❓ Mrs Godfrey asks about the Perth Stadium's progress and its impact on local jobs. Ms Davies responds, highlighting job creation, local business contracts, and apprentice opportunities, particularly for young Aboriginal people.
AnsweredQoN 935Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
PERTH STADIUM — LOCAL JOBS
935. Mrs G.J. GODFREY to the Minister for
Sport and Recreation:
On behalf of the member for
Dawesville, I welcome to the Speaker's gallery today students from
Glencoe Primary School and their teacher.
Can the minister please update the
house on the progress of the Perth Stadium and what it means for local jobs?
Several members interjected.
935. Mrs G.J. GODFREY to the Minister for
Sport and Recreation:
On behalf of the member for
Dawesville, I welcome to the Speaker's gallery today students from
Glencoe Primary School and their teacher.
Can the minister please update the
house on the progress of the Perth Stadium and what it means for local jobs?
Several members interjected.
AnswerView source ↗
Thank you, Mr Speaker.
Mr
D.J. Kelly : Where's your boss today?
The
SPEAKER : Thank you!
Ms M.J. DAVIES : I will
tell members where he is; I am glad they asked. For 13 weeks he sat in this
house and the opposition did not ask him one question about the thing —
Several members interjected.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : He is in Kalgoorlie talking to the people of Kalgoorlie about
a policy that opposition members do not have the —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : I want to tell you I have been reluctant —
Mr
D.A. Templeman interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Mandurah! I have been reluctant to send anybody out to
have an early cup of tea, but the way things are going, there is going to be a few
people who will have company. I am going to ask you to let us get on with the
business.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : For the kids in the gallery today, we are building the most
magnificent stadium, the best in Australia. It is for the future, for those
kids to be able to enjoy, with their families. Whether they are on the pitch or
there as a spectator, it will be a magnificent piece of infrastructure.
Ms
M.M. Quirk interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen!
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : I was out there yesterday. The pitch works are under
construction. The facade is going up. Every time I go past, it is looking
absolutely fabulous.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you for the first time. Member for
North West Central, I call you for the first time.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : The fit‑out is well underway and there will be grass on
the pitch.
Mr
D.J. Kelly : Grass!
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : There will be grass on the pitch by the beginning of next
year. Then, I think, we will start to see the helicopters going over to have a gander
at what is going on inside the stadium, because it will look magnificent. I was
out there yesterday, talking to some of the workers who are employed on site,
and that is what I want to talk about today. A significant number of people are
employed on this project, and well before the doors open to this magnificent
piece of infrastructure, we are delivering benefits for Western Australians. We
have created 420 new jobs in the construction of the stadium and we have
sustained more than 2 300 existing jobs in Western Australia. Eighty per cent
of the contracts, something that these members over here —
Mr
D.J. Kelly interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the second time.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : Eighty per cent of the contracts we have let for the stadium
have been let to Western Australian businesses. Seventy‑seven businesses
have more than $450 million worth of contracts as a result of this stadium. I can
tell members that 20 contracts have gone to Australian businesses, with a value
of $78.9 million, and only two have gone to overseas businesses. We made a commitment
to the Western Australian public that we would make sure that taxpayers'
dollars would be invested back into the state to help build this iconic piece
of infrastructure. It was not done by mistake; it was part of the tender to
make sure that we prioritised businesses here in Western Australia to get the
work.
What was really pleasing when I was
out there yesterday is that I spoke to a young lady called Jasmine. Jasmine is
working for Barclay Engineering. She is an apprentice—one of 100
apprentices on site; that number will increase to 109 this month. Jasmine is a young
Aboriginal woman who has started her apprenticeship and who is working with
Barclay Engineering.
Mr
D.J. Kelly interjected.
The
SPEAKER : That is enough, member for Bassendean.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : She has done the balustrading around the perimeter of the
stadium. She is absolutely delighted to have been given the opportunity to
start her apprenticeship on this iconic project. She is also a young female
footballer and one day hopes to be able to run out and represent either the
Dockers or the Eagles. She was just beside herself with excitement and she was
very happy to talk about how she really enjoys coming to work every day. Every
time I go out, people are excited about the opportunity that this project has
given them not only to work but to work on a really important project for Western
Australians.
Before I sit down, can I say that this project was started by
the Premier and the previous Minister for Sport and Recreation, ''Tuck''
Waldron, who delivered his valedictory speech yesterday. A significant number
of new pieces of infrastructure and programs have been funded in Western Australia
through the sport and recreation portfolio since 2008. Tuck is beloved in that
sector, but we do it as a state government because we understand how important
sport and recreation is to having healthy and happy communities. I pay my
respects to the former minister for his efforts in making sure that cabinet and
the Premier were supported in delivering those projects.
Mr
D.J. Kelly : Where's your boss today?
The
SPEAKER : Thank you!
Ms M.J. DAVIES : I will
tell members where he is; I am glad they asked. For 13 weeks he sat in this
house and the opposition did not ask him one question about the thing —
Several members interjected.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : He is in Kalgoorlie talking to the people of Kalgoorlie about
a policy that opposition members do not have the —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : I want to tell you I have been reluctant —
Mr
D.A. Templeman interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Mandurah! I have been reluctant to send anybody out to
have an early cup of tea, but the way things are going, there is going to be a few
people who will have company. I am going to ask you to let us get on with the
business.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : For the kids in the gallery today, we are building the most
magnificent stadium, the best in Australia. It is for the future, for those
kids to be able to enjoy, with their families. Whether they are on the pitch or
there as a spectator, it will be a magnificent piece of infrastructure.
Ms
M.M. Quirk interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen!
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : I was out there yesterday. The pitch works are under
construction. The facade is going up. Every time I go past, it is looking
absolutely fabulous.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you for the first time. Member for
North West Central, I call you for the first time.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : The fit‑out is well underway and there will be grass on
the pitch.
Mr
D.J. Kelly : Grass!
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : There will be grass on the pitch by the beginning of next
year. Then, I think, we will start to see the helicopters going over to have a gander
at what is going on inside the stadium, because it will look magnificent. I was
out there yesterday, talking to some of the workers who are employed on site,
and that is what I want to talk about today. A significant number of people are
employed on this project, and well before the doors open to this magnificent
piece of infrastructure, we are delivering benefits for Western Australians. We
have created 420 new jobs in the construction of the stadium and we have
sustained more than 2 300 existing jobs in Western Australia. Eighty per cent
of the contracts, something that these members over here —
Mr
D.J. Kelly interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the second time.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : Eighty per cent of the contracts we have let for the stadium
have been let to Western Australian businesses. Seventy‑seven businesses
have more than $450 million worth of contracts as a result of this stadium. I can
tell members that 20 contracts have gone to Australian businesses, with a value
of $78.9 million, and only two have gone to overseas businesses. We made a commitment
to the Western Australian public that we would make sure that taxpayers'
dollars would be invested back into the state to help build this iconic piece
of infrastructure. It was not done by mistake; it was part of the tender to
make sure that we prioritised businesses here in Western Australia to get the
work.
What was really pleasing when I was
out there yesterday is that I spoke to a young lady called Jasmine. Jasmine is
working for Barclay Engineering. She is an apprentice—one of 100
apprentices on site; that number will increase to 109 this month. Jasmine is a young
Aboriginal woman who has started her apprenticeship and who is working with
Barclay Engineering.
Mr
D.J. Kelly interjected.
The
SPEAKER : That is enough, member for Bassendean.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : She has done the balustrading around the perimeter of the
stadium. She is absolutely delighted to have been given the opportunity to
start her apprenticeship on this iconic project. She is also a young female
footballer and one day hopes to be able to run out and represent either the
Dockers or the Eagles. She was just beside herself with excitement and she was
very happy to talk about how she really enjoys coming to work every day. Every
time I go out, people are excited about the opportunity that this project has
given them not only to work but to work on a really important project for Western
Australians.
Before I sit down, can I say that this project was started by
the Premier and the previous Minister for Sport and Recreation, ''Tuck''
Waldron, who delivered his valedictory speech yesterday. A significant number
of new pieces of infrastructure and programs have been funded in Western Australia
through the sport and recreation portfolio since 2008. Tuck is beloved in that
sector, but we do it as a state government because we understand how important
sport and recreation is to having healthy and happy communities. I pay my
respects to the former minister for his efforts in making sure that cabinet and
the Premier were supported in delivering those projects.
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