❓ Mr Marshall asks about the government's commitment to a soccer/rugby stadium and alternative funding for Leederville Oval. Mr Carpenter avoids a direct answer, citing ongoing negotiations and Mr Marshall's experience.
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PROPOSED SOCCER AND RUGBY STADIUM
I acknowledge - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! The level of interjections before the member who had the call could speak was intolerable. If the member had requested permission to ask a supplementary question, that permission would have been granted. He did not, so the question has been concluded. Mr MARSHALL: I acknowledge that Western Australian Governments have always endeavoured to supply world-class facilities for every international sport. (1) Is the Government still committed to the proposed purpose-built soccer and rugby stadium? (2) If not, will it provide the suggested $8 million to assist in the redevelopment of Leederville Oval as a soccer stadium for Perth Glory? If so, what will be done for the rugby codes? Mr CARPENTER
I acknowledge - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! The level of interjections before the member who had the call could speak was intolerable. If the member had requested permission to ask a supplementary question, that permission would have been granted. He did not, so the question has been concluded. Mr MARSHALL: I acknowledge that Western Australian Governments have always endeavoured to supply world-class facilities for every international sport. (1) Is the Government still committed to the proposed purpose-built soccer and rugby stadium? (2) If not, will it provide the suggested $8 million to assist in the redevelopment of Leederville Oval as a soccer stadium for Perth Glory? If so, what will be done for the rugby codes? Mr CARPENTER
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The member for Dawesville has extensive experience in sport and recreation in Western Australia. He was born on 5 August 1934. Given that he is now in his 67th year, he has been able to gain not only broad-ranging experience but also great wisdom, which he has demonstrated in various speeches in this place. That experience and wisdom should alert him to how foolish it would be for a government member to speculate idly about an event that may or may not occur when the Government is currently conducting very delicate negotiations with a firm contracted to build a stadium and a convention centre. The developer has a contract that stipulates 28 May as the final date on which executed documents must be provided. No government member will speculate about what may or may not happen subsequent to that date.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! The level of interjections before the member who had the call could speak was intolerable. If the member had requested permission to ask a supplementary question, that permission would have been granted. He did not, so the question has been concluded. Mr MARSHALL: I acknowledge that Western Australian Governments have always endeavoured to supply world-class facilities for every international sport. (1) Is the Government still committed to the proposed purpose-built soccer and rugby stadium? (2) If not, will it provide the suggested $8 million to assist in the redevelopment of Leederville Oval as a soccer stadium for Perth Glory? If so, what will be done for the rugby codes? Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The member for Dawesville has extensive experience in sport and recreation in Western Australia. He was born on 5 August 1934. Given that he is now in his 67th year, he has been able to gain not only broad-ranging experience but also great wisdom, which he has demonstrated in various speeches in this place. That experience and wisdom should alert him to how foolish it would be for a government member to speculate idly about an event that may or may not occur when the Government is currently conducting very delicate negotiations with a firm contracted to build a stadium and a convention centre. The developer has a contract that stipulates 28 May as the final date on which executed documents must be provided. No government member will speculate about what may or may not happen subsequent to that date.
The SPEAKER: Order! The level of interjections before the member who had the call could speak was intolerable. If the member had requested permission to ask a supplementary question, that permission would have been granted. He did not, so the question has been concluded. Mr MARSHALL: I acknowledge that Western Australian Governments have always endeavoured to supply world-class facilities for every international sport. (1) Is the Government still committed to the proposed purpose-built soccer and rugby stadium? (2) If not, will it provide the suggested $8 million to assist in the redevelopment of Leederville Oval as a soccer stadium for Perth Glory? If so, what will be done for the rugby codes? Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The member for Dawesville has extensive experience in sport and recreation in Western Australia. He was born on 5 August 1934. Given that he is now in his 67th year, he has been able to gain not only broad-ranging experience but also great wisdom, which he has demonstrated in various speeches in this place. That experience and wisdom should alert him to how foolish it would be for a government member to speculate idly about an event that may or may not occur when the Government is currently conducting very delicate negotiations with a firm contracted to build a stadium and a convention centre. The developer has a contract that stipulates 28 May as the final date on which executed documents must be provided. No government member will speculate about what may or may not happen subsequent to that date.
Mr MARSHALL: I acknowledge that Western Australian Governments have always endeavoured to supply world-class facilities for every international sport. (1) Is the Government still committed to the proposed purpose-built soccer and rugby stadium? (2) If not, will it provide the suggested $8 million to assist in the redevelopment of Leederville Oval as a soccer stadium for Perth Glory? If so, what will be done for the rugby codes? Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The member for Dawesville has extensive experience in sport and recreation in Western Australia. He was born on 5 August 1934. Given that he is now in his 67th year, he has been able to gain not only broad-ranging experience but also great wisdom, which he has demonstrated in various speeches in this place. That experience and wisdom should alert him to how foolish it would be for a government member to speculate idly about an event that may or may not occur when the Government is currently conducting very delicate negotiations with a firm contracted to build a stadium and a convention centre. The developer has a contract that stipulates 28 May as the final date on which executed documents must be provided. No government member will speculate about what may or may not happen subsequent to that date.
(1) Is the Government still committed to the proposed purpose-built soccer and rugby stadium? (2) If not, will it provide the suggested $8 million to assist in the redevelopment of Leederville Oval as a soccer stadium for Perth Glory? If so, what will be done for the rugby codes? Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The member for Dawesville has extensive experience in sport and recreation in Western Australia. He was born on 5 August 1934. Given that he is now in his 67th year, he has been able to gain not only broad-ranging experience but also great wisdom, which he has demonstrated in various speeches in this place. That experience and wisdom should alert him to how foolish it would be for a government member to speculate idly about an event that may or may not occur when the Government is currently conducting very delicate negotiations with a firm contracted to build a stadium and a convention centre. The developer has a contract that stipulates 28 May as the final date on which executed documents must be provided. No government member will speculate about what may or may not happen subsequent to that date.
(2) If not, will it provide the suggested $8 million to assist in the redevelopment of Leederville Oval as a soccer stadium for Perth Glory? If so, what will be done for the rugby codes? Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The member for Dawesville has extensive experience in sport and recreation in Western Australia. He was born on 5 August 1934. Given that he is now in his 67th year, he has been able to gain not only broad-ranging experience but also great wisdom, which he has demonstrated in various speeches in this place. That experience and wisdom should alert him to how foolish it would be for a government member to speculate idly about an event that may or may not occur when the Government is currently conducting very delicate negotiations with a firm contracted to build a stadium and a convention centre. The developer has a contract that stipulates 28 May as the final date on which executed documents must be provided. No government member will speculate about what may or may not happen subsequent to that date.
Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The member for Dawesville has extensive experience in sport and recreation in Western Australia. He was born on 5 August 1934. Given that he is now in his 67th year, he has been able to gain not only broad-ranging experience but also great wisdom, which he has demonstrated in various speeches in this place. That experience and wisdom should alert him to how foolish it would be for a government member to speculate idly about an event that may or may not occur when the Government is currently conducting very delicate negotiations with a firm contracted to build a stadium and a convention centre. The developer has a contract that stipulates 28 May as the final date on which executed documents must be provided. No government member will speculate about what may or may not happen subsequent to that date.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The member for Dawesville has extensive experience in sport and recreation in Western Australia. He was born on 5 August 1934. Given that he is now in his 67th year, he has been able to gain not only broad-ranging experience but also great wisdom, which he has demonstrated in various speeches in this place. That experience and wisdom should alert him to how foolish it would be for a government member to speculate idly about an event that may or may not occur when the Government is currently conducting very delicate negotiations with a firm contracted to build a stadium and a convention centre. The developer has a contract that stipulates 28 May as the final date on which executed documents must be provided. No government member will speculate about what may or may not happen subsequent to that date.
(1)-(2) The member for Dawesville has extensive experience in sport and recreation in Western Australia. He was born on 5 August 1934. Given that he is now in his 67th year, he has been able to gain not only broad-ranging experience but also great wisdom, which he has demonstrated in various speeches in this place. That experience and wisdom should alert him to how foolish it would be for a government member to speculate idly about an event that may or may not occur when the Government is currently conducting very delicate negotiations with a firm contracted to build a stadium and a convention centre. The developer has a contract that stipulates 28 May as the final date on which executed documents must be provided. No government member will speculate about what may or may not happen subsequent to that date.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! The level of interjections before the member who had the call could speak was intolerable. If the member had requested permission to ask a supplementary question, that permission would have been granted. He did not, so the question has been concluded. Mr MARSHALL: I acknowledge that Western Australian Governments have always endeavoured to supply world-class facilities for every international sport. (1) Is the Government still committed to the proposed purpose-built soccer and rugby stadium? (2) If not, will it provide the suggested $8 million to assist in the redevelopment of Leederville Oval as a soccer stadium for Perth Glory? If so, what will be done for the rugby codes? Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The member for Dawesville has extensive experience in sport and recreation in Western Australia. He was born on 5 August 1934. Given that he is now in his 67th year, he has been able to gain not only broad-ranging experience but also great wisdom, which he has demonstrated in various speeches in this place. That experience and wisdom should alert him to how foolish it would be for a government member to speculate idly about an event that may or may not occur when the Government is currently conducting very delicate negotiations with a firm contracted to build a stadium and a convention centre. The developer has a contract that stipulates 28 May as the final date on which executed documents must be provided. No government member will speculate about what may or may not happen subsequent to that date.
The SPEAKER: Order! The level of interjections before the member who had the call could speak was intolerable. If the member had requested permission to ask a supplementary question, that permission would have been granted. He did not, so the question has been concluded. Mr MARSHALL: I acknowledge that Western Australian Governments have always endeavoured to supply world-class facilities for every international sport. (1) Is the Government still committed to the proposed purpose-built soccer and rugby stadium? (2) If not, will it provide the suggested $8 million to assist in the redevelopment of Leederville Oval as a soccer stadium for Perth Glory? If so, what will be done for the rugby codes? Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The member for Dawesville has extensive experience in sport and recreation in Western Australia. He was born on 5 August 1934. Given that he is now in his 67th year, he has been able to gain not only broad-ranging experience but also great wisdom, which he has demonstrated in various speeches in this place. That experience and wisdom should alert him to how foolish it would be for a government member to speculate idly about an event that may or may not occur when the Government is currently conducting very delicate negotiations with a firm contracted to build a stadium and a convention centre. The developer has a contract that stipulates 28 May as the final date on which executed documents must be provided. No government member will speculate about what may or may not happen subsequent to that date.
Mr MARSHALL: I acknowledge that Western Australian Governments have always endeavoured to supply world-class facilities for every international sport. (1) Is the Government still committed to the proposed purpose-built soccer and rugby stadium? (2) If not, will it provide the suggested $8 million to assist in the redevelopment of Leederville Oval as a soccer stadium for Perth Glory? If so, what will be done for the rugby codes? Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The member for Dawesville has extensive experience in sport and recreation in Western Australia. He was born on 5 August 1934. Given that he is now in his 67th year, he has been able to gain not only broad-ranging experience but also great wisdom, which he has demonstrated in various speeches in this place. That experience and wisdom should alert him to how foolish it would be for a government member to speculate idly about an event that may or may not occur when the Government is currently conducting very delicate negotiations with a firm contracted to build a stadium and a convention centre. The developer has a contract that stipulates 28 May as the final date on which executed documents must be provided. No government member will speculate about what may or may not happen subsequent to that date.
(1) Is the Government still committed to the proposed purpose-built soccer and rugby stadium? (2) If not, will it provide the suggested $8 million to assist in the redevelopment of Leederville Oval as a soccer stadium for Perth Glory? If so, what will be done for the rugby codes? Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The member for Dawesville has extensive experience in sport and recreation in Western Australia. He was born on 5 August 1934. Given that he is now in his 67th year, he has been able to gain not only broad-ranging experience but also great wisdom, which he has demonstrated in various speeches in this place. That experience and wisdom should alert him to how foolish it would be for a government member to speculate idly about an event that may or may not occur when the Government is currently conducting very delicate negotiations with a firm contracted to build a stadium and a convention centre. The developer has a contract that stipulates 28 May as the final date on which executed documents must be provided. No government member will speculate about what may or may not happen subsequent to that date.
(2) If not, will it provide the suggested $8 million to assist in the redevelopment of Leederville Oval as a soccer stadium for Perth Glory? If so, what will be done for the rugby codes? Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The member for Dawesville has extensive experience in sport and recreation in Western Australia. He was born on 5 August 1934. Given that he is now in his 67th year, he has been able to gain not only broad-ranging experience but also great wisdom, which he has demonstrated in various speeches in this place. That experience and wisdom should alert him to how foolish it would be for a government member to speculate idly about an event that may or may not occur when the Government is currently conducting very delicate negotiations with a firm contracted to build a stadium and a convention centre. The developer has a contract that stipulates 28 May as the final date on which executed documents must be provided. No government member will speculate about what may or may not happen subsequent to that date.
Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The member for Dawesville has extensive experience in sport and recreation in Western Australia. He was born on 5 August 1934. Given that he is now in his 67th year, he has been able to gain not only broad-ranging experience but also great wisdom, which he has demonstrated in various speeches in this place. That experience and wisdom should alert him to how foolish it would be for a government member to speculate idly about an event that may or may not occur when the Government is currently conducting very delicate negotiations with a firm contracted to build a stadium and a convention centre. The developer has a contract that stipulates 28 May as the final date on which executed documents must be provided. No government member will speculate about what may or may not happen subsequent to that date.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The member for Dawesville has extensive experience in sport and recreation in Western Australia. He was born on 5 August 1934. Given that he is now in his 67th year, he has been able to gain not only broad-ranging experience but also great wisdom, which he has demonstrated in various speeches in this place. That experience and wisdom should alert him to how foolish it would be for a government member to speculate idly about an event that may or may not occur when the Government is currently conducting very delicate negotiations with a firm contracted to build a stadium and a convention centre. The developer has a contract that stipulates 28 May as the final date on which executed documents must be provided. No government member will speculate about what may or may not happen subsequent to that date.
(1)-(2) The member for Dawesville has extensive experience in sport and recreation in Western Australia. He was born on 5 August 1934. Given that he is now in his 67th year, he has been able to gain not only broad-ranging experience but also great wisdom, which he has demonstrated in various speeches in this place. That experience and wisdom should alert him to how foolish it would be for a government member to speculate idly about an event that may or may not occur when the Government is currently conducting very delicate negotiations with a firm contracted to build a stadium and a convention centre. The developer has a contract that stipulates 28 May as the final date on which executed documents must be provided. No government member will speculate about what may or may not happen subsequent to that date.
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