❓ Question regarding updates on South Hedland developments under the Pilbara Cities initiative, followed by a detailed answer outlining specific projects and investments in the area, including the aquatic centre, library, JD Hardie Centre, recreation centre, Kevin Scott Oval, and Marquee Park.
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pilbara cities — south hedland developments
I am proud to be part of a Liberal–National government that is working tirelessly to transform the north of this state through important projects like the Pilbara Cities initiative. I know just how hard this government is working to improve community facilities in rural and regional Western Australia. Will the minister update the house on the latest developments in South Hedland? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member. Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara, I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr T.G. Stephens : Why? The SPEAKER : For the second time, now. Members on both sides of this place, if you want more questions today, I will make a suggestion to you: a little less interjecting. As I have said in this place before, every member in this place—he or she—is entitled to ask a question in relative silence. I have heard the question from the member for Geraldton. I now expect an answer from the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS
I am proud to be part of a Liberal–National government that is working tirelessly to transform the north of this state through important projects like the Pilbara Cities initiative. I know just how hard this government is working to improve community facilities in rural and regional Western Australia. Will the minister update the house on the latest developments in South Hedland? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member. Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara, I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr T.G. Stephens : Why? The SPEAKER : For the second time, now. Members on both sides of this place, if you want more questions today, I will make a suggestion to you: a little less interjecting. As I have said in this place before, every member in this place—he or she—is entitled to ask a question in relative silence. I have heard the question from the member for Geraldton. I now expect an answer from the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS
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I thank the member for Geraldton for the question, and for his interest in the development of regional Western Australia, with the Oakajee project being undertaken in his electorate. We know how excited he is about the growth that is taking place in Geraldton. The member’s question was about where the development and growth is already taking place. That is in the Pilbara, in the member for Pilbara’s electorate. The member asked specifically about what the government is doing in South Hedland under Pilbara Cities. Hon Wendy Duncan was in South Hedland earlier this week to announce a further $3.4 million injection into the South Hedland aquatic centre. This new aquatic centre will include disabled access, a new water treatment plant and filtering equipment, new tiling and painting, overhead lighting, a leisure pool, and a toddlers’ pool for all the young kids in the Pilbara. It is absolutely vital, with the warm weather in the Pilbara, that the people of South Hedland are able to access a wonderful public amenity such as this. The South Hedland aquatic centre will be a wonderful addition for the community of South Hedland, which for a long time languished and was forgotten. It is no longer being forgotten. Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member. Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara, I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr T.G. Stephens : Why? The SPEAKER : For the second time, now. Members on both sides of this place, if you want more questions today, I will make a suggestion to you: a little less interjecting. As I have said in this place before, every member in this place—he or she—is entitled to ask a question in relative silence. I have heard the question from the member for Geraldton. I now expect an answer from the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question, and for his interest in the development of regional Western Australia, with the Oakajee project being undertaken in his electorate. We know how excited he is about the growth that is taking place in Geraldton. The member’s question was about where the development and growth is already taking place. That is in the Pilbara, in the member for Pilbara’s electorate. The member asked specifically about what the government is doing in South Hedland under Pilbara Cities. Hon Wendy Duncan was in South Hedland earlier this week to announce a further $3.4 million injection into the South Hedland aquatic centre. This new aquatic centre will include disabled access, a new water treatment plant and filtering equipment, new tiling and painting, overhead lighting, a leisure pool, and a toddlers’ pool for all the young kids in the Pilbara. It is absolutely vital, with the warm weather in the Pilbara, that the people of South Hedland are able to access a wonderful public amenity such as this. The South Hedland aquatic centre will be a wonderful addition for the community of South Hedland, which for a long time languished and was forgotten. It is no longer being forgotten. Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member. Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara, I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr T.G. Stephens : Why? The SPEAKER : For the second time, now. Members on both sides of this place, if you want more questions today, I will make a suggestion to you: a little less interjecting. As I have said in this place before, every member in this place—he or she—is entitled to ask a question in relative silence. I have heard the question from the member for Geraldton. I now expect an answer from the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question, and for his interest in the development of regional Western Australia, with the Oakajee project being undertaken in his electorate. We know how excited he is about the growth that is taking place in Geraldton. The member’s question was about where the development and growth is already taking place. That is in the Pilbara, in the member for Pilbara’s electorate. The member asked specifically about what the government is doing in South Hedland under Pilbara Cities. Hon Wendy Duncan was in South Hedland earlier this week to announce a further $3.4 million injection into the South Hedland aquatic centre. This new aquatic centre will include disabled access, a new water treatment plant and filtering equipment, new tiling and painting, overhead lighting, a leisure pool, and a toddlers’ pool for all the young kids in the Pilbara. It is absolutely vital, with the warm weather in the Pilbara, that the people of South Hedland are able to access a wonderful public amenity such as this. The South Hedland aquatic centre will be a wonderful addition for the community of South Hedland, which for a long time languished and was forgotten. It is no longer being forgotten. Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara, I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr T.G. Stephens : Why? The SPEAKER : For the second time, now. Members on both sides of this place, if you want more questions today, I will make a suggestion to you: a little less interjecting. As I have said in this place before, every member in this place—he or she—is entitled to ask a question in relative silence. I have heard the question from the member for Geraldton. I now expect an answer from the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question, and for his interest in the development of regional Western Australia, with the Oakajee project being undertaken in his electorate. We know how excited he is about the growth that is taking place in Geraldton. The member’s question was about where the development and growth is already taking place. That is in the Pilbara, in the member for Pilbara’s electorate. The member asked specifically about what the government is doing in South Hedland under Pilbara Cities. Hon Wendy Duncan was in South Hedland earlier this week to announce a further $3.4 million injection into the South Hedland aquatic centre. This new aquatic centre will include disabled access, a new water treatment plant and filtering equipment, new tiling and painting, overhead lighting, a leisure pool, and a toddlers’ pool for all the young kids in the Pilbara. It is absolutely vital, with the warm weather in the Pilbara, that the people of South Hedland are able to access a wonderful public amenity such as this. The South Hedland aquatic centre will be a wonderful addition for the community of South Hedland, which for a long time languished and was forgotten. It is no longer being forgotten. Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara, I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr T.G. Stephens : Why? The SPEAKER : For the second time, now. Members on both sides of this place, if you want more questions today, I will make a suggestion to you: a little less interjecting. As I have said in this place before, every member in this place—he or she—is entitled to ask a question in relative silence. I have heard the question from the member for Geraldton. I now expect an answer from the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question, and for his interest in the development of regional Western Australia, with the Oakajee project being undertaken in his electorate. We know how excited he is about the growth that is taking place in Geraldton. The member’s question was about where the development and growth is already taking place. That is in the Pilbara, in the member for Pilbara’s electorate. The member asked specifically about what the government is doing in South Hedland under Pilbara Cities. Hon Wendy Duncan was in South Hedland earlier this week to announce a further $3.4 million injection into the South Hedland aquatic centre. This new aquatic centre will include disabled access, a new water treatment plant and filtering equipment, new tiling and painting, overhead lighting, a leisure pool, and a toddlers’ pool for all the young kids in the Pilbara. It is absolutely vital, with the warm weather in the Pilbara, that the people of South Hedland are able to access a wonderful public amenity such as this. The South Hedland aquatic centre will be a wonderful addition for the community of South Hedland, which for a long time languished and was forgotten. It is no longer being forgotten. Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Mr T.G. Stephens : Why? The SPEAKER : For the second time, now. Members on both sides of this place, if you want more questions today, I will make a suggestion to you: a little less interjecting. As I have said in this place before, every member in this place—he or she—is entitled to ask a question in relative silence. I have heard the question from the member for Geraldton. I now expect an answer from the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question, and for his interest in the development of regional Western Australia, with the Oakajee project being undertaken in his electorate. We know how excited he is about the growth that is taking place in Geraldton. The member’s question was about where the development and growth is already taking place. That is in the Pilbara, in the member for Pilbara’s electorate. The member asked specifically about what the government is doing in South Hedland under Pilbara Cities. Hon Wendy Duncan was in South Hedland earlier this week to announce a further $3.4 million injection into the South Hedland aquatic centre. This new aquatic centre will include disabled access, a new water treatment plant and filtering equipment, new tiling and painting, overhead lighting, a leisure pool, and a toddlers’ pool for all the young kids in the Pilbara. It is absolutely vital, with the warm weather in the Pilbara, that the people of South Hedland are able to access a wonderful public amenity such as this. The South Hedland aquatic centre will be a wonderful addition for the community of South Hedland, which for a long time languished and was forgotten. It is no longer being forgotten. Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
The SPEAKER : For the second time, now. Members on both sides of this place, if you want more questions today, I will make a suggestion to you: a little less interjecting. As I have said in this place before, every member in this place—he or she—is entitled to ask a question in relative silence. I have heard the question from the member for Geraldton. I now expect an answer from the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question, and for his interest in the development of regional Western Australia, with the Oakajee project being undertaken in his electorate. We know how excited he is about the growth that is taking place in Geraldton. The member’s question was about where the development and growth is already taking place. That is in the Pilbara, in the member for Pilbara’s electorate. The member asked specifically about what the government is doing in South Hedland under Pilbara Cities. Hon Wendy Duncan was in South Hedland earlier this week to announce a further $3.4 million injection into the South Hedland aquatic centre. This new aquatic centre will include disabled access, a new water treatment plant and filtering equipment, new tiling and painting, overhead lighting, a leisure pool, and a toddlers’ pool for all the young kids in the Pilbara. It is absolutely vital, with the warm weather in the Pilbara, that the people of South Hedland are able to access a wonderful public amenity such as this. The South Hedland aquatic centre will be a wonderful addition for the community of South Hedland, which for a long time languished and was forgotten. It is no longer being forgotten. Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question, and for his interest in the development of regional Western Australia, with the Oakajee project being undertaken in his electorate. We know how excited he is about the growth that is taking place in Geraldton. The member’s question was about where the development and growth is already taking place. That is in the Pilbara, in the member for Pilbara’s electorate. The member asked specifically about what the government is doing in South Hedland under Pilbara Cities. Hon Wendy Duncan was in South Hedland earlier this week to announce a further $3.4 million injection into the South Hedland aquatic centre. This new aquatic centre will include disabled access, a new water treatment plant and filtering equipment, new tiling and painting, overhead lighting, a leisure pool, and a toddlers’ pool for all the young kids in the Pilbara. It is absolutely vital, with the warm weather in the Pilbara, that the people of South Hedland are able to access a wonderful public amenity such as this. The South Hedland aquatic centre will be a wonderful addition for the community of South Hedland, which for a long time languished and was forgotten. It is no longer being forgotten. Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
I thank the member for Geraldton for the question, and for his interest in the development of regional Western Australia, with the Oakajee project being undertaken in his electorate. We know how excited he is about the growth that is taking place in Geraldton. The member’s question was about where the development and growth is already taking place. That is in the Pilbara, in the member for Pilbara’s electorate. The member asked specifically about what the government is doing in South Hedland under Pilbara Cities. Hon Wendy Duncan was in South Hedland earlier this week to announce a further $3.4 million injection into the South Hedland aquatic centre. This new aquatic centre will include disabled access, a new water treatment plant and filtering equipment, new tiling and painting, overhead lighting, a leisure pool, and a toddlers’ pool for all the young kids in the Pilbara. It is absolutely vital, with the warm weather in the Pilbara, that the people of South Hedland are able to access a wonderful public amenity such as this. The South Hedland aquatic centre will be a wonderful addition for the community of South Hedland, which for a long time languished and was forgotten. It is no longer being forgotten. Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
The member’s question was about where the development and growth is already taking place. That is in the Pilbara, in the member for Pilbara’s electorate. The member asked specifically about what the government is doing in South Hedland under Pilbara Cities. Hon Wendy Duncan was in South Hedland earlier this week to announce a further $3.4 million injection into the South Hedland aquatic centre. This new aquatic centre will include disabled access, a new water treatment plant and filtering equipment, new tiling and painting, overhead lighting, a leisure pool, and a toddlers’ pool for all the young kids in the Pilbara. It is absolutely vital, with the warm weather in the Pilbara, that the people of South Hedland are able to access a wonderful public amenity such as this. The South Hedland aquatic centre will be a wonderful addition for the community of South Hedland, which for a long time languished and was forgotten. It is no longer being forgotten. Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member. Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara, I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr T.G. Stephens : Why? The SPEAKER : For the second time, now. Members on both sides of this place, if you want more questions today, I will make a suggestion to you: a little less interjecting. As I have said in this place before, every member in this place—he or she—is entitled to ask a question in relative silence. I have heard the question from the member for Geraldton. I now expect an answer from the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question, and for his interest in the development of regional Western Australia, with the Oakajee project being undertaken in his electorate. We know how excited he is about the growth that is taking place in Geraldton. The member’s question was about where the development and growth is already taking place. That is in the Pilbara, in the member for Pilbara’s electorate. The member asked specifically about what the government is doing in South Hedland under Pilbara Cities. Hon Wendy Duncan was in South Hedland earlier this week to announce a further $3.4 million injection into the South Hedland aquatic centre. This new aquatic centre will include disabled access, a new water treatment plant and filtering equipment, new tiling and painting, overhead lighting, a leisure pool, and a toddlers’ pool for all the young kids in the Pilbara. It is absolutely vital, with the warm weather in the Pilbara, that the people of South Hedland are able to access a wonderful public amenity such as this. The South Hedland aquatic centre will be a wonderful addition for the community of South Hedland, which for a long time languished and was forgotten. It is no longer being forgotten. Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member. Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara, I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr T.G. Stephens : Why? The SPEAKER : For the second time, now. Members on both sides of this place, if you want more questions today, I will make a suggestion to you: a little less interjecting. As I have said in this place before, every member in this place—he or she—is entitled to ask a question in relative silence. I have heard the question from the member for Geraldton. I now expect an answer from the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question, and for his interest in the development of regional Western Australia, with the Oakajee project being undertaken in his electorate. We know how excited he is about the growth that is taking place in Geraldton. The member’s question was about where the development and growth is already taking place. That is in the Pilbara, in the member for Pilbara’s electorate. The member asked specifically about what the government is doing in South Hedland under Pilbara Cities. Hon Wendy Duncan was in South Hedland earlier this week to announce a further $3.4 million injection into the South Hedland aquatic centre. This new aquatic centre will include disabled access, a new water treatment plant and filtering equipment, new tiling and painting, overhead lighting, a leisure pool, and a toddlers’ pool for all the young kids in the Pilbara. It is absolutely vital, with the warm weather in the Pilbara, that the people of South Hedland are able to access a wonderful public amenity such as this. The South Hedland aquatic centre will be a wonderful addition for the community of South Hedland, which for a long time languished and was forgotten. It is no longer being forgotten. Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara, I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr T.G. Stephens : Why? The SPEAKER : For the second time, now. Members on both sides of this place, if you want more questions today, I will make a suggestion to you: a little less interjecting. As I have said in this place before, every member in this place—he or she—is entitled to ask a question in relative silence. I have heard the question from the member for Geraldton. I now expect an answer from the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question, and for his interest in the development of regional Western Australia, with the Oakajee project being undertaken in his electorate. We know how excited he is about the growth that is taking place in Geraldton. The member’s question was about where the development and growth is already taking place. That is in the Pilbara, in the member for Pilbara’s electorate. The member asked specifically about what the government is doing in South Hedland under Pilbara Cities. Hon Wendy Duncan was in South Hedland earlier this week to announce a further $3.4 million injection into the South Hedland aquatic centre. This new aquatic centre will include disabled access, a new water treatment plant and filtering equipment, new tiling and painting, overhead lighting, a leisure pool, and a toddlers’ pool for all the young kids in the Pilbara. It is absolutely vital, with the warm weather in the Pilbara, that the people of South Hedland are able to access a wonderful public amenity such as this. The South Hedland aquatic centre will be a wonderful addition for the community of South Hedland, which for a long time languished and was forgotten. It is no longer being forgotten. Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara, I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr T.G. Stephens : Why? The SPEAKER : For the second time, now. Members on both sides of this place, if you want more questions today, I will make a suggestion to you: a little less interjecting. As I have said in this place before, every member in this place—he or she—is entitled to ask a question in relative silence. I have heard the question from the member for Geraldton. I now expect an answer from the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question, and for his interest in the development of regional Western Australia, with the Oakajee project being undertaken in his electorate. We know how excited he is about the growth that is taking place in Geraldton. The member’s question was about where the development and growth is already taking place. That is in the Pilbara, in the member for Pilbara’s electorate. The member asked specifically about what the government is doing in South Hedland under Pilbara Cities. Hon Wendy Duncan was in South Hedland earlier this week to announce a further $3.4 million injection into the South Hedland aquatic centre. This new aquatic centre will include disabled access, a new water treatment plant and filtering equipment, new tiling and painting, overhead lighting, a leisure pool, and a toddlers’ pool for all the young kids in the Pilbara. It is absolutely vital, with the warm weather in the Pilbara, that the people of South Hedland are able to access a wonderful public amenity such as this. The South Hedland aquatic centre will be a wonderful addition for the community of South Hedland, which for a long time languished and was forgotten. It is no longer being forgotten. Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Mr T.G. Stephens : Why? The SPEAKER : For the second time, now. Members on both sides of this place, if you want more questions today, I will make a suggestion to you: a little less interjecting. As I have said in this place before, every member in this place—he or she—is entitled to ask a question in relative silence. I have heard the question from the member for Geraldton. I now expect an answer from the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question, and for his interest in the development of regional Western Australia, with the Oakajee project being undertaken in his electorate. We know how excited he is about the growth that is taking place in Geraldton. The member’s question was about where the development and growth is already taking place. That is in the Pilbara, in the member for Pilbara’s electorate. The member asked specifically about what the government is doing in South Hedland under Pilbara Cities. Hon Wendy Duncan was in South Hedland earlier this week to announce a further $3.4 million injection into the South Hedland aquatic centre. This new aquatic centre will include disabled access, a new water treatment plant and filtering equipment, new tiling and painting, overhead lighting, a leisure pool, and a toddlers’ pool for all the young kids in the Pilbara. It is absolutely vital, with the warm weather in the Pilbara, that the people of South Hedland are able to access a wonderful public amenity such as this. The South Hedland aquatic centre will be a wonderful addition for the community of South Hedland, which for a long time languished and was forgotten. It is no longer being forgotten. Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
The SPEAKER : For the second time, now. Members on both sides of this place, if you want more questions today, I will make a suggestion to you: a little less interjecting. As I have said in this place before, every member in this place—he or she—is entitled to ask a question in relative silence. I have heard the question from the member for Geraldton. I now expect an answer from the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question, and for his interest in the development of regional Western Australia, with the Oakajee project being undertaken in his electorate. We know how excited he is about the growth that is taking place in Geraldton. The member’s question was about where the development and growth is already taking place. That is in the Pilbara, in the member for Pilbara’s electorate. The member asked specifically about what the government is doing in South Hedland under Pilbara Cities. Hon Wendy Duncan was in South Hedland earlier this week to announce a further $3.4 million injection into the South Hedland aquatic centre. This new aquatic centre will include disabled access, a new water treatment plant and filtering equipment, new tiling and painting, overhead lighting, a leisure pool, and a toddlers’ pool for all the young kids in the Pilbara. It is absolutely vital, with the warm weather in the Pilbara, that the people of South Hedland are able to access a wonderful public amenity such as this. The South Hedland aquatic centre will be a wonderful addition for the community of South Hedland, which for a long time languished and was forgotten. It is no longer being forgotten. Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question, and for his interest in the development of regional Western Australia, with the Oakajee project being undertaken in his electorate. We know how excited he is about the growth that is taking place in Geraldton. The member’s question was about where the development and growth is already taking place. That is in the Pilbara, in the member for Pilbara’s electorate. The member asked specifically about what the government is doing in South Hedland under Pilbara Cities. Hon Wendy Duncan was in South Hedland earlier this week to announce a further $3.4 million injection into the South Hedland aquatic centre. This new aquatic centre will include disabled access, a new water treatment plant and filtering equipment, new tiling and painting, overhead lighting, a leisure pool, and a toddlers’ pool for all the young kids in the Pilbara. It is absolutely vital, with the warm weather in the Pilbara, that the people of South Hedland are able to access a wonderful public amenity such as this. The South Hedland aquatic centre will be a wonderful addition for the community of South Hedland, which for a long time languished and was forgotten. It is no longer being forgotten. Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
I thank the member for Geraldton for the question, and for his interest in the development of regional Western Australia, with the Oakajee project being undertaken in his electorate. We know how excited he is about the growth that is taking place in Geraldton. The member’s question was about where the development and growth is already taking place. That is in the Pilbara, in the member for Pilbara’s electorate. The member asked specifically about what the government is doing in South Hedland under Pilbara Cities. Hon Wendy Duncan was in South Hedland earlier this week to announce a further $3.4 million injection into the South Hedland aquatic centre. This new aquatic centre will include disabled access, a new water treatment plant and filtering equipment, new tiling and painting, overhead lighting, a leisure pool, and a toddlers’ pool for all the young kids in the Pilbara. It is absolutely vital, with the warm weather in the Pilbara, that the people of South Hedland are able to access a wonderful public amenity such as this. The South Hedland aquatic centre will be a wonderful addition for the community of South Hedland, which for a long time languished and was forgotten. It is no longer being forgotten. Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
The member’s question was about where the development and growth is already taking place. That is in the Pilbara, in the member for Pilbara’s electorate. The member asked specifically about what the government is doing in South Hedland under Pilbara Cities. Hon Wendy Duncan was in South Hedland earlier this week to announce a further $3.4 million injection into the South Hedland aquatic centre. This new aquatic centre will include disabled access, a new water treatment plant and filtering equipment, new tiling and painting, overhead lighting, a leisure pool, and a toddlers’ pool for all the young kids in the Pilbara. It is absolutely vital, with the warm weather in the Pilbara, that the people of South Hedland are able to access a wonderful public amenity such as this. The South Hedland aquatic centre will be a wonderful addition for the community of South Hedland, which for a long time languished and was forgotten. It is no longer being forgotten. Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Royalties for regions is also providing $600 000 towards the new $2 million South Hedland library and community centre. This centre will offer the community state-of-the-art resources, including internet access, language resources, a technology laboratory and resources for tertiary study. It will be a modern facility that will serve as both a traditional library and a meeting space for a strongly growing community. Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Just down the road, the redevelopment of the JD Hardie Centre is progressing very well. That is an old centre that had probably passed its use-by date, and it is now being completely redeveloped. The roof is now complete, the wall lining has been installed, and the entire framed ceiling grid is in position. The project is on track to reopen later this year and will be a wonderful addition to the liveability and amenity of South Hedland. Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Just down the road from the JD Hardie Centre, the development of the multipurpose recreation centre is running ahead of schedule, despite recent heavy rains. This multipurpose recreation centre looks a lot like the national stadium in Beijing, known as the “Bird’s Nest”. It is absolutely stunning. I think, member for Pilbara, that that is a $35 million project. What is it again? Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Mr T.G. Stephens : How much federal money? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Pilbara will not tell us, but I think it is somewhere north of $30 million. This facility has been well driven by the local council. Kelly Howlett and her team are doing a fantastic job, with good leverage with the major companies in that area, and they have built up the funds to more than $30 million for a state-of-the-art recreation centre. The ground slab is down, and 200 tonnes of steel are currently being erected. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time today, and the member for Collie–Preston for the first time today. I suggest to both of you that if you wish to interject with specific questions, you might frame those questions for later in this session. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Kevin Scott Oval next door to that centre has been completed, and footy training will start next month. A new light tower has been erected so that the footy training can be done under lights. Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Just down the road from there, at Marquee Park, work is starting to come together. That will be a wonderful community meeting place and a wonderful new water playground. The kids of South Hedland will have one of the best waterparks anywhere in Western Australia. Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Mr T.G. Stephens : But they’ve got no water! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Of course they have water. The member for Pilbara is hoping they will not have water. He is praying that there will be no water, because this story is so bad for him! Just down the road, is the South Hedland central business district revitalisation, where a little over a year and a half ago the Premier stood with the cream of Western Australia’s development, finance and mining industry representatives to announce the Pilbara Cities plan. The Premier will be happy to know the development is progressing well, including the town square and new road treatments. What is happening and what will happen in and around the new South Hedland CBD is pretty exciting. This shows that we cannot talk about regional development unless we do regional development. I have talked this week about development in the Gascoyne and now in the Pilbara, thereby demonstrating the decentralisation of Western Australia and a strong focus on the regions. In addition, this state government has a strong focus on the metropolitan area, with projects like the Perth Waterfront and the Northbridge Link, which makes it the first in many, many years to focus on the growth of the whole of Western Australia. This government is ensuring that all Western Australians benefit from the economic times ahead.
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