❓ The Premier outlines the benefits of the $1.5 billion Perth City Deal, including job creation, university campus development, infrastructure upgrades, and support for vulnerable populations, highlighting collaboration between government levels and sectors.
AnsweredQoN 720Legislative Assembly
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CITY OF PERTH —
INVESTMENT
720. Mr
J.N. CAREY to the Premier:
I refer to the state government's
commitment to creating local jobs and supporting small businesses by securing a
$1.5 billion Perth City Deal with the commonwealth government and the City of
Perth. Can the Premier outline to the house how the Perth City Deal will help
support our economic recovery, transform the CBD and deliver an unprecedented
amount of economic activity through the city?
INVESTMENT
720. Mr
J.N. CAREY to the Premier:
I refer to the state government's
commitment to creating local jobs and supporting small businesses by securing a
$1.5 billion Perth City Deal with the commonwealth government and the City of
Perth. Can the Premier outline to the house how the Perth City Deal will help
support our economic recovery, transform the CBD and deliver an unprecedented
amount of economic activity through the city?
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I thank the member for Perth for the
question. Over the term of this government, we have been negotiating with the
commonwealth on delivering a city deal for Perth. I signed a heads of agreement
with Malcolm Turnbull when he was Prime Minister and the discussion has gone on
since then, in particular with the current Prime Minister and also with Senator Cormann and Minister Tudge,
involving, in particular, myself and the Minister for Transport. We have
secured a game changer for the City of Perth—$1.5 billion worth of
government and private sector investment in the city. This has been done
in partnership with the commonwealth, the City of Perth, universities and local
businesses. We expect that this will create around 10 000 jobs—not just
construction and building jobs—and it will improve the liveability of
our state and indeed of our city for all people across Western Australia, and
deliver long-term vibrancy and excitement to the heart of the city.
We
have secured the development of three inner-city university campuses—that
is, $1 billion worth of investment —and around 25 000 students
and staff will be brought into the city as a consequence. It is a massive
guaranteed job generator for our city and
our state. As part of the deal there will be three inner-city campuses. Edith
Cowan University will move its
world-renowned Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts as well as its
business and law school into the CBD. WAAPA in the city will mean that
all those creative people will be dancing and singing through the streets. It will be like an episode of Fame once it is set up. Every day in the city it will be just like fun—people
dancing and singing and jumping off
cars. It will be marvellous. Murdoch University will build a campus for the
first time in the city, which will include Western Australia's
first e-sports hub, linking Singapore and South-East Asia. Curtin University will expand its CBD footprint
with a healthcare hub, which will support nursing, medical and allied health students, and it will expand its law and business schools. We have
provided $50 million to each university.
On top of that will be the Swan
River pedestrian and cycling bridge, amongst other things in transport. There
will be the long called for upgrades to the
Perth Concert Hall. I will not have to take Richard Goyder's phone
calls about this anymore—he
has been a strong advocate for that one. We have rolled into the deal the
Common Ground facility in the heart of the city, which will be an important
addition to help people who are homeless. There is also the WACA oval redevelopment, which will receive $30 million
from the state and $30 million from the commonwealth , and we expect a swimming
pool to be provided by the City of Perth.
On
top of that, Mount Lawley Senior High School and the Mt Lawley community will
receive the most advanced drama and
gym facilities of, I think, any school in the world. That will be a great
addition to the Mt Lawley community. As well, the member for Mount
Lawley will be involved in redevelopment plans on the land over coming years.
This is very exciting. It is
another demonstration of this government's capacity to work with the
commonwealth government, local government and industry to achieve outcomes
irrespective of politics. I am very pleased that we have worked cooperatively
to achieve this long-term job-generating set of projects for our state.
question. Over the term of this government, we have been negotiating with the
commonwealth on delivering a city deal for Perth. I signed a heads of agreement
with Malcolm Turnbull when he was Prime Minister and the discussion has gone on
since then, in particular with the current Prime Minister and also with Senator Cormann and Minister Tudge,
involving, in particular, myself and the Minister for Transport. We have
secured a game changer for the City of Perth—$1.5 billion worth of
government and private sector investment in the city. This has been done
in partnership with the commonwealth, the City of Perth, universities and local
businesses. We expect that this will create around 10 000 jobs—not just
construction and building jobs—and it will improve the liveability of
our state and indeed of our city for all people across Western Australia, and
deliver long-term vibrancy and excitement to the heart of the city.
We
have secured the development of three inner-city university campuses—that
is, $1 billion worth of investment —and around 25 000 students
and staff will be brought into the city as a consequence. It is a massive
guaranteed job generator for our city and
our state. As part of the deal there will be three inner-city campuses. Edith
Cowan University will move its
world-renowned Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts as well as its
business and law school into the CBD. WAAPA in the city will mean that
all those creative people will be dancing and singing through the streets. It will be like an episode of Fame once it is set up. Every day in the city it will be just like fun—people
dancing and singing and jumping off
cars. It will be marvellous. Murdoch University will build a campus for the
first time in the city, which will include Western Australia's
first e-sports hub, linking Singapore and South-East Asia. Curtin University will expand its CBD footprint
with a healthcare hub, which will support nursing, medical and allied health students, and it will expand its law and business schools. We have
provided $50 million to each university.
On top of that will be the Swan
River pedestrian and cycling bridge, amongst other things in transport. There
will be the long called for upgrades to the
Perth Concert Hall. I will not have to take Richard Goyder's phone
calls about this anymore—he
has been a strong advocate for that one. We have rolled into the deal the
Common Ground facility in the heart of the city, which will be an important
addition to help people who are homeless. There is also the WACA oval redevelopment, which will receive $30 million
from the state and $30 million from the commonwealth , and we expect a swimming
pool to be provided by the City of Perth.
On
top of that, Mount Lawley Senior High School and the Mt Lawley community will
receive the most advanced drama and
gym facilities of, I think, any school in the world. That will be a great
addition to the Mt Lawley community. As well, the member for Mount
Lawley will be involved in redevelopment plans on the land over coming years.
This is very exciting. It is
another demonstration of this government's capacity to work with the
commonwealth government, local government and industry to achieve outcomes
irrespective of politics. I am very pleased that we have worked cooperatively
to achieve this long-term job-generating set of projects for our state.
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