❓ Question regarding the progress of the Yanchep rail extension and whether anyone opposes Metronet. The Minister provides an update on the project and criticises the opposition's stance.
AnsweredQoN 298Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
YANCHEP
RAIL EXTENSION
298. Mr M.J. FOLKARD to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's record investment in job-creating and congestion-busting
transport infrastructure.
(1) Can the
minister update the house on the progress of the Metronet Yanchep rail
extension, including the recent works at Yanchep station?
(2) Can the minister
advise the house whether she is aware of anyone who opposes the construction of
this project or Metronet broadly?
RAIL EXTENSION
298. Mr M.J. FOLKARD to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's record investment in job-creating and congestion-busting
transport infrastructure.
(1) Can the
minister update the house on the progress of the Metronet Yanchep rail
extension, including the recent works at Yanchep station?
(2) Can the minister
advise the house whether she is aware of anyone who opposes the construction of
this project or Metronet broadly?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question.
(1)–(2) Today
we were up in the northern suburbs with the Premier and the Attorney General,
whom we seem to have lost on the way back, but luckily we are building a new
train line and it will be much easier! We were
out there showing the public the three kilometres of rail line that has already
been laid for the Yanchep extension. There are 14 kilometres of new rail
track to be laid and three kilometres have already been laid. The progress on those stations is happening at a very, very fast
rate. The escalators are being delivered to Alkimos station. Eglinton and Yanchep are now well underway. Of
course, we know this project will
allow not only efficient movement into the city—a 49-minute journey
from Yanchep—but also a very affordable trip into the city, with
our two-zone price cap.
That is again another demonstration of
the infrastructure that is rolling out across the state. Wherever we go, the
feedback is that no-one has ever seen anything like it. With Metronet comes new
connections, new stations and new places for people to live. It is an overall
package to deliver for generations to come. Now, we know that the ''MetroNats''
have a mixed view on whether they support Metronet. Sometimes, they love it, and they say, ''Why aren't
you building it faster? Why aren't you doing more?'' On other
days , not so much. Then they say, ''Don't spend that
amount of money on Metronet! Don't do that!'' We know that the
member for Moore has been a recent convert to —
Several members interjected.
Ms
R. SAFFIOTI : Stand up and ask the
question! You know what, member for Moore? I like you. As a result, we had some new bumper stickers made for the member for Moore. The ''MetroNats'',
everybody! That is a great new bumper
sticker for members opposite. It reflects who they are and what they do. As the
seats change in the upcoming redistribution, I know that they will be
sticking those ''MetroNats'' stickers on all their cars. They
will be scratching off the old ones.
Mr R.S. Love : I always
supported the Yanchep line!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please,
members!
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : That is funny—he
supports the extension of the rail line to Yanchep. That is amazing, because
the opposition spokesperson for Metronet—or against Metronet—in
the other place says we should not be doing so much. We are doing too much
infrastructure—that is what the member's colleague in the
alliance, or whatever we call it, is saying
about Metronet. I am glad we now have a supporter of the Yanchep extension.
Like I said, t hese new stickers are
going to be readily available. I was going to charge, but I will give them to
members for free, because you know what? I cannot wait to see those
four-wheel drives go into Bayswater and Maylands with their new ''MetroNats''
stickers on their bumpers.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
(1)–(2) Today
we were up in the northern suburbs with the Premier and the Attorney General,
whom we seem to have lost on the way back, but luckily we are building a new
train line and it will be much easier! We were
out there showing the public the three kilometres of rail line that has already
been laid for the Yanchep extension. There are 14 kilometres of new rail
track to be laid and three kilometres have already been laid. The progress on those stations is happening at a very, very fast
rate. The escalators are being delivered to Alkimos station. Eglinton and Yanchep are now well underway. Of
course, we know this project will
allow not only efficient movement into the city—a 49-minute journey
from Yanchep—but also a very affordable trip into the city, with
our two-zone price cap.
That is again another demonstration of
the infrastructure that is rolling out across the state. Wherever we go, the
feedback is that no-one has ever seen anything like it. With Metronet comes new
connections, new stations and new places for people to live. It is an overall
package to deliver for generations to come. Now, we know that the ''MetroNats''
have a mixed view on whether they support Metronet. Sometimes, they love it, and they say, ''Why aren't
you building it faster? Why aren't you doing more?'' On other
days , not so much. Then they say, ''Don't spend that
amount of money on Metronet! Don't do that!'' We know that the
member for Moore has been a recent convert to —
Several members interjected.
Ms
R. SAFFIOTI : Stand up and ask the
question! You know what, member for Moore? I like you. As a result, we had some new bumper stickers made for the member for Moore. The ''MetroNats'',
everybody! That is a great new bumper
sticker for members opposite. It reflects who they are and what they do. As the
seats change in the upcoming redistribution, I know that they will be
sticking those ''MetroNats'' stickers on all their cars. They
will be scratching off the old ones.
Mr R.S. Love : I always
supported the Yanchep line!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please,
members!
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : That is funny—he
supports the extension of the rail line to Yanchep. That is amazing, because
the opposition spokesperson for Metronet—or against Metronet—in
the other place says we should not be doing so much. We are doing too much
infrastructure—that is what the member's colleague in the
alliance, or whatever we call it, is saying
about Metronet. I am glad we now have a supporter of the Yanchep extension.
Like I said, t hese new stickers are
going to be readily available. I was going to charge, but I will give them to
members for free, because you know what? I cannot wait to see those
four-wheel drives go into Bayswater and Maylands with their new ''MetroNats''
stickers on their bumpers.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
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