❓ Question regarding the state government's position on the Imperial Hotel in York. The Minister for Heritage outlines actions taken to prevent demolition and engage with the owner, while also criticising the opposition's handling of the heritage portfolio.
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Would the minister please outline to the house the state government’s position on the Imperial Hotel in York? Mr F.M. LOGAN
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I thank the member for Perth for his ongoing commitment to heritage. The Gallop government is committed to preserving Western Australian heritage and acknowledges that the built heritage of Western Australia adds to our unique lifestyle. Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you just toss your jacket over the top of your pyjamas? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Does the member for Warren-Blackwood not like this shirt? I am thinking of heritage listing it! Mr J.N. Hyde : It was found in the tunnels of Fremantle Prison. Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is the last question the member for Perth will ask me! It was of concern to me as the Minister for Heritage when a report appeared in The West Australian last week indicating that the owner of the Imperial Hotel in York, a Mr Kevin Lawless, had made public statements that he was about to bulldoze the hotel. As the Premier has pointed out, the Imperial Hotel in York was built in 1886. It is a fine piece of colonial architecture that adds to the heritage precinct of York. It was in fact built by a Mr Gallop. I am not sure whether he is related to the Premier. Dr G.I. Gallop : A distant relative. Mr R.F. Johnson : It probably has shaky foundations! Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: I thank the member for Perth for his ongoing commitment to heritage. The Gallop government is committed to preserving Western Australian heritage and acknowledges that the built heritage of Western Australia adds to our unique lifestyle. Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you just toss your jacket over the top of your pyjamas? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Does the member for Warren-Blackwood not like this shirt? I am thinking of heritage listing it! Mr J.N. Hyde : It was found in the tunnels of Fremantle Prison. Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is the last question the member for Perth will ask me! It was of concern to me as the Minister for Heritage when a report appeared in The West Australian last week indicating that the owner of the Imperial Hotel in York, a Mr Kevin Lawless, had made public statements that he was about to bulldoze the hotel. As the Premier has pointed out, the Imperial Hotel in York was built in 1886. It is a fine piece of colonial architecture that adds to the heritage precinct of York. It was in fact built by a Mr Gallop. I am not sure whether he is related to the Premier. Dr G.I. Gallop : A distant relative. Mr R.F. Johnson : It probably has shaky foundations! Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
I thank the member for Perth for his ongoing commitment to heritage. The Gallop government is committed to preserving Western Australian heritage and acknowledges that the built heritage of Western Australia adds to our unique lifestyle. Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you just toss your jacket over the top of your pyjamas? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Does the member for Warren-Blackwood not like this shirt? I am thinking of heritage listing it! Mr J.N. Hyde : It was found in the tunnels of Fremantle Prison. Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is the last question the member for Perth will ask me! It was of concern to me as the Minister for Heritage when a report appeared in The West Australian last week indicating that the owner of the Imperial Hotel in York, a Mr Kevin Lawless, had made public statements that he was about to bulldoze the hotel. As the Premier has pointed out, the Imperial Hotel in York was built in 1886. It is a fine piece of colonial architecture that adds to the heritage precinct of York. It was in fact built by a Mr Gallop. I am not sure whether he is related to the Premier. Dr G.I. Gallop : A distant relative. Mr R.F. Johnson : It probably has shaky foundations! Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you just toss your jacket over the top of your pyjamas? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Does the member for Warren-Blackwood not like this shirt? I am thinking of heritage listing it! Mr J.N. Hyde : It was found in the tunnels of Fremantle Prison. Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is the last question the member for Perth will ask me! It was of concern to me as the Minister for Heritage when a report appeared in The West Australian last week indicating that the owner of the Imperial Hotel in York, a Mr Kevin Lawless, had made public statements that he was about to bulldoze the hotel. As the Premier has pointed out, the Imperial Hotel in York was built in 1886. It is a fine piece of colonial architecture that adds to the heritage precinct of York. It was in fact built by a Mr Gallop. I am not sure whether he is related to the Premier. Dr G.I. Gallop : A distant relative. Mr R.F. Johnson : It probably has shaky foundations! Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Does the member for Warren-Blackwood not like this shirt? I am thinking of heritage listing it! Mr J.N. Hyde : It was found in the tunnels of Fremantle Prison. Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is the last question the member for Perth will ask me! It was of concern to me as the Minister for Heritage when a report appeared in The West Australian last week indicating that the owner of the Imperial Hotel in York, a Mr Kevin Lawless, had made public statements that he was about to bulldoze the hotel. As the Premier has pointed out, the Imperial Hotel in York was built in 1886. It is a fine piece of colonial architecture that adds to the heritage precinct of York. It was in fact built by a Mr Gallop. I am not sure whether he is related to the Premier. Dr G.I. Gallop : A distant relative. Mr R.F. Johnson : It probably has shaky foundations! Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Mr J.N. Hyde : It was found in the tunnels of Fremantle Prison. Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is the last question the member for Perth will ask me! It was of concern to me as the Minister for Heritage when a report appeared in The West Australian last week indicating that the owner of the Imperial Hotel in York, a Mr Kevin Lawless, had made public statements that he was about to bulldoze the hotel. As the Premier has pointed out, the Imperial Hotel in York was built in 1886. It is a fine piece of colonial architecture that adds to the heritage precinct of York. It was in fact built by a Mr Gallop. I am not sure whether he is related to the Premier. Dr G.I. Gallop : A distant relative. Mr R.F. Johnson : It probably has shaky foundations! Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is the last question the member for Perth will ask me! It was of concern to me as the Minister for Heritage when a report appeared in The West Australian last week indicating that the owner of the Imperial Hotel in York, a Mr Kevin Lawless, had made public statements that he was about to bulldoze the hotel. As the Premier has pointed out, the Imperial Hotel in York was built in 1886. It is a fine piece of colonial architecture that adds to the heritage precinct of York. It was in fact built by a Mr Gallop. I am not sure whether he is related to the Premier. Dr G.I. Gallop : A distant relative. Mr R.F. Johnson : It probably has shaky foundations! Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
It was of concern to me as the Minister for Heritage when a report appeared in The West Australian last week indicating that the owner of the Imperial Hotel in York, a Mr Kevin Lawless, had made public statements that he was about to bulldoze the hotel. As the Premier has pointed out, the Imperial Hotel in York was built in 1886. It is a fine piece of colonial architecture that adds to the heritage precinct of York. It was in fact built by a Mr Gallop. I am not sure whether he is related to the Premier. Dr G.I. Gallop : A distant relative. Mr R.F. Johnson : It probably has shaky foundations! Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Dr G.I. Gallop : A distant relative. Mr R.F. Johnson : It probably has shaky foundations! Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Mr R.F. Johnson : It probably has shaky foundations! Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: I thank the member for Perth for his ongoing commitment to heritage. The Gallop government is committed to preserving Western Australian heritage and acknowledges that the built heritage of Western Australia adds to our unique lifestyle. Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you just toss your jacket over the top of your pyjamas? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Does the member for Warren-Blackwood not like this shirt? I am thinking of heritage listing it! Mr J.N. Hyde : It was found in the tunnels of Fremantle Prison. Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is the last question the member for Perth will ask me! It was of concern to me as the Minister for Heritage when a report appeared in The West Australian last week indicating that the owner of the Imperial Hotel in York, a Mr Kevin Lawless, had made public statements that he was about to bulldoze the hotel. As the Premier has pointed out, the Imperial Hotel in York was built in 1886. It is a fine piece of colonial architecture that adds to the heritage precinct of York. It was in fact built by a Mr Gallop. I am not sure whether he is related to the Premier. Dr G.I. Gallop : A distant relative. Mr R.F. Johnson : It probably has shaky foundations! Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
I thank the member for Perth for his ongoing commitment to heritage. The Gallop government is committed to preserving Western Australian heritage and acknowledges that the built heritage of Western Australia adds to our unique lifestyle. Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you just toss your jacket over the top of your pyjamas? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Does the member for Warren-Blackwood not like this shirt? I am thinking of heritage listing it! Mr J.N. Hyde : It was found in the tunnels of Fremantle Prison. Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is the last question the member for Perth will ask me! It was of concern to me as the Minister for Heritage when a report appeared in The West Australian last week indicating that the owner of the Imperial Hotel in York, a Mr Kevin Lawless, had made public statements that he was about to bulldoze the hotel. As the Premier has pointed out, the Imperial Hotel in York was built in 1886. It is a fine piece of colonial architecture that adds to the heritage precinct of York. It was in fact built by a Mr Gallop. I am not sure whether he is related to the Premier. Dr G.I. Gallop : A distant relative. Mr R.F. Johnson : It probably has shaky foundations! Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you just toss your jacket over the top of your pyjamas? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Does the member for Warren-Blackwood not like this shirt? I am thinking of heritage listing it! Mr J.N. Hyde : It was found in the tunnels of Fremantle Prison. Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is the last question the member for Perth will ask me! It was of concern to me as the Minister for Heritage when a report appeared in The West Australian last week indicating that the owner of the Imperial Hotel in York, a Mr Kevin Lawless, had made public statements that he was about to bulldoze the hotel. As the Premier has pointed out, the Imperial Hotel in York was built in 1886. It is a fine piece of colonial architecture that adds to the heritage precinct of York. It was in fact built by a Mr Gallop. I am not sure whether he is related to the Premier. Dr G.I. Gallop : A distant relative. Mr R.F. Johnson : It probably has shaky foundations! Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Does the member for Warren-Blackwood not like this shirt? I am thinking of heritage listing it! Mr J.N. Hyde : It was found in the tunnels of Fremantle Prison. Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is the last question the member for Perth will ask me! It was of concern to me as the Minister for Heritage when a report appeared in The West Australian last week indicating that the owner of the Imperial Hotel in York, a Mr Kevin Lawless, had made public statements that he was about to bulldoze the hotel. As the Premier has pointed out, the Imperial Hotel in York was built in 1886. It is a fine piece of colonial architecture that adds to the heritage precinct of York. It was in fact built by a Mr Gallop. I am not sure whether he is related to the Premier. Dr G.I. Gallop : A distant relative. Mr R.F. Johnson : It probably has shaky foundations! Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Mr J.N. Hyde : It was found in the tunnels of Fremantle Prison. Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is the last question the member for Perth will ask me! It was of concern to me as the Minister for Heritage when a report appeared in The West Australian last week indicating that the owner of the Imperial Hotel in York, a Mr Kevin Lawless, had made public statements that he was about to bulldoze the hotel. As the Premier has pointed out, the Imperial Hotel in York was built in 1886. It is a fine piece of colonial architecture that adds to the heritage precinct of York. It was in fact built by a Mr Gallop. I am not sure whether he is related to the Premier. Dr G.I. Gallop : A distant relative. Mr R.F. Johnson : It probably has shaky foundations! Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is the last question the member for Perth will ask me! It was of concern to me as the Minister for Heritage when a report appeared in The West Australian last week indicating that the owner of the Imperial Hotel in York, a Mr Kevin Lawless, had made public statements that he was about to bulldoze the hotel. As the Premier has pointed out, the Imperial Hotel in York was built in 1886. It is a fine piece of colonial architecture that adds to the heritage precinct of York. It was in fact built by a Mr Gallop. I am not sure whether he is related to the Premier. Dr G.I. Gallop : A distant relative. Mr R.F. Johnson : It probably has shaky foundations! Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
It was of concern to me as the Minister for Heritage when a report appeared in The West Australian last week indicating that the owner of the Imperial Hotel in York, a Mr Kevin Lawless, had made public statements that he was about to bulldoze the hotel. As the Premier has pointed out, the Imperial Hotel in York was built in 1886. It is a fine piece of colonial architecture that adds to the heritage precinct of York. It was in fact built by a Mr Gallop. I am not sure whether he is related to the Premier. Dr G.I. Gallop : A distant relative. Mr R.F. Johnson : It probably has shaky foundations! Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Dr G.I. Gallop : A distant relative. Mr R.F. Johnson : It probably has shaky foundations! Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Mr R.F. Johnson : It probably has shaky foundations! Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Dr G.I. Gallop : It has lasted a long time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : It has. Given our concern about the statements made by Mr Lawless that he was dedicated to and actually had a time frame for bulldozing this unique piece of heritage, I issued an immediate interim preservation order to stop any action by Mr Lawless. That interim preservation order lasts for 42 days. On Friday I followed up with a telephone call to Mr Lawless himself to ascertain exactly what the problem was and why he was moved to bulldoze the hotel. After further discussions with Mr Lawless, he gave me a commitment that he would not bulldoze the hotel, that he would comply with the preservation order and that he would sit down with the Heritage Council on Monday morning to talk through the issues about heritage grants and what the Heritage Council could do to assist him to maintain and preserve the building. That has since occurred. One of the issues that came out of this episode with Mr Lawless and the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York was who was the shadow spokesperson for heritage. I believe the Leader of the Opposition forgot to nominate somebody to be the shadow spokesperson for heritage, because heritage was not on the list provided by the Leader of the Opposition on 20 March. It came out the other day that the member for Murdoch was the shadow Minister for Heritage. All government members know that the member for Murdoch knows about football and racing, but we did not know that he was an expert on heritage. He certainly knows about pubs, which may relate to the Imperial Hotel in York. On his own web site he states that in his previous life he was a management consultant to 150 pubs in Western Australia, which may be the reason for his having the authority to speak about the heritage listing of the Imperial Hotel in York. The answer provided by the member for Murdoch, the shadow spokesperson for heritage, about what the opposition would do if it were faced with a man who was going to bulldoze a hotel - Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Mr A.D. McRae : Buy the hotel! Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Yes, buy the hotel. The shadow Minister for Heritage suggested to the government that it should not sit down with the owner and work through his problems, but that the government should buy the hotel. Those people on the other side of the house are a joke. The opposition is an absolute shambles. The fact that the shadow minister calls on us to buy the hotel and that the Leader of the Opposition did not even nominate the member for Murdoch as the shadow Minister for Heritage until May shows what a shambles that lot really is. The Leader of the Opposition should show some leadership and get his act together.
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