❓ Question regarding land release details in Henley Brook and its impact on housing affordability. Minister responds with details of land releases in Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park, aiming to increase affordable housing options.
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LAND RELEASE — HENLEY BROOK
I noted with great interest the minister’s land release announcement made last Wednesday, including a recent land release in the suburb close to my electorate, Henley Brook. Could the minister please outline the details of this initiative — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park and member for Forrestfield! I formally call the member for Victoria Park for the third time and the member for Forrestfield for the first time. Mr F.A. ALBAN : What a warm reception! I noted with great interest the minister’s land release announcement made last Wednesday, including a recent land release in the suburb close to my electorate, Henley Brook. Could the minister please outline the details of this initiative and how it will help to make housing more affordable for Western Australians? Mr W.R. MARMION
I noted with great interest the minister’s land release announcement made last Wednesday, including a recent land release in the suburb close to my electorate, Henley Brook. Could the minister please outline the details of this initiative — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park and member for Forrestfield! I formally call the member for Victoria Park for the third time and the member for Forrestfield for the first time. Mr F.A. ALBAN : What a warm reception! I noted with great interest the minister’s land release announcement made last Wednesday, including a recent land release in the suburb close to my electorate, Henley Brook. Could the minister please outline the details of this initiative and how it will help to make housing more affordable for Western Australians? Mr W.R. MARMION
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I thank the member for Swan Hills for the question. I know that the member for Swan Hills is very interested in housing affordability. One of the planks of housing affordability is cheap land. It is unfortunate that in the past 20 years, the land component of a house and land package has increased from 20 per cent to more than 50 per cent. Cheap land is very important. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Only one person asked the question, member for Nollamara and member for Warnbro. I formally call the member for Warnbro for the second time and the member for Nollamara for the first time. The only person I want to hear from is the minister. Mr W.R. MARMION : As Minister for Housing, one of my important roles is to release affordable land. I am pleased to announce that I have three new land releases. The first one is at Golden Bay. I had the pleasure on Wednesday to drive down to Golden Bay, which is in the member for Rockingham’s electorate. Cabinet also gave approval recently for two joint ventures for land to be released at Henley Brook, which is in the member for Swan Hills’s electorate, and at Hammond Park, which is in the member for Cockburn’s electorate. As Minister for Housing, I am committed to bringing on affordable land. Through these three areas—Golden Bay, Hammond Park and Henley Brook—we should bring on approximately 5 300 lots over the next 15 years. The Golden Bay development is a 160-hectare coastal site. It will comprise residential lots, a primary school and a commercial area. It is ideally located close to Rockingham, Mandurah and the proposed Karnup railway station on the Mandurah line. There will be a range of lot sizes from cottage to larger coastal blocks and a variety of housing styles and types, which will create a nice mix of house and land packages. The first stage will incorporate 150 residential lots. That is expected to be completed in early 2011. Ultimately, about 2 000 lots will be developed in the Golden Bay area. Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park and member for Forrestfield! I formally call the member for Victoria Park for the third time and the member for Forrestfield for the first time. Mr F.A. ALBAN : What a warm reception! I noted with great interest the minister’s land release announcement made last Wednesday, including a recent land release in the suburb close to my electorate, Henley Brook. Could the minister please outline the details of this initiative and how it will help to make housing more affordable for Western Australians? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for the question. I know that the member for Swan Hills is very interested in housing affordability. One of the planks of housing affordability is cheap land. It is unfortunate that in the past 20 years, the land component of a house and land package has increased from 20 per cent to more than 50 per cent. Cheap land is very important. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Only one person asked the question, member for Nollamara and member for Warnbro. I formally call the member for Warnbro for the second time and the member for Nollamara for the first time. The only person I want to hear from is the minister. Mr W.R. MARMION : As Minister for Housing, one of my important roles is to release affordable land. I am pleased to announce that I have three new land releases. The first one is at Golden Bay. I had the pleasure on Wednesday to drive down to Golden Bay, which is in the member for Rockingham’s electorate. Cabinet also gave approval recently for two joint ventures for land to be released at Henley Brook, which is in the member for Swan Hills’s electorate, and at Hammond Park, which is in the member for Cockburn’s electorate. As Minister for Housing, I am committed to bringing on affordable land. Through these three areas—Golden Bay, Hammond Park and Henley Brook—we should bring on approximately 5 300 lots over the next 15 years. The Golden Bay development is a 160-hectare coastal site. It will comprise residential lots, a primary school and a commercial area. It is ideally located close to Rockingham, Mandurah and the proposed Karnup railway station on the Mandurah line. There will be a range of lot sizes from cottage to larger coastal blocks and a variety of housing styles and types, which will create a nice mix of house and land packages. The first stage will incorporate 150 residential lots. That is expected to be completed in early 2011. Ultimately, about 2 000 lots will be developed in the Golden Bay area. Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park and member for Forrestfield! I formally call the member for Victoria Park for the third time and the member for Forrestfield for the first time. Mr F.A. ALBAN : What a warm reception! I noted with great interest the minister’s land release announcement made last Wednesday, including a recent land release in the suburb close to my electorate, Henley Brook. Could the minister please outline the details of this initiative and how it will help to make housing more affordable for Western Australians? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for the question. I know that the member for Swan Hills is very interested in housing affordability. One of the planks of housing affordability is cheap land. It is unfortunate that in the past 20 years, the land component of a house and land package has increased from 20 per cent to more than 50 per cent. Cheap land is very important. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Only one person asked the question, member for Nollamara and member for Warnbro. I formally call the member for Warnbro for the second time and the member for Nollamara for the first time. The only person I want to hear from is the minister. Mr W.R. MARMION : As Minister for Housing, one of my important roles is to release affordable land. I am pleased to announce that I have three new land releases. The first one is at Golden Bay. I had the pleasure on Wednesday to drive down to Golden Bay, which is in the member for Rockingham’s electorate. Cabinet also gave approval recently for two joint ventures for land to be released at Henley Brook, which is in the member for Swan Hills’s electorate, and at Hammond Park, which is in the member for Cockburn’s electorate. As Minister for Housing, I am committed to bringing on affordable land. Through these three areas—Golden Bay, Hammond Park and Henley Brook—we should bring on approximately 5 300 lots over the next 15 years. The Golden Bay development is a 160-hectare coastal site. It will comprise residential lots, a primary school and a commercial area. It is ideally located close to Rockingham, Mandurah and the proposed Karnup railway station on the Mandurah line. There will be a range of lot sizes from cottage to larger coastal blocks and a variety of housing styles and types, which will create a nice mix of house and land packages. The first stage will incorporate 150 residential lots. That is expected to be completed in early 2011. Ultimately, about 2 000 lots will be developed in the Golden Bay area. Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
Mr F.A. ALBAN : What a warm reception! I noted with great interest the minister’s land release announcement made last Wednesday, including a recent land release in the suburb close to my electorate, Henley Brook. Could the minister please outline the details of this initiative and how it will help to make housing more affordable for Western Australians? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for the question. I know that the member for Swan Hills is very interested in housing affordability. One of the planks of housing affordability is cheap land. It is unfortunate that in the past 20 years, the land component of a house and land package has increased from 20 per cent to more than 50 per cent. Cheap land is very important. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Only one person asked the question, member for Nollamara and member for Warnbro. I formally call the member for Warnbro for the second time and the member for Nollamara for the first time. The only person I want to hear from is the minister. Mr W.R. MARMION : As Minister for Housing, one of my important roles is to release affordable land. I am pleased to announce that I have three new land releases. The first one is at Golden Bay. I had the pleasure on Wednesday to drive down to Golden Bay, which is in the member for Rockingham’s electorate. Cabinet also gave approval recently for two joint ventures for land to be released at Henley Brook, which is in the member for Swan Hills’s electorate, and at Hammond Park, which is in the member for Cockburn’s electorate. As Minister for Housing, I am committed to bringing on affordable land. Through these three areas—Golden Bay, Hammond Park and Henley Brook—we should bring on approximately 5 300 lots over the next 15 years. The Golden Bay development is a 160-hectare coastal site. It will comprise residential lots, a primary school and a commercial area. It is ideally located close to Rockingham, Mandurah and the proposed Karnup railway station on the Mandurah line. There will be a range of lot sizes from cottage to larger coastal blocks and a variety of housing styles and types, which will create a nice mix of house and land packages. The first stage will incorporate 150 residential lots. That is expected to be completed in early 2011. Ultimately, about 2 000 lots will be developed in the Golden Bay area. Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
I noted with great interest the minister’s land release announcement made last Wednesday, including a recent land release in the suburb close to my electorate, Henley Brook. Could the minister please outline the details of this initiative and how it will help to make housing more affordable for Western Australians? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for the question. I know that the member for Swan Hills is very interested in housing affordability. One of the planks of housing affordability is cheap land. It is unfortunate that in the past 20 years, the land component of a house and land package has increased from 20 per cent to more than 50 per cent. Cheap land is very important. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Only one person asked the question, member for Nollamara and member for Warnbro. I formally call the member for Warnbro for the second time and the member for Nollamara for the first time. The only person I want to hear from is the minister. Mr W.R. MARMION : As Minister for Housing, one of my important roles is to release affordable land. I am pleased to announce that I have three new land releases. The first one is at Golden Bay. I had the pleasure on Wednesday to drive down to Golden Bay, which is in the member for Rockingham’s electorate. Cabinet also gave approval recently for two joint ventures for land to be released at Henley Brook, which is in the member for Swan Hills’s electorate, and at Hammond Park, which is in the member for Cockburn’s electorate. As Minister for Housing, I am committed to bringing on affordable land. Through these three areas—Golden Bay, Hammond Park and Henley Brook—we should bring on approximately 5 300 lots over the next 15 years. The Golden Bay development is a 160-hectare coastal site. It will comprise residential lots, a primary school and a commercial area. It is ideally located close to Rockingham, Mandurah and the proposed Karnup railway station on the Mandurah line. There will be a range of lot sizes from cottage to larger coastal blocks and a variety of housing styles and types, which will create a nice mix of house and land packages. The first stage will incorporate 150 residential lots. That is expected to be completed in early 2011. Ultimately, about 2 000 lots will be developed in the Golden Bay area. Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for the question. I know that the member for Swan Hills is very interested in housing affordability. One of the planks of housing affordability is cheap land. It is unfortunate that in the past 20 years, the land component of a house and land package has increased from 20 per cent to more than 50 per cent. Cheap land is very important. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Only one person asked the question, member for Nollamara and member for Warnbro. I formally call the member for Warnbro for the second time and the member for Nollamara for the first time. The only person I want to hear from is the minister. Mr W.R. MARMION : As Minister for Housing, one of my important roles is to release affordable land. I am pleased to announce that I have three new land releases. The first one is at Golden Bay. I had the pleasure on Wednesday to drive down to Golden Bay, which is in the member for Rockingham’s electorate. Cabinet also gave approval recently for two joint ventures for land to be released at Henley Brook, which is in the member for Swan Hills’s electorate, and at Hammond Park, which is in the member for Cockburn’s electorate. As Minister for Housing, I am committed to bringing on affordable land. Through these three areas—Golden Bay, Hammond Park and Henley Brook—we should bring on approximately 5 300 lots over the next 15 years. The Golden Bay development is a 160-hectare coastal site. It will comprise residential lots, a primary school and a commercial area. It is ideally located close to Rockingham, Mandurah and the proposed Karnup railway station on the Mandurah line. There will be a range of lot sizes from cottage to larger coastal blocks and a variety of housing styles and types, which will create a nice mix of house and land packages. The first stage will incorporate 150 residential lots. That is expected to be completed in early 2011. Ultimately, about 2 000 lots will be developed in the Golden Bay area. Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
I thank the member for Swan Hills for the question. I know that the member for Swan Hills is very interested in housing affordability. One of the planks of housing affordability is cheap land. It is unfortunate that in the past 20 years, the land component of a house and land package has increased from 20 per cent to more than 50 per cent. Cheap land is very important. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Only one person asked the question, member for Nollamara and member for Warnbro. I formally call the member for Warnbro for the second time and the member for Nollamara for the first time. The only person I want to hear from is the minister. Mr W.R. MARMION : As Minister for Housing, one of my important roles is to release affordable land. I am pleased to announce that I have three new land releases. The first one is at Golden Bay. I had the pleasure on Wednesday to drive down to Golden Bay, which is in the member for Rockingham’s electorate. Cabinet also gave approval recently for two joint ventures for land to be released at Henley Brook, which is in the member for Swan Hills’s electorate, and at Hammond Park, which is in the member for Cockburn’s electorate. As Minister for Housing, I am committed to bringing on affordable land. Through these three areas—Golden Bay, Hammond Park and Henley Brook—we should bring on approximately 5 300 lots over the next 15 years. The Golden Bay development is a 160-hectare coastal site. It will comprise residential lots, a primary school and a commercial area. It is ideally located close to Rockingham, Mandurah and the proposed Karnup railway station on the Mandurah line. There will be a range of lot sizes from cottage to larger coastal blocks and a variety of housing styles and types, which will create a nice mix of house and land packages. The first stage will incorporate 150 residential lots. That is expected to be completed in early 2011. Ultimately, about 2 000 lots will be developed in the Golden Bay area. Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Only one person asked the question, member for Nollamara and member for Warnbro. I formally call the member for Warnbro for the second time and the member for Nollamara for the first time. The only person I want to hear from is the minister. Mr W.R. MARMION : As Minister for Housing, one of my important roles is to release affordable land. I am pleased to announce that I have three new land releases. The first one is at Golden Bay. I had the pleasure on Wednesday to drive down to Golden Bay, which is in the member for Rockingham’s electorate. Cabinet also gave approval recently for two joint ventures for land to be released at Henley Brook, which is in the member for Swan Hills’s electorate, and at Hammond Park, which is in the member for Cockburn’s electorate. As Minister for Housing, I am committed to bringing on affordable land. Through these three areas—Golden Bay, Hammond Park and Henley Brook—we should bring on approximately 5 300 lots over the next 15 years. The Golden Bay development is a 160-hectare coastal site. It will comprise residential lots, a primary school and a commercial area. It is ideally located close to Rockingham, Mandurah and the proposed Karnup railway station on the Mandurah line. There will be a range of lot sizes from cottage to larger coastal blocks and a variety of housing styles and types, which will create a nice mix of house and land packages. The first stage will incorporate 150 residential lots. That is expected to be completed in early 2011. Ultimately, about 2 000 lots will be developed in the Golden Bay area. Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
The SPEAKER : Only one person asked the question, member for Nollamara and member for Warnbro. I formally call the member for Warnbro for the second time and the member for Nollamara for the first time. The only person I want to hear from is the minister. Mr W.R. MARMION : As Minister for Housing, one of my important roles is to release affordable land. I am pleased to announce that I have three new land releases. The first one is at Golden Bay. I had the pleasure on Wednesday to drive down to Golden Bay, which is in the member for Rockingham’s electorate. Cabinet also gave approval recently for two joint ventures for land to be released at Henley Brook, which is in the member for Swan Hills’s electorate, and at Hammond Park, which is in the member for Cockburn’s electorate. As Minister for Housing, I am committed to bringing on affordable land. Through these three areas—Golden Bay, Hammond Park and Henley Brook—we should bring on approximately 5 300 lots over the next 15 years. The Golden Bay development is a 160-hectare coastal site. It will comprise residential lots, a primary school and a commercial area. It is ideally located close to Rockingham, Mandurah and the proposed Karnup railway station on the Mandurah line. There will be a range of lot sizes from cottage to larger coastal blocks and a variety of housing styles and types, which will create a nice mix of house and land packages. The first stage will incorporate 150 residential lots. That is expected to be completed in early 2011. Ultimately, about 2 000 lots will be developed in the Golden Bay area. Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
Mr W.R. MARMION : As Minister for Housing, one of my important roles is to release affordable land. I am pleased to announce that I have three new land releases. The first one is at Golden Bay. I had the pleasure on Wednesday to drive down to Golden Bay, which is in the member for Rockingham’s electorate. Cabinet also gave approval recently for two joint ventures for land to be released at Henley Brook, which is in the member for Swan Hills’s electorate, and at Hammond Park, which is in the member for Cockburn’s electorate. As Minister for Housing, I am committed to bringing on affordable land. Through these three areas—Golden Bay, Hammond Park and Henley Brook—we should bring on approximately 5 300 lots over the next 15 years. The Golden Bay development is a 160-hectare coastal site. It will comprise residential lots, a primary school and a commercial area. It is ideally located close to Rockingham, Mandurah and the proposed Karnup railway station on the Mandurah line. There will be a range of lot sizes from cottage to larger coastal blocks and a variety of housing styles and types, which will create a nice mix of house and land packages. The first stage will incorporate 150 residential lots. That is expected to be completed in early 2011. Ultimately, about 2 000 lots will be developed in the Golden Bay area. Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park and member for Forrestfield! I formally call the member for Victoria Park for the third time and the member for Forrestfield for the first time. Mr F.A. ALBAN : What a warm reception! I noted with great interest the minister’s land release announcement made last Wednesday, including a recent land release in the suburb close to my electorate, Henley Brook. Could the minister please outline the details of this initiative and how it will help to make housing more affordable for Western Australians? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for the question. I know that the member for Swan Hills is very interested in housing affordability. One of the planks of housing affordability is cheap land. It is unfortunate that in the past 20 years, the land component of a house and land package has increased from 20 per cent to more than 50 per cent. Cheap land is very important. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Only one person asked the question, member for Nollamara and member for Warnbro. I formally call the member for Warnbro for the second time and the member for Nollamara for the first time. The only person I want to hear from is the minister. Mr W.R. MARMION : As Minister for Housing, one of my important roles is to release affordable land. I am pleased to announce that I have three new land releases. The first one is at Golden Bay. I had the pleasure on Wednesday to drive down to Golden Bay, which is in the member for Rockingham’s electorate. Cabinet also gave approval recently for two joint ventures for land to be released at Henley Brook, which is in the member for Swan Hills’s electorate, and at Hammond Park, which is in the member for Cockburn’s electorate. As Minister for Housing, I am committed to bringing on affordable land. Through these three areas—Golden Bay, Hammond Park and Henley Brook—we should bring on approximately 5 300 lots over the next 15 years. The Golden Bay development is a 160-hectare coastal site. It will comprise residential lots, a primary school and a commercial area. It is ideally located close to Rockingham, Mandurah and the proposed Karnup railway station on the Mandurah line. There will be a range of lot sizes from cottage to larger coastal blocks and a variety of housing styles and types, which will create a nice mix of house and land packages. The first stage will incorporate 150 residential lots. That is expected to be completed in early 2011. Ultimately, about 2 000 lots will be developed in the Golden Bay area. Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park and member for Forrestfield! I formally call the member for Victoria Park for the third time and the member for Forrestfield for the first time. Mr F.A. ALBAN : What a warm reception! I noted with great interest the minister’s land release announcement made last Wednesday, including a recent land release in the suburb close to my electorate, Henley Brook. Could the minister please outline the details of this initiative and how it will help to make housing more affordable for Western Australians? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for the question. I know that the member for Swan Hills is very interested in housing affordability. One of the planks of housing affordability is cheap land. It is unfortunate that in the past 20 years, the land component of a house and land package has increased from 20 per cent to more than 50 per cent. Cheap land is very important. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Only one person asked the question, member for Nollamara and member for Warnbro. I formally call the member for Warnbro for the second time and the member for Nollamara for the first time. The only person I want to hear from is the minister. Mr W.R. MARMION : As Minister for Housing, one of my important roles is to release affordable land. I am pleased to announce that I have three new land releases. The first one is at Golden Bay. I had the pleasure on Wednesday to drive down to Golden Bay, which is in the member for Rockingham’s electorate. Cabinet also gave approval recently for two joint ventures for land to be released at Henley Brook, which is in the member for Swan Hills’s electorate, and at Hammond Park, which is in the member for Cockburn’s electorate. As Minister for Housing, I am committed to bringing on affordable land. Through these three areas—Golden Bay, Hammond Park and Henley Brook—we should bring on approximately 5 300 lots over the next 15 years. The Golden Bay development is a 160-hectare coastal site. It will comprise residential lots, a primary school and a commercial area. It is ideally located close to Rockingham, Mandurah and the proposed Karnup railway station on the Mandurah line. There will be a range of lot sizes from cottage to larger coastal blocks and a variety of housing styles and types, which will create a nice mix of house and land packages. The first stage will incorporate 150 residential lots. That is expected to be completed in early 2011. Ultimately, about 2 000 lots will be developed in the Golden Bay area. Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
Mr F.A. ALBAN : What a warm reception! I noted with great interest the minister’s land release announcement made last Wednesday, including a recent land release in the suburb close to my electorate, Henley Brook. Could the minister please outline the details of this initiative and how it will help to make housing more affordable for Western Australians? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for the question. I know that the member for Swan Hills is very interested in housing affordability. One of the planks of housing affordability is cheap land. It is unfortunate that in the past 20 years, the land component of a house and land package has increased from 20 per cent to more than 50 per cent. Cheap land is very important. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Only one person asked the question, member for Nollamara and member for Warnbro. I formally call the member for Warnbro for the second time and the member for Nollamara for the first time. The only person I want to hear from is the minister. Mr W.R. MARMION : As Minister for Housing, one of my important roles is to release affordable land. I am pleased to announce that I have three new land releases. The first one is at Golden Bay. I had the pleasure on Wednesday to drive down to Golden Bay, which is in the member for Rockingham’s electorate. Cabinet also gave approval recently for two joint ventures for land to be released at Henley Brook, which is in the member for Swan Hills’s electorate, and at Hammond Park, which is in the member for Cockburn’s electorate. As Minister for Housing, I am committed to bringing on affordable land. Through these three areas—Golden Bay, Hammond Park and Henley Brook—we should bring on approximately 5 300 lots over the next 15 years. The Golden Bay development is a 160-hectare coastal site. It will comprise residential lots, a primary school and a commercial area. It is ideally located close to Rockingham, Mandurah and the proposed Karnup railway station on the Mandurah line. There will be a range of lot sizes from cottage to larger coastal blocks and a variety of housing styles and types, which will create a nice mix of house and land packages. The first stage will incorporate 150 residential lots. That is expected to be completed in early 2011. Ultimately, about 2 000 lots will be developed in the Golden Bay area. Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
I noted with great interest the minister’s land release announcement made last Wednesday, including a recent land release in the suburb close to my electorate, Henley Brook. Could the minister please outline the details of this initiative and how it will help to make housing more affordable for Western Australians? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for the question. I know that the member for Swan Hills is very interested in housing affordability. One of the planks of housing affordability is cheap land. It is unfortunate that in the past 20 years, the land component of a house and land package has increased from 20 per cent to more than 50 per cent. Cheap land is very important. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Only one person asked the question, member for Nollamara and member for Warnbro. I formally call the member for Warnbro for the second time and the member for Nollamara for the first time. The only person I want to hear from is the minister. Mr W.R. MARMION : As Minister for Housing, one of my important roles is to release affordable land. I am pleased to announce that I have three new land releases. The first one is at Golden Bay. I had the pleasure on Wednesday to drive down to Golden Bay, which is in the member for Rockingham’s electorate. Cabinet also gave approval recently for two joint ventures for land to be released at Henley Brook, which is in the member for Swan Hills’s electorate, and at Hammond Park, which is in the member for Cockburn’s electorate. As Minister for Housing, I am committed to bringing on affordable land. Through these three areas—Golden Bay, Hammond Park and Henley Brook—we should bring on approximately 5 300 lots over the next 15 years. The Golden Bay development is a 160-hectare coastal site. It will comprise residential lots, a primary school and a commercial area. It is ideally located close to Rockingham, Mandurah and the proposed Karnup railway station on the Mandurah line. There will be a range of lot sizes from cottage to larger coastal blocks and a variety of housing styles and types, which will create a nice mix of house and land packages. The first stage will incorporate 150 residential lots. That is expected to be completed in early 2011. Ultimately, about 2 000 lots will be developed in the Golden Bay area. Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for the question. I know that the member for Swan Hills is very interested in housing affordability. One of the planks of housing affordability is cheap land. It is unfortunate that in the past 20 years, the land component of a house and land package has increased from 20 per cent to more than 50 per cent. Cheap land is very important. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Only one person asked the question, member for Nollamara and member for Warnbro. I formally call the member for Warnbro for the second time and the member for Nollamara for the first time. The only person I want to hear from is the minister. Mr W.R. MARMION : As Minister for Housing, one of my important roles is to release affordable land. I am pleased to announce that I have three new land releases. The first one is at Golden Bay. I had the pleasure on Wednesday to drive down to Golden Bay, which is in the member for Rockingham’s electorate. Cabinet also gave approval recently for two joint ventures for land to be released at Henley Brook, which is in the member for Swan Hills’s electorate, and at Hammond Park, which is in the member for Cockburn’s electorate. As Minister for Housing, I am committed to bringing on affordable land. Through these three areas—Golden Bay, Hammond Park and Henley Brook—we should bring on approximately 5 300 lots over the next 15 years. The Golden Bay development is a 160-hectare coastal site. It will comprise residential lots, a primary school and a commercial area. It is ideally located close to Rockingham, Mandurah and the proposed Karnup railway station on the Mandurah line. There will be a range of lot sizes from cottage to larger coastal blocks and a variety of housing styles and types, which will create a nice mix of house and land packages. The first stage will incorporate 150 residential lots. That is expected to be completed in early 2011. Ultimately, about 2 000 lots will be developed in the Golden Bay area. Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
I thank the member for Swan Hills for the question. I know that the member for Swan Hills is very interested in housing affordability. One of the planks of housing affordability is cheap land. It is unfortunate that in the past 20 years, the land component of a house and land package has increased from 20 per cent to more than 50 per cent. Cheap land is very important. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Only one person asked the question, member for Nollamara and member for Warnbro. I formally call the member for Warnbro for the second time and the member for Nollamara for the first time. The only person I want to hear from is the minister. Mr W.R. MARMION : As Minister for Housing, one of my important roles is to release affordable land. I am pleased to announce that I have three new land releases. The first one is at Golden Bay. I had the pleasure on Wednesday to drive down to Golden Bay, which is in the member for Rockingham’s electorate. Cabinet also gave approval recently for two joint ventures for land to be released at Henley Brook, which is in the member for Swan Hills’s electorate, and at Hammond Park, which is in the member for Cockburn’s electorate. As Minister for Housing, I am committed to bringing on affordable land. Through these three areas—Golden Bay, Hammond Park and Henley Brook—we should bring on approximately 5 300 lots over the next 15 years. The Golden Bay development is a 160-hectare coastal site. It will comprise residential lots, a primary school and a commercial area. It is ideally located close to Rockingham, Mandurah and the proposed Karnup railway station on the Mandurah line. There will be a range of lot sizes from cottage to larger coastal blocks and a variety of housing styles and types, which will create a nice mix of house and land packages. The first stage will incorporate 150 residential lots. That is expected to be completed in early 2011. Ultimately, about 2 000 lots will be developed in the Golden Bay area. Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Only one person asked the question, member for Nollamara and member for Warnbro. I formally call the member for Warnbro for the second time and the member for Nollamara for the first time. The only person I want to hear from is the minister. Mr W.R. MARMION : As Minister for Housing, one of my important roles is to release affordable land. I am pleased to announce that I have three new land releases. The first one is at Golden Bay. I had the pleasure on Wednesday to drive down to Golden Bay, which is in the member for Rockingham’s electorate. Cabinet also gave approval recently for two joint ventures for land to be released at Henley Brook, which is in the member for Swan Hills’s electorate, and at Hammond Park, which is in the member for Cockburn’s electorate. As Minister for Housing, I am committed to bringing on affordable land. Through these three areas—Golden Bay, Hammond Park and Henley Brook—we should bring on approximately 5 300 lots over the next 15 years. The Golden Bay development is a 160-hectare coastal site. It will comprise residential lots, a primary school and a commercial area. It is ideally located close to Rockingham, Mandurah and the proposed Karnup railway station on the Mandurah line. There will be a range of lot sizes from cottage to larger coastal blocks and a variety of housing styles and types, which will create a nice mix of house and land packages. The first stage will incorporate 150 residential lots. That is expected to be completed in early 2011. Ultimately, about 2 000 lots will be developed in the Golden Bay area. Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
The SPEAKER : Only one person asked the question, member for Nollamara and member for Warnbro. I formally call the member for Warnbro for the second time and the member for Nollamara for the first time. The only person I want to hear from is the minister. Mr W.R. MARMION : As Minister for Housing, one of my important roles is to release affordable land. I am pleased to announce that I have three new land releases. The first one is at Golden Bay. I had the pleasure on Wednesday to drive down to Golden Bay, which is in the member for Rockingham’s electorate. Cabinet also gave approval recently for two joint ventures for land to be released at Henley Brook, which is in the member for Swan Hills’s electorate, and at Hammond Park, which is in the member for Cockburn’s electorate. As Minister for Housing, I am committed to bringing on affordable land. Through these three areas—Golden Bay, Hammond Park and Henley Brook—we should bring on approximately 5 300 lots over the next 15 years. The Golden Bay development is a 160-hectare coastal site. It will comprise residential lots, a primary school and a commercial area. It is ideally located close to Rockingham, Mandurah and the proposed Karnup railway station on the Mandurah line. There will be a range of lot sizes from cottage to larger coastal blocks and a variety of housing styles and types, which will create a nice mix of house and land packages. The first stage will incorporate 150 residential lots. That is expected to be completed in early 2011. Ultimately, about 2 000 lots will be developed in the Golden Bay area. Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
Mr W.R. MARMION : As Minister for Housing, one of my important roles is to release affordable land. I am pleased to announce that I have three new land releases. The first one is at Golden Bay. I had the pleasure on Wednesday to drive down to Golden Bay, which is in the member for Rockingham’s electorate. Cabinet also gave approval recently for two joint ventures for land to be released at Henley Brook, which is in the member for Swan Hills’s electorate, and at Hammond Park, which is in the member for Cockburn’s electorate. As Minister for Housing, I am committed to bringing on affordable land. Through these three areas—Golden Bay, Hammond Park and Henley Brook—we should bring on approximately 5 300 lots over the next 15 years. The Golden Bay development is a 160-hectare coastal site. It will comprise residential lots, a primary school and a commercial area. It is ideally located close to Rockingham, Mandurah and the proposed Karnup railway station on the Mandurah line. There will be a range of lot sizes from cottage to larger coastal blocks and a variety of housing styles and types, which will create a nice mix of house and land packages. The first stage will incorporate 150 residential lots. That is expected to be completed in early 2011. Ultimately, about 2 000 lots will be developed in the Golden Bay area. Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
Mr J.C. Kobelke : It was 2 100 in your press statement last week. You’re just rehashing and wasting our time. The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
The SPEAKER : Member for Balcatta, if you want to ask a question in this place, you know there is a very formal process. I always give you the call. I formally call you for the first time. Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
Mr W.R. MARMION : Moving to Henley Brook, close to the member for Swan Hills’ area, this development is a joint venture with Brookfield Multiplex and will bring on 140 lots, with sales commencing later this year. When this development is completed, which will be about a 15-year project over 225 hectares of land, there will be 2 777 lots of land, which will increase housing affordability and reduce the price of land. In Hammond Park, which is 25 kilometres south west of the Perth CBD, the Department of Housing is doing another joint venture development with Golden Estates. This development will involve 400 new home sites on 30 hectares of residential land. It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
It is my role as the Minister for Housing to bring on land in a responsible manner to try to keep the price of land at an affordable level. This government is committed to bringing on its fair share of land at the lower end. I am pleased that, as a result of some of the planning put forward by the former Minister for Housing, we have been able to bring on Golden Bay, Henley Brook and Hammond Park. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 82 with respect to question time. For the minister to take a press release of 16 June and rehash it here is an abuse and a waste of our time. If question time is diminishing, Mr Speaker, it is in your hands to do something about it. The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
The SPEAKER : I recognise your point of order, member for Balcatta.
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