Hon Peter Collier asks about meetings regarding the potential expansion of the Bendat Basketball Centre. The Minister confirms meetings occurred and a feasibility study is planned, but no formal proposal has been received.

AnsweredQoN 253Legislative Council
Asked
19 March 2020
Portfolio
Sport and Recreation

QuestionView source ↗

BENDAT BASKETBALL CENTRE
253. Hon PETER COLLIER to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Sport and
Recreation:
(1) Has the minister or anyone from the minister's
office or from the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries met with Basketball WA about
the potential expansion of the Bendat Basketball Centre?
(2) If yes to
(1), when did the meeting or meetings take place, and who attended?
(3) Is the
government considering expanding the size of Bendat Basketball Centre?

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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes.
(2) The
information in part (2) of the answer is lists of dates and names of staff
members from the ministerial office and the Department of Local Government,
Sport and Cultural Industries who attended meetings. I ask that the information
in part (2) of the answer be incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted.
The following material
was incorporated —
Ministerial
office :
6 June
2019—Emma Ramage (Chief of Staff, Office of Minister Murray); Matthew
Kavanagh (Senior Policy Adviser, Office of Minister Murray); Rob Clement (CEO,
Basketball WA)); Evan Stewart (Deputy CEO, Basketball WA).
30
January 2020—Emma Ramage (Chief of Staff, Office of Minister Murray);
Matthew Kavanagh (Senior Policy Adviser, Office of Minister Murray); Rob
Clement (CEO, Basketball WA)); Evan Stewart (Deputy CEO, Basketball WA).
18 February 2020—Hon Mick Murray MLA, Minister for
Sport and Recreation; Michael Watts (Principal Policy Adviser); Rob Clement (CEO, Basketball WA)); Evan Stewart (Deputy
CEO, Basketball WA).
Department
of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries :
1
November 2019—Rob Thomson (Director Infrastructure Planning and
Investment, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries);
Clayton White (Manager Community Infrastructure, Department of Local
Government, Sport and Cultural Industries); Evan Stewart (Deputy CEO,
Basketball WA).
7
February 2020—Rob Thomson (Director Infrastructure Planning and
Investment, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries);
Clayton White (Manager Community Infrastructure, Department of Local
Government, Sport and Cultural Industries); Evan Stewart (Deputy CEO,
Basketball WA).
(3) The
government has not received a proposal for consideration of the expansion of
the Bendat Basketball Centre. VenuesWest and the Department of Local Government,
Sport and Cultural Industries are likely to commence a preliminary feasibility
study in 2021–22 to investigate the potential expansion of the WA Basketball
Centre.

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