❓ A parliamentary question regarding the Heritage Council of Western Australia's 2013 awards and achievements in protecting built heritage, followed by a somewhat contentious answer from the Minister for Heritage.
AnsweredQoN 50Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
HERITAGE
COUNCIL — 2013 AWARDS
50. Mr S.K. L'ESTRANGE to the Minister for
Heritage:
As someone with a keen interest in the heritage of Western
Australia I was pleased to learn that the minister presented the Heritage
Council of Western Australia's 2013 awards on Tuesday night. With this
in mind, could the minister please update the house on the significant
achievements being made throughout Western Australia in the protection of the
state's precious built heritage?
COUNCIL — 2013 AWARDS
50. Mr S.K. L'ESTRANGE to the Minister for
Heritage:
As someone with a keen interest in the heritage of Western
Australia I was pleased to learn that the minister presented the Heritage
Council of Western Australia's 2013 awards on Tuesday night. With this
in mind, could the minister please update the house on the significant
achievements being made throughout Western Australia in the protection of the
state's precious built heritage?
AnswerView source ↗
The Liberal–National government is passionate about
supporting and promoting investment in the active use and active re-use of our
heritage places here in Western Australia, and we support well thought out and
sympathetic conservation work. Protecting heritage these days is no longer
about just locking up buildings and turning them into museums. Conservation and
re-use, and adaptive re-use, of heritage places is very important for the state's
prosperity, and it contributes to the quality of life of people in our
metropolitan and regional communities. It recognises and appreciates our past,
while also —
Point of Order
Mr
D.A. TEMPLEMAN : Mr Speaker, the minister is clearly reading from a
document. I ask that he table that document.
Mr
A.P. JACOB : Mr Speaker, I have made one very brief page of mainly
handwritten notes if the member wants to have a look at it later, but it's
not a tabling document.
Several members interjected.
Mr A.P. JACOB : I
will table it if the member —
Several members interjected.
Mr A.P. JACOB : No,
I think if the member wants to see it later —
The SPEAKER : Is
that an official document?
Mr A.P. JACOB : No,
it is not an official document, Mr Speaker.
The SPEAKER :
Right, well it does not need to be tabled. Please proceed.
Mr A.P. JACOB : No,
it is not an official document, Mr Speaker.
The SPEAKER : And
please do not read your answer, minister; please do not read your answer.
Mr A.P. JACOB :
Yes, absolutely, Mr Speaker.
Several members interjected.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr A.P. JACOB : The
Heritage Council's 2013 Western Australian Heritage Awards—members,
it is a very brief one. I have just a couple of notes here and I just want to
go through a couple of the awards. I think this is important for the
recipients, and, Mr Speaker, I would seek your protection.
The SPEAKER : Yes,
you go through a few of the awards and let us get moving; thanks.
Mr A.P. JACOB : No
worries, Mr Speaker.
I want to particularly mention the historic town of Toodyay,
which actually picked up three of the awards.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the second time. Minister, will you
continue and come to the point now, thank you.
Mr A.P. JACOB : I
will just mention a couple of the highlights because clearly members are not
letting me go right through it. The full list is available on the website, and
I encourage members to look at that in their own time afterwards.
The historic town of Toodyay received three awards and
deserves special mention. Other winners included a stunning renovation of the
Kulahea home—a private residential house in Cottesloe. For any
architectural heritage aficionados, it is a home designed by George
Temple-Poole—a man whose legacy is across this state. I believe it may
be one of the, if not the only, remaining private residences from George
Temple-Poole. A very significant project that has done huge things for the
appreciation of heritage in this state is the redevelopment of the former WA
Newspapers site at Brookfield Place in the member for Perth's
electorate. If any members have not made it down there, particularly on an
evening, can I please encourage them down there; it is a fantastic example of
adaptive re-use.
Mr J.M. Francis interjected.
Mr A.P. JACOB :
Thanks for that, minister!
One of the big winners on the night was the conversion of the
WA Institute of the Blind building, which now houses the WA Ballet
headquarters.
One final special mention I want to make is one that might
surprise members, and it was the award for an outstanding contribution to
heritage. That was won by Dome Coffees Australia, an organisation that is based
here in WA. It might not be an automatic award winner that flicks off people's
minds, and I certainly appreciate some of the amazing heritage projects that
that company is doing across this state. It is a really good example of how the
private sector can partner in and around heritage. Indeed, CEO Nigel Oakey's
speech on the night was, I think, one of the most memorable speeches of the
evening. I am happy to inform members further about many more of those awards.
I encourage members to have a look at the website.
supporting and promoting investment in the active use and active re-use of our
heritage places here in Western Australia, and we support well thought out and
sympathetic conservation work. Protecting heritage these days is no longer
about just locking up buildings and turning them into museums. Conservation and
re-use, and adaptive re-use, of heritage places is very important for the state's
prosperity, and it contributes to the quality of life of people in our
metropolitan and regional communities. It recognises and appreciates our past,
while also —
Point of Order
Mr
D.A. TEMPLEMAN : Mr Speaker, the minister is clearly reading from a
document. I ask that he table that document.
Mr
A.P. JACOB : Mr Speaker, I have made one very brief page of mainly
handwritten notes if the member wants to have a look at it later, but it's
not a tabling document.
Several members interjected.
Mr A.P. JACOB : I
will table it if the member —
Several members interjected.
Mr A.P. JACOB : No,
I think if the member wants to see it later —
The SPEAKER : Is
that an official document?
Mr A.P. JACOB : No,
it is not an official document, Mr Speaker.
The SPEAKER :
Right, well it does not need to be tabled. Please proceed.
Mr A.P. JACOB : No,
it is not an official document, Mr Speaker.
The SPEAKER : And
please do not read your answer, minister; please do not read your answer.
Mr A.P. JACOB :
Yes, absolutely, Mr Speaker.
Several members interjected.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr A.P. JACOB : The
Heritage Council's 2013 Western Australian Heritage Awards—members,
it is a very brief one. I have just a couple of notes here and I just want to
go through a couple of the awards. I think this is important for the
recipients, and, Mr Speaker, I would seek your protection.
The SPEAKER : Yes,
you go through a few of the awards and let us get moving; thanks.
Mr A.P. JACOB : No
worries, Mr Speaker.
I want to particularly mention the historic town of Toodyay,
which actually picked up three of the awards.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the second time. Minister, will you
continue and come to the point now, thank you.
Mr A.P. JACOB : I
will just mention a couple of the highlights because clearly members are not
letting me go right through it. The full list is available on the website, and
I encourage members to look at that in their own time afterwards.
The historic town of Toodyay received three awards and
deserves special mention. Other winners included a stunning renovation of the
Kulahea home—a private residential house in Cottesloe. For any
architectural heritage aficionados, it is a home designed by George
Temple-Poole—a man whose legacy is across this state. I believe it may
be one of the, if not the only, remaining private residences from George
Temple-Poole. A very significant project that has done huge things for the
appreciation of heritage in this state is the redevelopment of the former WA
Newspapers site at Brookfield Place in the member for Perth's
electorate. If any members have not made it down there, particularly on an
evening, can I please encourage them down there; it is a fantastic example of
adaptive re-use.
Mr J.M. Francis interjected.
Mr A.P. JACOB :
Thanks for that, minister!
One of the big winners on the night was the conversion of the
WA Institute of the Blind building, which now houses the WA Ballet
headquarters.
One final special mention I want to make is one that might
surprise members, and it was the award for an outstanding contribution to
heritage. That was won by Dome Coffees Australia, an organisation that is based
here in WA. It might not be an automatic award winner that flicks off people's
minds, and I certainly appreciate some of the amazing heritage projects that
that company is doing across this state. It is a really good example of how the
private sector can partner in and around heritage. Indeed, CEO Nigel Oakey's
speech on the night was, I think, one of the most memorable speeches of the
evening. I am happy to inform members further about many more of those awards.
I encourage members to have a look at the website.
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