❓ Mr. Taylor asks about the Fiona Stanley Hospital open day, specifically what areas were accessible and the feedback received. The Minister's answer is largely political, defending the government's role in the hospital's development and criticising the previous Labor government.
AnsweredQoN 661Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
FIONA
STANLEY HOSPITAL — OPEN DAY
661. Mr M.H. TAYLOR to the
Minister for Health:
I understand that there was an open day on 7 September for
the community to tour Fiona Stanley Hospital. Can the minister outline what
areas of the new hospital people were able to see and what the feedback was?
STANLEY HOSPITAL — OPEN DAY
661. Mr M.H. TAYLOR to the
Minister for Health:
I understand that there was an open day on 7 September for
the community to tour Fiona Stanley Hospital. Can the minister outline what
areas of the new hospital people were able to see and what the feedback was?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question, but before I start my
answer, there are two groups I would like to welcome. One is a group of young
students from Halls Head Primary School and their principal, Peter Beckham.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member
for Albany!
Dr K.D. HAMES : On
behalf of the member for South Perth, I also welcome the East Fremantle
Football Club; although why I am welcoming them I do not know, because last
weekend they beat my second-best team—my old first team—Swan
Districts!
This was the last open day at Fiona Stanley Hospital for the
public to come and visit, and once again it was an enormous —
Mr W.J. Johnston interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Cannington, I call you to order for the first time.
Dr K.D. HAMES : I
was going to talk about the member for Cannington turning up to the opening,
but then I remembered that he is not invited.
This is going to be a fantastic hospital, as we all know.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members! Member for Cannington!
Dr K.D. HAMES :
This has been a fantastic development at the hospital, and these tours have
been enormously successful. At the last open day we had 1 524 members of the
community going through, visiting all parts of the hospital, particularly
looking at the rehabilitation service that will be opening on 3 October—in
just a few weeks' time. We have been running these open days over the
last few months, and in that time more than 10 000 people have come to visit
the hospital. Of course, a lot of those people from the local community —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Cannington, I call you to order for the second time.
Dr
K.D. HAMES : Clearly they think this is enormously funny, but the reality is
that the original date set for the opening—the date set by that side of
the house—was totally unrealistic. There was no way we were ever going
to be able to open on the date set by the previous Labor government.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the first time.
Dr
K.D. HAMES : This government has done the work of building Fiona Stanley
Hospital. We put everything in place and we built a magnificent $2 billion
hospital. Those opposite want to try to take credit for everything, but who did
all the work preparing the cabinet submissions for the desalination plant? I
did, and the opposition takes the credit for it. Who did all the work for the
railway line to Mandurah? We did, but —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members! Member for Mandurah, I call you to order for the first time. Minister,
through the Chair, and let us make some progress. Thank you.
Dr K.D. HAMES : All
that members opposite contributed to the hospital was the clearing of the block
a long time before.
Several members interjected.
Dr
K.D. HAMES : The money? That is a load of rubbish; that is a furphy. What is
the difference between having $3 billion in debt and $1 billion in this
account, or $4 billion in debt? There is no difference; no difference
whatsoever. It was a furphy on the opposition's part; the money was all
part of Treasury revenue.
We hope that all of the members
opposite who are invited to come, will come, and enjoy a fantastic opening on 3
October; we are very much looking forward to their company.
answer, there are two groups I would like to welcome. One is a group of young
students from Halls Head Primary School and their principal, Peter Beckham.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member
for Albany!
Dr K.D. HAMES : On
behalf of the member for South Perth, I also welcome the East Fremantle
Football Club; although why I am welcoming them I do not know, because last
weekend they beat my second-best team—my old first team—Swan
Districts!
This was the last open day at Fiona Stanley Hospital for the
public to come and visit, and once again it was an enormous —
Mr W.J. Johnston interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Cannington, I call you to order for the first time.
Dr K.D. HAMES : I
was going to talk about the member for Cannington turning up to the opening,
but then I remembered that he is not invited.
This is going to be a fantastic hospital, as we all know.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members! Member for Cannington!
Dr K.D. HAMES :
This has been a fantastic development at the hospital, and these tours have
been enormously successful. At the last open day we had 1 524 members of the
community going through, visiting all parts of the hospital, particularly
looking at the rehabilitation service that will be opening on 3 October—in
just a few weeks' time. We have been running these open days over the
last few months, and in that time more than 10 000 people have come to visit
the hospital. Of course, a lot of those people from the local community —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Cannington, I call you to order for the second time.
Dr
K.D. HAMES : Clearly they think this is enormously funny, but the reality is
that the original date set for the opening—the date set by that side of
the house—was totally unrealistic. There was no way we were ever going
to be able to open on the date set by the previous Labor government.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the first time.
Dr
K.D. HAMES : This government has done the work of building Fiona Stanley
Hospital. We put everything in place and we built a magnificent $2 billion
hospital. Those opposite want to try to take credit for everything, but who did
all the work preparing the cabinet submissions for the desalination plant? I
did, and the opposition takes the credit for it. Who did all the work for the
railway line to Mandurah? We did, but —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members! Member for Mandurah, I call you to order for the first time. Minister,
through the Chair, and let us make some progress. Thank you.
Dr K.D. HAMES : All
that members opposite contributed to the hospital was the clearing of the block
a long time before.
Several members interjected.
Dr
K.D. HAMES : The money? That is a load of rubbish; that is a furphy. What is
the difference between having $3 billion in debt and $1 billion in this
account, or $4 billion in debt? There is no difference; no difference
whatsoever. It was a furphy on the opposition's part; the money was all
part of Treasury revenue.
We hope that all of the members
opposite who are invited to come, will come, and enjoy a fantastic opening on 3
October; we are very much looking forward to their company.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.