❓ The Minister updates the house on the cessation of distribution headworks charges and its positive impact on the agriculture industry, particularly in the Wheatbelt, highlighting refunds and benefits for businesses like Matilda's Estate winery.
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DISTRIBUTION HEADWORKS CHARGES — CESSATION
I would first like to acknowledge the presence in the public gallery of year 11 students and teachers from Penrhos College, in the electorate of the member for South Perth, and welcome them here today. Earlier in the year the minister announced the cessation of distribution headworks charges, which had previously resulted in businesses spending tens of thousands of dollars connecting to the power grid. Can the minister please update the house on how this has helped the state’s agriculture industry, including what the headworks refunds mean for local businesses, particularly in the Wheatbelt area, which are struggling because of climatic conditions? Mr D.T. REDMAN
I would first like to acknowledge the presence in the public gallery of year 11 students and teachers from Penrhos College, in the electorate of the member for South Perth, and welcome them here today. Earlier in the year the minister announced the cessation of distribution headworks charges, which had previously resulted in businesses spending tens of thousands of dollars connecting to the power grid. Can the minister please update the house on how this has helped the state’s agriculture industry, including what the headworks refunds mean for local businesses, particularly in the Wheatbelt area, which are struggling because of climatic conditions? Mr D.T. REDMAN
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I thank the member for Murray–Wellington for the question and for his interest in regional development in Western Australia. This policy setting, which came about during the time of the previous government, had a very negative impact. It was introduced in October 2007 and, as a result, all people with new and upgraded connections in the south west interconnected system that were more than 25 kilometres from a substation were required to pay a distribution headworks charge. It is a little more than two years since that happened, and now the Minister for Energy, Hon Peter Collier, who has been a stalwart on this issue, has come up with a policy position of refunding, through the royalties for regions program, all the commitments those people have paid in respect of their distribution headworks charges. It is really interesting that the member for Cockburn sits on his high horse, shaking his fist at members on this side on issues relating to core services, yet — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Joondalup, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : However, the opposition supported a position that was absolutely regressive for regional development. I refer to one example of an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I take it that the member for Albany supported that Labor Party policy setting. He needs to put that on record, because I know where he really stands; he just does not want to say it in this place. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
Earlier in the year the minister announced the cessation of distribution headworks charges, which had previously resulted in businesses spending tens of thousands of dollars connecting to the power grid. Can the minister please update the house on how this has helped the state’s agriculture industry, including what the headworks refunds mean for local businesses, particularly in the Wheatbelt area, which are struggling because of climatic conditions? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Murray–Wellington for the question and for his interest in regional development in Western Australia. This policy setting, which came about during the time of the previous government, had a very negative impact. It was introduced in October 2007 and, as a result, all people with new and upgraded connections in the south west interconnected system that were more than 25 kilometres from a substation were required to pay a distribution headworks charge. It is a little more than two years since that happened, and now the Minister for Energy, Hon Peter Collier, who has been a stalwart on this issue, has come up with a policy position of refunding, through the royalties for regions program, all the commitments those people have paid in respect of their distribution headworks charges. It is really interesting that the member for Cockburn sits on his high horse, shaking his fist at members on this side on issues relating to core services, yet — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Joondalup, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : However, the opposition supported a position that was absolutely regressive for regional development. I refer to one example of an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I take it that the member for Albany supported that Labor Party policy setting. He needs to put that on record, because I know where he really stands; he just does not want to say it in this place. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Murray–Wellington for the question and for his interest in regional development in Western Australia. This policy setting, which came about during the time of the previous government, had a very negative impact. It was introduced in October 2007 and, as a result, all people with new and upgraded connections in the south west interconnected system that were more than 25 kilometres from a substation were required to pay a distribution headworks charge. It is a little more than two years since that happened, and now the Minister for Energy, Hon Peter Collier, who has been a stalwart on this issue, has come up with a policy position of refunding, through the royalties for regions program, all the commitments those people have paid in respect of their distribution headworks charges. It is really interesting that the member for Cockburn sits on his high horse, shaking his fist at members on this side on issues relating to core services, yet — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Joondalup, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : However, the opposition supported a position that was absolutely regressive for regional development. I refer to one example of an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I take it that the member for Albany supported that Labor Party policy setting. He needs to put that on record, because I know where he really stands; he just does not want to say it in this place. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
I thank the member for Murray–Wellington for the question and for his interest in regional development in Western Australia. This policy setting, which came about during the time of the previous government, had a very negative impact. It was introduced in October 2007 and, as a result, all people with new and upgraded connections in the south west interconnected system that were more than 25 kilometres from a substation were required to pay a distribution headworks charge. It is a little more than two years since that happened, and now the Minister for Energy, Hon Peter Collier, who has been a stalwart on this issue, has come up with a policy position of refunding, through the royalties for regions program, all the commitments those people have paid in respect of their distribution headworks charges. It is really interesting that the member for Cockburn sits on his high horse, shaking his fist at members on this side on issues relating to core services, yet — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Joondalup, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : However, the opposition supported a position that was absolutely regressive for regional development. I refer to one example of an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I take it that the member for Albany supported that Labor Party policy setting. He needs to put that on record, because I know where he really stands; he just does not want to say it in this place. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Joondalup, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : However, the opposition supported a position that was absolutely regressive for regional development. I refer to one example of an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I take it that the member for Albany supported that Labor Party policy setting. He needs to put that on record, because I know where he really stands; he just does not want to say it in this place. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Member for Joondalup, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : However, the opposition supported a position that was absolutely regressive for regional development. I refer to one example of an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I take it that the member for Albany supported that Labor Party policy setting. He needs to put that on record, because I know where he really stands; he just does not want to say it in this place. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : However, the opposition supported a position that was absolutely regressive for regional development. I refer to one example of an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I take it that the member for Albany supported that Labor Party policy setting. He needs to put that on record, because I know where he really stands; he just does not want to say it in this place. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I take it that the member for Albany supported that Labor Party policy setting. He needs to put that on record, because I know where he really stands; he just does not want to say it in this place. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : I take it that the member for Albany supported that Labor Party policy setting. He needs to put that on record, because I know where he really stands; he just does not want to say it in this place. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
Earlier in the year the minister announced the cessation of distribution headworks charges, which had previously resulted in businesses spending tens of thousands of dollars connecting to the power grid. Can the minister please update the house on how this has helped the state’s agriculture industry, including what the headworks refunds mean for local businesses, particularly in the Wheatbelt area, which are struggling because of climatic conditions? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Murray–Wellington for the question and for his interest in regional development in Western Australia. This policy setting, which came about during the time of the previous government, had a very negative impact. It was introduced in October 2007 and, as a result, all people with new and upgraded connections in the south west interconnected system that were more than 25 kilometres from a substation were required to pay a distribution headworks charge. It is a little more than two years since that happened, and now the Minister for Energy, Hon Peter Collier, who has been a stalwart on this issue, has come up with a policy position of refunding, through the royalties for regions program, all the commitments those people have paid in respect of their distribution headworks charges. It is really interesting that the member for Cockburn sits on his high horse, shaking his fist at members on this side on issues relating to core services, yet — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Joondalup, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : However, the opposition supported a position that was absolutely regressive for regional development. I refer to one example of an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I take it that the member for Albany supported that Labor Party policy setting. He needs to put that on record, because I know where he really stands; he just does not want to say it in this place. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Murray–Wellington for the question and for his interest in regional development in Western Australia. This policy setting, which came about during the time of the previous government, had a very negative impact. It was introduced in October 2007 and, as a result, all people with new and upgraded connections in the south west interconnected system that were more than 25 kilometres from a substation were required to pay a distribution headworks charge. It is a little more than two years since that happened, and now the Minister for Energy, Hon Peter Collier, who has been a stalwart on this issue, has come up with a policy position of refunding, through the royalties for regions program, all the commitments those people have paid in respect of their distribution headworks charges. It is really interesting that the member for Cockburn sits on his high horse, shaking his fist at members on this side on issues relating to core services, yet — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Joondalup, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : However, the opposition supported a position that was absolutely regressive for regional development. I refer to one example of an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I take it that the member for Albany supported that Labor Party policy setting. He needs to put that on record, because I know where he really stands; he just does not want to say it in this place. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
I thank the member for Murray–Wellington for the question and for his interest in regional development in Western Australia. This policy setting, which came about during the time of the previous government, had a very negative impact. It was introduced in October 2007 and, as a result, all people with new and upgraded connections in the south west interconnected system that were more than 25 kilometres from a substation were required to pay a distribution headworks charge. It is a little more than two years since that happened, and now the Minister for Energy, Hon Peter Collier, who has been a stalwart on this issue, has come up with a policy position of refunding, through the royalties for regions program, all the commitments those people have paid in respect of their distribution headworks charges. It is really interesting that the member for Cockburn sits on his high horse, shaking his fist at members on this side on issues relating to core services, yet — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Joondalup, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : However, the opposition supported a position that was absolutely regressive for regional development. I refer to one example of an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I take it that the member for Albany supported that Labor Party policy setting. He needs to put that on record, because I know where he really stands; he just does not want to say it in this place. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Joondalup, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : However, the opposition supported a position that was absolutely regressive for regional development. I refer to one example of an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I take it that the member for Albany supported that Labor Party policy setting. He needs to put that on record, because I know where he really stands; he just does not want to say it in this place. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Member for Joondalup, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : However, the opposition supported a position that was absolutely regressive for regional development. I refer to one example of an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I take it that the member for Albany supported that Labor Party policy setting. He needs to put that on record, because I know where he really stands; he just does not want to say it in this place. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : However, the opposition supported a position that was absolutely regressive for regional development. I refer to one example of an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I take it that the member for Albany supported that Labor Party policy setting. He needs to put that on record, because I know where he really stands; he just does not want to say it in this place. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I take it that the member for Albany supported that Labor Party policy setting. He needs to put that on record, because I know where he really stands; he just does not want to say it in this place. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : I take it that the member for Albany supported that Labor Party policy setting. He needs to put that on record, because I know where he really stands; he just does not want to say it in this place. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! There are a lot of people with an interest in this particular question, and that is good to see. Might I suggest that some members remain a little more silent at this moment. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : I want to highlight an outstanding winery in Denmark, Matilda’s Estate, which has just received a cheque for $65 000 from the royalties for regions program as a refund of the distribution headworks charge it had to pay a number of years ago to get an upgraded connection. This has been a double win for the winery, because at the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show in New South Wales, it was awarded a gold medal for best wine in its category for its 2010 sauvignon blanc, while its 2009 pinot received a bronze medal. I encourage all members, the next time they are in a restaurant, to ask for a Western Australian sauvignon blanc, preferably one from Matilda’s Estate winery, because it has the support of members on this side of the house, who support regional growth and development in Western Australia, and the agricultural industry, which is driving employment and wealth in Western Australia. I recently spoke to the winemaker at Matilda’s Estate, Mr Coby Ladwig, who told me that the refund would go back into the loan that the winery took out to pay the charge put in place by members opposite through the previous government’s absolutely regressive policy setting. The Liberal–National government is supportive of regional development and will go on making good policy decisions for regional Western Australia.
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