❓ Question regarding state government funding for the Lathlain Park redevelopment project and broader support for Australian Rules football. The Minister details the project's benefits and government investment in grassroots and elite football.
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LATHLAIN PARK — REDEVELOPMENT 306. Mr J.E. McGRATH to the Minister for Sport and Recreation: Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Treasurer, member for Victoria Park, the previous question is finished. Mr J.E. McGRATH : My question is to the Minister for Sport and Recreation. Last Friday, the minister announced that Lathlain Park would receive a $10 million state government injection to help redevelop that precinct into a community and sporting hub for the south eastern suburbs. Could the minister explain to the house how else this government is supporting the great sport of Australian Rules football? Ms M.J. DAVIES
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I thank the member for South Perth for the question. He is correct. He, the member for Belmont, the Premier and I were out at Lathlain Park last Friday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, member for Churchlands and member for South Perth, I call you all to order for the first time. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
306. Mr J.E. McGRATH to the Minister for Sport and Recreation: Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Treasurer, member for Victoria Park, the previous question is finished. Mr J.E. McGRATH : My question is to the Minister for Sport and Recreation. Last Friday, the minister announced that Lathlain Park would receive a $10 million state government injection to help redevelop that precinct into a community and sporting hub for the south eastern suburbs. Could the minister explain to the house how else this government is supporting the great sport of Australian Rules football? Ms M.J. DAVIES replied: I thank the member for South Perth for the question. He is correct. He, the member for Belmont, the Premier and I were out at Lathlain Park last Friday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, member for Churchlands and member for South Perth, I call you all to order for the first time. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Treasurer, member for Victoria Park, the previous question is finished. Mr J.E. McGRATH : My question is to the Minister for Sport and Recreation. Last Friday, the minister announced that Lathlain Park would receive a $10 million state government injection to help redevelop that precinct into a community and sporting hub for the south eastern suburbs. Could the minister explain to the house how else this government is supporting the great sport of Australian Rules football? Ms M.J. DAVIES replied: I thank the member for South Perth for the question. He is correct. He, the member for Belmont, the Premier and I were out at Lathlain Park last Friday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, member for Churchlands and member for South Perth, I call you all to order for the first time. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Treasurer, member for Victoria Park, the previous question is finished. Mr J.E. McGRATH : My question is to the Minister for Sport and Recreation. Last Friday, the minister announced that Lathlain Park would receive a $10 million state government injection to help redevelop that precinct into a community and sporting hub for the south eastern suburbs. Could the minister explain to the house how else this government is supporting the great sport of Australian Rules football? Ms M.J. DAVIES replied: I thank the member for South Perth for the question. He is correct. He, the member for Belmont, the Premier and I were out at Lathlain Park last Friday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, member for Churchlands and member for South Perth, I call you all to order for the first time. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The SPEAKER : Treasurer, member for Victoria Park, the previous question is finished. Mr J.E. McGRATH : My question is to the Minister for Sport and Recreation. Last Friday, the minister announced that Lathlain Park would receive a $10 million state government injection to help redevelop that precinct into a community and sporting hub for the south eastern suburbs. Could the minister explain to the house how else this government is supporting the great sport of Australian Rules football? Ms M.J. DAVIES replied: I thank the member for South Perth for the question. He is correct. He, the member for Belmont, the Premier and I were out at Lathlain Park last Friday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, member for Churchlands and member for South Perth, I call you all to order for the first time. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Mr J.E. McGRATH : My question is to the Minister for Sport and Recreation. Last Friday, the minister announced that Lathlain Park would receive a $10 million state government injection to help redevelop that precinct into a community and sporting hub for the south eastern suburbs. Could the minister explain to the house how else this government is supporting the great sport of Australian Rules football? Ms M.J. DAVIES replied: I thank the member for South Perth for the question. He is correct. He, the member for Belmont, the Premier and I were out at Lathlain Park last Friday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, member for Churchlands and member for South Perth, I call you all to order for the first time. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Ms M.J. DAVIES replied: I thank the member for South Perth for the question. He is correct. He, the member for Belmont, the Premier and I were out at Lathlain Park last Friday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, member for Churchlands and member for South Perth, I call you all to order for the first time. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
I thank the member for South Perth for the question. He is correct. He, the member for Belmont, the Premier and I were out at Lathlain Park last Friday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, member for Churchlands and member for South Perth, I call you all to order for the first time. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, member for Churchlands and member for South Perth, I call you all to order for the first time. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, member for Churchlands and member for South Perth, I call you all to order for the first time. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
306. Mr J.E. McGRATH to the Minister for Sport and Recreation: Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Treasurer, member for Victoria Park, the previous question is finished. Mr J.E. McGRATH : My question is to the Minister for Sport and Recreation. Last Friday, the minister announced that Lathlain Park would receive a $10 million state government injection to help redevelop that precinct into a community and sporting hub for the south eastern suburbs. Could the minister explain to the house how else this government is supporting the great sport of Australian Rules football? Ms M.J. DAVIES replied: I thank the member for South Perth for the question. He is correct. He, the member for Belmont, the Premier and I were out at Lathlain Park last Friday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, member for Churchlands and member for South Perth, I call you all to order for the first time. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Treasurer, member for Victoria Park, the previous question is finished. Mr J.E. McGRATH : My question is to the Minister for Sport and Recreation. Last Friday, the minister announced that Lathlain Park would receive a $10 million state government injection to help redevelop that precinct into a community and sporting hub for the south eastern suburbs. Could the minister explain to the house how else this government is supporting the great sport of Australian Rules football? Ms M.J. DAVIES replied: I thank the member for South Perth for the question. He is correct. He, the member for Belmont, the Premier and I were out at Lathlain Park last Friday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, member for Churchlands and member for South Perth, I call you all to order for the first time. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Treasurer, member for Victoria Park, the previous question is finished. Mr J.E. McGRATH : My question is to the Minister for Sport and Recreation. Last Friday, the minister announced that Lathlain Park would receive a $10 million state government injection to help redevelop that precinct into a community and sporting hub for the south eastern suburbs. Could the minister explain to the house how else this government is supporting the great sport of Australian Rules football? Ms M.J. DAVIES replied: I thank the member for South Perth for the question. He is correct. He, the member for Belmont, the Premier and I were out at Lathlain Park last Friday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, member for Churchlands and member for South Perth, I call you all to order for the first time. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The SPEAKER : Treasurer, member for Victoria Park, the previous question is finished. Mr J.E. McGRATH : My question is to the Minister for Sport and Recreation. Last Friday, the minister announced that Lathlain Park would receive a $10 million state government injection to help redevelop that precinct into a community and sporting hub for the south eastern suburbs. Could the minister explain to the house how else this government is supporting the great sport of Australian Rules football? Ms M.J. DAVIES replied: I thank the member for South Perth for the question. He is correct. He, the member for Belmont, the Premier and I were out at Lathlain Park last Friday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, member for Churchlands and member for South Perth, I call you all to order for the first time. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Mr J.E. McGRATH : My question is to the Minister for Sport and Recreation. Last Friday, the minister announced that Lathlain Park would receive a $10 million state government injection to help redevelop that precinct into a community and sporting hub for the south eastern suburbs. Could the minister explain to the house how else this government is supporting the great sport of Australian Rules football? Ms M.J. DAVIES replied: I thank the member for South Perth for the question. He is correct. He, the member for Belmont, the Premier and I were out at Lathlain Park last Friday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, member for Churchlands and member for South Perth, I call you all to order for the first time. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Ms M.J. DAVIES replied: I thank the member for South Perth for the question. He is correct. He, the member for Belmont, the Premier and I were out at Lathlain Park last Friday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, member for Churchlands and member for South Perth, I call you all to order for the first time. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
I thank the member for South Perth for the question. He is correct. He, the member for Belmont, the Premier and I were out at Lathlain Park last Friday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, member for Churchlands and member for South Perth, I call you all to order for the first time. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, member for Churchlands and member for South Perth, I call you all to order for the first time. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, member for Churchlands and member for South Perth, I call you all to order for the first time. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure the project has the support of the local member, because it is a fantastic — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Ms M.J. DAVIES : I do not remember any ministers from the Labor Party visiting — The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The SPEAKER : Through the Chair; quickly. Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Ms M.J. DAVIES : — regional Western Australia in my time. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the second time. Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Mr V.A. Catania interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The SPEAKER : Member for North West Central, I call you to order for the first time. For a simple question, this is unbelievable. Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Ms M.J. DAVIES : I am sure Lathlain Park has the support of the local member because it will be an amazing precinct for this region—not only for the Town of Victoria Park, but also for the surrounding suburbs. We announced that $10 million would go into redeveloping community facilities. Significant investment from other partners is going into the region. The investment that the state government has made will go towards building an additional oval and rebuilding the existing oval. We are talking about increasing public open space, which is much needed in that area. There will be oval lighting, a new scoreboard, a synthetic running track around the edge of the precinct, new tennis courts, pathways and a playground. Essentially, these funds will activate the entire space to go alongside the investment that we all know the West Coast Eagles will make to relocate and make their new headquarters in that suburb. The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The other thing this injection of funds will do is allow the Wirrpanda Foundation to have a permanent home. Everyone in this house would be well aware of the value that the Wirrpanda Foundation delivers. It has essentially been homeless for the last 11 years. These funds will give it a shopfront and allow it to embed itself into the community that it is doing great work with. I know that it is very excited about having the opportunity to interact not only with the community grassroots sporting clubs that will be based at and using that facility, but also right up to the elite end of the AFL. That is a model that we have used quite successfully. We have made that investment out at Cockburn, with similar investment from the state government and co-investment from the AFL, the Fremantle Dockers and the local government. We think it is a model that works and that is why we support it. We will have interaction with community grassroots clubs all the way through to the elite. There will be nothing better than those little tackers having the opportunity to run around and potentially interact with their idols, and also activate that whole precinct. That comes off the back of significant investment that this state government has made since coming to government into supporting grassroots and elite football right from our smallest clubs to the WAFL in redeveloping some of their sporting facilities, which allows them to continue to support grassroots football as well. Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Mr P.B. Watson : What about giving them a pathway once they leave Subiaco Oval? Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member should mention that. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. If you want to ask a question, put your name down. A quick answer. Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Ms M.J. DAVIES : It is funny that the member for Albany should mention that because, as he is very well aware, we are building a new 60 000-seat stadium that will become the new home for the AFL to showcase its great sport. I am sure that the member has read the budget papers and seen the modelling that we have done, which will allow us to continue to support the WA Football Commission to deliver grassroots sport and develop — Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Several members interjected. Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Ms M.J. DAVIES : All the assumptions that we made and modelled allow us to continue to support — Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Ms R. Saffioti interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from you. Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
Ms M.J. DAVIES : The assumptions that have been made in the modelling for the new stadium allow us to support the WA Football Commission to continue to deliver to grassroots football. This state government can very proudly stand on its record of investment into sport and recreation, in particular, AFL football. We do it because we know that AFL football is part of the community and it delivers very important social and economic benefits to all Western Australians.
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