❓ Mr. Watson questions the Minister for Sport and Recreation about the West Coast Eagles' concerns regarding the Perth Stadium deal and potential membership cost increases. The Minister avoids specifics, expressing confidence in reaching an agreement and highlighting general admission availability.
AnsweredQoN 719Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
PERTH STADIUM — WEST COAST EAGLES —
CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS
719. Mr P.B. WATSON to the Minister for
Sport and Recreation:
Mr Speaker —
Mrs
G.J. Godfrey interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Belmont, I know that you are excited that the member
for Albany is asking a question. Relax.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : That is enough. The member for Albany.
Mr
P.B. WATSON : I have this effect on women, Mr Speaker.
The
SPEAKER : Okay, thank you.
Mr
P.B. WATSON : My question without notice, before I was interrupted, is to
the Minister for Sport and Recreation. I refer to renewed claims by the
outgoing chairman of the West Coast Eagles, Alan Cransberg, that under the
current deal proposed for moving to the new Perth Stadium —
� we don't think that's
the right thing to do by our members and supporters.
(1) Will the
negotiations be concluded within the three to five-month deadline set by the
Eagles to play at the stadium in the 2018 season?
(2) What is the
minister's understanding of the increases in membership costs that may
be faced by members?
CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS
719. Mr P.B. WATSON to the Minister for
Sport and Recreation:
Mr Speaker —
Mrs
G.J. Godfrey interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Belmont, I know that you are excited that the member
for Albany is asking a question. Relax.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : That is enough. The member for Albany.
Mr
P.B. WATSON : I have this effect on women, Mr Speaker.
The
SPEAKER : Okay, thank you.
Mr
P.B. WATSON : My question without notice, before I was interrupted, is to
the Minister for Sport and Recreation. I refer to renewed claims by the
outgoing chairman of the West Coast Eagles, Alan Cransberg, that under the
current deal proposed for moving to the new Perth Stadium —
� we don't think that's
the right thing to do by our members and supporters.
(1) Will the
negotiations be concluded within the three to five-month deadline set by the
Eagles to play at the stadium in the 2018 season?
(2) What is the
minister's understanding of the increases in membership costs that may
be faced by members?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) I
thank the member for the question. Before I go any further, both the member and
I were at the Sandover Medal ceremony on Monday night, which is the West
Australian Football League's night of nights. I congratulate Jye Bolton
from Claremont, and Dave Burton, the volunteer of the year.
Mr W.J. Johnston : This has nothing to
do with the question. Read your standing orders.
The
SPEAKER : Your shouting out is a breach of standing orders, member for
Cannington. I call you to order for the first time. The minister has been on
her feet for about 10 seconds.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : That is right.
The
SPEAKER : The member for Cannington is not happy, minister; come back to the
point, please.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : Mr Speaker, with two seconds more of your indulgence, I was
just about to mention Dave Burton, who received the volunteer of the year
award. Football, and all sport, is reliant on volunteers. It was a fantastic
night, and congratulations to everyone involved.
Mr
W.J. Johnston : This is a brief ministerial statement.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : Get over it!
The
SPEAKER : Member for Cannington, I am not interested.
Mr
N.W. Morton interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Forrestfield, I call you to order for the first time. I
call the member for Cannington for the second time, and member for Forrestfield
for the second time. Minister, a succinct answer, please.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : The member's question was in relation to the time line
of the negotiations, and what it will do to the memberships of the respective
clubs that are going to the new Perth Stadium. I am not going to comment on the
negotiations, because they are confidential. Alan Cransberg, and the Eagles and
the Dockers, are welcome to make comments in the media, and they have done so.
I have consistently said that I am confident that we will reach an outcome with
which football will be very happy. I cannot see a future in which we do not
have the Dockers and the Eagles playing at the new stadium that the public of Western
Australia and the state government are very supportive of.
The negotiations are robust; I have
never said anything different. They would be expected to be robust. It is about
the future of the clubs and about the future that we are trying to negotiate on
behalf of taxpayers, but I am very confident that we will reach an outcome.
Membership is a matter for the clubs, but we have stated consistently that
there will be at least 10 000 general admission seats, so that members of the
public can walk in and enjoy a football match, the cricket or any other
sporting or entertainment activity that will occur at the stadium. There will
be many, because it is generating an enormous amount of excitement in Western Australia,
elsewhere in Australia and internationally. Everyone who visits the state and
has the opportunity who may be future users of that stadium has nothing but
praise for what it will potentially offer to them as visitors to the state. I am
very confident that football will reach an agreement. The negotiations are
robust; I would expect nothing else. I am not going to talk about the details,
because that is a matter for the negotiation teams.
thank the member for the question. Before I go any further, both the member and
I were at the Sandover Medal ceremony on Monday night, which is the West
Australian Football League's night of nights. I congratulate Jye Bolton
from Claremont, and Dave Burton, the volunteer of the year.
Mr W.J. Johnston : This has nothing to
do with the question. Read your standing orders.
The
SPEAKER : Your shouting out is a breach of standing orders, member for
Cannington. I call you to order for the first time. The minister has been on
her feet for about 10 seconds.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : That is right.
The
SPEAKER : The member for Cannington is not happy, minister; come back to the
point, please.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : Mr Speaker, with two seconds more of your indulgence, I was
just about to mention Dave Burton, who received the volunteer of the year
award. Football, and all sport, is reliant on volunteers. It was a fantastic
night, and congratulations to everyone involved.
Mr
W.J. Johnston : This is a brief ministerial statement.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : Get over it!
The
SPEAKER : Member for Cannington, I am not interested.
Mr
N.W. Morton interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Forrestfield, I call you to order for the first time. I
call the member for Cannington for the second time, and member for Forrestfield
for the second time. Minister, a succinct answer, please.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : The member's question was in relation to the time line
of the negotiations, and what it will do to the memberships of the respective
clubs that are going to the new Perth Stadium. I am not going to comment on the
negotiations, because they are confidential. Alan Cransberg, and the Eagles and
the Dockers, are welcome to make comments in the media, and they have done so.
I have consistently said that I am confident that we will reach an outcome with
which football will be very happy. I cannot see a future in which we do not
have the Dockers and the Eagles playing at the new stadium that the public of Western
Australia and the state government are very supportive of.
The negotiations are robust; I have
never said anything different. They would be expected to be robust. It is about
the future of the clubs and about the future that we are trying to negotiate on
behalf of taxpayers, but I am very confident that we will reach an outcome.
Membership is a matter for the clubs, but we have stated consistently that
there will be at least 10 000 general admission seats, so that members of the
public can walk in and enjoy a football match, the cricket or any other
sporting or entertainment activity that will occur at the stadium. There will
be many, because it is generating an enormous amount of excitement in Western Australia,
elsewhere in Australia and internationally. Everyone who visits the state and
has the opportunity who may be future users of that stadium has nothing but
praise for what it will potentially offer to them as visitors to the state. I am
very confident that football will reach an agreement. The negotiations are
robust; I would expect nothing else. I am not going to talk about the details,
because that is a matter for the negotiation teams.
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