❓ Mr Catania asks the Minister for Regional Development to outline projects supported by Royalties for Regions. The Minister provides a report and highlights specific projects, emphasizing the government's investment in regional WA.
AnsweredQoN 658Legislative Assembly
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ROYALTIES
FOR REGIONS — PROGRESS REPORT 2011–12
658. Mr V.A. CATANIA to the Minister for Regional
Development:
On behalf of the member for Wanneroo, I would like to welcome
the year 6 students from Carramar Primary School to the public gallery today.
It has been 1 505 days since the Liberal–National
government came to office. Since that time royalties for regions has made a
huge —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : How
many people want to get called? Member for Joondalup, I might use you as an
example. Members, I do not want interruptions during a question being asked.
Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I
will give you another opportunity to ask the question, member for North West.
Mr V.A. CATANIA :
Since that time royalties for regions has made a huge difference to regional
and rural communities across Western Australia—some would say
revolutionary. Members opposite should watch and see. As we head towards the
end of Parliament for this term of government, would the minister please
outline to the house some of the projects supported by royalties for regions
over the past year?
FOR REGIONS — PROGRESS REPORT 2011–12
658. Mr V.A. CATANIA to the Minister for Regional
Development:
On behalf of the member for Wanneroo, I would like to welcome
the year 6 students from Carramar Primary School to the public gallery today.
It has been 1 505 days since the Liberal–National
government came to office. Since that time royalties for regions has made a
huge —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : How
many people want to get called? Member for Joondalup, I might use you as an
example. Members, I do not want interruptions during a question being asked.
Member for Joondalup, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I
will give you another opportunity to ask the question, member for North West.
Mr V.A. CATANIA :
Since that time royalties for regions has made a huge difference to regional
and rural communities across Western Australia—some would say
revolutionary. Members opposite should watch and see. As we head towards the
end of Parliament for this term of government, would the minister please
outline to the house some of the projects supported by royalties for regions
over the past year?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for North West. He is right in saying that
it has been 1 505 days since we came to office, 1 300 or so of those days being
in a stable government, thanks to the member for North West. We thank him for
his clear vision to develop regional Western Australia and for making a very —
Mr P.B. Watson interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Albany, you were not asked the question. I
formally call you to order for the first time today.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS :
The member for North West made a very difficult but important decision to
support the good side of government to roll out an unprecedented program. Each
year the Department of Regional Development and Lands produces a royalties for
regions progress report, which outlines the projects funded under the program
for the last financial year. Today I will be tabling a copy of this year's
progress report for the 2011–12 financial year. The report details all
the projects allocated funding under royalties for regions since the start of
the program 1 505 days ago. Under this government there has been an
unprecedented investment in regional Western Australia, addressing years of
chronic and systemic neglect. The Liberal–National government has been
very, very proud to try to solve some of those problems that have been left
hanging for years and years. This government understands the importance of
regional Western Australia as the engine room of the state's economy,
and at the moment the engine room of the national economy. I pay credit to the
Premier, whose performance last night on Q&A showed why he is the Premier of Western Australia. He did an outstanding job of
making it very, very clear that Western Australia has a clear vision for the
future. We know exactly where we are heading under an excellent Premier for
Western Australia.
The report highlights a range of projects across regional WA.
Since 2008 to the end of the 2012–13 budget, $3.4 billion has been
allocated under the royalties for regions program. This amounts to more than
two and a half thousand projects. I will flick through some of the highlights
in the royalties for regions report. I was in Kalgoorlie at the end of last
week, and I was really happy to see the Indigenous visitors hostel. For years
there has been what I can only call a depraved situation on the outskirts of
Boulder, where people from the land were coming in and camping in terrible
conditions. Now, with the support of the member for Kalgoorlie, we have a
brand-new, purpose-built hostel providing suitable and safe accommodation for
people who come in from the land. There is a nice little section in the report
on the Murray leisure centre in the Murray district, member for Murray–Wellington,
which is a fantastic swimming and recreation complex for the people of the
electorate. Again, this is a world-class project. If I am right, they use some
sort of ground solar system to heat the pool.
Mr M.J. Cowper : Cogen.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Cogen Microsystems is providing leading
technology; and, hopefully, that sort of technology can be taken up by other
communities that are working through their proposals for new swimming pool
infrastructure in their community.
In the electorate of the member for North West, royalties for regions
funded the irrigation pipeline in the Gascoyne, which is a really important
project that will give certainty to the growers in Carnarvon that they will
have water when they need it; whereas, previously, the pipeline was simply
falling apart. Again, this is a partnership program with the commonwealth that
has leveraged money into the area. The member for North West has fought very
hard for this project, and we are seeing excellent results in Carnarvon. I will
finish on the Pilbara. In the last financial year, $239 million has been
injected into the Pilbara, with the most important project located in Port
Hedland, where rents continue to be resilient, even though there is a bit of
softness in the market at the moment. That project will provide 120 subsidised
houses for less than $1 000 a week rent, with 50 already allocated, and the
rest will be provided by transportable homes that are coming in at the moment.
That project is targeted at employees of small business and not-for-profit
organisations to look after the
social aspects of living in Port Hedland, and deals with the challenges that
have been around forever. There is an enormous body of work.
Again, the Liberal–National government has focused on regional
development like never before. I acknowledge the Department of Regional
Development and Lands for its great work, the Western Australian Regional
Development Trust led by Andrew Murray, and the regional development councils
and their chairs for their work in delivering this. It gives me great pleasure
to table the ''Royalties For Regions: Progress Report July 2011–June
2012''.
[See paper 5545.]
it has been 1 505 days since we came to office, 1 300 or so of those days being
in a stable government, thanks to the member for North West. We thank him for
his clear vision to develop regional Western Australia and for making a very —
Mr P.B. Watson interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Albany, you were not asked the question. I
formally call you to order for the first time today.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS :
The member for North West made a very difficult but important decision to
support the good side of government to roll out an unprecedented program. Each
year the Department of Regional Development and Lands produces a royalties for
regions progress report, which outlines the projects funded under the program
for the last financial year. Today I will be tabling a copy of this year's
progress report for the 2011–12 financial year. The report details all
the projects allocated funding under royalties for regions since the start of
the program 1 505 days ago. Under this government there has been an
unprecedented investment in regional Western Australia, addressing years of
chronic and systemic neglect. The Liberal–National government has been
very, very proud to try to solve some of those problems that have been left
hanging for years and years. This government understands the importance of
regional Western Australia as the engine room of the state's economy,
and at the moment the engine room of the national economy. I pay credit to the
Premier, whose performance last night on Q&A showed why he is the Premier of Western Australia. He did an outstanding job of
making it very, very clear that Western Australia has a clear vision for the
future. We know exactly where we are heading under an excellent Premier for
Western Australia.
The report highlights a range of projects across regional WA.
Since 2008 to the end of the 2012–13 budget, $3.4 billion has been
allocated under the royalties for regions program. This amounts to more than
two and a half thousand projects. I will flick through some of the highlights
in the royalties for regions report. I was in Kalgoorlie at the end of last
week, and I was really happy to see the Indigenous visitors hostel. For years
there has been what I can only call a depraved situation on the outskirts of
Boulder, where people from the land were coming in and camping in terrible
conditions. Now, with the support of the member for Kalgoorlie, we have a
brand-new, purpose-built hostel providing suitable and safe accommodation for
people who come in from the land. There is a nice little section in the report
on the Murray leisure centre in the Murray district, member for Murray–Wellington,
which is a fantastic swimming and recreation complex for the people of the
electorate. Again, this is a world-class project. If I am right, they use some
sort of ground solar system to heat the pool.
Mr M.J. Cowper : Cogen.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Cogen Microsystems is providing leading
technology; and, hopefully, that sort of technology can be taken up by other
communities that are working through their proposals for new swimming pool
infrastructure in their community.
In the electorate of the member for North West, royalties for regions
funded the irrigation pipeline in the Gascoyne, which is a really important
project that will give certainty to the growers in Carnarvon that they will
have water when they need it; whereas, previously, the pipeline was simply
falling apart. Again, this is a partnership program with the commonwealth that
has leveraged money into the area. The member for North West has fought very
hard for this project, and we are seeing excellent results in Carnarvon. I will
finish on the Pilbara. In the last financial year, $239 million has been
injected into the Pilbara, with the most important project located in Port
Hedland, where rents continue to be resilient, even though there is a bit of
softness in the market at the moment. That project will provide 120 subsidised
houses for less than $1 000 a week rent, with 50 already allocated, and the
rest will be provided by transportable homes that are coming in at the moment.
That project is targeted at employees of small business and not-for-profit
organisations to look after the
social aspects of living in Port Hedland, and deals with the challenges that
have been around forever. There is an enormous body of work.
Again, the Liberal–National government has focused on regional
development like never before. I acknowledge the Department of Regional
Development and Lands for its great work, the Western Australian Regional
Development Trust led by Andrew Murray, and the regional development councils
and their chairs for their work in delivering this. It gives me great pleasure
to table the ''Royalties For Regions: Progress Report July 2011–June
2012''.
[See paper 5545.]
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