❓ Ms. Evangel inquires about the new neuroscience research centre at Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre. The Minister for Health details the funding, construction, and significance of the Sarich Neuroscience Research Institute.
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NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH — QUEEN ELIZABETH II
MEDICAL CENTRE
511. Ms E. EVANGEL to the
Minister for Health:
I acknowledge the students and teachers from Kyilla Primary
School in my electorate who are in the gallery today.
I have heard that a new centre to support neuroscience
research at Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre is under construction. Can the
minister please provide information on what is planned?
MEDICAL CENTRE
511. Ms E. EVANGEL to the
Minister for Health:
I acknowledge the students and teachers from Kyilla Primary
School in my electorate who are in the gallery today.
I have heard that a new centre to support neuroscience
research at Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre is under construction. Can the
minister please provide information on what is planned?
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I thank the member for the question. I had the great pleasure
of being with two very special people today at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical
Centre for the sod turning to mark the start of the neuroscience research
building. One was the person who is the architect of the program, Professor
Bryant Stokes, the acting director general of Health, who has been the driving
force behind getting this building underway. He put together the funding
through applications and ensured that a collection of different groups, all
experts on neuroscience research, will move into the one building—nearly
9 000 square metres of building, five storeys high, and right next to the Lions
Eye Institute.
The other person I refer to is Mr Ralph Sarich, who was also
present. The building will be named the Sarich neuroscience research institute.
When people think of individuals or companies making donations to government,
and someone donates something like $1 million or $2 million, we think that is
pretty special. Mr Sarich donated $20 million to this project. The total cost
of the facility is $37.7 million—so by far the lion's share is
coming from the Sarich family. The state government has committed just over $12
million, with $5 million coming from consolidated revenue, $7.2 million from
Lotterywest grants, $3.5 million from Curtin University, $1 million from the
Wheatley family, which is still a significant donation from an individual
family, and $1 million from the University of Western Australia. This building,
which is now underway, is expected to be completed by the end of 2016. As I was
driving towards the university on my way to this event, I looked across at what
used to be just Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to what is now a magnificent
site. Since we have been in government, a new car park, the new Perth Children's
Hospital and the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research have been built.
Now the neuroscience research centre is being built—and recently there
was the mental health centre as well. We have seen an amazing change in that
location. Under this government, that area has progressed enormously well.
of being with two very special people today at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical
Centre for the sod turning to mark the start of the neuroscience research
building. One was the person who is the architect of the program, Professor
Bryant Stokes, the acting director general of Health, who has been the driving
force behind getting this building underway. He put together the funding
through applications and ensured that a collection of different groups, all
experts on neuroscience research, will move into the one building—nearly
9 000 square metres of building, five storeys high, and right next to the Lions
Eye Institute.
The other person I refer to is Mr Ralph Sarich, who was also
present. The building will be named the Sarich neuroscience research institute.
When people think of individuals or companies making donations to government,
and someone donates something like $1 million or $2 million, we think that is
pretty special. Mr Sarich donated $20 million to this project. The total cost
of the facility is $37.7 million—so by far the lion's share is
coming from the Sarich family. The state government has committed just over $12
million, with $5 million coming from consolidated revenue, $7.2 million from
Lotterywest grants, $3.5 million from Curtin University, $1 million from the
Wheatley family, which is still a significant donation from an individual
family, and $1 million from the University of Western Australia. This building,
which is now underway, is expected to be completed by the end of 2016. As I was
driving towards the university on my way to this event, I looked across at what
used to be just Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to what is now a magnificent
site. Since we have been in government, a new car park, the new Perth Children's
Hospital and the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research have been built.
Now the neuroscience research centre is being built—and recently there
was the mental health centre as well. We have seen an amazing change in that
location. Under this government, that area has progressed enormously well.
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