❓ The Minister for Transport provides an update on the transport arrangements during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2011, highlighting the success of free public transport and traffic management, while also engaging in a brief political exchange regarding taxi availability.
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COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING 2011 — TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS
Prior to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting the minister advised the house of the arrangements this Liberal–National government had put in place to assist members of our community to travel into the city and to participate and enjoy various events. Will the minister please update the house on the success of those arrangements? Mr T.R. BUSWELL
Prior to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting the minister advised the house of the arrangements this Liberal–National government had put in place to assist members of our community to travel into the city and to participate and enjoy various events. Will the minister please update the house on the success of those arrangements? Mr T.R. BUSWELL
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Thank you, member for Wanneroo; that is a very good question. There were challenges at CHOGM: security challenges that were dealt with by the Minister for Police; health challenges; and challenges around providing a vibrant arts, cultural and sporting program. The other big challenge was transport. I should say as an aside that we were lucky enough in my home town of Busselton to see some of the hockey teams play that were drawn to Western Australia. The Australian women’s team and the Australian men’s team played last week. On the Friday night India played Pakistan at which I understand there was a minor fracas. Down in Busselton that did not even register on the Richter scale! But it was fantastic. Even down there we got to enjoy some of the benefits of the sporting program for CHOGM. There were two big transport challenges around CHOGM; firstly, how to safely move around visitors to our city in a way that minimised inconvenience to the travelling public of Perth. Mr A.P. O’Gorman : Not if you wanted taxis. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is interesting that the member for Joondalup should say that, given he opposed the release of new taxi plates in Western Australia. What a ludicrous statement! The member for Joondalup promised to come into this place and move a motion to have the regulations struck out, to put more taxis on the streets. Two things: firstly, the member has not done that; and, secondly, more taxis are going on the streets. I think putting more taxis on the streets is a good thing. I think the people who came for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting would think it is a good thing to have more taxis on the streets. The member stands there opposing more taxis; we do not. Anything else? No? Okay; good. There we are; there were two big challenges. Firstly, in relation to public transport, as I advised the house the other week, there was free public transport on Friday and Saturday, and free parking along the railway lines. I am pleased to inform the house that our estimates are that on Friday, around 22 500 Western Australians used free public transport to come into the city. A lot of them came in in the morning to see the Queen travel from Government House to the CHOGM opening, which was a fantastic event. It has not really been mentioned today, but it was a fantastic event. Secondly, the estimate is that between 75 000 and 80 000 people utilised free public transport to come into the city on Saturday for the massive, highly successful barbecue on the foreshore. We saw Australia’s best urban public transport system performing at its best. The second challenge we had was moving people to and from the airport and around the city. Again, that was done very, very successfully. Last Thursday alone, I think 32 motorcades moved from the airport into the city with minimal disruption to traffic and a maximum achievement in relation to security. Again, I acknowledge and thank the team at the Traffic Operations Centre who worked so hard on that, including people from Main Roads Western Australia, representatives of Western Australia Police, and also some contractors. They operated 24/7—around the clock—for the duration of the CHOGM week and delivered some fantastic outcomes. Also, I want, very quickly, to highlight the fact that last Thursday we saw a massive movement of people out of the city as they headed largely to the south of Perth for the long weekend. Again, that was handled very well. There had been plenty of advertising and plenty of engagement with the public so that people understood the need to perhaps stagger their departure times. That worked well, and I have not had any reports that the people of Western Australia experienced difficulties travelling around the metropolitan area during the CHOGM week. The communications were excellent, whether they were online or through the radio or print media. So, again, another arm of government provided what I think are excellent levels of public service to ensure that the public of Western Australia got the most out of CHOGM, and that our visitors enjoyed the event for all that it had to offer.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: Thank you, member for Wanneroo; that is a very good question. There were challenges at CHOGM: security challenges that were dealt with by the Minister for Police; health challenges; and challenges around providing a vibrant arts, cultural and sporting program. The other big challenge was transport. I should say as an aside that we were lucky enough in my home town of Busselton to see some of the hockey teams play that were drawn to Western Australia. The Australian women’s team and the Australian men’s team played last week. On the Friday night India played Pakistan at which I understand there was a minor fracas. Down in Busselton that did not even register on the Richter scale! But it was fantastic. Even down there we got to enjoy some of the benefits of the sporting program for CHOGM. There were two big transport challenges around CHOGM; firstly, how to safely move around visitors to our city in a way that minimised inconvenience to the travelling public of Perth. Mr A.P. O’Gorman : Not if you wanted taxis. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is interesting that the member for Joondalup should say that, given he opposed the release of new taxi plates in Western Australia. What a ludicrous statement! The member for Joondalup promised to come into this place and move a motion to have the regulations struck out, to put more taxis on the streets. Two things: firstly, the member has not done that; and, secondly, more taxis are going on the streets. I think putting more taxis on the streets is a good thing. I think the people who came for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting would think it is a good thing to have more taxis on the streets. The member stands there opposing more taxis; we do not. Anything else? No? Okay; good. There we are; there were two big challenges. Firstly, in relation to public transport, as I advised the house the other week, there was free public transport on Friday and Saturday, and free parking along the railway lines. I am pleased to inform the house that our estimates are that on Friday, around 22 500 Western Australians used free public transport to come into the city. A lot of them came in in the morning to see the Queen travel from Government House to the CHOGM opening, which was a fantastic event. It has not really been mentioned today, but it was a fantastic event. Secondly, the estimate is that between 75 000 and 80 000 people utilised free public transport to come into the city on Saturday for the massive, highly successful barbecue on the foreshore. We saw Australia’s best urban public transport system performing at its best. The second challenge we had was moving people to and from the airport and around the city. Again, that was done very, very successfully. Last Thursday alone, I think 32 motorcades moved from the airport into the city with minimal disruption to traffic and a maximum achievement in relation to security. Again, I acknowledge and thank the team at the Traffic Operations Centre who worked so hard on that, including people from Main Roads Western Australia, representatives of Western Australia Police, and also some contractors. They operated 24/7—around the clock—for the duration of the CHOGM week and delivered some fantastic outcomes. Also, I want, very quickly, to highlight the fact that last Thursday we saw a massive movement of people out of the city as they headed largely to the south of Perth for the long weekend. Again, that was handled very well. There had been plenty of advertising and plenty of engagement with the public so that people understood the need to perhaps stagger their departure times. That worked well, and I have not had any reports that the people of Western Australia experienced difficulties travelling around the metropolitan area during the CHOGM week. The communications were excellent, whether they were online or through the radio or print media. So, again, another arm of government provided what I think are excellent levels of public service to ensure that the public of Western Australia got the most out of CHOGM, and that our visitors enjoyed the event for all that it had to offer.
Thank you, member for Wanneroo; that is a very good question. There were challenges at CHOGM: security challenges that were dealt with by the Minister for Police; health challenges; and challenges around providing a vibrant arts, cultural and sporting program. The other big challenge was transport. I should say as an aside that we were lucky enough in my home town of Busselton to see some of the hockey teams play that were drawn to Western Australia. The Australian women’s team and the Australian men’s team played last week. On the Friday night India played Pakistan at which I understand there was a minor fracas. Down in Busselton that did not even register on the Richter scale! But it was fantastic. Even down there we got to enjoy some of the benefits of the sporting program for CHOGM. There were two big transport challenges around CHOGM; firstly, how to safely move around visitors to our city in a way that minimised inconvenience to the travelling public of Perth. Mr A.P. O’Gorman : Not if you wanted taxis. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is interesting that the member for Joondalup should say that, given he opposed the release of new taxi plates in Western Australia. What a ludicrous statement! The member for Joondalup promised to come into this place and move a motion to have the regulations struck out, to put more taxis on the streets. Two things: firstly, the member has not done that; and, secondly, more taxis are going on the streets. I think putting more taxis on the streets is a good thing. I think the people who came for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting would think it is a good thing to have more taxis on the streets. The member stands there opposing more taxis; we do not. Anything else? No? Okay; good. There we are; there were two big challenges. Firstly, in relation to public transport, as I advised the house the other week, there was free public transport on Friday and Saturday, and free parking along the railway lines. I am pleased to inform the house that our estimates are that on Friday, around 22 500 Western Australians used free public transport to come into the city. A lot of them came in in the morning to see the Queen travel from Government House to the CHOGM opening, which was a fantastic event. It has not really been mentioned today, but it was a fantastic event. Secondly, the estimate is that between 75 000 and 80 000 people utilised free public transport to come into the city on Saturday for the massive, highly successful barbecue on the foreshore. We saw Australia’s best urban public transport system performing at its best. The second challenge we had was moving people to and from the airport and around the city. Again, that was done very, very successfully. Last Thursday alone, I think 32 motorcades moved from the airport into the city with minimal disruption to traffic and a maximum achievement in relation to security. Again, I acknowledge and thank the team at the Traffic Operations Centre who worked so hard on that, including people from Main Roads Western Australia, representatives of Western Australia Police, and also some contractors. They operated 24/7—around the clock—for the duration of the CHOGM week and delivered some fantastic outcomes. Also, I want, very quickly, to highlight the fact that last Thursday we saw a massive movement of people out of the city as they headed largely to the south of Perth for the long weekend. Again, that was handled very well. There had been plenty of advertising and plenty of engagement with the public so that people understood the need to perhaps stagger their departure times. That worked well, and I have not had any reports that the people of Western Australia experienced difficulties travelling around the metropolitan area during the CHOGM week. The communications were excellent, whether they were online or through the radio or print media. So, again, another arm of government provided what I think are excellent levels of public service to ensure that the public of Western Australia got the most out of CHOGM, and that our visitors enjoyed the event for all that it had to offer.
Mr A.P. O’Gorman : Not if you wanted taxis. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is interesting that the member for Joondalup should say that, given he opposed the release of new taxi plates in Western Australia. What a ludicrous statement! The member for Joondalup promised to come into this place and move a motion to have the regulations struck out, to put more taxis on the streets. Two things: firstly, the member has not done that; and, secondly, more taxis are going on the streets. I think putting more taxis on the streets is a good thing. I think the people who came for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting would think it is a good thing to have more taxis on the streets. The member stands there opposing more taxis; we do not. Anything else? No? Okay; good. There we are; there were two big challenges. Firstly, in relation to public transport, as I advised the house the other week, there was free public transport on Friday and Saturday, and free parking along the railway lines. I am pleased to inform the house that our estimates are that on Friday, around 22 500 Western Australians used free public transport to come into the city. A lot of them came in in the morning to see the Queen travel from Government House to the CHOGM opening, which was a fantastic event. It has not really been mentioned today, but it was a fantastic event. Secondly, the estimate is that between 75 000 and 80 000 people utilised free public transport to come into the city on Saturday for the massive, highly successful barbecue on the foreshore. We saw Australia’s best urban public transport system performing at its best. The second challenge we had was moving people to and from the airport and around the city. Again, that was done very, very successfully. Last Thursday alone, I think 32 motorcades moved from the airport into the city with minimal disruption to traffic and a maximum achievement in relation to security. Again, I acknowledge and thank the team at the Traffic Operations Centre who worked so hard on that, including people from Main Roads Western Australia, representatives of Western Australia Police, and also some contractors. They operated 24/7—around the clock—for the duration of the CHOGM week and delivered some fantastic outcomes. Also, I want, very quickly, to highlight the fact that last Thursday we saw a massive movement of people out of the city as they headed largely to the south of Perth for the long weekend. Again, that was handled very well. There had been plenty of advertising and plenty of engagement with the public so that people understood the need to perhaps stagger their departure times. That worked well, and I have not had any reports that the people of Western Australia experienced difficulties travelling around the metropolitan area during the CHOGM week. The communications were excellent, whether they were online or through the radio or print media. So, again, another arm of government provided what I think are excellent levels of public service to ensure that the public of Western Australia got the most out of CHOGM, and that our visitors enjoyed the event for all that it had to offer.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is interesting that the member for Joondalup should say that, given he opposed the release of new taxi plates in Western Australia. What a ludicrous statement! The member for Joondalup promised to come into this place and move a motion to have the regulations struck out, to put more taxis on the streets. Two things: firstly, the member has not done that; and, secondly, more taxis are going on the streets. I think putting more taxis on the streets is a good thing. I think the people who came for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting would think it is a good thing to have more taxis on the streets. The member stands there opposing more taxis; we do not. Anything else? No? Okay; good. There we are; there were two big challenges. Firstly, in relation to public transport, as I advised the house the other week, there was free public transport on Friday and Saturday, and free parking along the railway lines. I am pleased to inform the house that our estimates are that on Friday, around 22 500 Western Australians used free public transport to come into the city. A lot of them came in in the morning to see the Queen travel from Government House to the CHOGM opening, which was a fantastic event. It has not really been mentioned today, but it was a fantastic event. Secondly, the estimate is that between 75 000 and 80 000 people utilised free public transport to come into the city on Saturday for the massive, highly successful barbecue on the foreshore. We saw Australia’s best urban public transport system performing at its best. The second challenge we had was moving people to and from the airport and around the city. Again, that was done very, very successfully. Last Thursday alone, I think 32 motorcades moved from the airport into the city with minimal disruption to traffic and a maximum achievement in relation to security. Again, I acknowledge and thank the team at the Traffic Operations Centre who worked so hard on that, including people from Main Roads Western Australia, representatives of Western Australia Police, and also some contractors. They operated 24/7—around the clock—for the duration of the CHOGM week and delivered some fantastic outcomes. Also, I want, very quickly, to highlight the fact that last Thursday we saw a massive movement of people out of the city as they headed largely to the south of Perth for the long weekend. Again, that was handled very well. There had been plenty of advertising and plenty of engagement with the public so that people understood the need to perhaps stagger their departure times. That worked well, and I have not had any reports that the people of Western Australia experienced difficulties travelling around the metropolitan area during the CHOGM week. The communications were excellent, whether they were online or through the radio or print media. So, again, another arm of government provided what I think are excellent levels of public service to ensure that the public of Western Australia got the most out of CHOGM, and that our visitors enjoyed the event for all that it had to offer.
There we are; there were two big challenges. Firstly, in relation to public transport, as I advised the house the other week, there was free public transport on Friday and Saturday, and free parking along the railway lines. I am pleased to inform the house that our estimates are that on Friday, around 22 500 Western Australians used free public transport to come into the city. A lot of them came in in the morning to see the Queen travel from Government House to the CHOGM opening, which was a fantastic event. It has not really been mentioned today, but it was a fantastic event. Secondly, the estimate is that between 75 000 and 80 000 people utilised free public transport to come into the city on Saturday for the massive, highly successful barbecue on the foreshore. We saw Australia’s best urban public transport system performing at its best. The second challenge we had was moving people to and from the airport and around the city. Again, that was done very, very successfully. Last Thursday alone, I think 32 motorcades moved from the airport into the city with minimal disruption to traffic and a maximum achievement in relation to security. Again, I acknowledge and thank the team at the Traffic Operations Centre who worked so hard on that, including people from Main Roads Western Australia, representatives of Western Australia Police, and also some contractors. They operated 24/7—around the clock—for the duration of the CHOGM week and delivered some fantastic outcomes. Also, I want, very quickly, to highlight the fact that last Thursday we saw a massive movement of people out of the city as they headed largely to the south of Perth for the long weekend. Again, that was handled very well. There had been plenty of advertising and plenty of engagement with the public so that people understood the need to perhaps stagger their departure times. That worked well, and I have not had any reports that the people of Western Australia experienced difficulties travelling around the metropolitan area during the CHOGM week. The communications were excellent, whether they were online or through the radio or print media. So, again, another arm of government provided what I think are excellent levels of public service to ensure that the public of Western Australia got the most out of CHOGM, and that our visitors enjoyed the event for all that it had to offer.
The second challenge we had was moving people to and from the airport and around the city. Again, that was done very, very successfully. Last Thursday alone, I think 32 motorcades moved from the airport into the city with minimal disruption to traffic and a maximum achievement in relation to security. Again, I acknowledge and thank the team at the Traffic Operations Centre who worked so hard on that, including people from Main Roads Western Australia, representatives of Western Australia Police, and also some contractors. They operated 24/7—around the clock—for the duration of the CHOGM week and delivered some fantastic outcomes. Also, I want, very quickly, to highlight the fact that last Thursday we saw a massive movement of people out of the city as they headed largely to the south of Perth for the long weekend. Again, that was handled very well. There had been plenty of advertising and plenty of engagement with the public so that people understood the need to perhaps stagger their departure times. That worked well, and I have not had any reports that the people of Western Australia experienced difficulties travelling around the metropolitan area during the CHOGM week. The communications were excellent, whether they were online or through the radio or print media. So, again, another arm of government provided what I think are excellent levels of public service to ensure that the public of Western Australia got the most out of CHOGM, and that our visitors enjoyed the event for all that it had to offer.
Also, I want, very quickly, to highlight the fact that last Thursday we saw a massive movement of people out of the city as they headed largely to the south of Perth for the long weekend. Again, that was handled very well. There had been plenty of advertising and plenty of engagement with the public so that people understood the need to perhaps stagger their departure times. That worked well, and I have not had any reports that the people of Western Australia experienced difficulties travelling around the metropolitan area during the CHOGM week. The communications were excellent, whether they were online or through the radio or print media. So, again, another arm of government provided what I think are excellent levels of public service to ensure that the public of Western Australia got the most out of CHOGM, and that our visitors enjoyed the event for all that it had to offer.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: Thank you, member for Wanneroo; that is a very good question. There were challenges at CHOGM: security challenges that were dealt with by the Minister for Police; health challenges; and challenges around providing a vibrant arts, cultural and sporting program. The other big challenge was transport. I should say as an aside that we were lucky enough in my home town of Busselton to see some of the hockey teams play that were drawn to Western Australia. The Australian women’s team and the Australian men’s team played last week. On the Friday night India played Pakistan at which I understand there was a minor fracas. Down in Busselton that did not even register on the Richter scale! But it was fantastic. Even down there we got to enjoy some of the benefits of the sporting program for CHOGM. There were two big transport challenges around CHOGM; firstly, how to safely move around visitors to our city in a way that minimised inconvenience to the travelling public of Perth. Mr A.P. O’Gorman : Not if you wanted taxis. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is interesting that the member for Joondalup should say that, given he opposed the release of new taxi plates in Western Australia. What a ludicrous statement! The member for Joondalup promised to come into this place and move a motion to have the regulations struck out, to put more taxis on the streets. Two things: firstly, the member has not done that; and, secondly, more taxis are going on the streets. I think putting more taxis on the streets is a good thing. I think the people who came for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting would think it is a good thing to have more taxis on the streets. The member stands there opposing more taxis; we do not. Anything else? No? Okay; good. There we are; there were two big challenges. Firstly, in relation to public transport, as I advised the house the other week, there was free public transport on Friday and Saturday, and free parking along the railway lines. I am pleased to inform the house that our estimates are that on Friday, around 22 500 Western Australians used free public transport to come into the city. A lot of them came in in the morning to see the Queen travel from Government House to the CHOGM opening, which was a fantastic event. It has not really been mentioned today, but it was a fantastic event. Secondly, the estimate is that between 75 000 and 80 000 people utilised free public transport to come into the city on Saturday for the massive, highly successful barbecue on the foreshore. We saw Australia’s best urban public transport system performing at its best. The second challenge we had was moving people to and from the airport and around the city. Again, that was done very, very successfully. Last Thursday alone, I think 32 motorcades moved from the airport into the city with minimal disruption to traffic and a maximum achievement in relation to security. Again, I acknowledge and thank the team at the Traffic Operations Centre who worked so hard on that, including people from Main Roads Western Australia, representatives of Western Australia Police, and also some contractors. They operated 24/7—around the clock—for the duration of the CHOGM week and delivered some fantastic outcomes. Also, I want, very quickly, to highlight the fact that last Thursday we saw a massive movement of people out of the city as they headed largely to the south of Perth for the long weekend. Again, that was handled very well. There had been plenty of advertising and plenty of engagement with the public so that people understood the need to perhaps stagger their departure times. That worked well, and I have not had any reports that the people of Western Australia experienced difficulties travelling around the metropolitan area during the CHOGM week. The communications were excellent, whether they were online or through the radio or print media. So, again, another arm of government provided what I think are excellent levels of public service to ensure that the public of Western Australia got the most out of CHOGM, and that our visitors enjoyed the event for all that it had to offer.
Thank you, member for Wanneroo; that is a very good question. There were challenges at CHOGM: security challenges that were dealt with by the Minister for Police; health challenges; and challenges around providing a vibrant arts, cultural and sporting program. The other big challenge was transport. I should say as an aside that we were lucky enough in my home town of Busselton to see some of the hockey teams play that were drawn to Western Australia. The Australian women’s team and the Australian men’s team played last week. On the Friday night India played Pakistan at which I understand there was a minor fracas. Down in Busselton that did not even register on the Richter scale! But it was fantastic. Even down there we got to enjoy some of the benefits of the sporting program for CHOGM. There were two big transport challenges around CHOGM; firstly, how to safely move around visitors to our city in a way that minimised inconvenience to the travelling public of Perth. Mr A.P. O’Gorman : Not if you wanted taxis. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is interesting that the member for Joondalup should say that, given he opposed the release of new taxi plates in Western Australia. What a ludicrous statement! The member for Joondalup promised to come into this place and move a motion to have the regulations struck out, to put more taxis on the streets. Two things: firstly, the member has not done that; and, secondly, more taxis are going on the streets. I think putting more taxis on the streets is a good thing. I think the people who came for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting would think it is a good thing to have more taxis on the streets. The member stands there opposing more taxis; we do not. Anything else? No? Okay; good. There we are; there were two big challenges. Firstly, in relation to public transport, as I advised the house the other week, there was free public transport on Friday and Saturday, and free parking along the railway lines. I am pleased to inform the house that our estimates are that on Friday, around 22 500 Western Australians used free public transport to come into the city. A lot of them came in in the morning to see the Queen travel from Government House to the CHOGM opening, which was a fantastic event. It has not really been mentioned today, but it was a fantastic event. Secondly, the estimate is that between 75 000 and 80 000 people utilised free public transport to come into the city on Saturday for the massive, highly successful barbecue on the foreshore. We saw Australia’s best urban public transport system performing at its best. The second challenge we had was moving people to and from the airport and around the city. Again, that was done very, very successfully. Last Thursday alone, I think 32 motorcades moved from the airport into the city with minimal disruption to traffic and a maximum achievement in relation to security. Again, I acknowledge and thank the team at the Traffic Operations Centre who worked so hard on that, including people from Main Roads Western Australia, representatives of Western Australia Police, and also some contractors. They operated 24/7—around the clock—for the duration of the CHOGM week and delivered some fantastic outcomes. Also, I want, very quickly, to highlight the fact that last Thursday we saw a massive movement of people out of the city as they headed largely to the south of Perth for the long weekend. Again, that was handled very well. There had been plenty of advertising and plenty of engagement with the public so that people understood the need to perhaps stagger their departure times. That worked well, and I have not had any reports that the people of Western Australia experienced difficulties travelling around the metropolitan area during the CHOGM week. The communications were excellent, whether they were online or through the radio or print media. So, again, another arm of government provided what I think are excellent levels of public service to ensure that the public of Western Australia got the most out of CHOGM, and that our visitors enjoyed the event for all that it had to offer.
Mr A.P. O’Gorman : Not if you wanted taxis. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is interesting that the member for Joondalup should say that, given he opposed the release of new taxi plates in Western Australia. What a ludicrous statement! The member for Joondalup promised to come into this place and move a motion to have the regulations struck out, to put more taxis on the streets. Two things: firstly, the member has not done that; and, secondly, more taxis are going on the streets. I think putting more taxis on the streets is a good thing. I think the people who came for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting would think it is a good thing to have more taxis on the streets. The member stands there opposing more taxis; we do not. Anything else? No? Okay; good. There we are; there were two big challenges. Firstly, in relation to public transport, as I advised the house the other week, there was free public transport on Friday and Saturday, and free parking along the railway lines. I am pleased to inform the house that our estimates are that on Friday, around 22 500 Western Australians used free public transport to come into the city. A lot of them came in in the morning to see the Queen travel from Government House to the CHOGM opening, which was a fantastic event. It has not really been mentioned today, but it was a fantastic event. Secondly, the estimate is that between 75 000 and 80 000 people utilised free public transport to come into the city on Saturday for the massive, highly successful barbecue on the foreshore. We saw Australia’s best urban public transport system performing at its best. The second challenge we had was moving people to and from the airport and around the city. Again, that was done very, very successfully. Last Thursday alone, I think 32 motorcades moved from the airport into the city with minimal disruption to traffic and a maximum achievement in relation to security. Again, I acknowledge and thank the team at the Traffic Operations Centre who worked so hard on that, including people from Main Roads Western Australia, representatives of Western Australia Police, and also some contractors. They operated 24/7—around the clock—for the duration of the CHOGM week and delivered some fantastic outcomes. Also, I want, very quickly, to highlight the fact that last Thursday we saw a massive movement of people out of the city as they headed largely to the south of Perth for the long weekend. Again, that was handled very well. There had been plenty of advertising and plenty of engagement with the public so that people understood the need to perhaps stagger their departure times. That worked well, and I have not had any reports that the people of Western Australia experienced difficulties travelling around the metropolitan area during the CHOGM week. The communications were excellent, whether they were online or through the radio or print media. So, again, another arm of government provided what I think are excellent levels of public service to ensure that the public of Western Australia got the most out of CHOGM, and that our visitors enjoyed the event for all that it had to offer.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is interesting that the member for Joondalup should say that, given he opposed the release of new taxi plates in Western Australia. What a ludicrous statement! The member for Joondalup promised to come into this place and move a motion to have the regulations struck out, to put more taxis on the streets. Two things: firstly, the member has not done that; and, secondly, more taxis are going on the streets. I think putting more taxis on the streets is a good thing. I think the people who came for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting would think it is a good thing to have more taxis on the streets. The member stands there opposing more taxis; we do not. Anything else? No? Okay; good. There we are; there were two big challenges. Firstly, in relation to public transport, as I advised the house the other week, there was free public transport on Friday and Saturday, and free parking along the railway lines. I am pleased to inform the house that our estimates are that on Friday, around 22 500 Western Australians used free public transport to come into the city. A lot of them came in in the morning to see the Queen travel from Government House to the CHOGM opening, which was a fantastic event. It has not really been mentioned today, but it was a fantastic event. Secondly, the estimate is that between 75 000 and 80 000 people utilised free public transport to come into the city on Saturday for the massive, highly successful barbecue on the foreshore. We saw Australia’s best urban public transport system performing at its best. The second challenge we had was moving people to and from the airport and around the city. Again, that was done very, very successfully. Last Thursday alone, I think 32 motorcades moved from the airport into the city with minimal disruption to traffic and a maximum achievement in relation to security. Again, I acknowledge and thank the team at the Traffic Operations Centre who worked so hard on that, including people from Main Roads Western Australia, representatives of Western Australia Police, and also some contractors. They operated 24/7—around the clock—for the duration of the CHOGM week and delivered some fantastic outcomes. Also, I want, very quickly, to highlight the fact that last Thursday we saw a massive movement of people out of the city as they headed largely to the south of Perth for the long weekend. Again, that was handled very well. There had been plenty of advertising and plenty of engagement with the public so that people understood the need to perhaps stagger their departure times. That worked well, and I have not had any reports that the people of Western Australia experienced difficulties travelling around the metropolitan area during the CHOGM week. The communications were excellent, whether they were online or through the radio or print media. So, again, another arm of government provided what I think are excellent levels of public service to ensure that the public of Western Australia got the most out of CHOGM, and that our visitors enjoyed the event for all that it had to offer.
There we are; there were two big challenges. Firstly, in relation to public transport, as I advised the house the other week, there was free public transport on Friday and Saturday, and free parking along the railway lines. I am pleased to inform the house that our estimates are that on Friday, around 22 500 Western Australians used free public transport to come into the city. A lot of them came in in the morning to see the Queen travel from Government House to the CHOGM opening, which was a fantastic event. It has not really been mentioned today, but it was a fantastic event. Secondly, the estimate is that between 75 000 and 80 000 people utilised free public transport to come into the city on Saturday for the massive, highly successful barbecue on the foreshore. We saw Australia’s best urban public transport system performing at its best. The second challenge we had was moving people to and from the airport and around the city. Again, that was done very, very successfully. Last Thursday alone, I think 32 motorcades moved from the airport into the city with minimal disruption to traffic and a maximum achievement in relation to security. Again, I acknowledge and thank the team at the Traffic Operations Centre who worked so hard on that, including people from Main Roads Western Australia, representatives of Western Australia Police, and also some contractors. They operated 24/7—around the clock—for the duration of the CHOGM week and delivered some fantastic outcomes. Also, I want, very quickly, to highlight the fact that last Thursday we saw a massive movement of people out of the city as they headed largely to the south of Perth for the long weekend. Again, that was handled very well. There had been plenty of advertising and plenty of engagement with the public so that people understood the need to perhaps stagger their departure times. That worked well, and I have not had any reports that the people of Western Australia experienced difficulties travelling around the metropolitan area during the CHOGM week. The communications were excellent, whether they were online or through the radio or print media. So, again, another arm of government provided what I think are excellent levels of public service to ensure that the public of Western Australia got the most out of CHOGM, and that our visitors enjoyed the event for all that it had to offer.
The second challenge we had was moving people to and from the airport and around the city. Again, that was done very, very successfully. Last Thursday alone, I think 32 motorcades moved from the airport into the city with minimal disruption to traffic and a maximum achievement in relation to security. Again, I acknowledge and thank the team at the Traffic Operations Centre who worked so hard on that, including people from Main Roads Western Australia, representatives of Western Australia Police, and also some contractors. They operated 24/7—around the clock—for the duration of the CHOGM week and delivered some fantastic outcomes. Also, I want, very quickly, to highlight the fact that last Thursday we saw a massive movement of people out of the city as they headed largely to the south of Perth for the long weekend. Again, that was handled very well. There had been plenty of advertising and plenty of engagement with the public so that people understood the need to perhaps stagger their departure times. That worked well, and I have not had any reports that the people of Western Australia experienced difficulties travelling around the metropolitan area during the CHOGM week. The communications were excellent, whether they were online or through the radio or print media. So, again, another arm of government provided what I think are excellent levels of public service to ensure that the public of Western Australia got the most out of CHOGM, and that our visitors enjoyed the event for all that it had to offer.
Also, I want, very quickly, to highlight the fact that last Thursday we saw a massive movement of people out of the city as they headed largely to the south of Perth for the long weekend. Again, that was handled very well. There had been plenty of advertising and plenty of engagement with the public so that people understood the need to perhaps stagger their departure times. That worked well, and I have not had any reports that the people of Western Australia experienced difficulties travelling around the metropolitan area during the CHOGM week. The communications were excellent, whether they were online or through the radio or print media. So, again, another arm of government provided what I think are excellent levels of public service to ensure that the public of Western Australia got the most out of CHOGM, and that our visitors enjoyed the event for all that it had to offer.
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