❓ Mr. Rundle questions the Premier about support for the struggling construction industry and the government's response to the Home Builders Action Group's five-point plan. The Premier acknowledges the pressures and outlines ongoing government engagement and initiatives, particularly planning law reform.
AnsweredQoN 818Legislative Assembly
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BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
818. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I, too, welcome the Premier back
into the fold. I refer to the rolling collapse of our state's
construction industry, leaving families without homes and pushing businesses to
fold with three building firms closing just last week. I also refer to the home
builders action group established to advocate for the industry.
(1) Since meeting
with the group, has the government considered the five-point action plan,
including the proposal for a low-interest loan scheme?
(2) If so, how has the Premier
responded?
818. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I, too, welcome the Premier back
into the fold. I refer to the rolling collapse of our state's
construction industry, leaving families without homes and pushing businesses to
fold with three building firms closing just last week. I also refer to the home
builders action group established to advocate for the industry.
(1) Since meeting
with the group, has the government considered the five-point action plan,
including the proposal for a low-interest loan scheme?
(2) If so, how has the Premier
responded?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) I thank the member for the question. We know that
the whole housing sector itself, particularly construction, is under
pressure at the moment. That is something we see occurring right across the
country. We also have our challenges in Western Australia, which is the reason
the Minister for Housing has been working so
strongly with the housing sector to make sure they have the supports they need
so they can continue to provide the supply of housing that we need. The
Minister for Housing said today that 1 500 people are coming to Western Australia every week—1 500 people who decide
to make Western Australia their home . That not only puts a challenge on
the people who live in the state to access housing, it also puts pressure on as
a result of the ongoing growth of our population, which is a function of our
thriving economy. We know that the housing
industry is under pressure at the moment. I meet with them regularly,
particularly the Housing Industry Association, to discuss with them the
sorts of challenges they are facing, but also to make sure that we understand
what they see as their solutions around this.
Recently, the Minister for Housing
and I, along with the Deputy Premier and Treasurer, the Minister for Commerce
and the Minister for Training, met with the housing industry as part of a roundtable
to continue the conversation about what we need in place to support it. We had
representatives from right across government as part of that conversation to
ensure that all levels of government heard from the housing industry about what
it needs and the opportunities and the challenges that it faces. One thing it
pointed to as one of the best things to do
is to have planning law reform in Western Australia, which the Minister for Housing; Planning has been spearheading. That is nation-leading and will lead
to shorter lead times in construction and better opportunities to grow housing
stock. We will continue to meet with the housing industry to understand these issues. We will continue to work with it
and support it, as we have done in the past.
We will make sure that we overcome these challenges and come through them with
renewed optimism and opportunity around growing our housing supply.
the whole housing sector itself, particularly construction, is under
pressure at the moment. That is something we see occurring right across the
country. We also have our challenges in Western Australia, which is the reason
the Minister for Housing has been working so
strongly with the housing sector to make sure they have the supports they need
so they can continue to provide the supply of housing that we need. The
Minister for Housing said today that 1 500 people are coming to Western Australia every week—1 500 people who decide
to make Western Australia their home . That not only puts a challenge on
the people who live in the state to access housing, it also puts pressure on as
a result of the ongoing growth of our population, which is a function of our
thriving economy. We know that the housing
industry is under pressure at the moment. I meet with them regularly,
particularly the Housing Industry Association, to discuss with them the
sorts of challenges they are facing, but also to make sure that we understand
what they see as their solutions around this.
Recently, the Minister for Housing
and I, along with the Deputy Premier and Treasurer, the Minister for Commerce
and the Minister for Training, met with the housing industry as part of a roundtable
to continue the conversation about what we need in place to support it. We had
representatives from right across government as part of that conversation to
ensure that all levels of government heard from the housing industry about what
it needs and the opportunities and the challenges that it faces. One thing it
pointed to as one of the best things to do
is to have planning law reform in Western Australia, which the Minister for Housing; Planning has been spearheading. That is nation-leading and will lead
to shorter lead times in construction and better opportunities to grow housing
stock. We will continue to meet with the housing industry to understand these issues. We will continue to work with it
and support it, as we have done in the past.
We will make sure that we overcome these challenges and come through them with
renewed optimism and opportunity around growing our housing supply.
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