❓ Mr. Barnett questions the Minister for Sport and Recreation's involvement in the Perry Lakes Stadium redevelopment, specifically regarding funding for replacement facilities and the Minister's representations to the Town of Cambridge. The Minister defends his actions, emphasizing the importance of preserving state sporting facilities.
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PERRY LAKES STADIUM
I refer the minister to his letter dated 8 August 2001 to the Town of Cambridge about Perry Lakes Stadium. In the letter, the minister said that given the decision by the town to redevelop the site into a housing precinct, he was keen to pursue and reach an agreement on the redevelopment proposal as soon as possible. To this end, he wanted a commitment from the Town of Cambridge to develop and replace all three sports facilities currently located at the Perry Lakes site, including the athletics facility. (1) Is the progress of the Town of Cambridge rezoning amendment for the Perry Lakes site dependent on its commitment to entirely fund the new athletics stadium? (2) Why is the Minister for Sport and Recreation making representations to local councils on planning matters? Mr CARPENTER
I refer the minister to his letter dated 8 August 2001 to the Town of Cambridge about Perry Lakes Stadium. In the letter, the minister said that given the decision by the town to redevelop the site into a housing precinct, he was keen to pursue and reach an agreement on the redevelopment proposal as soon as possible. To this end, he wanted a commitment from the Town of Cambridge to develop and replace all three sports facilities currently located at the Perry Lakes site, including the athletics facility. (1) Is the progress of the Town of Cambridge rezoning amendment for the Perry Lakes site dependent on its commitment to entirely fund the new athletics stadium? (2) Why is the Minister for Sport and Recreation making representations to local councils on planning matters? Mr CARPENTER
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(1)-(2) I appreciate that the question has been asked in the Leader of the Opposition’s capacity as the local member. The situation in relation to Perry Lakes Stadium and the Town of Cambridge is simple and was outlined in my letter. Within the borders of the Town of Cambridge lies Perry Lakes Stadium, which at one stage was a national sporting facility, partly funded by the federal Government for the 1962 Empire Games. It remains the state athletics facility. The state basketball centre and rugby union headquarters are also located within the borders of that council. The council wishes to redevelop the site, I understand principally for housing. The potential is for the council to demolish the stadium and build houses, which would leave Western Australia without an athletics facility, state basketball centre or state rugby union headquarters. Any sports minister with any nous whatsoever would be vitally interested in such a proposal. The member should cast his sounding boards a little wider. The member for Dawesville and I were at the Western Australian Institute of Sport last night and numerous people approached me about this issue. They told me that they supported my negotiations with the Town of Cambridge because they did not want a situation in which the local government could bulldoze what was once a national facility, and is still a state facility, which would leave the State with nothing. The only other party that can exercise influence in this process is the State Government. Quite properly and rightly, I am involved in serious and what I consider to be amicable negotiations with the council. Of course, that negotiation must also involve the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. I make no apology for the approach I am taking with the council on this issue. I would have thought the member for Cottesloe would support me. It would be ridiculous for me to not be involved or to say that this is a planning issue that has nothing to do with sport and recreation. It might well be that if we were to dig around in the archives we would find that the position of the Liberal Party on this issue when in government was significantly different. I am not aware that it was, but I am aware that nothing of any substance or use was achieved on this issue under the previous Government. It will be achieved under this Government.
(1) Is the progress of the Town of Cambridge rezoning amendment for the Perry Lakes site dependent on its commitment to entirely fund the new athletics stadium? (2) Why is the Minister for Sport and Recreation making representations to local councils on planning matters? Mr CARPENTER replied: (1)-(2) I appreciate that the question has been asked in the Leader of the Opposition’s capacity as the local member. The situation in relation to Perry Lakes Stadium and the Town of Cambridge is simple and was outlined in my letter. Within the borders of the Town of Cambridge lies Perry Lakes Stadium, which at one stage was a national sporting facility, partly funded by the federal Government for the 1962 Empire Games. It remains the state athletics facility. The state basketball centre and rugby union headquarters are also located within the borders of that council. The council wishes to redevelop the site, I understand principally for housing. The potential is for the council to demolish the stadium and build houses, which would leave Western Australia without an athletics facility, state basketball centre or state rugby union headquarters. Any sports minister with any nous whatsoever would be vitally interested in such a proposal. The member should cast his sounding boards a little wider. The member for Dawesville and I were at the Western Australian Institute of Sport last night and numerous people approached me about this issue. They told me that they supported my negotiations with the Town of Cambridge because they did not want a situation in which the local government could bulldoze what was once a national facility, and is still a state facility, which would leave the State with nothing. The only other party that can exercise influence in this process is the State Government. Quite properly and rightly, I am involved in serious and what I consider to be amicable negotiations with the council. Of course, that negotiation must also involve the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. I make no apology for the approach I am taking with the council on this issue. I would have thought the member for Cottesloe would support me. It would be ridiculous for me to not be involved or to say that this is a planning issue that has nothing to do with sport and recreation. It might well be that if we were to dig around in the archives we would find that the position of the Liberal Party on this issue when in government was significantly different. I am not aware that it was, but I am aware that nothing of any substance or use was achieved on this issue under the previous Government. It will be achieved under this Government.
(2) Why is the Minister for Sport and Recreation making representations to local councils on planning matters? Mr CARPENTER replied: (1)-(2) I appreciate that the question has been asked in the Leader of the Opposition’s capacity as the local member. The situation in relation to Perry Lakes Stadium and the Town of Cambridge is simple and was outlined in my letter. Within the borders of the Town of Cambridge lies Perry Lakes Stadium, which at one stage was a national sporting facility, partly funded by the federal Government for the 1962 Empire Games. It remains the state athletics facility. The state basketball centre and rugby union headquarters are also located within the borders of that council. The council wishes to redevelop the site, I understand principally for housing. The potential is for the council to demolish the stadium and build houses, which would leave Western Australia without an athletics facility, state basketball centre or state rugby union headquarters. Any sports minister with any nous whatsoever would be vitally interested in such a proposal. The member should cast his sounding boards a little wider. The member for Dawesville and I were at the Western Australian Institute of Sport last night and numerous people approached me about this issue. They told me that they supported my negotiations with the Town of Cambridge because they did not want a situation in which the local government could bulldoze what was once a national facility, and is still a state facility, which would leave the State with nothing. The only other party that can exercise influence in this process is the State Government. Quite properly and rightly, I am involved in serious and what I consider to be amicable negotiations with the council. Of course, that negotiation must also involve the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. I make no apology for the approach I am taking with the council on this issue. I would have thought the member for Cottesloe would support me. It would be ridiculous for me to not be involved or to say that this is a planning issue that has nothing to do with sport and recreation. It might well be that if we were to dig around in the archives we would find that the position of the Liberal Party on this issue when in government was significantly different. I am not aware that it was, but I am aware that nothing of any substance or use was achieved on this issue under the previous Government. It will be achieved under this Government.
Mr CARPENTER replied: (1)-(2) I appreciate that the question has been asked in the Leader of the Opposition’s capacity as the local member. The situation in relation to Perry Lakes Stadium and the Town of Cambridge is simple and was outlined in my letter. Within the borders of the Town of Cambridge lies Perry Lakes Stadium, which at one stage was a national sporting facility, partly funded by the federal Government for the 1962 Empire Games. It remains the state athletics facility. The state basketball centre and rugby union headquarters are also located within the borders of that council. The council wishes to redevelop the site, I understand principally for housing. The potential is for the council to demolish the stadium and build houses, which would leave Western Australia without an athletics facility, state basketball centre or state rugby union headquarters. Any sports minister with any nous whatsoever would be vitally interested in such a proposal. The member should cast his sounding boards a little wider. The member for Dawesville and I were at the Western Australian Institute of Sport last night and numerous people approached me about this issue. They told me that they supported my negotiations with the Town of Cambridge because they did not want a situation in which the local government could bulldoze what was once a national facility, and is still a state facility, which would leave the State with nothing. The only other party that can exercise influence in this process is the State Government. Quite properly and rightly, I am involved in serious and what I consider to be amicable negotiations with the council. Of course, that negotiation must also involve the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. I make no apology for the approach I am taking with the council on this issue. I would have thought the member for Cottesloe would support me. It would be ridiculous for me to not be involved or to say that this is a planning issue that has nothing to do with sport and recreation. It might well be that if we were to dig around in the archives we would find that the position of the Liberal Party on this issue when in government was significantly different. I am not aware that it was, but I am aware that nothing of any substance or use was achieved on this issue under the previous Government. It will be achieved under this Government.
(1)-(2) I appreciate that the question has been asked in the Leader of the Opposition’s capacity as the local member. The situation in relation to Perry Lakes Stadium and the Town of Cambridge is simple and was outlined in my letter. Within the borders of the Town of Cambridge lies Perry Lakes Stadium, which at one stage was a national sporting facility, partly funded by the federal Government for the 1962 Empire Games. It remains the state athletics facility. The state basketball centre and rugby union headquarters are also located within the borders of that council. The council wishes to redevelop the site, I understand principally for housing. The potential is for the council to demolish the stadium and build houses, which would leave Western Australia without an athletics facility, state basketball centre or state rugby union headquarters. Any sports minister with any nous whatsoever would be vitally interested in such a proposal. The member should cast his sounding boards a little wider. The member for Dawesville and I were at the Western Australian Institute of Sport last night and numerous people approached me about this issue. They told me that they supported my negotiations with the Town of Cambridge because they did not want a situation in which the local government could bulldoze what was once a national facility, and is still a state facility, which would leave the State with nothing. The only other party that can exercise influence in this process is the State Government. Quite properly and rightly, I am involved in serious and what I consider to be amicable negotiations with the council. Of course, that negotiation must also involve the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. I make no apology for the approach I am taking with the council on this issue. I would have thought the member for Cottesloe would support me. It would be ridiculous for me to not be involved or to say that this is a planning issue that has nothing to do with sport and recreation. It might well be that if we were to dig around in the archives we would find that the position of the Liberal Party on this issue when in government was significantly different. I am not aware that it was, but I am aware that nothing of any substance or use was achieved on this issue under the previous Government. It will be achieved under this Government.
(1) Is the progress of the Town of Cambridge rezoning amendment for the Perry Lakes site dependent on its commitment to entirely fund the new athletics stadium? (2) Why is the Minister for Sport and Recreation making representations to local councils on planning matters? Mr CARPENTER replied: (1)-(2) I appreciate that the question has been asked in the Leader of the Opposition’s capacity as the local member. The situation in relation to Perry Lakes Stadium and the Town of Cambridge is simple and was outlined in my letter. Within the borders of the Town of Cambridge lies Perry Lakes Stadium, which at one stage was a national sporting facility, partly funded by the federal Government for the 1962 Empire Games. It remains the state athletics facility. The state basketball centre and rugby union headquarters are also located within the borders of that council. The council wishes to redevelop the site, I understand principally for housing. The potential is for the council to demolish the stadium and build houses, which would leave Western Australia without an athletics facility, state basketball centre or state rugby union headquarters. Any sports minister with any nous whatsoever would be vitally interested in such a proposal. The member should cast his sounding boards a little wider. The member for Dawesville and I were at the Western Australian Institute of Sport last night and numerous people approached me about this issue. They told me that they supported my negotiations with the Town of Cambridge because they did not want a situation in which the local government could bulldoze what was once a national facility, and is still a state facility, which would leave the State with nothing. The only other party that can exercise influence in this process is the State Government. Quite properly and rightly, I am involved in serious and what I consider to be amicable negotiations with the council. Of course, that negotiation must also involve the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. I make no apology for the approach I am taking with the council on this issue. I would have thought the member for Cottesloe would support me. It would be ridiculous for me to not be involved or to say that this is a planning issue that has nothing to do with sport and recreation. It might well be that if we were to dig around in the archives we would find that the position of the Liberal Party on this issue when in government was significantly different. I am not aware that it was, but I am aware that nothing of any substance or use was achieved on this issue under the previous Government. It will be achieved under this Government.
(2) Why is the Minister for Sport and Recreation making representations to local councils on planning matters? Mr CARPENTER replied: (1)-(2) I appreciate that the question has been asked in the Leader of the Opposition’s capacity as the local member. The situation in relation to Perry Lakes Stadium and the Town of Cambridge is simple and was outlined in my letter. Within the borders of the Town of Cambridge lies Perry Lakes Stadium, which at one stage was a national sporting facility, partly funded by the federal Government for the 1962 Empire Games. It remains the state athletics facility. The state basketball centre and rugby union headquarters are also located within the borders of that council. The council wishes to redevelop the site, I understand principally for housing. The potential is for the council to demolish the stadium and build houses, which would leave Western Australia without an athletics facility, state basketball centre or state rugby union headquarters. Any sports minister with any nous whatsoever would be vitally interested in such a proposal. The member should cast his sounding boards a little wider. The member for Dawesville and I were at the Western Australian Institute of Sport last night and numerous people approached me about this issue. They told me that they supported my negotiations with the Town of Cambridge because they did not want a situation in which the local government could bulldoze what was once a national facility, and is still a state facility, which would leave the State with nothing. The only other party that can exercise influence in this process is the State Government. Quite properly and rightly, I am involved in serious and what I consider to be amicable negotiations with the council. Of course, that negotiation must also involve the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. I make no apology for the approach I am taking with the council on this issue. I would have thought the member for Cottesloe would support me. It would be ridiculous for me to not be involved or to say that this is a planning issue that has nothing to do with sport and recreation. It might well be that if we were to dig around in the archives we would find that the position of the Liberal Party on this issue when in government was significantly different. I am not aware that it was, but I am aware that nothing of any substance or use was achieved on this issue under the previous Government. It will be achieved under this Government.
Mr CARPENTER replied: (1)-(2) I appreciate that the question has been asked in the Leader of the Opposition’s capacity as the local member. The situation in relation to Perry Lakes Stadium and the Town of Cambridge is simple and was outlined in my letter. Within the borders of the Town of Cambridge lies Perry Lakes Stadium, which at one stage was a national sporting facility, partly funded by the federal Government for the 1962 Empire Games. It remains the state athletics facility. The state basketball centre and rugby union headquarters are also located within the borders of that council. The council wishes to redevelop the site, I understand principally for housing. The potential is for the council to demolish the stadium and build houses, which would leave Western Australia without an athletics facility, state basketball centre or state rugby union headquarters. Any sports minister with any nous whatsoever would be vitally interested in such a proposal. The member should cast his sounding boards a little wider. The member for Dawesville and I were at the Western Australian Institute of Sport last night and numerous people approached me about this issue. They told me that they supported my negotiations with the Town of Cambridge because they did not want a situation in which the local government could bulldoze what was once a national facility, and is still a state facility, which would leave the State with nothing. The only other party that can exercise influence in this process is the State Government. Quite properly and rightly, I am involved in serious and what I consider to be amicable negotiations with the council. Of course, that negotiation must also involve the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. I make no apology for the approach I am taking with the council on this issue. I would have thought the member for Cottesloe would support me. It would be ridiculous for me to not be involved or to say that this is a planning issue that has nothing to do with sport and recreation. It might well be that if we were to dig around in the archives we would find that the position of the Liberal Party on this issue when in government was significantly different. I am not aware that it was, but I am aware that nothing of any substance or use was achieved on this issue under the previous Government. It will be achieved under this Government.
(1)-(2) I appreciate that the question has been asked in the Leader of the Opposition’s capacity as the local member. The situation in relation to Perry Lakes Stadium and the Town of Cambridge is simple and was outlined in my letter. Within the borders of the Town of Cambridge lies Perry Lakes Stadium, which at one stage was a national sporting facility, partly funded by the federal Government for the 1962 Empire Games. It remains the state athletics facility. The state basketball centre and rugby union headquarters are also located within the borders of that council. The council wishes to redevelop the site, I understand principally for housing. The potential is for the council to demolish the stadium and build houses, which would leave Western Australia without an athletics facility, state basketball centre or state rugby union headquarters. Any sports minister with any nous whatsoever would be vitally interested in such a proposal. The member should cast his sounding boards a little wider. The member for Dawesville and I were at the Western Australian Institute of Sport last night and numerous people approached me about this issue. They told me that they supported my negotiations with the Town of Cambridge because they did not want a situation in which the local government could bulldoze what was once a national facility, and is still a state facility, which would leave the State with nothing. The only other party that can exercise influence in this process is the State Government. Quite properly and rightly, I am involved in serious and what I consider to be amicable negotiations with the council. Of course, that negotiation must also involve the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. I make no apology for the approach I am taking with the council on this issue. I would have thought the member for Cottesloe would support me. It would be ridiculous for me to not be involved or to say that this is a planning issue that has nothing to do with sport and recreation. It might well be that if we were to dig around in the archives we would find that the position of the Liberal Party on this issue when in government was significantly different. I am not aware that it was, but I am aware that nothing of any substance or use was achieved on this issue under the previous Government. It will be achieved under this Government.
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