunate footsteps of the previous Government.
Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. I found a little amusing his preamble that somehow or other the previous Government had provided contractual arrangements that would deliver a stadium. In its fumble-bum way, the previous Government created all sorts of expectations and problems for the sporting community in Western Australia. I think the member was referring specifically to the soccer community. The soccer community and some people in the rugby community expect that they will have a stadium. Some elements were hopeful that the previous Government would have been able to put together a package that was deliverable, but they were always fearful that what was done was done for a purely political purpose and would not deliver the end result. They thought it was to legitimise the process involved with the convention centre. However, I understand that the proponents did their best to make the stadium process come to fruition but have been unable to do so. Numerous other sports organisations in Western Australia at an elite level are seeking a state or national-class facility including athletics, in tandem with which goes the state basketball centre and the rugby centre. The tennis organisations are also seeking an alternative venue for the Hopman Cup. Rugby Union organisations might be looking for a venue for the Super 12 competition, if they are successful in becoming involved in that competition. Cricket organisations also are looking for some support for the redevelopment of the WACA ground. Now that the original stadium proposal has come to nothing, we must go through a process of evaluating the needs of those elite sporting organisations. As I said to the media yesterday, we will go through the process in a way that delivers something rather than unfulfillable expectations. We will start on that process now. The Ministry of Sport and Recreation is undergoing a review of elite sports facilities in Western Australia. As part of that process, the requirements for a soccer-style stadium will be considered. However, we will not make pre-emptive decisions based on political expediency and, therefore, follow in the rather unsuccessful and unfortunate footsteps of the previous Government.
I thank the member for the question. I found a little amusing his preamble that somehow or other the previous Government had provided contractual arrangements that would deliver a stadium. In its fumble-bum way, the previous Government created all sorts of expectations and problems for the sporting community in Western Australia. I think the member was referring specifically to the soccer community. The soccer community and some people in the rugby community expect that they will have a stadium. Some elements were hopeful that the previous Government would have been able to put together a package that was deliverable, but they were always fearful that what was done was done for a purely political purpose and would not deliver the end result. They thought it was to legitimise the process involved with the convention centre. However, I understand that the proponents did their best to make the stadium process come to fruition but have been unable to do so. Numerous other sports organisations in Western Australia at an elite level are seeking a state or national-class facility including athletics, in tandem with which goes the state basketball centre and the rugby centre. The tennis organisations are also seeking an alternative venue for the Hopman Cup. Rugby Union organisations might be looking for a venue for the Super 12 competition, if they are successful in becoming involved in that competition. Cricket organisations also are looking for some support for the redevelopment of the WACA ground. Now that the original stadium proposal has come to nothing, we must go through a process of evaluating the needs of those elite sporting organisations. As I said to the media yesterday, we will go through the process in a way that delivers something rather than unfulfillable expectations. We will start on that process now. The Ministry of Sport and Recreation is undergoing a review of elite sports facilities in Western Australia. As part of that process, the requirements for a soccer-style stadium will be considered. However, we will not make pre-emptive decisions based on political expediency and, therefore, follow in the rather unsuccessful and unfortunate footsteps of the previous Government.
Numerous other sports organisations in Western Australia at an elite level are seeking a state or national-class facility including athletics, in tandem with which goes the state basketball centre and the rugby centre. The tennis organisations are also seeking an alternative venue for the Hopman Cup. Rugby Union organisations might be looking for a venue for the Super 12 competition, if they are successful in becoming involved in that competition. Cricket organisations also are looking for some support for the redevelopment of the WACA ground. Now that the original stadium proposal has come to nothing, we must go through a process of evaluating the needs of those elite sporting organisations. As I said to the media yesterday, we will go through the process in a way that delivers something rather than unfulfillable expectations. We will start on that process now. The Ministry of Sport and Recreation is undergoing a review of elite sports facilities in Western Australia. As part of that process, the requirements for a soccer-style stadium will be considered. However, we will not make pre-emptive decisions based on political expediency and, therefore, follow in the rather unsuccessful and unfortunate footsteps of the previous Government.
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