❓ Question regarding the use of royalties for regions program to simulcast Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances to regional WA. The Minister's answer highlights the government's support for regional arts and infrastructure.
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BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA — REGIONAL CENTRE SIMULCAST
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances in Western Australia — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member for North West. I formally call to order for the first time today the member for Cannington and the member for Willagee. Mr V.A. CATANIA : As I said, my question is to the Minister for Regional Development. The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member for North West. Member for Cannington, this is your second formal warning today. Mr V.A. CATANIA : The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances in Western Australia are a significant coup made possible by the Liberal–National government. Can the minister please explain to the house how the state government’s royalties for regions program is taking these excellent performances to regional audiences? Mr B.J. GRYLLS
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances in Western Australia — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member for North West. I formally call to order for the first time today the member for Cannington and the member for Willagee. Mr V.A. CATANIA : As I said, my question is to the Minister for Regional Development. The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member for North West. Member for Cannington, this is your second formal warning today. Mr V.A. CATANIA : The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances in Western Australia are a significant coup made possible by the Liberal–National government. Can the minister please explain to the house how the state government’s royalties for regions program is taking these excellent performances to regional audiences? Mr B.J. GRYLLS
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I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member for North West. I formally call to order for the first time today the member for Cannington and the member for Willagee. Mr V.A. CATANIA : As I said, my question is to the Minister for Regional Development. The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member for North West. Member for Cannington, this is your second formal warning today. Mr V.A. CATANIA : The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances in Western Australia are a significant coup made possible by the Liberal–National government. Can the minister please explain to the house how the state government’s royalties for regions program is taking these excellent performances to regional audiences? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member for North West. I formally call to order for the first time today the member for Cannington and the member for Willagee. Mr V.A. CATANIA : As I said, my question is to the Minister for Regional Development. The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member for North West. Member for Cannington, this is your second formal warning today. Mr V.A. CATANIA : The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances in Western Australia are a significant coup made possible by the Liberal–National government. Can the minister please explain to the house how the state government’s royalties for regions program is taking these excellent performances to regional audiences? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
I formally call to order for the first time today the member for Cannington and the member for Willagee. Mr V.A. CATANIA : As I said, my question is to the Minister for Regional Development. The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member for North West. Member for Cannington, this is your second formal warning today. Mr V.A. CATANIA : The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances in Western Australia are a significant coup made possible by the Liberal–National government. Can the minister please explain to the house how the state government’s royalties for regions program is taking these excellent performances to regional audiences? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Mr V.A. CATANIA : As I said, my question is to the Minister for Regional Development. The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member for North West. Member for Cannington, this is your second formal warning today. Mr V.A. CATANIA : The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances in Western Australia are a significant coup made possible by the Liberal–National government. Can the minister please explain to the house how the state government’s royalties for regions program is taking these excellent performances to regional audiences? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member for North West. Member for Cannington, this is your second formal warning today. Mr V.A. CATANIA : The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances in Western Australia are a significant coup made possible by the Liberal–National government. Can the minister please explain to the house how the state government’s royalties for regions program is taking these excellent performances to regional audiences? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member for North West. Member for Cannington, this is your second formal warning today. Mr V.A. CATANIA : The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances in Western Australia are a significant coup made possible by the Liberal–National government. Can the minister please explain to the house how the state government’s royalties for regions program is taking these excellent performances to regional audiences? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Member for Cannington, this is your second formal warning today. Mr V.A. CATANIA : The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances in Western Australia are a significant coup made possible by the Liberal–National government. Can the minister please explain to the house how the state government’s royalties for regions program is taking these excellent performances to regional audiences? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Mr V.A. CATANIA : The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances in Western Australia are a significant coup made possible by the Liberal–National government. Can the minister please explain to the house how the state government’s royalties for regions program is taking these excellent performances to regional audiences? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member for North West. I formally call to order for the first time today the member for Cannington and the member for Willagee. Mr V.A. CATANIA : As I said, my question is to the Minister for Regional Development. The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member for North West. Member for Cannington, this is your second formal warning today. Mr V.A. CATANIA : The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances in Western Australia are a significant coup made possible by the Liberal–National government. Can the minister please explain to the house how the state government’s royalties for regions program is taking these excellent performances to regional audiences? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member for North West. I formally call to order for the first time today the member for Cannington and the member for Willagee. Mr V.A. CATANIA : As I said, my question is to the Minister for Regional Development. The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member for North West. Member for Cannington, this is your second formal warning today. Mr V.A. CATANIA : The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances in Western Australia are a significant coup made possible by the Liberal–National government. Can the minister please explain to the house how the state government’s royalties for regions program is taking these excellent performances to regional audiences? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
I formally call to order for the first time today the member for Cannington and the member for Willagee. Mr V.A. CATANIA : As I said, my question is to the Minister for Regional Development. The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member for North West. Member for Cannington, this is your second formal warning today. Mr V.A. CATANIA : The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances in Western Australia are a significant coup made possible by the Liberal–National government. Can the minister please explain to the house how the state government’s royalties for regions program is taking these excellent performances to regional audiences? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Mr V.A. CATANIA : As I said, my question is to the Minister for Regional Development. The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member for North West. Member for Cannington, this is your second formal warning today. Mr V.A. CATANIA : The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances in Western Australia are a significant coup made possible by the Liberal–National government. Can the minister please explain to the house how the state government’s royalties for regions program is taking these excellent performances to regional audiences? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member for North West. Member for Cannington, this is your second formal warning today. Mr V.A. CATANIA : The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances in Western Australia are a significant coup made possible by the Liberal–National government. Can the minister please explain to the house how the state government’s royalties for regions program is taking these excellent performances to regional audiences? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
The SPEAKER : Take a seat, member for North West. Member for Cannington, this is your second formal warning today. Mr V.A. CATANIA : The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances in Western Australia are a significant coup made possible by the Liberal–National government. Can the minister please explain to the house how the state government’s royalties for regions program is taking these excellent performances to regional audiences? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Member for Cannington, this is your second formal warning today. Mr V.A. CATANIA : The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances in Western Australia are a significant coup made possible by the Liberal–National government. Can the minister please explain to the house how the state government’s royalties for regions program is taking these excellent performances to regional audiences? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Mr V.A. CATANIA : The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performances in Western Australia are a significant coup made possible by the Liberal–National government. Can the minister please explain to the house how the state government’s royalties for regions program is taking these excellent performances to regional audiences? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
I thank the member for North West for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for his local electorate. It must be wonderful that on the weekend he will be at — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, you will be invited at some stage, I am sure. Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the second time today, along with the member for Willagee. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for North West will be in Karratha on the weekend hosting his community at the Walkington Theatre when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be simulcast direct from the Perth Concert Hall. It is a wonderful act. I congratulate the member for North West. Members opposite can say what they want, but I can tell them that it is much better to be doing it than talking about it! The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
The state government is partnered with the Perth Theatre Trust and Perth Concert Hall to support the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Australian visit. I pay tribute to the Premier and the Minister for Culture and the Arts, who drove this agenda and ensured that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra came to Western Australia to perform at the Concert Hall, but then, more importantly, supported the idea of taking it to a much greater audience than just those who could get to the Concert Hall on the weekend. Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Mr J.N. Hyde : Why aren’t you funding WASO and a real performance instead of a DVD? DVDs for the regions—what a great art form! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, perhaps you could redirect your passion in another way in this place. I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The Minister for Culture and the Arts has presided over a wonderful expansion of arts and culture in regional Western Australia. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best arts minister of all time for regional Western Australia. That may be something the member for Perth can aspire to in future years, but I think he has a while to wait. The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
The eight venues receiving a simulcast are the Albany Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre, Esperance Civic Centre, Cummins Theatre in Merredin, Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton, Walkington Theatre in Karratha—where the wonderful member for North West will be—and the Broome movie theatre. It will be the first event in the new 618-seat Albany Entertainment Centre, and it was fully booked out within an hour of the tickets going on sale. Patrons in Broome will enjoy the performance on picnic rugs at the stunning outdoor Broome movie theatre at the same time as people in the Wheatbelt will be viewing the concert in the historic, recently restored Cummins Theatre. The simulcast will run in real time and patrons at regional venues will enjoy the full experience of the performance. The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
The funding for the simulcast has provided the permanent installation of a satellite dish and decoder for the Westlink Network at each of these regional venues, laying the foundation for many more simulcasts into the future. I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
I have been advised today that 19 community resource centres, including Marble Bar in the north, Nungarin and Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt, and Augusta and Northcliffe in the South West will also screen the simulcast live. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Andrew Bolt and his team from the Perth Concert Hall for the project management and technical expertise they have shown in bringing this exciting initiative to life. The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
The simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance across regional Western Australia is another example of a government that knows Western Australia has not only the greatest capital city in the world but also the greatest regions in the world, and that is why we are ensuring that across the vast state of Western Australia on Sunday evening many, many people will be enjoying the wonderful concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
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