❓ Mr. Baker asks about the Perth Zoo master plan and its economic impact. The Minister for Environment details the plan's scope, cost, job creation potential, and key features, highlighting government investment and future partnerships.
AnsweredQoN 115Legislative Assembly
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PERTH ZOO MASTER PLAN
The SPEAKER : The member for
South Perth with his first question, I believe.
115. Mr G. BAKER to the Minister for Environment:
I refer to the McGowan government's
investment in tourism infrastructure across Western Australia, including a $30 million
commitment to revitalise Perth Zoo. Can the minister update the house on the
Perth Zoo master plan and how this work and investment will help support local
jobs and help drive the local economy?
The SPEAKER : The member for
South Perth with his first question, I believe.
115. Mr G. BAKER to the Minister for Environment:
I refer to the McGowan government's
investment in tourism infrastructure across Western Australia, including a $30 million
commitment to revitalise Perth Zoo. Can the minister update the house on the
Perth Zoo master plan and how this work and investment will help support local
jobs and help drive the local economy?
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I thank the member for South Perth
for his first question as a new member and as the first Labor member for South Perth.
I had the great pleasure with the
Premier last week to launch the Perth Zoo master plan. Perth Zoo receives
around 720 000 visitors a year. For those of us who have grown up in Perth and
who are raising our children here, we have all been to the Zoo many, many
times. It is now 123 years old this year. The master plan—credit to the
board and the CEO of the Zoo—has been developed to set the blueprint
for the Zoo over the next 20 years. Maintaining a world-class zoo, that works
with conservation, is the absolute priority. There will be a lot of
opportunities to see the great work that the Zoo does over the life of the
master plan.
Over the 20 years of the plan, the
overall cost of the master plan will be around $234 million. The state
government is kicking in $43.5 million to
start the delivery of the master plan, including the new cafe and function
facilities that are due to be delivered by the middle of 2023. Over its
life, we anticipate that the master plan will generate around 1 800 jobs in construction. The first phase, which
the government has funded—$43.5 million—will provide around 216 jobs as part of our COVID-19 recovery.
The
master plan incorporates a lot of concepts already in place in a number of
zoos. For example, the Singapore Zoo has a great area where people can see
veterinarians working with pandas. The current configuration of the Zoo means that all the really good veterinary and conservation work is being done behind
closed doors. We want to open that up to the community so they can see that
work.
We are also very focused on forming
strong corporate and philanthropic partnerships with the Zoo. We anticipate that this money will help to leverage a number of
those partnerships. We are also providing $30 million—from that $43.5 million—to provide a brand new enclosure for the very beloved
orangutans. These are very exciting times for our Zoo. This is a real turning
point in its 123-year history and it is very exciting.
for his first question as a new member and as the first Labor member for South Perth.
I had the great pleasure with the
Premier last week to launch the Perth Zoo master plan. Perth Zoo receives
around 720 000 visitors a year. For those of us who have grown up in Perth and
who are raising our children here, we have all been to the Zoo many, many
times. It is now 123 years old this year. The master plan—credit to the
board and the CEO of the Zoo—has been developed to set the blueprint
for the Zoo over the next 20 years. Maintaining a world-class zoo, that works
with conservation, is the absolute priority. There will be a lot of
opportunities to see the great work that the Zoo does over the life of the
master plan.
Over the 20 years of the plan, the
overall cost of the master plan will be around $234 million. The state
government is kicking in $43.5 million to
start the delivery of the master plan, including the new cafe and function
facilities that are due to be delivered by the middle of 2023. Over its
life, we anticipate that the master plan will generate around 1 800 jobs in construction. The first phase, which
the government has funded—$43.5 million—will provide around 216 jobs as part of our COVID-19 recovery.
The
master plan incorporates a lot of concepts already in place in a number of
zoos. For example, the Singapore Zoo has a great area where people can see
veterinarians working with pandas. The current configuration of the Zoo means that all the really good veterinary and conservation work is being done behind
closed doors. We want to open that up to the community so they can see that
work.
We are also very focused on forming
strong corporate and philanthropic partnerships with the Zoo. We anticipate that this money will help to leverage a number of
those partnerships. We are also providing $30 million—from that $43.5 million—to provide a brand new enclosure for the very beloved
orangutans. These are very exciting times for our Zoo. This is a real turning
point in its 123-year history and it is very exciting.
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