❓ The WA government defends its regional spending in response to criticism, highlighting investments in roads, health, education, and infrastructure across various regional areas, including the Kimberley and Goldfields.
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REGIONAL ALLOCATIONS - STATE BUDGET
I note that some dubious media comments were made by the Leader of the National Party last week about the state budget and regional Western Australia. Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the National Party! Mrs C.A. MARTIN : I would love a railway; thanks, mate. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Kimberley! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon. Mrs C.A. MARTIN : The member is so nasty. Will the minister please give some background about what the government is delivering to the regions? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER
I note that some dubious media comments were made by the Leader of the National Party last week about the state budget and regional Western Australia. Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the National Party! Mrs C.A. MARTIN : I would love a railway; thanks, mate. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Kimberley! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon. Mrs C.A. MARTIN : The member is so nasty. Will the minister please give some background about what the government is delivering to the regions? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER
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I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the National Party! Mrs C.A. MARTIN : I would love a railway; thanks, mate. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Kimberley! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon. Mrs C.A. MARTIN : The member is so nasty. Will the minister please give some background about what the government is delivering to the regions? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER replied: I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the National Party! Mrs C.A. MARTIN : I would love a railway; thanks, mate. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Kimberley! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon. Mrs C.A. MARTIN : The member is so nasty. Will the minister please give some background about what the government is delivering to the regions? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER replied: I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Mrs C.A. MARTIN : I would love a railway; thanks, mate. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Kimberley! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon. Mrs C.A. MARTIN : The member is so nasty. Will the minister please give some background about what the government is delivering to the regions? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER replied: I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Kimberley! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon. Mrs C.A. MARTIN : The member is so nasty. Will the minister please give some background about what the government is delivering to the regions? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER replied: I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon. Mrs C.A. MARTIN : The member is so nasty. Will the minister please give some background about what the government is delivering to the regions? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER replied: I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon. Mrs C.A. MARTIN : The member is so nasty. Will the minister please give some background about what the government is delivering to the regions? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER replied: I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Mrs C.A. MARTIN : The member is so nasty. Will the minister please give some background about what the government is delivering to the regions? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER replied: I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Will the minister please give some background about what the government is delivering to the regions? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER replied: I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Mr J.J.M. BOWLER replied: I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Mr B.J. Grylls interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the National Party! Mrs C.A. MARTIN : I would love a railway; thanks, mate. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Kimberley! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon. Mrs C.A. MARTIN : The member is so nasty. Will the minister please give some background about what the government is delivering to the regions? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER replied: I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the National Party! Mrs C.A. MARTIN : I would love a railway; thanks, mate. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Kimberley! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon. Mrs C.A. MARTIN : The member is so nasty. Will the minister please give some background about what the government is delivering to the regions? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER replied: I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Mrs C.A. MARTIN : I would love a railway; thanks, mate. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Kimberley! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon. Mrs C.A. MARTIN : The member is so nasty. Will the minister please give some background about what the government is delivering to the regions? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER replied: I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Kimberley! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon. Mrs C.A. MARTIN : The member is so nasty. Will the minister please give some background about what the government is delivering to the regions? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER replied: I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon. Mrs C.A. MARTIN : The member is so nasty. Will the minister please give some background about what the government is delivering to the regions? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER replied: I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon. Mrs C.A. MARTIN : The member is so nasty. Will the minister please give some background about what the government is delivering to the regions? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER replied: I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Mrs C.A. MARTIN : The member is so nasty. Will the minister please give some background about what the government is delivering to the regions? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER replied: I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Will the minister please give some background about what the government is delivering to the regions? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER replied: I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Mr J.J.M. BOWLER replied: I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
I refer the Leader of the National Party and the member for Avon to the AvonLink , which runs through the member for Merredin’s electorate. On a per capita basis the government spends far more on the member for Merredin’s electorate than it does on the southern railway. The Prospector travels to my electorate in the goldfields. The region has benefited from the $55 million new Prospector train that the former Premier launched. We paid for it and it was launched under our government. Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Since the last election, the policy of this government has been to send various ministers into the regions to explain what the government is doing and to get feedback from the people in the regions. At last Monday’s meeting, each minister who returned from the regions reported that the budget was well received in regional Western Australia. There was just one negative headline in my own electorate of Kalgoorlie. Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Mr T. Buswell : It was a pretty small headline! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : It was a big one. However, since then, the journalist has reported that extra funding for my electorate is in the fine print of the budget and will be spent by the member for Fremantle in his capacity as the Attorney General and the Minister for Health. Suddenly, after reading the fine print, people are finding that the goldfields is doing very well. I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
I will deal with the member for Kimberley’s question on a statewide basis. The government will spend $682 million on country roads, which is a record amount; $80 million will be spent on health services in the country; $42.5 million will be spent on police facilities; $31.6 million will be spent upgrading electricity services; and $73 million will be spent on new schools and improvements to schools. Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Mr F.M. Logan : That is too much! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Some people might think that. We are just lovely guys. The government will spend $35 million over four years on town site development. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure could tell members that the reason we have had a dramatic increase in town site development is the success of Western Australia, which means more land is needed. Everywhere I went when I was the Minister for Local Government, people told me that they needed more industrial and residential land developed. The land is needed because of the expansion and growth in regional Western Australia. To pay for that, the government will spend $35 million over four years. I inform the Leader of the National Party that funding will be provided for further improvements to be made to the Narrogin Senior High School, the Moora multipurpose centre will receive funding, Dalwallinu will get a new Fire and Emergency Services Authority facility for volunteers, and Muchea will receive $10 million as part of the redevelopment of the Midland sale yards. I am sure that the people in that region will like that funding. The government will spend $5.6 million on farmland and water improvements. The member for Merredin’s electorate is doing very well, as is the rest of regional Western Australia. The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
The member for Kimberley asked a question. What will her electorate get? A total of $36 million will be spent in the Kimberley alone on new health facilities. Allocations have been made for the new Fitzroy Crossing District High School, the Kununurra District High School, the Kimberley College of TAFE and the Broome bypass stages 1 and 3 at a cost of $3.2 million. The message is that the government is very strong in the regions. This weekend I will go to Esperance in my electorate to lead another regional investment tour. The regional investment tours, which were initiated by our government, have led to $205 million being invested in regional Western Australia. This tour will lead to more money being invested in the regions, which are doing very well under the Carpenter government.
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