❓ Mr. Waddell questions the lack of a Kalamunda rail extension in Planning WA's 'Directions 2031' and seeks information on related modelling and budget allocation. The Minister's response indicates long-term planning but no immediate funding.
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KALAMUNDA — RAIL EXTENSION
I refer to the minister’s transport commitment following a meeting with the Shire of Kalamunda that beyond a Perth–airport rail link, he would like “to see that include an extension of the rail line for a commuter station beyond the airport to service residents of Kalamunda and surrounding areas”. (1) Why has Planning WA made no mention of this new station in its key document “Directions 2031”, which is a framework that claims to provide a more sustainable urban transport network? (2) What modelling is the Department of Treasury currently undertaking on this rail extension to my area? (3) When will a budget line item allocate funds for a foothills train station? Mr T.R. BUSWELL
I refer to the minister’s transport commitment following a meeting with the Shire of Kalamunda that beyond a Perth–airport rail link, he would like “to see that include an extension of the rail line for a commuter station beyond the airport to service residents of Kalamunda and surrounding areas”. (1) Why has Planning WA made no mention of this new station in its key document “Directions 2031”, which is a framework that claims to provide a more sustainable urban transport network? (2) What modelling is the Department of Treasury currently undertaking on this rail extension to my area? (3) When will a budget line item allocate funds for a foothills train station? Mr T.R. BUSWELL
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(1)–(3) That discussion flowed out of a meeting I had with the Shire of Kalamunda—the president, Don McKechnie, and the CEO, James Trail. It was a very fruitful meeting. We discussed a whole range of issues in and around Kalamunda, part of the electorate of the member for Forrestfield, where a lot of those flashing lights will be installed. I have still got the map that I have yet to show members. I made the comment to them that in the not-too-distant future the government would be formalising the route of the railway line to Perth Airport and, in my view, a logical extension of that would be to continue to run the railway line under the airport; it will be underground to service the new consolidated terminal, in a location yet to be determined around that area east of the airport—again in the member’s electorate. I also made some comments publicly to the member’s local newspaper in which I said that that is something we need to plan for now because it will influence the town planning scheme and land-use decisions made by the Shire of Kalamunda, but, ultimately, the delivery of that would be some time off. I was very clear in saying that we needed to plan for it now, and that its delivery is not currently on our capital works budget, and I do not think it will be for some years to come. Mr E.S. Ripper : Sounds like it is after 2031; is that right? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I think it is important to get the planning done. It will be at some time, and I will give the Leader of the Opposition a tip: when the investment is made, at least everyone will know it is coming. At least when they build the consolidated terminal at Perth Airport, they might actually put a box under it so that the train has a spot to pull in and take off from. That is why we do these sorts of things. We are not the sort of government, as members opposite were with Perth Arena, to come in, dig a big hole, fill it in with clean soil and then come back and dig it up again and take the clean soil out at a cost of tens of millions of dollars; we want a decent planning outcome. That was the sum total of the discussion. I actually think it is a very positive outcome for the people in the electorate of Forrestfield and for the people who live in that hills and eastern suburbs area. I think the provision of a Park ‘n’ Ride station as part of a rail line extension to the airport is natural. If the member for Warnbro ever travelled to the northern suburbs of Perth, he would see the railway line extending into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. Mr M. McGowan : The one we built? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : You didn’t build it! Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
(1) Why has Planning WA made no mention of this new station in its key document “Directions 2031”, which is a framework that claims to provide a more sustainable urban transport network? (2) What modelling is the Department of Treasury currently undertaking on this rail extension to my area? (3) When will a budget line item allocate funds for a foothills train station? Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: (1)–(3) That discussion flowed out of a meeting I had with the Shire of Kalamunda—the president, Don McKechnie, and the CEO, James Trail. It was a very fruitful meeting. We discussed a whole range of issues in and around Kalamunda, part of the electorate of the member for Forrestfield, where a lot of those flashing lights will be installed. I have still got the map that I have yet to show members. I made the comment to them that in the not-too-distant future the government would be formalising the route of the railway line to Perth Airport and, in my view, a logical extension of that would be to continue to run the railway line under the airport; it will be underground to service the new consolidated terminal, in a location yet to be determined around that area east of the airport—again in the member’s electorate. I also made some comments publicly to the member’s local newspaper in which I said that that is something we need to plan for now because it will influence the town planning scheme and land-use decisions made by the Shire of Kalamunda, but, ultimately, the delivery of that would be some time off. I was very clear in saying that we needed to plan for it now, and that its delivery is not currently on our capital works budget, and I do not think it will be for some years to come. Mr E.S. Ripper : Sounds like it is after 2031; is that right? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I think it is important to get the planning done. It will be at some time, and I will give the Leader of the Opposition a tip: when the investment is made, at least everyone will know it is coming. At least when they build the consolidated terminal at Perth Airport, they might actually put a box under it so that the train has a spot to pull in and take off from. That is why we do these sorts of things. We are not the sort of government, as members opposite were with Perth Arena, to come in, dig a big hole, fill it in with clean soil and then come back and dig it up again and take the clean soil out at a cost of tens of millions of dollars; we want a decent planning outcome. That was the sum total of the discussion. I actually think it is a very positive outcome for the people in the electorate of Forrestfield and for the people who live in that hills and eastern suburbs area. I think the provision of a Park ‘n’ Ride station as part of a rail line extension to the airport is natural. If the member for Warnbro ever travelled to the northern suburbs of Perth, he would see the railway line extending into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. Mr M. McGowan : The one we built? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : You didn’t build it! Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
(2) What modelling is the Department of Treasury currently undertaking on this rail extension to my area? (3) When will a budget line item allocate funds for a foothills train station? Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: (1)–(3) That discussion flowed out of a meeting I had with the Shire of Kalamunda—the president, Don McKechnie, and the CEO, James Trail. It was a very fruitful meeting. We discussed a whole range of issues in and around Kalamunda, part of the electorate of the member for Forrestfield, where a lot of those flashing lights will be installed. I have still got the map that I have yet to show members. I made the comment to them that in the not-too-distant future the government would be formalising the route of the railway line to Perth Airport and, in my view, a logical extension of that would be to continue to run the railway line under the airport; it will be underground to service the new consolidated terminal, in a location yet to be determined around that area east of the airport—again in the member’s electorate. I also made some comments publicly to the member’s local newspaper in which I said that that is something we need to plan for now because it will influence the town planning scheme and land-use decisions made by the Shire of Kalamunda, but, ultimately, the delivery of that would be some time off. I was very clear in saying that we needed to plan for it now, and that its delivery is not currently on our capital works budget, and I do not think it will be for some years to come. Mr E.S. Ripper : Sounds like it is after 2031; is that right? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I think it is important to get the planning done. It will be at some time, and I will give the Leader of the Opposition a tip: when the investment is made, at least everyone will know it is coming. At least when they build the consolidated terminal at Perth Airport, they might actually put a box under it so that the train has a spot to pull in and take off from. That is why we do these sorts of things. We are not the sort of government, as members opposite were with Perth Arena, to come in, dig a big hole, fill it in with clean soil and then come back and dig it up again and take the clean soil out at a cost of tens of millions of dollars; we want a decent planning outcome. That was the sum total of the discussion. I actually think it is a very positive outcome for the people in the electorate of Forrestfield and for the people who live in that hills and eastern suburbs area. I think the provision of a Park ‘n’ Ride station as part of a rail line extension to the airport is natural. If the member for Warnbro ever travelled to the northern suburbs of Perth, he would see the railway line extending into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. Mr M. McGowan : The one we built? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : You didn’t build it! Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
(3) When will a budget line item allocate funds for a foothills train station? Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: (1)–(3) That discussion flowed out of a meeting I had with the Shire of Kalamunda—the president, Don McKechnie, and the CEO, James Trail. It was a very fruitful meeting. We discussed a whole range of issues in and around Kalamunda, part of the electorate of the member for Forrestfield, where a lot of those flashing lights will be installed. I have still got the map that I have yet to show members. I made the comment to them that in the not-too-distant future the government would be formalising the route of the railway line to Perth Airport and, in my view, a logical extension of that would be to continue to run the railway line under the airport; it will be underground to service the new consolidated terminal, in a location yet to be determined around that area east of the airport—again in the member’s electorate. I also made some comments publicly to the member’s local newspaper in which I said that that is something we need to plan for now because it will influence the town planning scheme and land-use decisions made by the Shire of Kalamunda, but, ultimately, the delivery of that would be some time off. I was very clear in saying that we needed to plan for it now, and that its delivery is not currently on our capital works budget, and I do not think it will be for some years to come. Mr E.S. Ripper : Sounds like it is after 2031; is that right? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I think it is important to get the planning done. It will be at some time, and I will give the Leader of the Opposition a tip: when the investment is made, at least everyone will know it is coming. At least when they build the consolidated terminal at Perth Airport, they might actually put a box under it so that the train has a spot to pull in and take off from. That is why we do these sorts of things. We are not the sort of government, as members opposite were with Perth Arena, to come in, dig a big hole, fill it in with clean soil and then come back and dig it up again and take the clean soil out at a cost of tens of millions of dollars; we want a decent planning outcome. That was the sum total of the discussion. I actually think it is a very positive outcome for the people in the electorate of Forrestfield and for the people who live in that hills and eastern suburbs area. I think the provision of a Park ‘n’ Ride station as part of a rail line extension to the airport is natural. If the member for Warnbro ever travelled to the northern suburbs of Perth, he would see the railway line extending into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. Mr M. McGowan : The one we built? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : You didn’t build it! Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: (1)–(3) That discussion flowed out of a meeting I had with the Shire of Kalamunda—the president, Don McKechnie, and the CEO, James Trail. It was a very fruitful meeting. We discussed a whole range of issues in and around Kalamunda, part of the electorate of the member for Forrestfield, where a lot of those flashing lights will be installed. I have still got the map that I have yet to show members. I made the comment to them that in the not-too-distant future the government would be formalising the route of the railway line to Perth Airport and, in my view, a logical extension of that would be to continue to run the railway line under the airport; it will be underground to service the new consolidated terminal, in a location yet to be determined around that area east of the airport—again in the member’s electorate. I also made some comments publicly to the member’s local newspaper in which I said that that is something we need to plan for now because it will influence the town planning scheme and land-use decisions made by the Shire of Kalamunda, but, ultimately, the delivery of that would be some time off. I was very clear in saying that we needed to plan for it now, and that its delivery is not currently on our capital works budget, and I do not think it will be for some years to come. Mr E.S. Ripper : Sounds like it is after 2031; is that right? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I think it is important to get the planning done. It will be at some time, and I will give the Leader of the Opposition a tip: when the investment is made, at least everyone will know it is coming. At least when they build the consolidated terminal at Perth Airport, they might actually put a box under it so that the train has a spot to pull in and take off from. That is why we do these sorts of things. We are not the sort of government, as members opposite were with Perth Arena, to come in, dig a big hole, fill it in with clean soil and then come back and dig it up again and take the clean soil out at a cost of tens of millions of dollars; we want a decent planning outcome. That was the sum total of the discussion. I actually think it is a very positive outcome for the people in the electorate of Forrestfield and for the people who live in that hills and eastern suburbs area. I think the provision of a Park ‘n’ Ride station as part of a rail line extension to the airport is natural. If the member for Warnbro ever travelled to the northern suburbs of Perth, he would see the railway line extending into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. Mr M. McGowan : The one we built? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : You didn’t build it! Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
(1)–(3) That discussion flowed out of a meeting I had with the Shire of Kalamunda—the president, Don McKechnie, and the CEO, James Trail. It was a very fruitful meeting. We discussed a whole range of issues in and around Kalamunda, part of the electorate of the member for Forrestfield, where a lot of those flashing lights will be installed. I have still got the map that I have yet to show members. I made the comment to them that in the not-too-distant future the government would be formalising the route of the railway line to Perth Airport and, in my view, a logical extension of that would be to continue to run the railway line under the airport; it will be underground to service the new consolidated terminal, in a location yet to be determined around that area east of the airport—again in the member’s electorate. I also made some comments publicly to the member’s local newspaper in which I said that that is something we need to plan for now because it will influence the town planning scheme and land-use decisions made by the Shire of Kalamunda, but, ultimately, the delivery of that would be some time off. I was very clear in saying that we needed to plan for it now, and that its delivery is not currently on our capital works budget, and I do not think it will be for some years to come. Mr E.S. Ripper : Sounds like it is after 2031; is that right? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I think it is important to get the planning done. It will be at some time, and I will give the Leader of the Opposition a tip: when the investment is made, at least everyone will know it is coming. At least when they build the consolidated terminal at Perth Airport, they might actually put a box under it so that the train has a spot to pull in and take off from. That is why we do these sorts of things. We are not the sort of government, as members opposite were with Perth Arena, to come in, dig a big hole, fill it in with clean soil and then come back and dig it up again and take the clean soil out at a cost of tens of millions of dollars; we want a decent planning outcome. That was the sum total of the discussion. I actually think it is a very positive outcome for the people in the electorate of Forrestfield and for the people who live in that hills and eastern suburbs area. I think the provision of a Park ‘n’ Ride station as part of a rail line extension to the airport is natural. If the member for Warnbro ever travelled to the northern suburbs of Perth, he would see the railway line extending into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. Mr M. McGowan : The one we built? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : You didn’t build it! Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
Mr E.S. Ripper : Sounds like it is after 2031; is that right? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I think it is important to get the planning done. It will be at some time, and I will give the Leader of the Opposition a tip: when the investment is made, at least everyone will know it is coming. At least when they build the consolidated terminal at Perth Airport, they might actually put a box under it so that the train has a spot to pull in and take off from. That is why we do these sorts of things. We are not the sort of government, as members opposite were with Perth Arena, to come in, dig a big hole, fill it in with clean soil and then come back and dig it up again and take the clean soil out at a cost of tens of millions of dollars; we want a decent planning outcome. That was the sum total of the discussion. I actually think it is a very positive outcome for the people in the electorate of Forrestfield and for the people who live in that hills and eastern suburbs area. I think the provision of a Park ‘n’ Ride station as part of a rail line extension to the airport is natural. If the member for Warnbro ever travelled to the northern suburbs of Perth, he would see the railway line extending into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. Mr M. McGowan : The one we built? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : You didn’t build it! Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I think it is important to get the planning done. It will be at some time, and I will give the Leader of the Opposition a tip: when the investment is made, at least everyone will know it is coming. At least when they build the consolidated terminal at Perth Airport, they might actually put a box under it so that the train has a spot to pull in and take off from. That is why we do these sorts of things. We are not the sort of government, as members opposite were with Perth Arena, to come in, dig a big hole, fill it in with clean soil and then come back and dig it up again and take the clean soil out at a cost of tens of millions of dollars; we want a decent planning outcome. That was the sum total of the discussion. I actually think it is a very positive outcome for the people in the electorate of Forrestfield and for the people who live in that hills and eastern suburbs area. I think the provision of a Park ‘n’ Ride station as part of a rail line extension to the airport is natural. If the member for Warnbro ever travelled to the northern suburbs of Perth, he would see the railway line extending into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. Mr M. McGowan : The one we built? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : You didn’t build it! Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
Mr M. McGowan : The one we built? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : You didn’t build it! Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : You didn’t build it! Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
(1) Why has Planning WA made no mention of this new station in its key document “Directions 2031”, which is a framework that claims to provide a more sustainable urban transport network? (2) What modelling is the Department of Treasury currently undertaking on this rail extension to my area? (3) When will a budget line item allocate funds for a foothills train station? Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: (1)–(3) That discussion flowed out of a meeting I had with the Shire of Kalamunda—the president, Don McKechnie, and the CEO, James Trail. It was a very fruitful meeting. We discussed a whole range of issues in and around Kalamunda, part of the electorate of the member for Forrestfield, where a lot of those flashing lights will be installed. I have still got the map that I have yet to show members. I made the comment to them that in the not-too-distant future the government would be formalising the route of the railway line to Perth Airport and, in my view, a logical extension of that would be to continue to run the railway line under the airport; it will be underground to service the new consolidated terminal, in a location yet to be determined around that area east of the airport—again in the member’s electorate. I also made some comments publicly to the member’s local newspaper in which I said that that is something we need to plan for now because it will influence the town planning scheme and land-use decisions made by the Shire of Kalamunda, but, ultimately, the delivery of that would be some time off. I was very clear in saying that we needed to plan for it now, and that its delivery is not currently on our capital works budget, and I do not think it will be for some years to come. Mr E.S. Ripper : Sounds like it is after 2031; is that right? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I think it is important to get the planning done. It will be at some time, and I will give the Leader of the Opposition a tip: when the investment is made, at least everyone will know it is coming. At least when they build the consolidated terminal at Perth Airport, they might actually put a box under it so that the train has a spot to pull in and take off from. That is why we do these sorts of things. We are not the sort of government, as members opposite were with Perth Arena, to come in, dig a big hole, fill it in with clean soil and then come back and dig it up again and take the clean soil out at a cost of tens of millions of dollars; we want a decent planning outcome. That was the sum total of the discussion. I actually think it is a very positive outcome for the people in the electorate of Forrestfield and for the people who live in that hills and eastern suburbs area. I think the provision of a Park ‘n’ Ride station as part of a rail line extension to the airport is natural. If the member for Warnbro ever travelled to the northern suburbs of Perth, he would see the railway line extending into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. Mr M. McGowan : The one we built? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : You didn’t build it! Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
(2) What modelling is the Department of Treasury currently undertaking on this rail extension to my area? (3) When will a budget line item allocate funds for a foothills train station? Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: (1)–(3) That discussion flowed out of a meeting I had with the Shire of Kalamunda—the president, Don McKechnie, and the CEO, James Trail. It was a very fruitful meeting. We discussed a whole range of issues in and around Kalamunda, part of the electorate of the member for Forrestfield, where a lot of those flashing lights will be installed. I have still got the map that I have yet to show members. I made the comment to them that in the not-too-distant future the government would be formalising the route of the railway line to Perth Airport and, in my view, a logical extension of that would be to continue to run the railway line under the airport; it will be underground to service the new consolidated terminal, in a location yet to be determined around that area east of the airport—again in the member’s electorate. I also made some comments publicly to the member’s local newspaper in which I said that that is something we need to plan for now because it will influence the town planning scheme and land-use decisions made by the Shire of Kalamunda, but, ultimately, the delivery of that would be some time off. I was very clear in saying that we needed to plan for it now, and that its delivery is not currently on our capital works budget, and I do not think it will be for some years to come. Mr E.S. Ripper : Sounds like it is after 2031; is that right? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I think it is important to get the planning done. It will be at some time, and I will give the Leader of the Opposition a tip: when the investment is made, at least everyone will know it is coming. At least when they build the consolidated terminal at Perth Airport, they might actually put a box under it so that the train has a spot to pull in and take off from. That is why we do these sorts of things. We are not the sort of government, as members opposite were with Perth Arena, to come in, dig a big hole, fill it in with clean soil and then come back and dig it up again and take the clean soil out at a cost of tens of millions of dollars; we want a decent planning outcome. That was the sum total of the discussion. I actually think it is a very positive outcome for the people in the electorate of Forrestfield and for the people who live in that hills and eastern suburbs area. I think the provision of a Park ‘n’ Ride station as part of a rail line extension to the airport is natural. If the member for Warnbro ever travelled to the northern suburbs of Perth, he would see the railway line extending into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. Mr M. McGowan : The one we built? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : You didn’t build it! Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
(3) When will a budget line item allocate funds for a foothills train station? Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: (1)–(3) That discussion flowed out of a meeting I had with the Shire of Kalamunda—the president, Don McKechnie, and the CEO, James Trail. It was a very fruitful meeting. We discussed a whole range of issues in and around Kalamunda, part of the electorate of the member for Forrestfield, where a lot of those flashing lights will be installed. I have still got the map that I have yet to show members. I made the comment to them that in the not-too-distant future the government would be formalising the route of the railway line to Perth Airport and, in my view, a logical extension of that would be to continue to run the railway line under the airport; it will be underground to service the new consolidated terminal, in a location yet to be determined around that area east of the airport—again in the member’s electorate. I also made some comments publicly to the member’s local newspaper in which I said that that is something we need to plan for now because it will influence the town planning scheme and land-use decisions made by the Shire of Kalamunda, but, ultimately, the delivery of that would be some time off. I was very clear in saying that we needed to plan for it now, and that its delivery is not currently on our capital works budget, and I do not think it will be for some years to come. Mr E.S. Ripper : Sounds like it is after 2031; is that right? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I think it is important to get the planning done. It will be at some time, and I will give the Leader of the Opposition a tip: when the investment is made, at least everyone will know it is coming. At least when they build the consolidated terminal at Perth Airport, they might actually put a box under it so that the train has a spot to pull in and take off from. That is why we do these sorts of things. We are not the sort of government, as members opposite were with Perth Arena, to come in, dig a big hole, fill it in with clean soil and then come back and dig it up again and take the clean soil out at a cost of tens of millions of dollars; we want a decent planning outcome. That was the sum total of the discussion. I actually think it is a very positive outcome for the people in the electorate of Forrestfield and for the people who live in that hills and eastern suburbs area. I think the provision of a Park ‘n’ Ride station as part of a rail line extension to the airport is natural. If the member for Warnbro ever travelled to the northern suburbs of Perth, he would see the railway line extending into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. Mr M. McGowan : The one we built? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : You didn’t build it! Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: (1)–(3) That discussion flowed out of a meeting I had with the Shire of Kalamunda—the president, Don McKechnie, and the CEO, James Trail. It was a very fruitful meeting. We discussed a whole range of issues in and around Kalamunda, part of the electorate of the member for Forrestfield, where a lot of those flashing lights will be installed. I have still got the map that I have yet to show members. I made the comment to them that in the not-too-distant future the government would be formalising the route of the railway line to Perth Airport and, in my view, a logical extension of that would be to continue to run the railway line under the airport; it will be underground to service the new consolidated terminal, in a location yet to be determined around that area east of the airport—again in the member’s electorate. I also made some comments publicly to the member’s local newspaper in which I said that that is something we need to plan for now because it will influence the town planning scheme and land-use decisions made by the Shire of Kalamunda, but, ultimately, the delivery of that would be some time off. I was very clear in saying that we needed to plan for it now, and that its delivery is not currently on our capital works budget, and I do not think it will be for some years to come. Mr E.S. Ripper : Sounds like it is after 2031; is that right? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I think it is important to get the planning done. It will be at some time, and I will give the Leader of the Opposition a tip: when the investment is made, at least everyone will know it is coming. At least when they build the consolidated terminal at Perth Airport, they might actually put a box under it so that the train has a spot to pull in and take off from. That is why we do these sorts of things. We are not the sort of government, as members opposite were with Perth Arena, to come in, dig a big hole, fill it in with clean soil and then come back and dig it up again and take the clean soil out at a cost of tens of millions of dollars; we want a decent planning outcome. That was the sum total of the discussion. I actually think it is a very positive outcome for the people in the electorate of Forrestfield and for the people who live in that hills and eastern suburbs area. I think the provision of a Park ‘n’ Ride station as part of a rail line extension to the airport is natural. If the member for Warnbro ever travelled to the northern suburbs of Perth, he would see the railway line extending into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. Mr M. McGowan : The one we built? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : You didn’t build it! Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
(1)–(3) That discussion flowed out of a meeting I had with the Shire of Kalamunda—the president, Don McKechnie, and the CEO, James Trail. It was a very fruitful meeting. We discussed a whole range of issues in and around Kalamunda, part of the electorate of the member for Forrestfield, where a lot of those flashing lights will be installed. I have still got the map that I have yet to show members. I made the comment to them that in the not-too-distant future the government would be formalising the route of the railway line to Perth Airport and, in my view, a logical extension of that would be to continue to run the railway line under the airport; it will be underground to service the new consolidated terminal, in a location yet to be determined around that area east of the airport—again in the member’s electorate. I also made some comments publicly to the member’s local newspaper in which I said that that is something we need to plan for now because it will influence the town planning scheme and land-use decisions made by the Shire of Kalamunda, but, ultimately, the delivery of that would be some time off. I was very clear in saying that we needed to plan for it now, and that its delivery is not currently on our capital works budget, and I do not think it will be for some years to come. Mr E.S. Ripper : Sounds like it is after 2031; is that right? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I think it is important to get the planning done. It will be at some time, and I will give the Leader of the Opposition a tip: when the investment is made, at least everyone will know it is coming. At least when they build the consolidated terminal at Perth Airport, they might actually put a box under it so that the train has a spot to pull in and take off from. That is why we do these sorts of things. We are not the sort of government, as members opposite were with Perth Arena, to come in, dig a big hole, fill it in with clean soil and then come back and dig it up again and take the clean soil out at a cost of tens of millions of dollars; we want a decent planning outcome. That was the sum total of the discussion. I actually think it is a very positive outcome for the people in the electorate of Forrestfield and for the people who live in that hills and eastern suburbs area. I think the provision of a Park ‘n’ Ride station as part of a rail line extension to the airport is natural. If the member for Warnbro ever travelled to the northern suburbs of Perth, he would see the railway line extending into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. Mr M. McGowan : The one we built? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : You didn’t build it! Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
Mr E.S. Ripper : Sounds like it is after 2031; is that right? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I think it is important to get the planning done. It will be at some time, and I will give the Leader of the Opposition a tip: when the investment is made, at least everyone will know it is coming. At least when they build the consolidated terminal at Perth Airport, they might actually put a box under it so that the train has a spot to pull in and take off from. That is why we do these sorts of things. We are not the sort of government, as members opposite were with Perth Arena, to come in, dig a big hole, fill it in with clean soil and then come back and dig it up again and take the clean soil out at a cost of tens of millions of dollars; we want a decent planning outcome. That was the sum total of the discussion. I actually think it is a very positive outcome for the people in the electorate of Forrestfield and for the people who live in that hills and eastern suburbs area. I think the provision of a Park ‘n’ Ride station as part of a rail line extension to the airport is natural. If the member for Warnbro ever travelled to the northern suburbs of Perth, he would see the railway line extending into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. Mr M. McGowan : The one we built? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : You didn’t build it! Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I think it is important to get the planning done. It will be at some time, and I will give the Leader of the Opposition a tip: when the investment is made, at least everyone will know it is coming. At least when they build the consolidated terminal at Perth Airport, they might actually put a box under it so that the train has a spot to pull in and take off from. That is why we do these sorts of things. We are not the sort of government, as members opposite were with Perth Arena, to come in, dig a big hole, fill it in with clean soil and then come back and dig it up again and take the clean soil out at a cost of tens of millions of dollars; we want a decent planning outcome. That was the sum total of the discussion. I actually think it is a very positive outcome for the people in the electorate of Forrestfield and for the people who live in that hills and eastern suburbs area. I think the provision of a Park ‘n’ Ride station as part of a rail line extension to the airport is natural. If the member for Warnbro ever travelled to the northern suburbs of Perth, he would see the railway line extending into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. Mr M. McGowan : The one we built? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : You didn’t build it! Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
Mr M. McGowan : The one we built? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : You didn’t build it! Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : You didn’t build it! Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
Mr M. McGowan : The northern suburbs railway? Yes, we did. You do not understand history, my friend. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Interestingly, the railway line has not been laid yet. The hole in the ground has been dug, the earthworks are happening and the railway line will be laid next year into the member for Mindarie’s electorate. If the member for Rockingham claims he built that, he is delusional, because we are in government and he is not! That is the basis of what has happened. For the reason it was not included in the Department of Planning’s “Directions 2031” document, the member for Forrestfield will have to ask the department. Secondly, for what the Department of Treasury is doing, the member will have to ask the Treasurer. I can tell the member what my department is doing. We are planning for a railway line that will provide a great service to the people in the member for Forrestfield’s electorate. I did note that the member for Forrestfield in his local paper last week said, “I’m going to storm into Parliament and I’m going to apply the blowtorch to the Treasurer.” If that is the blowtorch, I would hate to see the member for Forrestfield welding!
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