❓ Question regarding the Shire of Busselton's decision on the Busselton Jetty restoration. The Minister responds positively, highlighting collaboration and seeking Commonwealth funding, but digresses into personal attacks and political commentary.
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BUSSELTON JETTY - SHIRE DECISION
Can the minister update the house on the Shire of Busselton’s decision last night relating to the restoration of the Busselton jetty? Mr M. McGOWAN
Can the minister update the house on the Shire of Busselton’s decision last night relating to the restoration of the Busselton jetty? Mr M. McGOWAN
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Indeed, I can. I am pleased to hear from the businessperson otherwise known as the member for Vasse, about whom I will have a few words to say in a moment. I put on record my thanks to the Shire of Busselton for its support of the plan that we have jointly worked up to preserve, redevelop and enhance the Busselton jetty. Indeed, it is a plan that will mean there will be a huge boost for the community of Busselton. A huge number of jobs and investment will be poured into that community as a consequence of the joint plan developed between the state government and the Shire of Busselton. Of course, we have not been able to do it alone. As I said, the shire has played a role, as has the South West Development Commission. I thank Hon Adele Farina, who has chaired roughly 30 meetings between people in that community to get us to this point. I also thank the Busselton Chamber of Commerce, which is a group of sensible small business people in Busselton who have come on board with this proposal and been very strongly supportive of it, as have local tourism groups and the broader business community in that part of the world. There is one group that I will call on now to play its part in this part of the redevelopment of the jetty and improvement to Busselton, and that is the commonwealth government. Mr T. Buswell : What’s Kevin Rudd going to put in? Tell us. Mr M. McGOWAN : Do members know whom the member for Vasse reminds me of? It is the crazy warehouse guy. He just does not stop! He makes about as much sense, too! Mr T. Buswell : I’ll tell you what: no-one on this side calls me “sneakers”. Mr M. McGOWAN : I will tell the member for Vasse what people do say about him. This is interesting. The day before yesterday, the member for Vasse was on early-morning radio with Millsy. Millsy asked him about the leadership, and the member for Vasse said - Oh no, no very happy where I am and . . . happy to support Paul. That was the day before yesterday. A week before the member for Kalgoorlie lost the leadership, Troy Buswell, deputy Liberal leader, said this on The 7.30 Report - Matt Birney does have my support. I think it’s incumbent on anyone in the role of deputy leader to be supportive of the leader. Who can trust anything he says? He said it only two days ago, so it means the Leader of the Opposition has another five days left. I would like the commonwealth government to be involved as part of this plan. The Premier has written to the Prime Minister again this week. In light of what the Shire of Busselton has had to say, I think it would be a very good demonstration by the Prime Minister of his support for the regions in Western Australia if the commonwealth government were to come on board with $6 million. The state government is putting in $50 million for the community of Busselton as part of this proposal, and I would seek a small contribution from the Prime Minister. I hope - I will not vilify him in advance - that he would see the benefits of creating hundreds of jobs for the young people of Busselton who might be looking for jobs or for young people who might move to that community and be looking for jobs, of generating millions of dollars in rate revenue for that community and of revitalising that very important part of our state. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.D. McRAE : I did not want to interrupt the minister earlier, but I thought I heard the member for Murdoch make reference to the honourable member for the South West Region Hon Adele Farina in a disparaging way. If he did, I ask him to own up to it and withdraw. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Some members in this chamber might like to pay attention to who is standing and who is not, or they might all find themselves called to order. I did not hear the comment. If the member for Murdoch did make a direct comment about someone, I ask him to withdraw it; otherwise we will continue. Questions without Notice Resumed The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member for Nedlands. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
Mr M. McGOWAN replied: Indeed, I can. I am pleased to hear from the businessperson otherwise known as the member for Vasse, about whom I will have a few words to say in a moment. I put on record my thanks to the Shire of Busselton for its support of the plan that we have jointly worked up to preserve, redevelop and enhance the Busselton jetty. Indeed, it is a plan that will mean there will be a huge boost for the community of Busselton. A huge number of jobs and investment will be poured into that community as a consequence of the joint plan developed between the state government and the Shire of Busselton. Of course, we have not been able to do it alone. As I said, the shire has played a role, as has the South West Development Commission. I thank Hon Adele Farina, who has chaired roughly 30 meetings between people in that community to get us to this point. I also thank the Busselton Chamber of Commerce, which is a group of sensible small business people in Busselton who have come on board with this proposal and been very strongly supportive of it, as have local tourism groups and the broader business community in that part of the world. There is one group that I will call on now to play its part in this part of the redevelopment of the jetty and improvement to Busselton, and that is the commonwealth government. Mr T. Buswell : What’s Kevin Rudd going to put in? Tell us. Mr M. McGOWAN : Do members know whom the member for Vasse reminds me of? It is the crazy warehouse guy. He just does not stop! He makes about as much sense, too! Mr T. Buswell : I’ll tell you what: no-one on this side calls me “sneakers”. Mr M. McGOWAN : I will tell the member for Vasse what people do say about him. This is interesting. The day before yesterday, the member for Vasse was on early-morning radio with Millsy. Millsy asked him about the leadership, and the member for Vasse said - Oh no, no very happy where I am and . . . happy to support Paul. That was the day before yesterday. A week before the member for Kalgoorlie lost the leadership, Troy Buswell, deputy Liberal leader, said this on The 7.30 Report - Matt Birney does have my support. I think it’s incumbent on anyone in the role of deputy leader to be supportive of the leader. Who can trust anything he says? He said it only two days ago, so it means the Leader of the Opposition has another five days left. I would like the commonwealth government to be involved as part of this plan. The Premier has written to the Prime Minister again this week. In light of what the Shire of Busselton has had to say, I think it would be a very good demonstration by the Prime Minister of his support for the regions in Western Australia if the commonwealth government were to come on board with $6 million. The state government is putting in $50 million for the community of Busselton as part of this proposal, and I would seek a small contribution from the Prime Minister. I hope - I will not vilify him in advance - that he would see the benefits of creating hundreds of jobs for the young people of Busselton who might be looking for jobs or for young people who might move to that community and be looking for jobs, of generating millions of dollars in rate revenue for that community and of revitalising that very important part of our state. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.D. McRAE : I did not want to interrupt the minister earlier, but I thought I heard the member for Murdoch make reference to the honourable member for the South West Region Hon Adele Farina in a disparaging way. If he did, I ask him to own up to it and withdraw. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Some members in this chamber might like to pay attention to who is standing and who is not, or they might all find themselves called to order. I did not hear the comment. If the member for Murdoch did make a direct comment about someone, I ask him to withdraw it; otherwise we will continue. Questions without Notice Resumed The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member for Nedlands. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
Indeed, I can. I am pleased to hear from the businessperson otherwise known as the member for Vasse, about whom I will have a few words to say in a moment. I put on record my thanks to the Shire of Busselton for its support of the plan that we have jointly worked up to preserve, redevelop and enhance the Busselton jetty. Indeed, it is a plan that will mean there will be a huge boost for the community of Busselton. A huge number of jobs and investment will be poured into that community as a consequence of the joint plan developed between the state government and the Shire of Busselton. Of course, we have not been able to do it alone. As I said, the shire has played a role, as has the South West Development Commission. I thank Hon Adele Farina, who has chaired roughly 30 meetings between people in that community to get us to this point. I also thank the Busselton Chamber of Commerce, which is a group of sensible small business people in Busselton who have come on board with this proposal and been very strongly supportive of it, as have local tourism groups and the broader business community in that part of the world. There is one group that I will call on now to play its part in this part of the redevelopment of the jetty and improvement to Busselton, and that is the commonwealth government. Mr T. Buswell : What’s Kevin Rudd going to put in? Tell us. Mr M. McGOWAN : Do members know whom the member for Vasse reminds me of? It is the crazy warehouse guy. He just does not stop! He makes about as much sense, too! Mr T. Buswell : I’ll tell you what: no-one on this side calls me “sneakers”. Mr M. McGOWAN : I will tell the member for Vasse what people do say about him. This is interesting. The day before yesterday, the member for Vasse was on early-morning radio with Millsy. Millsy asked him about the leadership, and the member for Vasse said - Oh no, no very happy where I am and . . . happy to support Paul. That was the day before yesterday. A week before the member for Kalgoorlie lost the leadership, Troy Buswell, deputy Liberal leader, said this on The 7.30 Report - Matt Birney does have my support. I think it’s incumbent on anyone in the role of deputy leader to be supportive of the leader. Who can trust anything he says? He said it only two days ago, so it means the Leader of the Opposition has another five days left. I would like the commonwealth government to be involved as part of this plan. The Premier has written to the Prime Minister again this week. In light of what the Shire of Busselton has had to say, I think it would be a very good demonstration by the Prime Minister of his support for the regions in Western Australia if the commonwealth government were to come on board with $6 million. The state government is putting in $50 million for the community of Busselton as part of this proposal, and I would seek a small contribution from the Prime Minister. I hope - I will not vilify him in advance - that he would see the benefits of creating hundreds of jobs for the young people of Busselton who might be looking for jobs or for young people who might move to that community and be looking for jobs, of generating millions of dollars in rate revenue for that community and of revitalising that very important part of our state. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.D. McRAE : I did not want to interrupt the minister earlier, but I thought I heard the member for Murdoch make reference to the honourable member for the South West Region Hon Adele Farina in a disparaging way. If he did, I ask him to own up to it and withdraw. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Some members in this chamber might like to pay attention to who is standing and who is not, or they might all find themselves called to order. I did not hear the comment. If the member for Murdoch did make a direct comment about someone, I ask him to withdraw it; otherwise we will continue. Questions without Notice Resumed The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member for Nedlands. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
I put on record my thanks to the Shire of Busselton for its support of the plan that we have jointly worked up to preserve, redevelop and enhance the Busselton jetty. Indeed, it is a plan that will mean there will be a huge boost for the community of Busselton. A huge number of jobs and investment will be poured into that community as a consequence of the joint plan developed between the state government and the Shire of Busselton. Of course, we have not been able to do it alone. As I said, the shire has played a role, as has the South West Development Commission. I thank Hon Adele Farina, who has chaired roughly 30 meetings between people in that community to get us to this point. I also thank the Busselton Chamber of Commerce, which is a group of sensible small business people in Busselton who have come on board with this proposal and been very strongly supportive of it, as have local tourism groups and the broader business community in that part of the world. There is one group that I will call on now to play its part in this part of the redevelopment of the jetty and improvement to Busselton, and that is the commonwealth government. Mr T. Buswell : What’s Kevin Rudd going to put in? Tell us. Mr M. McGOWAN : Do members know whom the member for Vasse reminds me of? It is the crazy warehouse guy. He just does not stop! He makes about as much sense, too! Mr T. Buswell : I’ll tell you what: no-one on this side calls me “sneakers”. Mr M. McGOWAN : I will tell the member for Vasse what people do say about him. This is interesting. The day before yesterday, the member for Vasse was on early-morning radio with Millsy. Millsy asked him about the leadership, and the member for Vasse said - Oh no, no very happy where I am and . . . happy to support Paul. That was the day before yesterday. A week before the member for Kalgoorlie lost the leadership, Troy Buswell, deputy Liberal leader, said this on The 7.30 Report - Matt Birney does have my support. I think it’s incumbent on anyone in the role of deputy leader to be supportive of the leader. Who can trust anything he says? He said it only two days ago, so it means the Leader of the Opposition has another five days left. I would like the commonwealth government to be involved as part of this plan. The Premier has written to the Prime Minister again this week. In light of what the Shire of Busselton has had to say, I think it would be a very good demonstration by the Prime Minister of his support for the regions in Western Australia if the commonwealth government were to come on board with $6 million. The state government is putting in $50 million for the community of Busselton as part of this proposal, and I would seek a small contribution from the Prime Minister. I hope - I will not vilify him in advance - that he would see the benefits of creating hundreds of jobs for the young people of Busselton who might be looking for jobs or for young people who might move to that community and be looking for jobs, of generating millions of dollars in rate revenue for that community and of revitalising that very important part of our state. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.D. McRAE : I did not want to interrupt the minister earlier, but I thought I heard the member for Murdoch make reference to the honourable member for the South West Region Hon Adele Farina in a disparaging way. If he did, I ask him to own up to it and withdraw. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Some members in this chamber might like to pay attention to who is standing and who is not, or they might all find themselves called to order. I did not hear the comment. If the member for Murdoch did make a direct comment about someone, I ask him to withdraw it; otherwise we will continue. Questions without Notice Resumed The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member for Nedlands. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
Mr T. Buswell : What’s Kevin Rudd going to put in? Tell us. Mr M. McGOWAN : Do members know whom the member for Vasse reminds me of? It is the crazy warehouse guy. He just does not stop! He makes about as much sense, too! Mr T. Buswell : I’ll tell you what: no-one on this side calls me “sneakers”. Mr M. McGOWAN : I will tell the member for Vasse what people do say about him. This is interesting. The day before yesterday, the member for Vasse was on early-morning radio with Millsy. Millsy asked him about the leadership, and the member for Vasse said - Oh no, no very happy where I am and . . . happy to support Paul. That was the day before yesterday. A week before the member for Kalgoorlie lost the leadership, Troy Buswell, deputy Liberal leader, said this on The 7.30 Report - Matt Birney does have my support. I think it’s incumbent on anyone in the role of deputy leader to be supportive of the leader. Who can trust anything he says? He said it only two days ago, so it means the Leader of the Opposition has another five days left. I would like the commonwealth government to be involved as part of this plan. The Premier has written to the Prime Minister again this week. In light of what the Shire of Busselton has had to say, I think it would be a very good demonstration by the Prime Minister of his support for the regions in Western Australia if the commonwealth government were to come on board with $6 million. The state government is putting in $50 million for the community of Busselton as part of this proposal, and I would seek a small contribution from the Prime Minister. I hope - I will not vilify him in advance - that he would see the benefits of creating hundreds of jobs for the young people of Busselton who might be looking for jobs or for young people who might move to that community and be looking for jobs, of generating millions of dollars in rate revenue for that community and of revitalising that very important part of our state. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.D. McRAE : I did not want to interrupt the minister earlier, but I thought I heard the member for Murdoch make reference to the honourable member for the South West Region Hon Adele Farina in a disparaging way. If he did, I ask him to own up to it and withdraw. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Some members in this chamber might like to pay attention to who is standing and who is not, or they might all find themselves called to order. I did not hear the comment. If the member for Murdoch did make a direct comment about someone, I ask him to withdraw it; otherwise we will continue. Questions without Notice Resumed The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member for Nedlands. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Do members know whom the member for Vasse reminds me of? It is the crazy warehouse guy. He just does not stop! He makes about as much sense, too! Mr T. Buswell : I’ll tell you what: no-one on this side calls me “sneakers”. Mr M. McGOWAN : I will tell the member for Vasse what people do say about him. This is interesting. The day before yesterday, the member for Vasse was on early-morning radio with Millsy. Millsy asked him about the leadership, and the member for Vasse said - Oh no, no very happy where I am and . . . happy to support Paul. That was the day before yesterday. A week before the member for Kalgoorlie lost the leadership, Troy Buswell, deputy Liberal leader, said this on The 7.30 Report - Matt Birney does have my support. I think it’s incumbent on anyone in the role of deputy leader to be supportive of the leader. Who can trust anything he says? He said it only two days ago, so it means the Leader of the Opposition has another five days left. I would like the commonwealth government to be involved as part of this plan. The Premier has written to the Prime Minister again this week. In light of what the Shire of Busselton has had to say, I think it would be a very good demonstration by the Prime Minister of his support for the regions in Western Australia if the commonwealth government were to come on board with $6 million. The state government is putting in $50 million for the community of Busselton as part of this proposal, and I would seek a small contribution from the Prime Minister. I hope - I will not vilify him in advance - that he would see the benefits of creating hundreds of jobs for the young people of Busselton who might be looking for jobs or for young people who might move to that community and be looking for jobs, of generating millions of dollars in rate revenue for that community and of revitalising that very important part of our state. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.D. McRAE : I did not want to interrupt the minister earlier, but I thought I heard the member for Murdoch make reference to the honourable member for the South West Region Hon Adele Farina in a disparaging way. If he did, I ask him to own up to it and withdraw. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Some members in this chamber might like to pay attention to who is standing and who is not, or they might all find themselves called to order. I did not hear the comment. If the member for Murdoch did make a direct comment about someone, I ask him to withdraw it; otherwise we will continue. Questions without Notice Resumed The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member for Nedlands. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
Mr T. Buswell : I’ll tell you what: no-one on this side calls me “sneakers”. Mr M. McGOWAN : I will tell the member for Vasse what people do say about him. This is interesting. The day before yesterday, the member for Vasse was on early-morning radio with Millsy. Millsy asked him about the leadership, and the member for Vasse said - Oh no, no very happy where I am and . . . happy to support Paul. That was the day before yesterday. A week before the member for Kalgoorlie lost the leadership, Troy Buswell, deputy Liberal leader, said this on The 7.30 Report - Matt Birney does have my support. I think it’s incumbent on anyone in the role of deputy leader to be supportive of the leader. Who can trust anything he says? He said it only two days ago, so it means the Leader of the Opposition has another five days left. I would like the commonwealth government to be involved as part of this plan. The Premier has written to the Prime Minister again this week. In light of what the Shire of Busselton has had to say, I think it would be a very good demonstration by the Prime Minister of his support for the regions in Western Australia if the commonwealth government were to come on board with $6 million. The state government is putting in $50 million for the community of Busselton as part of this proposal, and I would seek a small contribution from the Prime Minister. I hope - I will not vilify him in advance - that he would see the benefits of creating hundreds of jobs for the young people of Busselton who might be looking for jobs or for young people who might move to that community and be looking for jobs, of generating millions of dollars in rate revenue for that community and of revitalising that very important part of our state. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.D. McRAE : I did not want to interrupt the minister earlier, but I thought I heard the member for Murdoch make reference to the honourable member for the South West Region Hon Adele Farina in a disparaging way. If he did, I ask him to own up to it and withdraw. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Some members in this chamber might like to pay attention to who is standing and who is not, or they might all find themselves called to order. I did not hear the comment. If the member for Murdoch did make a direct comment about someone, I ask him to withdraw it; otherwise we will continue. Questions without Notice Resumed The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member for Nedlands. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I will tell the member for Vasse what people do say about him. This is interesting. The day before yesterday, the member for Vasse was on early-morning radio with Millsy. Millsy asked him about the leadership, and the member for Vasse said - Oh no, no very happy where I am and . . . happy to support Paul. That was the day before yesterday. A week before the member for Kalgoorlie lost the leadership, Troy Buswell, deputy Liberal leader, said this on The 7.30 Report - Matt Birney does have my support. I think it’s incumbent on anyone in the role of deputy leader to be supportive of the leader. Who can trust anything he says? He said it only two days ago, so it means the Leader of the Opposition has another five days left. I would like the commonwealth government to be involved as part of this plan. The Premier has written to the Prime Minister again this week. In light of what the Shire of Busselton has had to say, I think it would be a very good demonstration by the Prime Minister of his support for the regions in Western Australia if the commonwealth government were to come on board with $6 million. The state government is putting in $50 million for the community of Busselton as part of this proposal, and I would seek a small contribution from the Prime Minister. I hope - I will not vilify him in advance - that he would see the benefits of creating hundreds of jobs for the young people of Busselton who might be looking for jobs or for young people who might move to that community and be looking for jobs, of generating millions of dollars in rate revenue for that community and of revitalising that very important part of our state. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.D. McRAE : I did not want to interrupt the minister earlier, but I thought I heard the member for Murdoch make reference to the honourable member for the South West Region Hon Adele Farina in a disparaging way. If he did, I ask him to own up to it and withdraw. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Some members in this chamber might like to pay attention to who is standing and who is not, or they might all find themselves called to order. I did not hear the comment. If the member for Murdoch did make a direct comment about someone, I ask him to withdraw it; otherwise we will continue. Questions without Notice Resumed The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member for Nedlands. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Some members in this chamber might like to pay attention to who is standing and who is not, or they might all find themselves called to order. I did not hear the comment. If the member for Murdoch did make a direct comment about someone, I ask him to withdraw it; otherwise we will continue. Questions without Notice Resumed The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member for Nedlands. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
Mr M. McGOWAN replied: Indeed, I can. I am pleased to hear from the businessperson otherwise known as the member for Vasse, about whom I will have a few words to say in a moment. I put on record my thanks to the Shire of Busselton for its support of the plan that we have jointly worked up to preserve, redevelop and enhance the Busselton jetty. Indeed, it is a plan that will mean there will be a huge boost for the community of Busselton. A huge number of jobs and investment will be poured into that community as a consequence of the joint plan developed between the state government and the Shire of Busselton. Of course, we have not been able to do it alone. As I said, the shire has played a role, as has the South West Development Commission. I thank Hon Adele Farina, who has chaired roughly 30 meetings between people in that community to get us to this point. I also thank the Busselton Chamber of Commerce, which is a group of sensible small business people in Busselton who have come on board with this proposal and been very strongly supportive of it, as have local tourism groups and the broader business community in that part of the world. There is one group that I will call on now to play its part in this part of the redevelopment of the jetty and improvement to Busselton, and that is the commonwealth government. Mr T. Buswell : What’s Kevin Rudd going to put in? Tell us. Mr M. McGOWAN : Do members know whom the member for Vasse reminds me of? It is the crazy warehouse guy. He just does not stop! He makes about as much sense, too! Mr T. Buswell : I’ll tell you what: no-one on this side calls me “sneakers”. Mr M. McGOWAN : I will tell the member for Vasse what people do say about him. This is interesting. The day before yesterday, the member for Vasse was on early-morning radio with Millsy. Millsy asked him about the leadership, and the member for Vasse said - Oh no, no very happy where I am and . . . happy to support Paul. That was the day before yesterday. A week before the member for Kalgoorlie lost the leadership, Troy Buswell, deputy Liberal leader, said this on The 7.30 Report - Matt Birney does have my support. I think it’s incumbent on anyone in the role of deputy leader to be supportive of the leader. Who can trust anything he says? He said it only two days ago, so it means the Leader of the Opposition has another five days left. I would like the commonwealth government to be involved as part of this plan. The Premier has written to the Prime Minister again this week. In light of what the Shire of Busselton has had to say, I think it would be a very good demonstration by the Prime Minister of his support for the regions in Western Australia if the commonwealth government were to come on board with $6 million. The state government is putting in $50 million for the community of Busselton as part of this proposal, and I would seek a small contribution from the Prime Minister. I hope - I will not vilify him in advance - that he would see the benefits of creating hundreds of jobs for the young people of Busselton who might be looking for jobs or for young people who might move to that community and be looking for jobs, of generating millions of dollars in rate revenue for that community and of revitalising that very important part of our state. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.D. McRAE : I did not want to interrupt the minister earlier, but I thought I heard the member for Murdoch make reference to the honourable member for the South West Region Hon Adele Farina in a disparaging way. If he did, I ask him to own up to it and withdraw. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Some members in this chamber might like to pay attention to who is standing and who is not, or they might all find themselves called to order. I did not hear the comment. If the member for Murdoch did make a direct comment about someone, I ask him to withdraw it; otherwise we will continue. Questions without Notice Resumed The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member for Nedlands. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
Indeed, I can. I am pleased to hear from the businessperson otherwise known as the member for Vasse, about whom I will have a few words to say in a moment. I put on record my thanks to the Shire of Busselton for its support of the plan that we have jointly worked up to preserve, redevelop and enhance the Busselton jetty. Indeed, it is a plan that will mean there will be a huge boost for the community of Busselton. A huge number of jobs and investment will be poured into that community as a consequence of the joint plan developed between the state government and the Shire of Busselton. Of course, we have not been able to do it alone. As I said, the shire has played a role, as has the South West Development Commission. I thank Hon Adele Farina, who has chaired roughly 30 meetings between people in that community to get us to this point. I also thank the Busselton Chamber of Commerce, which is a group of sensible small business people in Busselton who have come on board with this proposal and been very strongly supportive of it, as have local tourism groups and the broader business community in that part of the world. There is one group that I will call on now to play its part in this part of the redevelopment of the jetty and improvement to Busselton, and that is the commonwealth government. Mr T. Buswell : What’s Kevin Rudd going to put in? Tell us. Mr M. McGOWAN : Do members know whom the member for Vasse reminds me of? It is the crazy warehouse guy. He just does not stop! He makes about as much sense, too! Mr T. Buswell : I’ll tell you what: no-one on this side calls me “sneakers”. Mr M. McGOWAN : I will tell the member for Vasse what people do say about him. This is interesting. The day before yesterday, the member for Vasse was on early-morning radio with Millsy. Millsy asked him about the leadership, and the member for Vasse said - Oh no, no very happy where I am and . . . happy to support Paul. That was the day before yesterday. A week before the member for Kalgoorlie lost the leadership, Troy Buswell, deputy Liberal leader, said this on The 7.30 Report - Matt Birney does have my support. I think it’s incumbent on anyone in the role of deputy leader to be supportive of the leader. Who can trust anything he says? He said it only two days ago, so it means the Leader of the Opposition has another five days left. I would like the commonwealth government to be involved as part of this plan. The Premier has written to the Prime Minister again this week. In light of what the Shire of Busselton has had to say, I think it would be a very good demonstration by the Prime Minister of his support for the regions in Western Australia if the commonwealth government were to come on board with $6 million. The state government is putting in $50 million for the community of Busselton as part of this proposal, and I would seek a small contribution from the Prime Minister. I hope - I will not vilify him in advance - that he would see the benefits of creating hundreds of jobs for the young people of Busselton who might be looking for jobs or for young people who might move to that community and be looking for jobs, of generating millions of dollars in rate revenue for that community and of revitalising that very important part of our state. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.D. McRAE : I did not want to interrupt the minister earlier, but I thought I heard the member for Murdoch make reference to the honourable member for the South West Region Hon Adele Farina in a disparaging way. If he did, I ask him to own up to it and withdraw. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Some members in this chamber might like to pay attention to who is standing and who is not, or they might all find themselves called to order. I did not hear the comment. If the member for Murdoch did make a direct comment about someone, I ask him to withdraw it; otherwise we will continue. Questions without Notice Resumed The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member for Nedlands. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
I put on record my thanks to the Shire of Busselton for its support of the plan that we have jointly worked up to preserve, redevelop and enhance the Busselton jetty. Indeed, it is a plan that will mean there will be a huge boost for the community of Busselton. A huge number of jobs and investment will be poured into that community as a consequence of the joint plan developed between the state government and the Shire of Busselton. Of course, we have not been able to do it alone. As I said, the shire has played a role, as has the South West Development Commission. I thank Hon Adele Farina, who has chaired roughly 30 meetings between people in that community to get us to this point. I also thank the Busselton Chamber of Commerce, which is a group of sensible small business people in Busselton who have come on board with this proposal and been very strongly supportive of it, as have local tourism groups and the broader business community in that part of the world. There is one group that I will call on now to play its part in this part of the redevelopment of the jetty and improvement to Busselton, and that is the commonwealth government. Mr T. Buswell : What’s Kevin Rudd going to put in? Tell us. Mr M. McGOWAN : Do members know whom the member for Vasse reminds me of? It is the crazy warehouse guy. He just does not stop! He makes about as much sense, too! Mr T. Buswell : I’ll tell you what: no-one on this side calls me “sneakers”. Mr M. McGOWAN : I will tell the member for Vasse what people do say about him. This is interesting. The day before yesterday, the member for Vasse was on early-morning radio with Millsy. Millsy asked him about the leadership, and the member for Vasse said - Oh no, no very happy where I am and . . . happy to support Paul. That was the day before yesterday. A week before the member for Kalgoorlie lost the leadership, Troy Buswell, deputy Liberal leader, said this on The 7.30 Report - Matt Birney does have my support. I think it’s incumbent on anyone in the role of deputy leader to be supportive of the leader. Who can trust anything he says? He said it only two days ago, so it means the Leader of the Opposition has another five days left. I would like the commonwealth government to be involved as part of this plan. The Premier has written to the Prime Minister again this week. In light of what the Shire of Busselton has had to say, I think it would be a very good demonstration by the Prime Minister of his support for the regions in Western Australia if the commonwealth government were to come on board with $6 million. The state government is putting in $50 million for the community of Busselton as part of this proposal, and I would seek a small contribution from the Prime Minister. I hope - I will not vilify him in advance - that he would see the benefits of creating hundreds of jobs for the young people of Busselton who might be looking for jobs or for young people who might move to that community and be looking for jobs, of generating millions of dollars in rate revenue for that community and of revitalising that very important part of our state. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.D. McRAE : I did not want to interrupt the minister earlier, but I thought I heard the member for Murdoch make reference to the honourable member for the South West Region Hon Adele Farina in a disparaging way. If he did, I ask him to own up to it and withdraw. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Some members in this chamber might like to pay attention to who is standing and who is not, or they might all find themselves called to order. I did not hear the comment. If the member for Murdoch did make a direct comment about someone, I ask him to withdraw it; otherwise we will continue. Questions without Notice Resumed The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member for Nedlands. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
Mr T. Buswell : What’s Kevin Rudd going to put in? Tell us. Mr M. McGOWAN : Do members know whom the member for Vasse reminds me of? It is the crazy warehouse guy. He just does not stop! He makes about as much sense, too! Mr T. Buswell : I’ll tell you what: no-one on this side calls me “sneakers”. Mr M. McGOWAN : I will tell the member for Vasse what people do say about him. This is interesting. The day before yesterday, the member for Vasse was on early-morning radio with Millsy. Millsy asked him about the leadership, and the member for Vasse said - Oh no, no very happy where I am and . . . happy to support Paul. That was the day before yesterday. A week before the member for Kalgoorlie lost the leadership, Troy Buswell, deputy Liberal leader, said this on The 7.30 Report - Matt Birney does have my support. I think it’s incumbent on anyone in the role of deputy leader to be supportive of the leader. Who can trust anything he says? He said it only two days ago, so it means the Leader of the Opposition has another five days left. I would like the commonwealth government to be involved as part of this plan. The Premier has written to the Prime Minister again this week. In light of what the Shire of Busselton has had to say, I think it would be a very good demonstration by the Prime Minister of his support for the regions in Western Australia if the commonwealth government were to come on board with $6 million. The state government is putting in $50 million for the community of Busselton as part of this proposal, and I would seek a small contribution from the Prime Minister. I hope - I will not vilify him in advance - that he would see the benefits of creating hundreds of jobs for the young people of Busselton who might be looking for jobs or for young people who might move to that community and be looking for jobs, of generating millions of dollars in rate revenue for that community and of revitalising that very important part of our state. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.D. McRAE : I did not want to interrupt the minister earlier, but I thought I heard the member for Murdoch make reference to the honourable member for the South West Region Hon Adele Farina in a disparaging way. If he did, I ask him to own up to it and withdraw. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Some members in this chamber might like to pay attention to who is standing and who is not, or they might all find themselves called to order. I did not hear the comment. If the member for Murdoch did make a direct comment about someone, I ask him to withdraw it; otherwise we will continue. Questions without Notice Resumed The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member for Nedlands. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Do members know whom the member for Vasse reminds me of? It is the crazy warehouse guy. He just does not stop! He makes about as much sense, too! Mr T. Buswell : I’ll tell you what: no-one on this side calls me “sneakers”. Mr M. McGOWAN : I will tell the member for Vasse what people do say about him. This is interesting. The day before yesterday, the member for Vasse was on early-morning radio with Millsy. Millsy asked him about the leadership, and the member for Vasse said - Oh no, no very happy where I am and . . . happy to support Paul. That was the day before yesterday. A week before the member for Kalgoorlie lost the leadership, Troy Buswell, deputy Liberal leader, said this on The 7.30 Report - Matt Birney does have my support. I think it’s incumbent on anyone in the role of deputy leader to be supportive of the leader. Who can trust anything he says? He said it only two days ago, so it means the Leader of the Opposition has another five days left. I would like the commonwealth government to be involved as part of this plan. The Premier has written to the Prime Minister again this week. In light of what the Shire of Busselton has had to say, I think it would be a very good demonstration by the Prime Minister of his support for the regions in Western Australia if the commonwealth government were to come on board with $6 million. The state government is putting in $50 million for the community of Busselton as part of this proposal, and I would seek a small contribution from the Prime Minister. I hope - I will not vilify him in advance - that he would see the benefits of creating hundreds of jobs for the young people of Busselton who might be looking for jobs or for young people who might move to that community and be looking for jobs, of generating millions of dollars in rate revenue for that community and of revitalising that very important part of our state. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.D. McRAE : I did not want to interrupt the minister earlier, but I thought I heard the member for Murdoch make reference to the honourable member for the South West Region Hon Adele Farina in a disparaging way. If he did, I ask him to own up to it and withdraw. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Some members in this chamber might like to pay attention to who is standing and who is not, or they might all find themselves called to order. I did not hear the comment. If the member for Murdoch did make a direct comment about someone, I ask him to withdraw it; otherwise we will continue. Questions without Notice Resumed The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member for Nedlands. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
Mr T. Buswell : I’ll tell you what: no-one on this side calls me “sneakers”. Mr M. McGOWAN : I will tell the member for Vasse what people do say about him. This is interesting. The day before yesterday, the member for Vasse was on early-morning radio with Millsy. Millsy asked him about the leadership, and the member for Vasse said - Oh no, no very happy where I am and . . . happy to support Paul. That was the day before yesterday. A week before the member for Kalgoorlie lost the leadership, Troy Buswell, deputy Liberal leader, said this on The 7.30 Report - Matt Birney does have my support. I think it’s incumbent on anyone in the role of deputy leader to be supportive of the leader. Who can trust anything he says? He said it only two days ago, so it means the Leader of the Opposition has another five days left. I would like the commonwealth government to be involved as part of this plan. The Premier has written to the Prime Minister again this week. In light of what the Shire of Busselton has had to say, I think it would be a very good demonstration by the Prime Minister of his support for the regions in Western Australia if the commonwealth government were to come on board with $6 million. The state government is putting in $50 million for the community of Busselton as part of this proposal, and I would seek a small contribution from the Prime Minister. I hope - I will not vilify him in advance - that he would see the benefits of creating hundreds of jobs for the young people of Busselton who might be looking for jobs or for young people who might move to that community and be looking for jobs, of generating millions of dollars in rate revenue for that community and of revitalising that very important part of our state. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.D. McRAE : I did not want to interrupt the minister earlier, but I thought I heard the member for Murdoch make reference to the honourable member for the South West Region Hon Adele Farina in a disparaging way. If he did, I ask him to own up to it and withdraw. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Some members in this chamber might like to pay attention to who is standing and who is not, or they might all find themselves called to order. I did not hear the comment. If the member for Murdoch did make a direct comment about someone, I ask him to withdraw it; otherwise we will continue. Questions without Notice Resumed The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member for Nedlands. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I will tell the member for Vasse what people do say about him. This is interesting. The day before yesterday, the member for Vasse was on early-morning radio with Millsy. Millsy asked him about the leadership, and the member for Vasse said - Oh no, no very happy where I am and . . . happy to support Paul. That was the day before yesterday. A week before the member for Kalgoorlie lost the leadership, Troy Buswell, deputy Liberal leader, said this on The 7.30 Report - Matt Birney does have my support. I think it’s incumbent on anyone in the role of deputy leader to be supportive of the leader. Who can trust anything he says? He said it only two days ago, so it means the Leader of the Opposition has another five days left. I would like the commonwealth government to be involved as part of this plan. The Premier has written to the Prime Minister again this week. In light of what the Shire of Busselton has had to say, I think it would be a very good demonstration by the Prime Minister of his support for the regions in Western Australia if the commonwealth government were to come on board with $6 million. The state government is putting in $50 million for the community of Busselton as part of this proposal, and I would seek a small contribution from the Prime Minister. I hope - I will not vilify him in advance - that he would see the benefits of creating hundreds of jobs for the young people of Busselton who might be looking for jobs or for young people who might move to that community and be looking for jobs, of generating millions of dollars in rate revenue for that community and of revitalising that very important part of our state. Withdrawal of Remark Mr A.D. McRAE : I did not want to interrupt the minister earlier, but I thought I heard the member for Murdoch make reference to the honourable member for the South West Region Hon Adele Farina in a disparaging way. If he did, I ask him to own up to it and withdraw. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Some members in this chamber might like to pay attention to who is standing and who is not, or they might all find themselves called to order. I did not hear the comment. If the member for Murdoch did make a direct comment about someone, I ask him to withdraw it; otherwise we will continue. Questions without Notice Resumed The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member for Nedlands. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Some members in this chamber might like to pay attention to who is standing and who is not, or they might all find themselves called to order. I did not hear the comment. If the member for Murdoch did make a direct comment about someone, I ask him to withdraw it; otherwise we will continue. Questions without Notice Resumed The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member for Nedlands. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : No doubt, as members of this place, members are quite keen to hear the sound of their own voices. Frankly, I would much rather hear the person who has the call, and it happens to be the member for Nedlands.
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