❓ Mr. Redman questions the Premier about the suitability of a temporary reception lounge at Busselton Margaret River Airport given Jetstar's new flights. The Premier avoids directly answering, instead highlighting the government's overall success in boosting tourism across WA and criticising the opposition's negativity.
AnsweredQoN 1128Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
BUSSELTON MARGARET RIVER
AIRPORT — RECEPTION LOUNGE
1128. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Premier:
I refer to the Labor government's
backflip on the new Busselton Margaret River Airport terminal building.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr D.T. REDMAN : I ask —
(1) Does the
Premier know that the City of Busselton will be building a tin shed as the
reception lounge at the airport prior to new Jetstar flights landing in March
next year?
(2) Does the
Premier think this is acceptable for a flight service that has committed to
three flights a week for three years with up to 80 000 passengers over this
time?
AIRPORT — RECEPTION LOUNGE
1128. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Premier:
I refer to the Labor government's
backflip on the new Busselton Margaret River Airport terminal building.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr D.T. REDMAN : I ask —
(1) Does the
Premier know that the City of Busselton will be building a tin shed as the
reception lounge at the airport prior to new Jetstar flights landing in March
next year?
(2) Does the
Premier think this is acceptable for a flight service that has committed to
three flights a week for three years with up to 80 000 passengers over this
time?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) The
great thing about this government is that tourism is flourishing. We have a tourism
minister who is out there securing tourists for the state. We had the biggest
growth in tourism numbers anyone has ever seen.
We have more overseas tourists coming in than ever before and higher growth
than ever before. We have more interstate tourists than ever before. We
secured direct flights to Manila the other day. We have a trial of direct
flights to Shanghai starting shortly. We have direct flights coming out of
Tokyo, which were lost by the last government. There are all sorts of great
initiatives occurring in tourism across Western
Australia. The other night I went to a massive event at Crown Perth promoting Western
Australia to international agents from around the world. That is what
this government is doing, and it is bearing fruit. Tourism is flourishing.
All we get from the Nationals WA is
this unrelenting wall of negativity. We have got Jetstar flying into Busselton and they are not happy. We have Jetstar
flying into Busselton. The Nationals are angry about it . What has
happened under this government? Alannah MacTiernan, the tourism minister and
the transport minister are all working on it as well. Jetstar is coming into
Busselton. Back when I was tourism minister, I got Jetstar to come to WA. Our
record with Jetstar is outstanding. We have direct flights coming into
Busselton. Although the Nationals might be angry about it, although they might
look for things to criticise, although they might look for things to criticise
such as rail manufacturing coming here, and although they might always look for
the negative, the people of Western Australia are far more positive than they
are. I was out yesterday and the day before in the electorate of Murray–Wellington.
It is a great community— very
positive and very happy with all the exciting things that this government is
doing. The Bushfire Centre of Excellence is another one. It is another
great regional initiative this government is taking. The minister and I opened
the interim facility yesterday and the new one is being built right there in
Pinjarra. We are doing things all over
regional Western Australia and the Nationals' unrelenting wall of
negativity will not deter us.
great thing about this government is that tourism is flourishing. We have a tourism
minister who is out there securing tourists for the state. We had the biggest
growth in tourism numbers anyone has ever seen.
We have more overseas tourists coming in than ever before and higher growth
than ever before. We have more interstate tourists than ever before. We
secured direct flights to Manila the other day. We have a trial of direct
flights to Shanghai starting shortly. We have direct flights coming out of
Tokyo, which were lost by the last government. There are all sorts of great
initiatives occurring in tourism across Western
Australia. The other night I went to a massive event at Crown Perth promoting Western
Australia to international agents from around the world. That is what
this government is doing, and it is bearing fruit. Tourism is flourishing.
All we get from the Nationals WA is
this unrelenting wall of negativity. We have got Jetstar flying into Busselton and they are not happy. We have Jetstar
flying into Busselton. The Nationals are angry about it . What has
happened under this government? Alannah MacTiernan, the tourism minister and
the transport minister are all working on it as well. Jetstar is coming into
Busselton. Back when I was tourism minister, I got Jetstar to come to WA. Our
record with Jetstar is outstanding. We have direct flights coming into
Busselton. Although the Nationals might be angry about it, although they might
look for things to criticise, although they might look for things to criticise
such as rail manufacturing coming here, and although they might always look for
the negative, the people of Western Australia are far more positive than they
are. I was out yesterday and the day before in the electorate of Murray–Wellington.
It is a great community— very
positive and very happy with all the exciting things that this government is
doing. The Bushfire Centre of Excellence is another one. It is another
great regional initiative this government is taking. The minister and I opened
the interim facility yesterday and the new one is being built right there in
Pinjarra. We are doing things all over
regional Western Australia and the Nationals' unrelenting wall of
negativity will not deter us.
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