❓ Mr. Love questions the Minister for Housing about 150 empty houses in the Midwest a year after Cyclone Seroja. The Minister deflects by criticising the opposition's past record on Government Regional Officers' Housing (GROH) and outlining current review and refurbishment efforts.
AnsweredQoN 209Legislative Assembly
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GOVERNMENT REGIONAL
OFFICERS' HOUSING
209. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Minister for Housing:
I have a supplementary question.
Minister, there are 100 empty houses in the midwest alone a year after cyclone
Seroja; why are these houses still empty?
OFFICERS' HOUSING
209. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Minister for Housing:
I have a supplementary question.
Minister, there are 100 empty houses in the midwest alone a year after cyclone
Seroja; why are these houses still empty?
AnswerView source ↗
Can I note that when I was
previously asked a question about the Kimberley—I do not know whether
any members took note at that time—the Leader of the Opposition mocked
me when I talked about what we were doing to address housing in the Kimberley;
in fact, she mocked me for reviewing GROH and then finding GROH properties and
allocating them to Derby. She scoffed at it. She said, ''That's
not worthwhile'', but other members are suddenly realising there is
potential for GROH properties. We know the Leader of the Opposition's
record on GROH properties in the wheatbelt—44 properties were sold
under your government. That is your record.
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
Mr J.N. CAREY : Opposition
leader, I know you are embarrassed about it; I know you are ashamed about it.
But it is a record —
Mr R.S. Love : There are 150
houses in the midwest; what are you doing about it?
The SPEAKER : Order, please.
You can ask a supplementary potentially.
Mr J.N. CAREY : That is the
Nationals' record under the former Liberal–National government—flogging
off GROH properties in the system.
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
Mr J.N. CAREY : What am I doing?
I am reviewing GROH stock, doing assessments and refurbishing, like we did in
Collie as well, and bringing that stock back into the system. That is what we
are doing. We have a very clear plan to accelerate the delivery of social
housing—timber frames, modular, converting existing stock and putting
GROH stock back into the system.
previously asked a question about the Kimberley—I do not know whether
any members took note at that time—the Leader of the Opposition mocked
me when I talked about what we were doing to address housing in the Kimberley;
in fact, she mocked me for reviewing GROH and then finding GROH properties and
allocating them to Derby. She scoffed at it. She said, ''That's
not worthwhile'', but other members are suddenly realising there is
potential for GROH properties. We know the Leader of the Opposition's
record on GROH properties in the wheatbelt—44 properties were sold
under your government. That is your record.
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
Mr J.N. CAREY : Opposition
leader, I know you are embarrassed about it; I know you are ashamed about it.
But it is a record —
Mr R.S. Love : There are 150
houses in the midwest; what are you doing about it?
The SPEAKER : Order, please.
You can ask a supplementary potentially.
Mr J.N. CAREY : That is the
Nationals' record under the former Liberal–National government—flogging
off GROH properties in the system.
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
Mr J.N. CAREY : What am I doing?
I am reviewing GROH stock, doing assessments and refurbishing, like we did in
Collie as well, and bringing that stock back into the system. That is what we
are doing. We have a very clear plan to accelerate the delivery of social
housing—timber frames, modular, converting existing stock and putting
GROH stock back into the system.
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