❓ Question regarding the Arcadia Spectacular event at Elizabeth Quay and its potential benefits for tourism in Western Australia. The Minister provides details about the event and highlights the government's investment in arts and culture.
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ELIZABETH QUAY — ARCADIA SPECTACULAR 466. Ms E. EVANGEL to the Minister for Tourism: The Liberal–National government has just announced a major coup for Western Australia, with an international event to be staged at Elizabeth Quay. Can the minister please provide the house with more information about the event and what it means for tourism? Mr C.J. BARNETT
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I thank the member for Perth for the question. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is no doubt that before the election of the Liberal–National government, Perth was falling behind, in its physical appearance, and its vibrancy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Bassendean, you are on two. Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
466. Ms E. EVANGEL to the Minister for Tourism: The Liberal–National government has just announced a major coup for Western Australia, with an international event to be staged at Elizabeth Quay. Can the minister please provide the house with more information about the event and what it means for tourism? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: I thank the member for Perth for the question. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is no doubt that before the election of the Liberal–National government, Perth was falling behind, in its physical appearance, and its vibrancy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Bassendean, you are on two. Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
The Liberal–National government has just announced a major coup for Western Australia, with an international event to be staged at Elizabeth Quay. Can the minister please provide the house with more information about the event and what it means for tourism? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: I thank the member for Perth for the question. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is no doubt that before the election of the Liberal–National government, Perth was falling behind, in its physical appearance, and its vibrancy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Bassendean, you are on two. Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: I thank the member for Perth for the question. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is no doubt that before the election of the Liberal–National government, Perth was falling behind, in its physical appearance, and its vibrancy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Bassendean, you are on two. Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
I thank the member for Perth for the question. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is no doubt that before the election of the Liberal–National government, Perth was falling behind, in its physical appearance, and its vibrancy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Bassendean, you are on two. Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is no doubt that before the election of the Liberal–National government, Perth was falling behind, in its physical appearance, and its vibrancy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Bassendean, you are on two. Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is no doubt that before the election of the Liberal–National government, Perth was falling behind, in its physical appearance, and its vibrancy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Bassendean, you are on two. Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is no doubt that before the election of the Liberal–National government, Perth was falling behind, in its physical appearance, and its vibrancy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Bassendean, you are on two. Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Bassendean, you are on two. Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Bassendean, you are on two. Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
466. Ms E. EVANGEL to the Minister for Tourism: The Liberal–National government has just announced a major coup for Western Australia, with an international event to be staged at Elizabeth Quay. Can the minister please provide the house with more information about the event and what it means for tourism? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: I thank the member for Perth for the question. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is no doubt that before the election of the Liberal–National government, Perth was falling behind, in its physical appearance, and its vibrancy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Bassendean, you are on two. Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
The Liberal–National government has just announced a major coup for Western Australia, with an international event to be staged at Elizabeth Quay. Can the minister please provide the house with more information about the event and what it means for tourism? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: I thank the member for Perth for the question. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is no doubt that before the election of the Liberal–National government, Perth was falling behind, in its physical appearance, and its vibrancy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Bassendean, you are on two. Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: I thank the member for Perth for the question. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is no doubt that before the election of the Liberal–National government, Perth was falling behind, in its physical appearance, and its vibrancy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Bassendean, you are on two. Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
I thank the member for Perth for the question. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is no doubt that before the election of the Liberal–National government, Perth was falling behind, in its physical appearance, and its vibrancy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Bassendean, you are on two. Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is no doubt that before the election of the Liberal–National government, Perth was falling behind, in its physical appearance, and its vibrancy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Bassendean, you are on two. Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is no doubt that before the election of the Liberal–National government, Perth was falling behind, in its physical appearance, and its vibrancy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Bassendean, you are on two. Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT : There is no doubt that before the election of the Liberal–National government, Perth was falling behind, in its physical appearance, and its vibrancy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Bassendean, you are on two. Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Bassendean, you are on two. Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Bassendean, you are on two. Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT : A lot of public attention has been on the physical changes to Perth, which are profound—Elizabeth Quay, the stadium, Yagan Square, the sinking of the rail line, and so on. It has not only been that, though. Under this government, the vibrancy and the participation of people in sporting and public events has changed, and changed for the better. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT : The stadium will be completed within about 18 months, and I hope shortly to be able to announce what will be an incredible program of international sporting events at the new stadium—international, at the highest level in their respective sports. I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
I also make the observation that this government has also put an enormous effort into public arts performances of various sorts, and we have gone to great lengths to make sure that we cater, if you like, for all tastes, at the highest level. Probably the first major events in that regard were performances in Perth by the Berlin and then London and then Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras—a particular segment of the arts community. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT : We have also seen the development of major festivals—the continuing growth of the Perth International Arts Festival; the start, and now expansion, of the Fringe Festival to be the third largest Fringe Festival in the world; and the Perth Fashion Festival, which has had enormous growth and participation—all through the support of this government. If there was one event that changed the attitudes of Perth and people outside to this city, it would have been the performance of The Giants last year, put on by the Perth International Arts Festival, with support by the state government and the corporate sector. That absolutely changed the way in which Perth saw itself. One-and-a-half million people came out over those three days. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, aren’t they boring? I hope they don’t come to this event! I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
I was pleased to see the announcement today that with the support of Tourism WA, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the Department of Culture and the Arts, there will be three performances in Perth of the Arcadia performance. This is going to be something very different. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the third time. Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr D.J. Kelly interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
The SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, it is up to you now if you want to stay or you want to have a rest. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Perth will be the only city in Australia to host three performances of what is called the Arcadia Spectacular . The Arcadia Spectacular has performed recently at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK. The only other places it has performed in the world are Bristol, Miami and Bangkok, and this will be the only place in Australia. What is Arcadia ? The Arcadia Spectacular — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT : This is what it is; members opposite may relate to this—is a giant 50-tonne fire-breathing metal spider. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am a bit more of an Ashes test man, I have got to admit, but we are going to have this giant spider in Perth. Where it has performed elsewhere, it has had tens of thousands of people. It is a ticketed event—I make that clear—but there will be public open days for people to see it and experience something of it. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston! Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is street theatre, like The Giants , on a grand scale. It is a combination of theatre, circus, music, aerial performance, robotics and pyrotechnics. I can see the excitement on your face, Mr Speaker! I can see that you are going to be there, just as you were for The Giants . Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr P. Papalia interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I have not got those figures, but I can assure members that the sponsorship is modest. It is a privately run event. There will be some support through Tourism WA, but it will be relatively modest. It is interesting that the member would question that. It is far more modest than the sponsorships that will go into major international sporting events—far more modest. This will appeal to a different audience of tens of thousands of people. Under this government, we can have the world’s best philharmonic orchestras here, we can have the world’s best international football competition and we can have the Arcadia Spectacular .
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