❓ Mr Millman asks about the benefits of the Morley station precinct plan for local jobs and the community. The Minister for Transport highlights the project's scope, including new homes, commercial spaces, and improved transport access, while contrasting WA's progress with challenges in other states.
AnsweredQoN 716Legislative Assembly
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METRONET — MORLEY
716. Mr S.A. MILLMAN to the Minister for Transport:
I
refer to the McGowan Labor government's commitment to creating more
liveable and vibrant communities through its significant investment in
delivering Metronet. Can the minister advise the house what the master plan for
the Morley station precinct plan will mean for local jobs and the local
community?
716. Mr S.A. MILLMAN to the Minister for Transport:
I
refer to the McGowan Labor government's commitment to creating more
liveable and vibrant communities through its significant investment in
delivering Metronet. Can the minister advise the house what the master plan for
the Morley station precinct plan will mean for local jobs and the local
community?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the member for Mount Lawley for that question. Last week we were at the
key intersection of three electorates— the member for Morley's
electorate, the member for Maylands' electorate and the member for
Bassendean's electorate—as we saw the works being undertaken
for the Ellenbrook rail line and also the release of the plan for the Morley
precinct. As we know, Metronet is not just about building rail lines; it is
about creating new precincts— new
places for commercial businesses and homes. The new Morley precinct plan is all
about a brand new train s tation in Morley, servicing the whole area,
including the existing residences to the east of Tonkin Highway, meaning that for the first time, areas such as Beechboro, which
the member for Bassendean represents very well, will have access to a new
train station and a new train line.
Ms A. Sanderson : Kiara.
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : Kiara,
Lockridge and all those areas around that station. It will be a brand new
precinct. Some suburbs will get access to a train
line for the first time in the state's history. Of course, we have the
capacity and the ability to create new homes. Thousands of new homes
will be built in that precinct and we will be connecting that train station to
Morley Galleria. It is an incredible project.
I know that the disruption around
that area is significant. When driving north on� Tonkin Highway, we can see the works happening for the Morley–Ellenbrook
line, with the dive structure now being built underneath the northbound lanes of Tonkin Highway, and all the work on the median strip. I have been
calling Broun Avenue ''brawn avenue'' for 49 years of my life. I have
now corrected it. The new Broun Avenue bridge will allow for a new bus
interchange and, of course, a new road traffic bridge to facilitate the new
Ellenbrook rail line.
There is so much work underway. When
talking to some of the contractors, they compare what they are doing in WA with
the other states. One company was telling me of the difficulties in getting any
work done in other states. They went through periods when they had to check which
local government they were living in and whether they could come to site. There
were massive issues with delivering infrastructure in other states, and there
are still those issues. We have just seen some of the issues that the New South
Wales government encountered when it bought its trains and trams overseas
compared with what we are doing in this state.
Metronet is a massive plan. It is
about new train lines, new train stations, new urban development, new places
for people to live and, of course, building our railcars here in WA. There is
no better example of all the work that is happening than at the new precinct in
Morley and all the work that is underway.
thank the member for Mount Lawley for that question. Last week we were at the
key intersection of three electorates— the member for Morley's
electorate, the member for Maylands' electorate and the member for
Bassendean's electorate—as we saw the works being undertaken
for the Ellenbrook rail line and also the release of the plan for the Morley
precinct. As we know, Metronet is not just about building rail lines; it is
about creating new precincts— new
places for commercial businesses and homes. The new Morley precinct plan is all
about a brand new train s tation in Morley, servicing the whole area,
including the existing residences to the east of Tonkin Highway, meaning that for the first time, areas such as Beechboro, which
the member for Bassendean represents very well, will have access to a new
train station and a new train line.
Ms A. Sanderson : Kiara.
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : Kiara,
Lockridge and all those areas around that station. It will be a brand new
precinct. Some suburbs will get access to a train
line for the first time in the state's history. Of course, we have the
capacity and the ability to create new homes. Thousands of new homes
will be built in that precinct and we will be connecting that train station to
Morley Galleria. It is an incredible project.
I know that the disruption around
that area is significant. When driving north on� Tonkin Highway, we can see the works happening for the Morley–Ellenbrook
line, with the dive structure now being built underneath the northbound lanes of Tonkin Highway, and all the work on the median strip. I have been
calling Broun Avenue ''brawn avenue'' for 49 years of my life. I have
now corrected it. The new Broun Avenue bridge will allow for a new bus
interchange and, of course, a new road traffic bridge to facilitate the new
Ellenbrook rail line.
There is so much work underway. When
talking to some of the contractors, they compare what they are doing in WA with
the other states. One company was telling me of the difficulties in getting any
work done in other states. They went through periods when they had to check which
local government they were living in and whether they could come to site. There
were massive issues with delivering infrastructure in other states, and there
are still those issues. We have just seen some of the issues that the New South
Wales government encountered when it bought its trains and trams overseas
compared with what we are doing in this state.
Metronet is a massive plan. It is
about new train lines, new train stations, new urban development, new places
for people to live and, of course, building our railcars here in WA. There is
no better example of all the work that is happening than at the new precinct in
Morley and all the work that is underway.
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