❓ The Minister for Culture and the Arts provides an update on the McGowan government's commitment to delivering a new screen production facility in Malaga/Morley, highlighting its economic benefits and job creation potential within the creative arts sector.
AnsweredQoN 688Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
SCREEN
PRODUCTION FACILITY
688. Mr S.A. MILLMAN to the Minister for Culture and the Arts:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's efforts to diversify the economy through its unprecedented
investment in growing Western Australia's film and television industry.
(1) Can the minister update the house on this
government's commitment to delivering a new screen production facility for Western Australia?
(2) Can the
minister outline to the house what this would mean for our local economy,
particularly jobs in our creative arts sector?
PRODUCTION FACILITY
688. Mr S.A. MILLMAN to the Minister for Culture and the Arts:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's efforts to diversify the economy through its unprecedented
investment in growing Western Australia's film and television industry.
(1) Can the minister update the house on this
government's commitment to delivering a new screen production facility for Western Australia?
(2) Can the
minister outline to the house what this would mean for our local economy,
particularly jobs in our creative arts sector?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
member for Mount Lawley.
(1)–(2) I
was very pleased to be with the Premier, the Minister for Planning and the
member for Mount Lawley in his crisp suit at the Edith Cowan University site to
announce last week that we dedicated the site for the new film facility.
An unprecedented amount of money has
been delivered for this project. Of course, it is a huge stamp of not only
approval for but also faith in an industry that is a very important employer
and job creator. It will be a massive injection for creative industries in Western
Australia. The site is just north of Morley, adjacent to a Metronet station.
Ms A. Sanderson : An excellent
location!
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : The ''Morleywood''
site! It is important for members to understand one of the great advantages of
this greenfields site is that, traditionally, these places grow over time.
Although we will be delivering a high-quality facility, it will allow for
expansion in the future. Around Australia and the world, the demand for content
and productions is ever increasing. We believe that not only do we have some of
the best creatives on the planet here in Western Australia, but also building a
facility such as this creates a pipeline of work so that our creatives who grow
up here, are trained here and hone their skills here, can stay here. That is
the whole point. The site will include sound stages, screen production
facilities, production offices, art departments, wardrobe facilities, a theatrette, workshops, a back lot, set and stage
construction facilities, and storage. We are delivering the final part of the jigsaw puzzle. We know that some magnificent films, documentaries and
series have already been produced throughout Western Australia, but this part
of the jigsaw puzzle was missing. Who is delivering it? The McGowan government
is delivering it, because it believes very much in the creative industries in Western
Australia and that they are an important part of a diversified economy. That is
what this will do.
I encourage members, if they get the
opportunity, to go to a set of a film being made in regional Western Australia,
like Blueback , which is about to be released and was produced down in
the great southern. If members go to a film set, they will see literally
hundreds of people, all skilled in a whole range of ways, involved in making
that film. It is a highly labour-intensive business. We are bringing the last
bit of the jigsaw puzzle here to Western Australia through our film production
facility, because we believe in the creative industries and we are proud of the
immense history of workers in that industry who were born and bred here and
have made their mark worldwide in their field. The facility is expected to open
in early 2025, with construction, hopefully, starting late next year. If the
young kids who were in the Speaker's gallery before aspire to a career
in the creative industries, as a performer or as a person involved in creating
sets or technical aspects, gaming or whatever it might be, they will be able to
be involved in filming in the facility that we are building north of Morley. I am
very excited about this. I love this; this is great! The McGowan government is
very proud to be delivering this.
Ms R. Saffioti : It is
actually Malaga.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : At Malaga,
is it? It will be delivered in Malaga and Morley. We are very proud of this
because we have been waiting a long time for it. It is a Labor government that
is going to deliver it. It is a Labor government that is investing a record,
unprecedented amount of money in this project, which will mean that films and
studio productions can be made here. We should be very proud that this great
part of our creative industries is being delivered by a Labor government.
Government members: Hear, hear!
The SPEAKER : Minister for
Culture and the Arts, I look forward to a cameo appearance by you there at some
point in the future.
member for Mount Lawley.
(1)–(2) I
was very pleased to be with the Premier, the Minister for Planning and the
member for Mount Lawley in his crisp suit at the Edith Cowan University site to
announce last week that we dedicated the site for the new film facility.
An unprecedented amount of money has
been delivered for this project. Of course, it is a huge stamp of not only
approval for but also faith in an industry that is a very important employer
and job creator. It will be a massive injection for creative industries in Western
Australia. The site is just north of Morley, adjacent to a Metronet station.
Ms A. Sanderson : An excellent
location!
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : The ''Morleywood''
site! It is important for members to understand one of the great advantages of
this greenfields site is that, traditionally, these places grow over time.
Although we will be delivering a high-quality facility, it will allow for
expansion in the future. Around Australia and the world, the demand for content
and productions is ever increasing. We believe that not only do we have some of
the best creatives on the planet here in Western Australia, but also building a
facility such as this creates a pipeline of work so that our creatives who grow
up here, are trained here and hone their skills here, can stay here. That is
the whole point. The site will include sound stages, screen production
facilities, production offices, art departments, wardrobe facilities, a theatrette, workshops, a back lot, set and stage
construction facilities, and storage. We are delivering the final part of the jigsaw puzzle. We know that some magnificent films, documentaries and
series have already been produced throughout Western Australia, but this part
of the jigsaw puzzle was missing. Who is delivering it? The McGowan government
is delivering it, because it believes very much in the creative industries in Western
Australia and that they are an important part of a diversified economy. That is
what this will do.
I encourage members, if they get the
opportunity, to go to a set of a film being made in regional Western Australia,
like Blueback , which is about to be released and was produced down in
the great southern. If members go to a film set, they will see literally
hundreds of people, all skilled in a whole range of ways, involved in making
that film. It is a highly labour-intensive business. We are bringing the last
bit of the jigsaw puzzle here to Western Australia through our film production
facility, because we believe in the creative industries and we are proud of the
immense history of workers in that industry who were born and bred here and
have made their mark worldwide in their field. The facility is expected to open
in early 2025, with construction, hopefully, starting late next year. If the
young kids who were in the Speaker's gallery before aspire to a career
in the creative industries, as a performer or as a person involved in creating
sets or technical aspects, gaming or whatever it might be, they will be able to
be involved in filming in the facility that we are building north of Morley. I am
very excited about this. I love this; this is great! The McGowan government is
very proud to be delivering this.
Ms R. Saffioti : It is
actually Malaga.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : At Malaga,
is it? It will be delivered in Malaga and Morley. We are very proud of this
because we have been waiting a long time for it. It is a Labor government that
is going to deliver it. It is a Labor government that is investing a record,
unprecedented amount of money in this project, which will mean that films and
studio productions can be made here. We should be very proud that this great
part of our creative industries is being delivered by a Labor government.
Government members: Hear, hear!
The SPEAKER : Minister for
Culture and the Arts, I look forward to a cameo appearance by you there at some
point in the future.
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