❓ Question regarding WA government's commitment to match federal funding for the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project and overall state investment in water efficiency. The Minister welcomes the federal pledge but doesn't explicitly confirm matching funds or total state investment.
AnsweredQoN 1092Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
WATER RESOURCES - GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
I refer to a pledge by Kevin Rudd to invest $6.6 million to fund 50 per cent of the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project. (1) Will the minister confirm that the Western Australian government and Gascoyne Water Co-operative will contribute the other 50 per cent to fully fund a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system across the Carnarvon irrigation area if a Rudd Labor government is elected on 24 November 2007? (2) How will the funds for the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project be used and will they facilitate the construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system for growers in the Gascoyne? (3) How will the funding reduce the incidence of rising watertables or saline water run-off in the Gascoyne irrigation area? (4) Including the proposed $6.6 million funding for the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline, what will be the total state government investment to improve water efficiency of irrigation infrastructure in Western Australia? The PRESIDENT : I trust this question will not lead to four ministerial statements. Hon KIM CHANCE
I refer to a pledge by Kevin Rudd to invest $6.6 million to fund 50 per cent of the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project. (1) Will the minister confirm that the Western Australian government and Gascoyne Water Co-operative will contribute the other 50 per cent to fully fund a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system across the Carnarvon irrigation area if a Rudd Labor government is elected on 24 November 2007? (2) How will the funds for the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project be used and will they facilitate the construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system for growers in the Gascoyne? (3) How will the funding reduce the incidence of rising watertables or saline water run-off in the Gascoyne irrigation area? (4) Including the proposed $6.6 million funding for the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline, what will be the total state government investment to improve water efficiency of irrigation infrastructure in Western Australia? The PRESIDENT : I trust this question will not lead to four ministerial statements. Hon KIM CHANCE
AnswerView source ↗
Absolutely not. I cannot imagine how you could think that, Mr President! I very much thank Hon Nick Catania for his excellent and electorate-focused question. Hon Norman Moore : His father is no longer a member of this house. Hon KIM CHANCE : Did I do it again? I apologise to Hon Vince Catania. (1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
(1) Will the minister confirm that the Western Australian government and Gascoyne Water Co-operative will contribute the other 50 per cent to fully fund a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system across the Carnarvon irrigation area if a Rudd Labor government is elected on 24 November 2007? (2) How will the funds for the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project be used and will they facilitate the construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system for growers in the Gascoyne? (3) How will the funding reduce the incidence of rising watertables or saline water run-off in the Gascoyne irrigation area? (4) Including the proposed $6.6 million funding for the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline, what will be the total state government investment to improve water efficiency of irrigation infrastructure in Western Australia? The PRESIDENT : I trust this question will not lead to four ministerial statements. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Absolutely not. I cannot imagine how you could think that, Mr President! I very much thank Hon Nick Catania for his excellent and electorate-focused question. Hon Norman Moore : His father is no longer a member of this house. Hon KIM CHANCE : Did I do it again? I apologise to Hon Vince Catania. (1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
(2) How will the funds for the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project be used and will they facilitate the construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system for growers in the Gascoyne? (3) How will the funding reduce the incidence of rising watertables or saline water run-off in the Gascoyne irrigation area? (4) Including the proposed $6.6 million funding for the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline, what will be the total state government investment to improve water efficiency of irrigation infrastructure in Western Australia? The PRESIDENT : I trust this question will not lead to four ministerial statements. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Absolutely not. I cannot imagine how you could think that, Mr President! I very much thank Hon Nick Catania for his excellent and electorate-focused question. Hon Norman Moore : His father is no longer a member of this house. Hon KIM CHANCE : Did I do it again? I apologise to Hon Vince Catania. (1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
(3) How will the funding reduce the incidence of rising watertables or saline water run-off in the Gascoyne irrigation area? (4) Including the proposed $6.6 million funding for the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline, what will be the total state government investment to improve water efficiency of irrigation infrastructure in Western Australia? The PRESIDENT : I trust this question will not lead to four ministerial statements. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Absolutely not. I cannot imagine how you could think that, Mr President! I very much thank Hon Nick Catania for his excellent and electorate-focused question. Hon Norman Moore : His father is no longer a member of this house. Hon KIM CHANCE : Did I do it again? I apologise to Hon Vince Catania. (1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
(4) Including the proposed $6.6 million funding for the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline, what will be the total state government investment to improve water efficiency of irrigation infrastructure in Western Australia? The PRESIDENT : I trust this question will not lead to four ministerial statements. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Absolutely not. I cannot imagine how you could think that, Mr President! I very much thank Hon Nick Catania for his excellent and electorate-focused question. Hon Norman Moore : His father is no longer a member of this house. Hon KIM CHANCE : Did I do it again? I apologise to Hon Vince Catania. (1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
The PRESIDENT : I trust this question will not lead to four ministerial statements. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Absolutely not. I cannot imagine how you could think that, Mr President! I very much thank Hon Nick Catania for his excellent and electorate-focused question. Hon Norman Moore : His father is no longer a member of this house. Hon KIM CHANCE : Did I do it again? I apologise to Hon Vince Catania. (1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Absolutely not. I cannot imagine how you could think that, Mr President! I very much thank Hon Nick Catania for his excellent and electorate-focused question. Hon Norman Moore : His father is no longer a member of this house. Hon KIM CHANCE : Did I do it again? I apologise to Hon Vince Catania. (1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
Absolutely not. I cannot imagine how you could think that, Mr President! I very much thank Hon Nick Catania for his excellent and electorate-focused question. Hon Norman Moore : His father is no longer a member of this house. Hon KIM CHANCE : Did I do it again? I apologise to Hon Vince Catania. (1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
Hon Norman Moore : His father is no longer a member of this house. Hon KIM CHANCE : Did I do it again? I apologise to Hon Vince Catania. (1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
Hon KIM CHANCE : Did I do it again? I apologise to Hon Vince Catania. (1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
(1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
(1) Will the minister confirm that the Western Australian government and Gascoyne Water Co-operative will contribute the other 50 per cent to fully fund a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system across the Carnarvon irrigation area if a Rudd Labor government is elected on 24 November 2007? (2) How will the funds for the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project be used and will they facilitate the construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system for growers in the Gascoyne? (3) How will the funding reduce the incidence of rising watertables or saline water run-off in the Gascoyne irrigation area? (4) Including the proposed $6.6 million funding for the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline, what will be the total state government investment to improve water efficiency of irrigation infrastructure in Western Australia? The PRESIDENT : I trust this question will not lead to four ministerial statements. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Absolutely not. I cannot imagine how you could think that, Mr President! I very much thank Hon Nick Catania for his excellent and electorate-focused question. Hon Norman Moore : His father is no longer a member of this house. Hon KIM CHANCE : Did I do it again? I apologise to Hon Vince Catania. (1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
(2) How will the funds for the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project be used and will they facilitate the construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system for growers in the Gascoyne? (3) How will the funding reduce the incidence of rising watertables or saline water run-off in the Gascoyne irrigation area? (4) Including the proposed $6.6 million funding for the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline, what will be the total state government investment to improve water efficiency of irrigation infrastructure in Western Australia? The PRESIDENT : I trust this question will not lead to four ministerial statements. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Absolutely not. I cannot imagine how you could think that, Mr President! I very much thank Hon Nick Catania for his excellent and electorate-focused question. Hon Norman Moore : His father is no longer a member of this house. Hon KIM CHANCE : Did I do it again? I apologise to Hon Vince Catania. (1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
(3) How will the funding reduce the incidence of rising watertables or saline water run-off in the Gascoyne irrigation area? (4) Including the proposed $6.6 million funding for the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline, what will be the total state government investment to improve water efficiency of irrigation infrastructure in Western Australia? The PRESIDENT : I trust this question will not lead to four ministerial statements. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Absolutely not. I cannot imagine how you could think that, Mr President! I very much thank Hon Nick Catania for his excellent and electorate-focused question. Hon Norman Moore : His father is no longer a member of this house. Hon KIM CHANCE : Did I do it again? I apologise to Hon Vince Catania. (1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
(4) Including the proposed $6.6 million funding for the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline, what will be the total state government investment to improve water efficiency of irrigation infrastructure in Western Australia? The PRESIDENT : I trust this question will not lead to four ministerial statements. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Absolutely not. I cannot imagine how you could think that, Mr President! I very much thank Hon Nick Catania for his excellent and electorate-focused question. Hon Norman Moore : His father is no longer a member of this house. Hon KIM CHANCE : Did I do it again? I apologise to Hon Vince Catania. (1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
The PRESIDENT : I trust this question will not lead to four ministerial statements. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Absolutely not. I cannot imagine how you could think that, Mr President! I very much thank Hon Nick Catania for his excellent and electorate-focused question. Hon Norman Moore : His father is no longer a member of this house. Hon KIM CHANCE : Did I do it again? I apologise to Hon Vince Catania. (1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Absolutely not. I cannot imagine how you could think that, Mr President! I very much thank Hon Nick Catania for his excellent and electorate-focused question. Hon Norman Moore : His father is no longer a member of this house. Hon KIM CHANCE : Did I do it again? I apologise to Hon Vince Catania. (1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
Absolutely not. I cannot imagine how you could think that, Mr President! I very much thank Hon Nick Catania for his excellent and electorate-focused question. Hon Norman Moore : His father is no longer a member of this house. Hon KIM CHANCE : Did I do it again? I apologise to Hon Vince Catania. (1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
Hon Norman Moore : His father is no longer a member of this house. Hon KIM CHANCE : Did I do it again? I apologise to Hon Vince Catania. (1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
Hon KIM CHANCE : Did I do it again? I apologise to Hon Vince Catania. (1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
(1)-(4) The Carpenter government welcomes the pledge by Kevin Rudd to help fund the cost of the Gascoyne irrigation pipeline project should he be elected the next Prime Minister of Australia this Saturday. The project is one that the Carpenter government supports. It involves the design and construction of a high-pressure irrigation water delivery system, together with systems that would allow the growers and cooperative to manage the trading of, accounting for and reporting of water usage. This project will not only manage water available to growers more efficiently; it will help ensure that the Gascoyne irrigation area is further protected from negative impacts that have affected irrigation areas in other parts of Australia. Improving irrigation infrastructure is an area where Western Australia has the right to be very proud because it has led the nation. The Harvey Water piping project, for example, is a significant initiative to improve the efficiency of irrigation infrastructure through the replacement of open channels with pipes, reducing evaporation and leakage. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, have lauded the Harvey Water project across Australia as a model that sets the benchmark for other irrigators. Sadly, while the state government has invested some $56 million in this initiative, the Howard government has given no funding to support Western Australia’s innovative, Australia-leading water management initiative.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.