❓ Mrs. O'Malley questions the Minister for Transport on the government's commitment to protecting the Beeliar wetlands and halting the Roe 8 project. The Minister affirms the government's actions and criticises the opposition's stance.
AnsweredQoN 93Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
BEELIAR WETLANDS — ROE 8
93. Mrs L.M. O'MALLEY to the Minister for
Transport:
I refer to the McGowan Labor government's
commitment to protect the Beeliar wetlands and stop the destructive and grossly
expensive Roe 8 project. Can the minister outline to the house how the state
government will deliver on this important
commitment and honour the overwhelming mandate it received at the last election
from the people of Western Australia?
93. Mrs L.M. O'MALLEY to the Minister for
Transport:
I refer to the McGowan Labor government's
commitment to protect the Beeliar wetlands and stop the destructive and grossly
expensive Roe 8 project. Can the minister outline to the house how the state
government will deliver on this important
commitment and honour the overwhelming mandate it received at the last election
from the people of Western Australia?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Bicton for
that very good question.
We went to the 2017 election
promising to stop the flawed Perth Freight Link and save the Beeliar wetlands,
and of course we got elected. We are
delivering the commitments we made to plan for a new port at Kwinana, move more freight onto rail, upgrade High Street and develop intermodal services. As I said,
all those commitments are being delivered, and we have protected and saved the
Beeliar wetlands for future generations.
We introduced specific legislation
in the last term to protect and preserve the Beeliar wetlands. It succeeded in
this place, but it was frustrated in the
other place. Again, in January this year, we took a commitment to the election
not to proceed with Roe 8 and 9 and to save the Beeliar wetlands. Yet
again we have introduced that legislation into this place. We thought the
Liberal Party would have moved on, but yesterday they were again protesting as
though it was the first time they had ever heard about it. The member for
Cottesloe was shocked and surprised about our commitment. I thought I would go
through some history again, because members know I like to go through history.
The other side, the Liberal Party, yet again made Roe 8 and 9 the centrepiece
of their election campaign. It was its second-biggest election commitment, just
behind the energy plan.
Ms S.F. McGurk : How did they
go in that election campaign?
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : That is a good
question. My favourite day was ''Honk for Roe 8 and 9'' day. I went
through to see who was in that ''Honk
for Roe 8 and 9'' picture. It shows the member for Vasse, who is still
here, the puppetmaster of the Liberal Party, and, of course, the former
Leader of the Opposition, the member for Dawesville. Let us go through all the
Liberal candidates. The picture shows the Liberal candidates for Riverton,
Fremantle, Jandakot, Bicton, Willagee and Cockburn. What do they all have in
common?
Several members interjected.
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : They are not here! Not only did people
not honk for Roe 8 and 9, they did not vote for it either. However, it was good to see the member for
Cottesloe go back, yet again, to the 1960s to bring that old policy back .
We have all moved on. We are saving the Beeliar wetlands for future
generations. We are planning our freight and trade future. We are planning for
a new port. We are making sure that we have a port for future generations and we are saving the Beeliar wetlands for future generations.
That is forward-thinking policy. We will let them stay in the 1960s,
where the Leader of the Liberal Party feels very, very comfortable producing
his policies. We are happy to take this issue to the next election. Last term I
said, ''Let's take it to the 2021 election'', and I am
happy to take it to the 2025 election.
that very good question.
We went to the 2017 election
promising to stop the flawed Perth Freight Link and save the Beeliar wetlands,
and of course we got elected. We are
delivering the commitments we made to plan for a new port at Kwinana, move more freight onto rail, upgrade High Street and develop intermodal services. As I said,
all those commitments are being delivered, and we have protected and saved the
Beeliar wetlands for future generations.
We introduced specific legislation
in the last term to protect and preserve the Beeliar wetlands. It succeeded in
this place, but it was frustrated in the
other place. Again, in January this year, we took a commitment to the election
not to proceed with Roe 8 and 9 and to save the Beeliar wetlands. Yet
again we have introduced that legislation into this place. We thought the
Liberal Party would have moved on, but yesterday they were again protesting as
though it was the first time they had ever heard about it. The member for
Cottesloe was shocked and surprised about our commitment. I thought I would go
through some history again, because members know I like to go through history.
The other side, the Liberal Party, yet again made Roe 8 and 9 the centrepiece
of their election campaign. It was its second-biggest election commitment, just
behind the energy plan.
Ms S.F. McGurk : How did they
go in that election campaign?
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : That is a good
question. My favourite day was ''Honk for Roe 8 and 9'' day. I went
through to see who was in that ''Honk
for Roe 8 and 9'' picture. It shows the member for Vasse, who is still
here, the puppetmaster of the Liberal Party, and, of course, the former
Leader of the Opposition, the member for Dawesville. Let us go through all the
Liberal candidates. The picture shows the Liberal candidates for Riverton,
Fremantle, Jandakot, Bicton, Willagee and Cockburn. What do they all have in
common?
Several members interjected.
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : They are not here! Not only did people
not honk for Roe 8 and 9, they did not vote for it either. However, it was good to see the member for
Cottesloe go back, yet again, to the 1960s to bring that old policy back .
We have all moved on. We are saving the Beeliar wetlands for future
generations. We are planning our freight and trade future. We are planning for
a new port. We are making sure that we have a port for future generations and we are saving the Beeliar wetlands for future generations.
That is forward-thinking policy. We will let them stay in the 1960s,
where the Leader of the Liberal Party feels very, very comfortable producing
his policies. We are happy to take this issue to the next election. Last term I
said, ''Let's take it to the 2021 election'', and I am
happy to take it to the 2025 election.
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