❓ Question regarding the McGowan government's commitment to extend the freeway to Romeo Road, focusing on job creation, benefits to the northern suburbs, and securing federal infrastructure funding. The Premier's answer details the project's scope and highlights the government's success in obtaining Commonwealth funding, contrasting it with the previous government's approach.
AnsweredQoN 161Legislative Assembly
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TRANSPORT —
FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING — NORTHERN SUBURBS
161. Ms S.E. WINTON to the Premier:
(1) Can the
Premier outline to the house how the McGowan Labor government's
commitment to extend the freeway to Romeo Road will create jobs and benefit
those across Wanneroo and the northern suburbs?
(2) Can the
Premier advise the house how this project is another example of this government
securing its fair share of federal infrastructure funding for Western Australians?
FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING — NORTHERN SUBURBS
161. Ms S.E. WINTON to the Premier:
(1) Can the
Premier outline to the house how the McGowan Labor government's
commitment to extend the freeway to Romeo Road will create jobs and benefit
those across Wanneroo and the northern suburbs?
(2) Can the
Premier advise the house how this project is another example of this government
securing its fair share of federal infrastructure funding for Western Australians?
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(1)–(2) I
thank the member for Wanneroo and Burns Beach, and—there he is, the
Attorney General—for all their work and support in respect of this
important project. The Minister for Transport and I announced this project on
the weekend, and that we were committing $107 million towards this important
project. This will extend the freeway 5.6 kilometres from Hester Avenue to
Romeo Road in the burgeoning northern suburbs, and will ensure the people of
Alkimos, Eglinton, Yanchep and the like have better access to transport. It
will include the widening of Wanneroo Road, a new interchange at Lucan Drive,
and a new road connecting Romeo Road between Wanneroo Road and Marmion Avenue.
This comes on top of a range of other initiatives.
Mrs A.K.
Hayden : It's all because of the federal funding.
Mr M. McGOWAN :
No.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members, if you want to go to the federal Parliament, go.
Mr M. McGOWAN : This comes on
top of the Yanchep rail line that we are building in the north, the dualling of
Wanneroo Road and a range of other interchanges that are occurring in the
north. We have applied the Western Australian Jobs Act to it, so we expect 1 200
local jobs to come out of this important project in the northern suburbs.
We have committed our share, and the
commonwealth has committed its share. I am very pleased and proud that we have
secured commonwealth money. One of the things that this government has done,
unlike past governments, is that we have worked with the commonwealth to secure
money for Western Australia, whether it is goods and services tax share, infrastructure,
rail, roads or health.
Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Dawesville, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The member for
Dawesville absolutely hates this. We get money out of the commonwealth, but
when he was Colin Barnett's flunky he would not even talk to the
commonwealth. Colin Barnett said, ''I don't have to talk to
them.'' The member for Dawesville was probably advising him of that
failed course of action. He was a little apparatchik sitting in the back office
at Hale House, the $30 million office the previous government built for itself.
He was sitting there doing nothing, while this government has secured more
commonwealth money than he could ever have dreamt of.
Mrs A.K. Hayden : Mirror,
mirror!
The SPEAKER : Mirror, mirror
on the wall, I call you to order for the first time, member for Darling Range.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Members
opposite seem to hate this, but what is more, in the next two months, leading
up to the federal election, we will expect more support out of the commonwealth—both
sides. That is what we will be arguing for, because that is what Western Australia
deserves.
thank the member for Wanneroo and Burns Beach, and—there he is, the
Attorney General—for all their work and support in respect of this
important project. The Minister for Transport and I announced this project on
the weekend, and that we were committing $107 million towards this important
project. This will extend the freeway 5.6 kilometres from Hester Avenue to
Romeo Road in the burgeoning northern suburbs, and will ensure the people of
Alkimos, Eglinton, Yanchep and the like have better access to transport. It
will include the widening of Wanneroo Road, a new interchange at Lucan Drive,
and a new road connecting Romeo Road between Wanneroo Road and Marmion Avenue.
This comes on top of a range of other initiatives.
Mrs A.K.
Hayden : It's all because of the federal funding.
Mr M. McGOWAN :
No.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members, if you want to go to the federal Parliament, go.
Mr M. McGOWAN : This comes on
top of the Yanchep rail line that we are building in the north, the dualling of
Wanneroo Road and a range of other interchanges that are occurring in the
north. We have applied the Western Australian Jobs Act to it, so we expect 1 200
local jobs to come out of this important project in the northern suburbs.
We have committed our share, and the
commonwealth has committed its share. I am very pleased and proud that we have
secured commonwealth money. One of the things that this government has done,
unlike past governments, is that we have worked with the commonwealth to secure
money for Western Australia, whether it is goods and services tax share, infrastructure,
rail, roads or health.
Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Dawesville, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The member for
Dawesville absolutely hates this. We get money out of the commonwealth, but
when he was Colin Barnett's flunky he would not even talk to the
commonwealth. Colin Barnett said, ''I don't have to talk to
them.'' The member for Dawesville was probably advising him of that
failed course of action. He was a little apparatchik sitting in the back office
at Hale House, the $30 million office the previous government built for itself.
He was sitting there doing nothing, while this government has secured more
commonwealth money than he could ever have dreamt of.
Mrs A.K. Hayden : Mirror,
mirror!
The SPEAKER : Mirror, mirror
on the wall, I call you to order for the first time, member for Darling Range.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Members
opposite seem to hate this, but what is more, in the next two months, leading
up to the federal election, we will expect more support out of the commonwealth—both
sides. That is what we will be arguing for, because that is what Western Australia
deserves.
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