❓ Ms. Quirk questions the necessity of a Lotterywest grant for an Elizabeth Quay art installation replacing destroyed tiles, suggesting the MRA should cover the costs. The Minister defends the decision, praising Rotary Club's involvement and Lotterywest's support.
AnsweredQoN 1003Legislative Assembly
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ELIZABETH QUAY — SIGN IN 2000 TILES —
LOTTERYWEST GRANT
1003. Ms M.M. QUIRK to the Minister for
Planning:
Before I ask my question, I wish my
colleague the member for Collie–Preston a very happy twenty-ninth
birthday!
I refer to the Lotterywest grant of
$150 000 on 29 October 2014 given to the Rotary Club of Perth to be used
towards an art installation at Elizabeth Quay that will preserve and depict
signatures of more than 200 000 Western Australian children.
(1) What role does the Rotary Club
of Perth have in public art installations at Elizabeth Quay?
(2) Why was a
Lotterywest grant needed for a project that should be fully paid for by the
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority, due to its error in destroying the tiles
in the first place?
LOTTERYWEST GRANT
1003. Ms M.M. QUIRK to the Minister for
Planning:
Before I ask my question, I wish my
colleague the member for Collie–Preston a very happy twenty-ninth
birthday!
I refer to the Lotterywest grant of
$150 000 on 29 October 2014 given to the Rotary Club of Perth to be used
towards an art installation at Elizabeth Quay that will preserve and depict
signatures of more than 200 000 Western Australian children.
(1) What role does the Rotary Club
of Perth have in public art installations at Elizabeth Quay?
(2) Why was a
Lotterywest grant needed for a project that should be fully paid for by the
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority, due to its error in destroying the tiles
in the first place?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) There
is a completely wrong assumption at the end of that question. No error was made
in destroying the tiles; changes needed to be made to accommodate the
substantial redevelopment in Barrack Square. In relation to the Rotary Club of
Perth and the Lotterywest grant, I am not actually the minister responsible for
Lotterywest, but I am very pleased that the Rotary Club of Perth is apparently
playing a role in facilitating re-presentation of the signatures of the
students that were previously incorporated in the tiles on the ground, which
were being walked on and were gradually fading, from what I saw earlier this
year. A new installation will be put in place. I have no doubt that it will be
a very impressive design and I am delighted that the Rotary Club of Perth is
playing a role. Rotary plays a substantial role in our community in a range of
philanthropic and community supporting activities. If it is playing a role
here, it is very welcome, and I welcome the fact that Lotterywest has seen fit
to provide some assistance through that means.
is a completely wrong assumption at the end of that question. No error was made
in destroying the tiles; changes needed to be made to accommodate the
substantial redevelopment in Barrack Square. In relation to the Rotary Club of
Perth and the Lotterywest grant, I am not actually the minister responsible for
Lotterywest, but I am very pleased that the Rotary Club of Perth is apparently
playing a role in facilitating re-presentation of the signatures of the
students that were previously incorporated in the tiles on the ground, which
were being walked on and were gradually fading, from what I saw earlier this
year. A new installation will be put in place. I have no doubt that it will be
a very impressive design and I am delighted that the Rotary Club of Perth is
playing a role. Rotary plays a substantial role in our community in a range of
philanthropic and community supporting activities. If it is playing a role
here, it is very welcome, and I welcome the fact that Lotterywest has seen fit
to provide some assistance through that means.
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