❓ Mrs. Godfrey asks about the progress of the Belmont and Victoria Park SES facility. The Minister confirms completion, operational readiness, and highlights the unique mounted SES unit and flood assistance capabilities, acknowledging the volunteers and the member's advocacy.
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STATE
EMERGENCY SERVICE — BELMONT FACILITY
197. Mrs G.J. GODFREY to the Minister for Emergency
Services:
Can the minister update the house on the progress of the
construction of the State Emergency Service facility for Belmont and Victoria
Park in my electorate?
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the first
time. There are plenty of chances to ask questions.
EMERGENCY SERVICE — BELMONT FACILITY
197. Mrs G.J. GODFREY to the Minister for Emergency
Services:
Can the minister update the house on the progress of the
construction of the State Emergency Service facility for Belmont and Victoria
Park in my electorate?
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the first
time. There are plenty of chances to ask questions.
AnswerView source ↗
I start by acknowledging the participants in the 2013
Department of Corrective Services career development program who are in the
gallery today.
I thank the member for Belmont for the question. This is a
great facility. I understand that this facility has been completed for some
time now, what we call an operational readiness evaluation has been finished
and it has been brought online. Some great volunteers work out there. On behalf
of the government, I place on the record our appreciation for the advocacy of
the member for Belmont during her time with the Belmont city council to get
this particular facility up and running. This is a great facility. It has a
number of unique assets that it can bring to the table to help the people of
Western Australia when they need the help of the SES. In particular, the
mounted SES volunteers work from the facility. About 30 people work with 25
horses. What makes these volunteers special is that they bring in their own
horses so that they can work as a mounted unit of the SES in very tough terrain
and very tough environments. They also have a couple of flood assistance boats
that can be used on the Swan River in case of an emergency for a search and
rescue and in times of flood, which hopefully is a long way away. I place on
the record my appreciation for the work of the mounted SES units. There are a
couple of them across the state. This is without doubt the largest one. The
facility was built with a donation of land from LandCorp and a contribution of
$1.9 million from the state to give a home to the mounted unit of the SES
within the metropolitan area. It is great unit. It is a great facility. Again,
I place on the record my appreciation for the work and contribution of these volunteers.
It is a significant contribution of their own time and money.
Department of Corrective Services career development program who are in the
gallery today.
I thank the member for Belmont for the question. This is a
great facility. I understand that this facility has been completed for some
time now, what we call an operational readiness evaluation has been finished
and it has been brought online. Some great volunteers work out there. On behalf
of the government, I place on the record our appreciation for the advocacy of
the member for Belmont during her time with the Belmont city council to get
this particular facility up and running. This is a great facility. It has a
number of unique assets that it can bring to the table to help the people of
Western Australia when they need the help of the SES. In particular, the
mounted SES volunteers work from the facility. About 30 people work with 25
horses. What makes these volunteers special is that they bring in their own
horses so that they can work as a mounted unit of the SES in very tough terrain
and very tough environments. They also have a couple of flood assistance boats
that can be used on the Swan River in case of an emergency for a search and
rescue and in times of flood, which hopefully is a long way away. I place on
the record my appreciation for the work of the mounted SES units. There are a
couple of them across the state. This is without doubt the largest one. The
facility was built with a donation of land from LandCorp and a contribution of
$1.9 million from the state to give a home to the mounted unit of the SES
within the metropolitan area. It is great unit. It is a great facility. Again,
I place on the record my appreciation for the work and contribution of these volunteers.
It is a significant contribution of their own time and money.
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