❓ The Premier addresses questions regarding the opening of a woodchip mill in Albany, job creation, and other government initiatives to benefit the electorate, focusing on regional investment and economic development following business closures.
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(1) Will the Premier confirm whether he will be opening Australian Plantation Export Company’s woodchip mill in Albany? (2) How many jobs will the mill create? (3) Will the Premier outline any other state government issues that will benefit my great electorate of Albany? Dr GALLOP
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I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) The plantation timber industry is a key component of the Government’s policy to end logging in old-growth forests and create 30 new national parks in Western Australia. That is the most significant conservation policy ever implemented in the history of Western Australia. The Government ended the logging of old-growth forests within days of the February 2001 election, and has developed a $123 million package to assist the timber industry and communities with the transition from old-growth logging. This new mill, which will begin its first shipment of woodchips to Japan on 14 March, will provide a significant boost to the State’s plantation timber industry. It will contribute to the creation of nearly 400 new full-time, part-time and casual jobs in 2002. Approximately 200 000 tonnes of plantation timber will be chipped in 2002. It is estimated that by 2007 the mill will process one million tonnes of plantation timber. This is a clean green industry that demonstrates that there are alternatives to the logging of old-growth forests. I now turn to Albany, generally. Recently Albany has been hit with a number of business closures that have affected the confidence in the town, including the closure of the Canning Vale weaving mills and the Harris Scarfe department store. I have great faith in the Albany community to rise to this challenge. The Government wishes to work with that community, so that the people can meet the current problems and build a better future for people in the great southern. The Government will be taking a number of initiatives, but I want to refer to one issue in today’s Parliament. Since taking office we have initiated a program of regional investment tours. The first regional investment tour went to the mid west. We took into the regions bankers, venture capitalists and others who have the ability to invest so they could learn of the wonderful potential in those regions. On 22 and 23 April this year, another regional investment tour will occur, this time in the great southern region. At least 12 venture capitalists, bankers and investment groups will visit the region. They will consider medium to large proposals for further enhancing industrial development. The tour will coincide with the meeting of the Government’s cabinet standing committee on regional policy in Albany on 23 April. Of course, a regional cabinet meeting was held there last week. One of the problems we have had is that the centralisation of much of the investment capital in our community has made it harder for non-metropolitan areas that have skills, capacity and potential to get people to see that potential and capacity. Therefore, we have come up with the idea of taking investors out to the regions so they can know what is happening. Ironic as it might seem, but nevertheless true, the tour of the mid west region resulted in an investment The members for Bunbury, Collie and Wellington will be interested in this. That investment turned out to be in the south west of the region. I refer to the investment in bio-diesel technology that will go into the south west. We want money and the investment potential of that money to be taken out into the regions, so that investors can see what a great State this is and so that they can see the potential. This initiative of the Government will mean that the regional investment tour will go to the great southern region on 22 and 23 April.
(2) How many jobs will the mill create? (3) Will the Premier outline any other state government issues that will benefit my great electorate of Albany? Dr GALLOP replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) The plantation timber industry is a key component of the Government’s policy to end logging in old-growth forests and create 30 new national parks in Western Australia. That is the most significant conservation policy ever implemented in the history of Western Australia. The Government ended the logging of old-growth forests within days of the February 2001 election, and has developed a $123 million package to assist the timber industry and communities with the transition from old-growth logging. This new mill, which will begin its first shipment of woodchips to Japan on 14 March, will provide a significant boost to the State’s plantation timber industry. It will contribute to the creation of nearly 400 new full-time, part-time and casual jobs in 2002. Approximately 200 000 tonnes of plantation timber will be chipped in 2002. It is estimated that by 2007 the mill will process one million tonnes of plantation timber. This is a clean green industry that demonstrates that there are alternatives to the logging of old-growth forests. I now turn to Albany, generally. Recently Albany has been hit with a number of business closures that have affected the confidence in the town, including the closure of the Canning Vale weaving mills and the Harris Scarfe department store. I have great faith in the Albany community to rise to this challenge. The Government wishes to work with that community, so that the people can meet the current problems and build a better future for people in the great southern. The Government will be taking a number of initiatives, but I want to refer to one issue in today’s Parliament. Since taking office we have initiated a program of regional investment tours. The first regional investment tour went to the mid west. We took into the regions bankers, venture capitalists and others who have the ability to invest so they could learn of the wonderful potential in those regions. On 22 and 23 April this year, another regional investment tour will occur, this time in the great southern region. At least 12 venture capitalists, bankers and investment groups will visit the region. They will consider medium to large proposals for further enhancing industrial development. The tour will coincide with the meeting of the Government’s cabinet standing committee on regional policy in Albany on 23 April. Of course, a regional cabinet meeting was held there last week. One of the problems we have had is that the centralisation of much of the investment capital in our community has made it harder for non-metropolitan areas that have skills, capacity and potential to get people to see that potential and capacity. Therefore, we have come up with the idea of taking investors out to the regions so they can know what is happening. Ironic as it might seem, but nevertheless true, the tour of the mid west region resulted in an investment The members for Bunbury, Collie and Wellington will be interested in this. That investment turned out to be in the south west of the region. I refer to the investment in bio-diesel technology that will go into the south west. We want money and the investment potential of that money to be taken out into the regions, so that investors can see what a great State this is and so that they can see the potential. This initiative of the Government will mean that the regional investment tour will go to the great southern region on 22 and 23 April.
(3) Will the Premier outline any other state government issues that will benefit my great electorate of Albany? Dr GALLOP replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) The plantation timber industry is a key component of the Government’s policy to end logging in old-growth forests and create 30 new national parks in Western Australia. That is the most significant conservation policy ever implemented in the history of Western Australia. The Government ended the logging of old-growth forests within days of the February 2001 election, and has developed a $123 million package to assist the timber industry and communities with the transition from old-growth logging. This new mill, which will begin its first shipment of woodchips to Japan on 14 March, will provide a significant boost to the State’s plantation timber industry. It will contribute to the creation of nearly 400 new full-time, part-time and casual jobs in 2002. Approximately 200 000 tonnes of plantation timber will be chipped in 2002. It is estimated that by 2007 the mill will process one million tonnes of plantation timber. This is a clean green industry that demonstrates that there are alternatives to the logging of old-growth forests. I now turn to Albany, generally. Recently Albany has been hit with a number of business closures that have affected the confidence in the town, including the closure of the Canning Vale weaving mills and the Harris Scarfe department store. I have great faith in the Albany community to rise to this challenge. The Government wishes to work with that community, so that the people can meet the current problems and build a better future for people in the great southern. The Government will be taking a number of initiatives, but I want to refer to one issue in today’s Parliament. Since taking office we have initiated a program of regional investment tours. The first regional investment tour went to the mid west. We took into the regions bankers, venture capitalists and others who have the ability to invest so they could learn of the wonderful potential in those regions. On 22 and 23 April this year, another regional investment tour will occur, this time in the great southern region. At least 12 venture capitalists, bankers and investment groups will visit the region. They will consider medium to large proposals for further enhancing industrial development. The tour will coincide with the meeting of the Government’s cabinet standing committee on regional policy in Albany on 23 April. Of course, a regional cabinet meeting was held there last week. One of the problems we have had is that the centralisation of much of the investment capital in our community has made it harder for non-metropolitan areas that have skills, capacity and potential to get people to see that potential and capacity. Therefore, we have come up with the idea of taking investors out to the regions so they can know what is happening. Ironic as it might seem, but nevertheless true, the tour of the mid west region resulted in an investment The members for Bunbury, Collie and Wellington will be interested in this. That investment turned out to be in the south west of the region. I refer to the investment in bio-diesel technology that will go into the south west. We want money and the investment potential of that money to be taken out into the regions, so that investors can see what a great State this is and so that they can see the potential. This initiative of the Government will mean that the regional investment tour will go to the great southern region on 22 and 23 April.
Dr GALLOP replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) The plantation timber industry is a key component of the Government’s policy to end logging in old-growth forests and create 30 new national parks in Western Australia. That is the most significant conservation policy ever implemented in the history of Western Australia. The Government ended the logging of old-growth forests within days of the February 2001 election, and has developed a $123 million package to assist the timber industry and communities with the transition from old-growth logging. This new mill, which will begin its first shipment of woodchips to Japan on 14 March, will provide a significant boost to the State’s plantation timber industry. It will contribute to the creation of nearly 400 new full-time, part-time and casual jobs in 2002. Approximately 200 000 tonnes of plantation timber will be chipped in 2002. It is estimated that by 2007 the mill will process one million tonnes of plantation timber. This is a clean green industry that demonstrates that there are alternatives to the logging of old-growth forests. I now turn to Albany, generally. Recently Albany has been hit with a number of business closures that have affected the confidence in the town, including the closure of the Canning Vale weaving mills and the Harris Scarfe department store. I have great faith in the Albany community to rise to this challenge. The Government wishes to work with that community, so that the people can meet the current problems and build a better future for people in the great southern. The Government will be taking a number of initiatives, but I want to refer to one issue in today’s Parliament. Since taking office we have initiated a program of regional investment tours. The first regional investment tour went to the mid west. We took into the regions bankers, venture capitalists and others who have the ability to invest so they could learn of the wonderful potential in those regions. On 22 and 23 April this year, another regional investment tour will occur, this time in the great southern region. At least 12 venture capitalists, bankers and investment groups will visit the region. They will consider medium to large proposals for further enhancing industrial development. The tour will coincide with the meeting of the Government’s cabinet standing committee on regional policy in Albany on 23 April. Of course, a regional cabinet meeting was held there last week. One of the problems we have had is that the centralisation of much of the investment capital in our community has made it harder for non-metropolitan areas that have skills, capacity and potential to get people to see that potential and capacity. Therefore, we have come up with the idea of taking investors out to the regions so they can know what is happening. Ironic as it might seem, but nevertheless true, the tour of the mid west region resulted in an investment The members for Bunbury, Collie and Wellington will be interested in this. That investment turned out to be in the south west of the region. I refer to the investment in bio-diesel technology that will go into the south west. We want money and the investment potential of that money to be taken out into the regions, so that investors can see what a great State this is and so that they can see the potential. This initiative of the Government will mean that the regional investment tour will go to the great southern region on 22 and 23 April.
I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) The plantation timber industry is a key component of the Government’s policy to end logging in old-growth forests and create 30 new national parks in Western Australia. That is the most significant conservation policy ever implemented in the history of Western Australia. The Government ended the logging of old-growth forests within days of the February 2001 election, and has developed a $123 million package to assist the timber industry and communities with the transition from old-growth logging. This new mill, which will begin its first shipment of woodchips to Japan on 14 March, will provide a significant boost to the State’s plantation timber industry. It will contribute to the creation of nearly 400 new full-time, part-time and casual jobs in 2002. Approximately 200 000 tonnes of plantation timber will be chipped in 2002. It is estimated that by 2007 the mill will process one million tonnes of plantation timber. This is a clean green industry that demonstrates that there are alternatives to the logging of old-growth forests. I now turn to Albany, generally. Recently Albany has been hit with a number of business closures that have affected the confidence in the town, including the closure of the Canning Vale weaving mills and the Harris Scarfe department store. I have great faith in the Albany community to rise to this challenge. The Government wishes to work with that community, so that the people can meet the current problems and build a better future for people in the great southern. The Government will be taking a number of initiatives, but I want to refer to one issue in today’s Parliament. Since taking office we have initiated a program of regional investment tours. The first regional investment tour went to the mid west. We took into the regions bankers, venture capitalists and others who have the ability to invest so they could learn of the wonderful potential in those regions. On 22 and 23 April this year, another regional investment tour will occur, this time in the great southern region. At least 12 venture capitalists, bankers and investment groups will visit the region. They will consider medium to large proposals for further enhancing industrial development. The tour will coincide with the meeting of the Government’s cabinet standing committee on regional policy in Albany on 23 April. Of course, a regional cabinet meeting was held there last week. One of the problems we have had is that the centralisation of much of the investment capital in our community has made it harder for non-metropolitan areas that have skills, capacity and potential to get people to see that potential and capacity. Therefore, we have come up with the idea of taking investors out to the regions so they can know what is happening. Ironic as it might seem, but nevertheless true, the tour of the mid west region resulted in an investment The members for Bunbury, Collie and Wellington will be interested in this. That investment turned out to be in the south west of the region. I refer to the investment in bio-diesel technology that will go into the south west. We want money and the investment potential of that money to be taken out into the regions, so that investors can see what a great State this is and so that they can see the potential. This initiative of the Government will mean that the regional investment tour will go to the great southern region on 22 and 23 April.
(1)-(3) The plantation timber industry is a key component of the Government’s policy to end logging in old-growth forests and create 30 new national parks in Western Australia. That is the most significant conservation policy ever implemented in the history of Western Australia. The Government ended the logging of old-growth forests within days of the February 2001 election, and has developed a $123 million package to assist the timber industry and communities with the transition from old-growth logging. This new mill, which will begin its first shipment of woodchips to Japan on 14 March, will provide a significant boost to the State’s plantation timber industry. It will contribute to the creation of nearly 400 new full-time, part-time and casual jobs in 2002. Approximately 200 000 tonnes of plantation timber will be chipped in 2002. It is estimated that by 2007 the mill will process one million tonnes of plantation timber. This is a clean green industry that demonstrates that there are alternatives to the logging of old-growth forests. I now turn to Albany, generally. Recently Albany has been hit with a number of business closures that have affected the confidence in the town, including the closure of the Canning Vale weaving mills and the Harris Scarfe department store. I have great faith in the Albany community to rise to this challenge. The Government wishes to work with that community, so that the people can meet the current problems and build a better future for people in the great southern. The Government will be taking a number of initiatives, but I want to refer to one issue in today’s Parliament. Since taking office we have initiated a program of regional investment tours. The first regional investment tour went to the mid west. We took into the regions bankers, venture capitalists and others who have the ability to invest so they could learn of the wonderful potential in those regions. On 22 and 23 April this year, another regional investment tour will occur, this time in the great southern region. At least 12 venture capitalists, bankers and investment groups will visit the region. They will consider medium to large proposals for further enhancing industrial development. The tour will coincide with the meeting of the Government’s cabinet standing committee on regional policy in Albany on 23 April. Of course, a regional cabinet meeting was held there last week. One of the problems we have had is that the centralisation of much of the investment capital in our community has made it harder for non-metropolitan areas that have skills, capacity and potential to get people to see that potential and capacity. Therefore, we have come up with the idea of taking investors out to the regions so they can know what is happening. Ironic as it might seem, but nevertheless true, the tour of the mid west region resulted in an investment The members for Bunbury, Collie and Wellington will be interested in this. That investment turned out to be in the south west of the region. I refer to the investment in bio-diesel technology that will go into the south west. We want money and the investment potential of that money to be taken out into the regions, so that investors can see what a great State this is and so that they can see the potential. This initiative of the Government will mean that the regional investment tour will go to the great southern region on 22 and 23 April.
I now turn to Albany, generally. Recently Albany has been hit with a number of business closures that have affected the confidence in the town, including the closure of the Canning Vale weaving mills and the Harris Scarfe department store. I have great faith in the Albany community to rise to this challenge. The Government wishes to work with that community, so that the people can meet the current problems and build a better future for people in the great southern. The Government will be taking a number of initiatives, but I want to refer to one issue in today’s Parliament. Since taking office we have initiated a program of regional investment tours. The first regional investment tour went to the mid west. We took into the regions bankers, venture capitalists and others who have the ability to invest so they could learn of the wonderful potential in those regions. On 22 and 23 April this year, another regional investment tour will occur, this time in the great southern region. At least 12 venture capitalists, bankers and investment groups will visit the region. They will consider medium to large proposals for further enhancing industrial development. The tour will coincide with the meeting of the Government’s cabinet standing committee on regional policy in Albany on 23 April. Of course, a regional cabinet meeting was held there last week. One of the problems we have had is that the centralisation of much of the investment capital in our community has made it harder for non-metropolitan areas that have skills, capacity and potential to get people to see that potential and capacity. Therefore, we have come up with the idea of taking investors out to the regions so they can know what is happening. Ironic as it might seem, but nevertheless true, the tour of the mid west region resulted in an investment The members for Bunbury, Collie and Wellington will be interested in this. That investment turned out to be in the south west of the region. I refer to the investment in bio-diesel technology that will go into the south west. We want money and the investment potential of that money to be taken out into the regions, so that investors can see what a great State this is and so that they can see the potential. This initiative of the Government will mean that the regional investment tour will go to the great southern region on 22 and 23 April.
Since taking office we have initiated a program of regional investment tours. The first regional investment tour went to the mid west. We took into the regions bankers, venture capitalists and others who have the ability to invest so they could learn of the wonderful potential in those regions. On 22 and 23 April this year, another regional investment tour will occur, this time in the great southern region. At least 12 venture capitalists, bankers and investment groups will visit the region. They will consider medium to large proposals for further enhancing industrial development. The tour will coincide with the meeting of the Government’s cabinet standing committee on regional policy in Albany on 23 April. Of course, a regional cabinet meeting was held there last week. One of the problems we have had is that the centralisation of much of the investment capital in our community has made it harder for non-metropolitan areas that have skills, capacity and potential to get people to see that potential and capacity. Therefore, we have come up with the idea of taking investors out to the regions so they can know what is happening. Ironic as it might seem, but nevertheless true, the tour of the mid west region resulted in an investment The members for Bunbury, Collie and Wellington will be interested in this. That investment turned out to be in the south west of the region. I refer to the investment in bio-diesel technology that will go into the south west. We want money and the investment potential of that money to be taken out into the regions, so that investors can see what a great State this is and so that they can see the potential. This initiative of the Government will mean that the regional investment tour will go to the great southern region on 22 and 23 April.
On 22 and 23 April this year, another regional investment tour will occur, this time in the great southern region. At least 12 venture capitalists, bankers and investment groups will visit the region. They will consider medium to large proposals for further enhancing industrial development. The tour will coincide with the meeting of the Government’s cabinet standing committee on regional policy in Albany on 23 April. Of course, a regional cabinet meeting was held there last week. One of the problems we have had is that the centralisation of much of the investment capital in our community has made it harder for non-metropolitan areas that have skills, capacity and potential to get people to see that potential and capacity. Therefore, we have come up with the idea of taking investors out to the regions so they can know what is happening. Ironic as it might seem, but nevertheless true, the tour of the mid west region resulted in an investment The members for Bunbury, Collie and Wellington will be interested in this. That investment turned out to be in the south west of the region. I refer to the investment in bio-diesel technology that will go into the south west. We want money and the investment potential of that money to be taken out into the regions, so that investors can see what a great State this is and so that they can see the potential. This initiative of the Government will mean that the regional investment tour will go to the great southern region on 22 and 23 April.
(2) How many jobs will the mill create? (3) Will the Premier outline any other state government issues that will benefit my great electorate of Albany? Dr GALLOP replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) The plantation timber industry is a key component of the Government’s policy to end logging in old-growth forests and create 30 new national parks in Western Australia. That is the most significant conservation policy ever implemented in the history of Western Australia. The Government ended the logging of old-growth forests within days of the February 2001 election, and has developed a $123 million package to assist the timber industry and communities with the transition from old-growth logging. This new mill, which will begin its first shipment of woodchips to Japan on 14 March, will provide a significant boost to the State’s plantation timber industry. It will contribute to the creation of nearly 400 new full-time, part-time and casual jobs in 2002. Approximately 200 000 tonnes of plantation timber will be chipped in 2002. It is estimated that by 2007 the mill will process one million tonnes of plantation timber. This is a clean green industry that demonstrates that there are alternatives to the logging of old-growth forests. I now turn to Albany, generally. Recently Albany has been hit with a number of business closures that have affected the confidence in the town, including the closure of the Canning Vale weaving mills and the Harris Scarfe department store. I have great faith in the Albany community to rise to this challenge. The Government wishes to work with that community, so that the people can meet the current problems and build a better future for people in the great southern. The Government will be taking a number of initiatives, but I want to refer to one issue in today’s Parliament. Since taking office we have initiated a program of regional investment tours. The first regional investment tour went to the mid west. We took into the regions bankers, venture capitalists and others who have the ability to invest so they could learn of the wonderful potential in those regions. On 22 and 23 April this year, another regional investment tour will occur, this time in the great southern region. At least 12 venture capitalists, bankers and investment groups will visit the region. They will consider medium to large proposals for further enhancing industrial development. The tour will coincide with the meeting of the Government’s cabinet standing committee on regional policy in Albany on 23 April. Of course, a regional cabinet meeting was held there last week. One of the problems we have had is that the centralisation of much of the investment capital in our community has made it harder for non-metropolitan areas that have skills, capacity and potential to get people to see that potential and capacity. Therefore, we have come up with the idea of taking investors out to the regions so they can know what is happening. Ironic as it might seem, but nevertheless true, the tour of the mid west region resulted in an investment The members for Bunbury, Collie and Wellington will be interested in this. That investment turned out to be in the south west of the region. I refer to the investment in bio-diesel technology that will go into the south west. We want money and the investment potential of that money to be taken out into the regions, so that investors can see what a great State this is and so that they can see the potential. This initiative of the Government will mean that the regional investment tour will go to the great southern region on 22 and 23 April.
(3) Will the Premier outline any other state government issues that will benefit my great electorate of Albany? Dr GALLOP replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) The plantation timber industry is a key component of the Government’s policy to end logging in old-growth forests and create 30 new national parks in Western Australia. That is the most significant conservation policy ever implemented in the history of Western Australia. The Government ended the logging of old-growth forests within days of the February 2001 election, and has developed a $123 million package to assist the timber industry and communities with the transition from old-growth logging. This new mill, which will begin its first shipment of woodchips to Japan on 14 March, will provide a significant boost to the State’s plantation timber industry. It will contribute to the creation of nearly 400 new full-time, part-time and casual jobs in 2002. Approximately 200 000 tonnes of plantation timber will be chipped in 2002. It is estimated that by 2007 the mill will process one million tonnes of plantation timber. This is a clean green industry that demonstrates that there are alternatives to the logging of old-growth forests. I now turn to Albany, generally. Recently Albany has been hit with a number of business closures that have affected the confidence in the town, including the closure of the Canning Vale weaving mills and the Harris Scarfe department store. I have great faith in the Albany community to rise to this challenge. The Government wishes to work with that community, so that the people can meet the current problems and build a better future for people in the great southern. The Government will be taking a number of initiatives, but I want to refer to one issue in today’s Parliament. Since taking office we have initiated a program of regional investment tours. The first regional investment tour went to the mid west. We took into the regions bankers, venture capitalists and others who have the ability to invest so they could learn of the wonderful potential in those regions. On 22 and 23 April this year, another regional investment tour will occur, this time in the great southern region. At least 12 venture capitalists, bankers and investment groups will visit the region. They will consider medium to large proposals for further enhancing industrial development. The tour will coincide with the meeting of the Government’s cabinet standing committee on regional policy in Albany on 23 April. Of course, a regional cabinet meeting was held there last week. One of the problems we have had is that the centralisation of much of the investment capital in our community has made it harder for non-metropolitan areas that have skills, capacity and potential to get people to see that potential and capacity. Therefore, we have come up with the idea of taking investors out to the regions so they can know what is happening. Ironic as it might seem, but nevertheless true, the tour of the mid west region resulted in an investment The members for Bunbury, Collie and Wellington will be interested in this. That investment turned out to be in the south west of the region. I refer to the investment in bio-diesel technology that will go into the south west. We want money and the investment potential of that money to be taken out into the regions, so that investors can see what a great State this is and so that they can see the potential. This initiative of the Government will mean that the regional investment tour will go to the great southern region on 22 and 23 April.
Dr GALLOP replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) The plantation timber industry is a key component of the Government’s policy to end logging in old-growth forests and create 30 new national parks in Western Australia. That is the most significant conservation policy ever implemented in the history of Western Australia. The Government ended the logging of old-growth forests within days of the February 2001 election, and has developed a $123 million package to assist the timber industry and communities with the transition from old-growth logging. This new mill, which will begin its first shipment of woodchips to Japan on 14 March, will provide a significant boost to the State’s plantation timber industry. It will contribute to the creation of nearly 400 new full-time, part-time and casual jobs in 2002. Approximately 200 000 tonnes of plantation timber will be chipped in 2002. It is estimated that by 2007 the mill will process one million tonnes of plantation timber. This is a clean green industry that demonstrates that there are alternatives to the logging of old-growth forests. I now turn to Albany, generally. Recently Albany has been hit with a number of business closures that have affected the confidence in the town, including the closure of the Canning Vale weaving mills and the Harris Scarfe department store. I have great faith in the Albany community to rise to this challenge. The Government wishes to work with that community, so that the people can meet the current problems and build a better future for people in the great southern. The Government will be taking a number of initiatives, but I want to refer to one issue in today’s Parliament. Since taking office we have initiated a program of regional investment tours. The first regional investment tour went to the mid west. We took into the regions bankers, venture capitalists and others who have the ability to invest so they could learn of the wonderful potential in those regions. On 22 and 23 April this year, another regional investment tour will occur, this time in the great southern region. At least 12 venture capitalists, bankers and investment groups will visit the region. They will consider medium to large proposals for further enhancing industrial development. The tour will coincide with the meeting of the Government’s cabinet standing committee on regional policy in Albany on 23 April. Of course, a regional cabinet meeting was held there last week. One of the problems we have had is that the centralisation of much of the investment capital in our community has made it harder for non-metropolitan areas that have skills, capacity and potential to get people to see that potential and capacity. Therefore, we have come up with the idea of taking investors out to the regions so they can know what is happening. Ironic as it might seem, but nevertheless true, the tour of the mid west region resulted in an investment The members for Bunbury, Collie and Wellington will be interested in this. That investment turned out to be in the south west of the region. I refer to the investment in bio-diesel technology that will go into the south west. We want money and the investment potential of that money to be taken out into the regions, so that investors can see what a great State this is and so that they can see the potential. This initiative of the Government will mean that the regional investment tour will go to the great southern region on 22 and 23 April.
I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) The plantation timber industry is a key component of the Government’s policy to end logging in old-growth forests and create 30 new national parks in Western Australia. That is the most significant conservation policy ever implemented in the history of Western Australia. The Government ended the logging of old-growth forests within days of the February 2001 election, and has developed a $123 million package to assist the timber industry and communities with the transition from old-growth logging. This new mill, which will begin its first shipment of woodchips to Japan on 14 March, will provide a significant boost to the State’s plantation timber industry. It will contribute to the creation of nearly 400 new full-time, part-time and casual jobs in 2002. Approximately 200 000 tonnes of plantation timber will be chipped in 2002. It is estimated that by 2007 the mill will process one million tonnes of plantation timber. This is a clean green industry that demonstrates that there are alternatives to the logging of old-growth forests. I now turn to Albany, generally. Recently Albany has been hit with a number of business closures that have affected the confidence in the town, including the closure of the Canning Vale weaving mills and the Harris Scarfe department store. I have great faith in the Albany community to rise to this challenge. The Government wishes to work with that community, so that the people can meet the current problems and build a better future for people in the great southern. The Government will be taking a number of initiatives, but I want to refer to one issue in today’s Parliament. Since taking office we have initiated a program of regional investment tours. The first regional investment tour went to the mid west. We took into the regions bankers, venture capitalists and others who have the ability to invest so they could learn of the wonderful potential in those regions. On 22 and 23 April this year, another regional investment tour will occur, this time in the great southern region. At least 12 venture capitalists, bankers and investment groups will visit the region. They will consider medium to large proposals for further enhancing industrial development. The tour will coincide with the meeting of the Government’s cabinet standing committee on regional policy in Albany on 23 April. Of course, a regional cabinet meeting was held there last week. One of the problems we have had is that the centralisation of much of the investment capital in our community has made it harder for non-metropolitan areas that have skills, capacity and potential to get people to see that potential and capacity. Therefore, we have come up with the idea of taking investors out to the regions so they can know what is happening. Ironic as it might seem, but nevertheless true, the tour of the mid west region resulted in an investment The members for Bunbury, Collie and Wellington will be interested in this. That investment turned out to be in the south west of the region. I refer to the investment in bio-diesel technology that will go into the south west. We want money and the investment potential of that money to be taken out into the regions, so that investors can see what a great State this is and so that they can see the potential. This initiative of the Government will mean that the regional investment tour will go to the great southern region on 22 and 23 April.
(1)-(3) The plantation timber industry is a key component of the Government’s policy to end logging in old-growth forests and create 30 new national parks in Western Australia. That is the most significant conservation policy ever implemented in the history of Western Australia. The Government ended the logging of old-growth forests within days of the February 2001 election, and has developed a $123 million package to assist the timber industry and communities with the transition from old-growth logging. This new mill, which will begin its first shipment of woodchips to Japan on 14 March, will provide a significant boost to the State’s plantation timber industry. It will contribute to the creation of nearly 400 new full-time, part-time and casual jobs in 2002. Approximately 200 000 tonnes of plantation timber will be chipped in 2002. It is estimated that by 2007 the mill will process one million tonnes of plantation timber. This is a clean green industry that demonstrates that there are alternatives to the logging of old-growth forests. I now turn to Albany, generally. Recently Albany has been hit with a number of business closures that have affected the confidence in the town, including the closure of the Canning Vale weaving mills and the Harris Scarfe department store. I have great faith in the Albany community to rise to this challenge. The Government wishes to work with that community, so that the people can meet the current problems and build a better future for people in the great southern. The Government will be taking a number of initiatives, but I want to refer to one issue in today’s Parliament. Since taking office we have initiated a program of regional investment tours. The first regional investment tour went to the mid west. We took into the regions bankers, venture capitalists and others who have the ability to invest so they could learn of the wonderful potential in those regions. On 22 and 23 April this year, another regional investment tour will occur, this time in the great southern region. At least 12 venture capitalists, bankers and investment groups will visit the region. They will consider medium to large proposals for further enhancing industrial development. The tour will coincide with the meeting of the Government’s cabinet standing committee on regional policy in Albany on 23 April. Of course, a regional cabinet meeting was held there last week. One of the problems we have had is that the centralisation of much of the investment capital in our community has made it harder for non-metropolitan areas that have skills, capacity and potential to get people to see that potential and capacity. Therefore, we have come up with the idea of taking investors out to the regions so they can know what is happening. Ironic as it might seem, but nevertheless true, the tour of the mid west region resulted in an investment The members for Bunbury, Collie and Wellington will be interested in this. That investment turned out to be in the south west of the region. I refer to the investment in bio-diesel technology that will go into the south west. We want money and the investment potential of that money to be taken out into the regions, so that investors can see what a great State this is and so that they can see the potential. This initiative of the Government will mean that the regional investment tour will go to the great southern region on 22 and 23 April.
I now turn to Albany, generally. Recently Albany has been hit with a number of business closures that have affected the confidence in the town, including the closure of the Canning Vale weaving mills and the Harris Scarfe department store. I have great faith in the Albany community to rise to this challenge. The Government wishes to work with that community, so that the people can meet the current problems and build a better future for people in the great southern. The Government will be taking a number of initiatives, but I want to refer to one issue in today’s Parliament. Since taking office we have initiated a program of regional investment tours. The first regional investment tour went to the mid west. We took into the regions bankers, venture capitalists and others who have the ability to invest so they could learn of the wonderful potential in those regions. On 22 and 23 April this year, another regional investment tour will occur, this time in the great southern region. At least 12 venture capitalists, bankers and investment groups will visit the region. They will consider medium to large proposals for further enhancing industrial development. The tour will coincide with the meeting of the Government’s cabinet standing committee on regional policy in Albany on 23 April. Of course, a regional cabinet meeting was held there last week. One of the problems we have had is that the centralisation of much of the investment capital in our community has made it harder for non-metropolitan areas that have skills, capacity and potential to get people to see that potential and capacity. Therefore, we have come up with the idea of taking investors out to the regions so they can know what is happening. Ironic as it might seem, but nevertheless true, the tour of the mid west region resulted in an investment The members for Bunbury, Collie and Wellington will be interested in this. That investment turned out to be in the south west of the region. I refer to the investment in bio-diesel technology that will go into the south west. We want money and the investment potential of that money to be taken out into the regions, so that investors can see what a great State this is and so that they can see the potential. This initiative of the Government will mean that the regional investment tour will go to the great southern region on 22 and 23 April.
Since taking office we have initiated a program of regional investment tours. The first regional investment tour went to the mid west. We took into the regions bankers, venture capitalists and others who have the ability to invest so they could learn of the wonderful potential in those regions. On 22 and 23 April this year, another regional investment tour will occur, this time in the great southern region. At least 12 venture capitalists, bankers and investment groups will visit the region. They will consider medium to large proposals for further enhancing industrial development. The tour will coincide with the meeting of the Government’s cabinet standing committee on regional policy in Albany on 23 April. Of course, a regional cabinet meeting was held there last week. One of the problems we have had is that the centralisation of much of the investment capital in our community has made it harder for non-metropolitan areas that have skills, capacity and potential to get people to see that potential and capacity. Therefore, we have come up with the idea of taking investors out to the regions so they can know what is happening. Ironic as it might seem, but nevertheless true, the tour of the mid west region resulted in an investment The members for Bunbury, Collie and Wellington will be interested in this. That investment turned out to be in the south west of the region. I refer to the investment in bio-diesel technology that will go into the south west. We want money and the investment potential of that money to be taken out into the regions, so that investors can see what a great State this is and so that they can see the potential. This initiative of the Government will mean that the regional investment tour will go to the great southern region on 22 and 23 April.
On 22 and 23 April this year, another regional investment tour will occur, this time in the great southern region. At least 12 venture capitalists, bankers and investment groups will visit the region. They will consider medium to large proposals for further enhancing industrial development. The tour will coincide with the meeting of the Government’s cabinet standing committee on regional policy in Albany on 23 April. Of course, a regional cabinet meeting was held there last week. One of the problems we have had is that the centralisation of much of the investment capital in our community has made it harder for non-metropolitan areas that have skills, capacity and potential to get people to see that potential and capacity. Therefore, we have come up with the idea of taking investors out to the regions so they can know what is happening. Ironic as it might seem, but nevertheless true, the tour of the mid west region resulted in an investment The members for Bunbury, Collie and Wellington will be interested in this. That investment turned out to be in the south west of the region. I refer to the investment in bio-diesel technology that will go into the south west. We want money and the investment potential of that money to be taken out into the regions, so that investors can see what a great State this is and so that they can see the potential. This initiative of the Government will mean that the regional investment tour will go to the great southern region on 22 and 23 April.
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