❓ The Minister outlines the Cook Labor government's investment in cultural infrastructure, highlighting the expansion of the Art Gallery of WA and other institutions to support arts engagement and cultural precinct activation, alongside film industry incentives.
AnsweredQoN 40Legislative Assembly
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Cultural industries—Investment
40. Mr Terry Healy to the Minister for Creative Industries :
My theatrical
question refers to the Cook Labor government's record of delivering world-class
infrastructure across Western Australia for all Western Australians to enjoy.
(1) Can the minister outline to the house how the
Cook Labor government's expansion of the Art Gallery of Western Australia and
other major cultural institutions will support more families to experience arts
and culture across the state?
(2) Can the minister advise the house how these
important investments will support the activation of our cultural precincts?
40. Mr Terry Healy to the Minister for Creative Industries :
My theatrical
question refers to the Cook Labor government's record of delivering world-class
infrastructure across Western Australia for all Western Australians to enjoy.
(1) Can the minister outline to the house how the
Cook Labor government's expansion of the Art Gallery of Western Australia and
other major cultural institutions will support more families to experience arts
and culture across the state?
(2) Can the minister advise the house how these
important investments will support the activation of our cultural precincts?
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(1)–(2) Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I
want to thank the member for the question and also start by giving a firm
commitment to this house as the new Minister for Creative Industries. It is an
important undertaking. The Parliament can be assured
I will not be singing in this role. You're welcome, Mr Speaker!
It is a fantastic opportunity to
be sworn in as the Minister for Creative Industries. It is going to have huge
potential. There is a huge industry out there throughout our state, showcasing
and supporting the many facets of the creative industries across the length and
breadth of our state. In fact, just yesterday, I visited the set of an
Australian adaptation of a really popular US and UK sitcom called Ghosts. It is
being filmed right here in Perth. We have fantastic production opportunities
here and, in fact, that production has been made possible by the state's
production attraction incentive. That is an incentive that puts dollars on the
table to try to lure film and television opportunities here. In fact, because
of that sort of support here by the WA Labor government—the McGowan
government and now the Cook Labor government—the state's scripted film
and television productions produced in Western Australia have more than doubled
in the last five years. That is an example of the targeted support that our
government is giving to a very important industry. We are starting to see the
fruits of that support. When the Premier talks about making more things in WA,
this is exactly what we are talking about—supporting not just physical
infrastructure or the resources sector, the construction sector, the
manufacturing sector and the clean energy sector. We are not just supporting
all of those sectors but actually supporting the creative industries here in Western
Australia and supporting things that will be enjoyed by not just Western
Australians, but people across the global stage.
This is an important industry. It
already contributes over $3 billion annually to our state's economy and employs
over 50,000 people. It is already a significant industry. I want to briefly
talk about the $500 million in support that we are giving as a state government
to some important infrastructure projects. Of course, we have the Perth Film
Studios, the redevelopment of the Perth Concert Hall, the rejuvenation of the
Perth Cultural Centre, upgrades to the Albany Entertainment Centre and, of
course, the Aboriginal Cultural Centre is well advanced in its planning now. In
addition to all those important infrastructure projects, during the election
campaign we announced $10 million towards an upgrade of the Art Gallery of
Western Australia, an important institution in our state. It has actually
served our state for over 130 years, but its current home needs a bit of care,
love and attention so it can continue to inspire Western Australians and
visitors to our state. It is an important institution. It drives tourism. It
has recently experienced strong growth in visitor numbers with more families
and younger people in particular visiting, following upgrades already delivered
by this government. Of course, we have the upgrades to the Perth Cultural
Centre that is outside AGWA and the State Library. We are going to see those
$55 million works kicking off this year; they have already commenced. That will
start to link the gallery, the State Library of Western Australia, the Western
Australian Museum Boola Bardip, the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA),
the State Theatre Centre of WA and the Blue Room Theatre. It will connect all
those important cultural institutions. Importantly, as those upgrades happen, there
will not be any interruptions to any of those facilities.
I know this is going to be
really exciting to support not only that sort of infrastructure, but also the
sort of endeavours that happen within and around them. Tomorrow night, I am
representing the Premier at the opening of Revealed
Exhibition . This is an important annual event where Aboriginal art
companies across the state and individual artists come to showcase their work. Get
down to PICA tomorrow night or outside Boola Bardip to have a look at this
beautiful work. I am looking forward to that.
The Speaker: The member for Cottesloe with the final
question.
want to thank the member for the question and also start by giving a firm
commitment to this house as the new Minister for Creative Industries. It is an
important undertaking. The Parliament can be assured
I will not be singing in this role. You're welcome, Mr Speaker!
It is a fantastic opportunity to
be sworn in as the Minister for Creative Industries. It is going to have huge
potential. There is a huge industry out there throughout our state, showcasing
and supporting the many facets of the creative industries across the length and
breadth of our state. In fact, just yesterday, I visited the set of an
Australian adaptation of a really popular US and UK sitcom called Ghosts. It is
being filmed right here in Perth. We have fantastic production opportunities
here and, in fact, that production has been made possible by the state's
production attraction incentive. That is an incentive that puts dollars on the
table to try to lure film and television opportunities here. In fact, because
of that sort of support here by the WA Labor government—the McGowan
government and now the Cook Labor government—the state's scripted film
and television productions produced in Western Australia have more than doubled
in the last five years. That is an example of the targeted support that our
government is giving to a very important industry. We are starting to see the
fruits of that support. When the Premier talks about making more things in WA,
this is exactly what we are talking about—supporting not just physical
infrastructure or the resources sector, the construction sector, the
manufacturing sector and the clean energy sector. We are not just supporting
all of those sectors but actually supporting the creative industries here in Western
Australia and supporting things that will be enjoyed by not just Western
Australians, but people across the global stage.
This is an important industry. It
already contributes over $3 billion annually to our state's economy and employs
over 50,000 people. It is already a significant industry. I want to briefly
talk about the $500 million in support that we are giving as a state government
to some important infrastructure projects. Of course, we have the Perth Film
Studios, the redevelopment of the Perth Concert Hall, the rejuvenation of the
Perth Cultural Centre, upgrades to the Albany Entertainment Centre and, of
course, the Aboriginal Cultural Centre is well advanced in its planning now. In
addition to all those important infrastructure projects, during the election
campaign we announced $10 million towards an upgrade of the Art Gallery of
Western Australia, an important institution in our state. It has actually
served our state for over 130 years, but its current home needs a bit of care,
love and attention so it can continue to inspire Western Australians and
visitors to our state. It is an important institution. It drives tourism. It
has recently experienced strong growth in visitor numbers with more families
and younger people in particular visiting, following upgrades already delivered
by this government. Of course, we have the upgrades to the Perth Cultural
Centre that is outside AGWA and the State Library. We are going to see those
$55 million works kicking off this year; they have already commenced. That will
start to link the gallery, the State Library of Western Australia, the Western
Australian Museum Boola Bardip, the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA),
the State Theatre Centre of WA and the Blue Room Theatre. It will connect all
those important cultural institutions. Importantly, as those upgrades happen, there
will not be any interruptions to any of those facilities.
I know this is going to be
really exciting to support not only that sort of infrastructure, but also the
sort of endeavours that happen within and around them. Tomorrow night, I am
representing the Premier at the opening of Revealed
Exhibition . This is an important annual event where Aboriginal art
companies across the state and individual artists come to showcase their work. Get
down to PICA tomorrow night or outside Boola Bardip to have a look at this
beautiful work. I am looking forward to that.
The Speaker: The member for Cottesloe with the final
question.
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