❓ Question regarding the state budget's allocation to the ME Bank Stadium redevelopment, specifically for soccer and rugby. The Minister outlines the $82.5 million investment for planning and construction, highlighting benefits for rectangular sports and spectators.
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ME BANK STADIUM — RECTANGULAR STADIUM REDEVELOPMENT
Last week’s state budget delivered a range of benefits for Western Australia’s sporting community, from the grassroots to elite-level sport. Can the minister outline what this government has delivered for the thousands of Western Australians who follow soccer and rugby? Mr T.K. WALDRON
Last week’s state budget delivered a range of benefits for Western Australia’s sporting community, from the grassroots to elite-level sport. Can the minister outline what this government has delivered for the thousands of Western Australians who follow soccer and rugby? Mr T.K. WALDRON
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I thank the member for Kingsley, who is a great supporter of sport and recreation, for the question, which I am delighted to answer. The Liberal–National government has used this year’s state budget to deliver on a commitment that it made to a quality rectangular stadium for the people of Western Australia. In the first step towards achieving this vision, this government has allocated $82.5 million in this year’s budget to undertake the final planning and construction stage of the ME Bank Stadium redevelopment. Over the past few years the sporting landscape has changed in Western Australia, and there is a need to support this state’s growing rectangular sports, particularly rugby and soccer. We need to provide a quality rectangular stadium. In fact, it is something that I believe has been overlooked for far too long. I am very proud of the fact that the government is doing this. I will speak to some of the benefits. We have seen the transformation of the old Perth Oval, which has served its purpose pretty well, into the current facility. This government’s vision has always been for a modern stadia facility there that will hold 25 000 people. At minimum, stage 1 of this development will see the replacement of the temporary eastern stand with a brand-new state-of-the-art grandstand—a permanent fixture. It will also include improvements to the pitch that will provide a great surface for sportsmen to play on. It will also greatly improve the experience for spectators. While it is a serviceable stadium, it is really a temporary stadium and it is not the greatest for spectators. This is step 1 in upgrading this facility and it certainly will be of great benefit to those sports that use it. We also are committed to pursuing an aggressive timetable with this project. The redevelopment and construction is expected to commence by 2012 at the latest, but we hope to start even earlier than that. I reiterate that the move by Western Force from Subiaco Oval to ME Bank Stadium shows that there was a real need for those sports and for what the public wanted. That move certainly helped reinforce the need for the development. The rectangular stadium provides a better experience for the rectangular sports because the people are closer to the game and can view it properly. That is a great step forward. I thank the sports involved for their cooperation and wish Perth Glory and Western Force well and, maybe in the not too distant future we will have a rugby league team playing at that stadium. We are also very proud that this goes along with the new State Netball Centre, which is a great boost to women’s sport.
Mr T.K. WALDRON replied: I thank the member for Kingsley, who is a great supporter of sport and recreation, for the question, which I am delighted to answer. The Liberal–National government has used this year’s state budget to deliver on a commitment that it made to a quality rectangular stadium for the people of Western Australia. In the first step towards achieving this vision, this government has allocated $82.5 million in this year’s budget to undertake the final planning and construction stage of the ME Bank Stadium redevelopment. Over the past few years the sporting landscape has changed in Western Australia, and there is a need to support this state’s growing rectangular sports, particularly rugby and soccer. We need to provide a quality rectangular stadium. In fact, it is something that I believe has been overlooked for far too long. I am very proud of the fact that the government is doing this. I will speak to some of the benefits. We have seen the transformation of the old Perth Oval, which has served its purpose pretty well, into the current facility. This government’s vision has always been for a modern stadia facility there that will hold 25 000 people. At minimum, stage 1 of this development will see the replacement of the temporary eastern stand with a brand-new state-of-the-art grandstand—a permanent fixture. It will also include improvements to the pitch that will provide a great surface for sportsmen to play on. It will also greatly improve the experience for spectators. While it is a serviceable stadium, it is really a temporary stadium and it is not the greatest for spectators. This is step 1 in upgrading this facility and it certainly will be of great benefit to those sports that use it. We also are committed to pursuing an aggressive timetable with this project. The redevelopment and construction is expected to commence by 2012 at the latest, but we hope to start even earlier than that. I reiterate that the move by Western Force from Subiaco Oval to ME Bank Stadium shows that there was a real need for those sports and for what the public wanted. That move certainly helped reinforce the need for the development. The rectangular stadium provides a better experience for the rectangular sports because the people are closer to the game and can view it properly. That is a great step forward. I thank the sports involved for their cooperation and wish Perth Glory and Western Force well and, maybe in the not too distant future we will have a rugby league team playing at that stadium. We are also very proud that this goes along with the new State Netball Centre, which is a great boost to women’s sport.
I thank the member for Kingsley, who is a great supporter of sport and recreation, for the question, which I am delighted to answer. The Liberal–National government has used this year’s state budget to deliver on a commitment that it made to a quality rectangular stadium for the people of Western Australia. In the first step towards achieving this vision, this government has allocated $82.5 million in this year’s budget to undertake the final planning and construction stage of the ME Bank Stadium redevelopment. Over the past few years the sporting landscape has changed in Western Australia, and there is a need to support this state’s growing rectangular sports, particularly rugby and soccer. We need to provide a quality rectangular stadium. In fact, it is something that I believe has been overlooked for far too long. I am very proud of the fact that the government is doing this. I will speak to some of the benefits. We have seen the transformation of the old Perth Oval, which has served its purpose pretty well, into the current facility. This government’s vision has always been for a modern stadia facility there that will hold 25 000 people. At minimum, stage 1 of this development will see the replacement of the temporary eastern stand with a brand-new state-of-the-art grandstand—a permanent fixture. It will also include improvements to the pitch that will provide a great surface for sportsmen to play on. It will also greatly improve the experience for spectators. While it is a serviceable stadium, it is really a temporary stadium and it is not the greatest for spectators. This is step 1 in upgrading this facility and it certainly will be of great benefit to those sports that use it. We also are committed to pursuing an aggressive timetable with this project. The redevelopment and construction is expected to commence by 2012 at the latest, but we hope to start even earlier than that. I reiterate that the move by Western Force from Subiaco Oval to ME Bank Stadium shows that there was a real need for those sports and for what the public wanted. That move certainly helped reinforce the need for the development. The rectangular stadium provides a better experience for the rectangular sports because the people are closer to the game and can view it properly. That is a great step forward. I thank the sports involved for their cooperation and wish Perth Glory and Western Force well and, maybe in the not too distant future we will have a rugby league team playing at that stadium. We are also very proud that this goes along with the new State Netball Centre, which is a great boost to women’s sport.
Over the past few years the sporting landscape has changed in Western Australia, and there is a need to support this state’s growing rectangular sports, particularly rugby and soccer. We need to provide a quality rectangular stadium. In fact, it is something that I believe has been overlooked for far too long. I am very proud of the fact that the government is doing this. I will speak to some of the benefits. We have seen the transformation of the old Perth Oval, which has served its purpose pretty well, into the current facility. This government’s vision has always been for a modern stadia facility there that will hold 25 000 people. At minimum, stage 1 of this development will see the replacement of the temporary eastern stand with a brand-new state-of-the-art grandstand—a permanent fixture. It will also include improvements to the pitch that will provide a great surface for sportsmen to play on. It will also greatly improve the experience for spectators. While it is a serviceable stadium, it is really a temporary stadium and it is not the greatest for spectators. This is step 1 in upgrading this facility and it certainly will be of great benefit to those sports that use it. We also are committed to pursuing an aggressive timetable with this project. The redevelopment and construction is expected to commence by 2012 at the latest, but we hope to start even earlier than that. I reiterate that the move by Western Force from Subiaco Oval to ME Bank Stadium shows that there was a real need for those sports and for what the public wanted. That move certainly helped reinforce the need for the development. The rectangular stadium provides a better experience for the rectangular sports because the people are closer to the game and can view it properly. That is a great step forward. I thank the sports involved for their cooperation and wish Perth Glory and Western Force well and, maybe in the not too distant future we will have a rugby league team playing at that stadium. We are also very proud that this goes along with the new State Netball Centre, which is a great boost to women’s sport.
I will speak to some of the benefits. We have seen the transformation of the old Perth Oval, which has served its purpose pretty well, into the current facility. This government’s vision has always been for a modern stadia facility there that will hold 25 000 people. At minimum, stage 1 of this development will see the replacement of the temporary eastern stand with a brand-new state-of-the-art grandstand—a permanent fixture. It will also include improvements to the pitch that will provide a great surface for sportsmen to play on. It will also greatly improve the experience for spectators. While it is a serviceable stadium, it is really a temporary stadium and it is not the greatest for spectators. This is step 1 in upgrading this facility and it certainly will be of great benefit to those sports that use it. We also are committed to pursuing an aggressive timetable with this project. The redevelopment and construction is expected to commence by 2012 at the latest, but we hope to start even earlier than that. I reiterate that the move by Western Force from Subiaco Oval to ME Bank Stadium shows that there was a real need for those sports and for what the public wanted. That move certainly helped reinforce the need for the development. The rectangular stadium provides a better experience for the rectangular sports because the people are closer to the game and can view it properly. That is a great step forward. I thank the sports involved for their cooperation and wish Perth Glory and Western Force well and, maybe in the not too distant future we will have a rugby league team playing at that stadium. We are also very proud that this goes along with the new State Netball Centre, which is a great boost to women’s sport.
I reiterate that the move by Western Force from Subiaco Oval to ME Bank Stadium shows that there was a real need for those sports and for what the public wanted. That move certainly helped reinforce the need for the development. The rectangular stadium provides a better experience for the rectangular sports because the people are closer to the game and can view it properly. That is a great step forward. I thank the sports involved for their cooperation and wish Perth Glory and Western Force well and, maybe in the not too distant future we will have a rugby league team playing at that stadium. We are also very proud that this goes along with the new State Netball Centre, which is a great boost to women’s sport.
Mr T.K. WALDRON replied: I thank the member for Kingsley, who is a great supporter of sport and recreation, for the question, which I am delighted to answer. The Liberal–National government has used this year’s state budget to deliver on a commitment that it made to a quality rectangular stadium for the people of Western Australia. In the first step towards achieving this vision, this government has allocated $82.5 million in this year’s budget to undertake the final planning and construction stage of the ME Bank Stadium redevelopment. Over the past few years the sporting landscape has changed in Western Australia, and there is a need to support this state’s growing rectangular sports, particularly rugby and soccer. We need to provide a quality rectangular stadium. In fact, it is something that I believe has been overlooked for far too long. I am very proud of the fact that the government is doing this. I will speak to some of the benefits. We have seen the transformation of the old Perth Oval, which has served its purpose pretty well, into the current facility. This government’s vision has always been for a modern stadia facility there that will hold 25 000 people. At minimum, stage 1 of this development will see the replacement of the temporary eastern stand with a brand-new state-of-the-art grandstand—a permanent fixture. It will also include improvements to the pitch that will provide a great surface for sportsmen to play on. It will also greatly improve the experience for spectators. While it is a serviceable stadium, it is really a temporary stadium and it is not the greatest for spectators. This is step 1 in upgrading this facility and it certainly will be of great benefit to those sports that use it. We also are committed to pursuing an aggressive timetable with this project. The redevelopment and construction is expected to commence by 2012 at the latest, but we hope to start even earlier than that. I reiterate that the move by Western Force from Subiaco Oval to ME Bank Stadium shows that there was a real need for those sports and for what the public wanted. That move certainly helped reinforce the need for the development. The rectangular stadium provides a better experience for the rectangular sports because the people are closer to the game and can view it properly. That is a great step forward. I thank the sports involved for their cooperation and wish Perth Glory and Western Force well and, maybe in the not too distant future we will have a rugby league team playing at that stadium. We are also very proud that this goes along with the new State Netball Centre, which is a great boost to women’s sport.
I thank the member for Kingsley, who is a great supporter of sport and recreation, for the question, which I am delighted to answer. The Liberal–National government has used this year’s state budget to deliver on a commitment that it made to a quality rectangular stadium for the people of Western Australia. In the first step towards achieving this vision, this government has allocated $82.5 million in this year’s budget to undertake the final planning and construction stage of the ME Bank Stadium redevelopment. Over the past few years the sporting landscape has changed in Western Australia, and there is a need to support this state’s growing rectangular sports, particularly rugby and soccer. We need to provide a quality rectangular stadium. In fact, it is something that I believe has been overlooked for far too long. I am very proud of the fact that the government is doing this. I will speak to some of the benefits. We have seen the transformation of the old Perth Oval, which has served its purpose pretty well, into the current facility. This government’s vision has always been for a modern stadia facility there that will hold 25 000 people. At minimum, stage 1 of this development will see the replacement of the temporary eastern stand with a brand-new state-of-the-art grandstand—a permanent fixture. It will also include improvements to the pitch that will provide a great surface for sportsmen to play on. It will also greatly improve the experience for spectators. While it is a serviceable stadium, it is really a temporary stadium and it is not the greatest for spectators. This is step 1 in upgrading this facility and it certainly will be of great benefit to those sports that use it. We also are committed to pursuing an aggressive timetable with this project. The redevelopment and construction is expected to commence by 2012 at the latest, but we hope to start even earlier than that. I reiterate that the move by Western Force from Subiaco Oval to ME Bank Stadium shows that there was a real need for those sports and for what the public wanted. That move certainly helped reinforce the need for the development. The rectangular stadium provides a better experience for the rectangular sports because the people are closer to the game and can view it properly. That is a great step forward. I thank the sports involved for their cooperation and wish Perth Glory and Western Force well and, maybe in the not too distant future we will have a rugby league team playing at that stadium. We are also very proud that this goes along with the new State Netball Centre, which is a great boost to women’s sport.
Over the past few years the sporting landscape has changed in Western Australia, and there is a need to support this state’s growing rectangular sports, particularly rugby and soccer. We need to provide a quality rectangular stadium. In fact, it is something that I believe has been overlooked for far too long. I am very proud of the fact that the government is doing this. I will speak to some of the benefits. We have seen the transformation of the old Perth Oval, which has served its purpose pretty well, into the current facility. This government’s vision has always been for a modern stadia facility there that will hold 25 000 people. At minimum, stage 1 of this development will see the replacement of the temporary eastern stand with a brand-new state-of-the-art grandstand—a permanent fixture. It will also include improvements to the pitch that will provide a great surface for sportsmen to play on. It will also greatly improve the experience for spectators. While it is a serviceable stadium, it is really a temporary stadium and it is not the greatest for spectators. This is step 1 in upgrading this facility and it certainly will be of great benefit to those sports that use it. We also are committed to pursuing an aggressive timetable with this project. The redevelopment and construction is expected to commence by 2012 at the latest, but we hope to start even earlier than that. I reiterate that the move by Western Force from Subiaco Oval to ME Bank Stadium shows that there was a real need for those sports and for what the public wanted. That move certainly helped reinforce the need for the development. The rectangular stadium provides a better experience for the rectangular sports because the people are closer to the game and can view it properly. That is a great step forward. I thank the sports involved for their cooperation and wish Perth Glory and Western Force well and, maybe in the not too distant future we will have a rugby league team playing at that stadium. We are also very proud that this goes along with the new State Netball Centre, which is a great boost to women’s sport.
I will speak to some of the benefits. We have seen the transformation of the old Perth Oval, which has served its purpose pretty well, into the current facility. This government’s vision has always been for a modern stadia facility there that will hold 25 000 people. At minimum, stage 1 of this development will see the replacement of the temporary eastern stand with a brand-new state-of-the-art grandstand—a permanent fixture. It will also include improvements to the pitch that will provide a great surface for sportsmen to play on. It will also greatly improve the experience for spectators. While it is a serviceable stadium, it is really a temporary stadium and it is not the greatest for spectators. This is step 1 in upgrading this facility and it certainly will be of great benefit to those sports that use it. We also are committed to pursuing an aggressive timetable with this project. The redevelopment and construction is expected to commence by 2012 at the latest, but we hope to start even earlier than that. I reiterate that the move by Western Force from Subiaco Oval to ME Bank Stadium shows that there was a real need for those sports and for what the public wanted. That move certainly helped reinforce the need for the development. The rectangular stadium provides a better experience for the rectangular sports because the people are closer to the game and can view it properly. That is a great step forward. I thank the sports involved for their cooperation and wish Perth Glory and Western Force well and, maybe in the not too distant future we will have a rugby league team playing at that stadium. We are also very proud that this goes along with the new State Netball Centre, which is a great boost to women’s sport.
I reiterate that the move by Western Force from Subiaco Oval to ME Bank Stadium shows that there was a real need for those sports and for what the public wanted. That move certainly helped reinforce the need for the development. The rectangular stadium provides a better experience for the rectangular sports because the people are closer to the game and can view it properly. That is a great step forward. I thank the sports involved for their cooperation and wish Perth Glory and Western Force well and, maybe in the not too distant future we will have a rugby league team playing at that stadium. We are also very proud that this goes along with the new State Netball Centre, which is a great boost to women’s sport.
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