❓ Question regarding updates on the Perth City Link and Elizabeth Quay projects. The Minister provides an update, highlighting progress and future developments, but the response is interrupted by interjections and political point-scoring.
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PERTH CITY LINK
AND ELIZABETH QUAY PROJECTS
465. Mr M.W. SUTHERLAND to the Minister for Planning:
I, firstly, welcome the Carey Baptist College on behalf of
the member for Darling Range.
Last Sunday the state government —
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Midland, I hope you want to stay in this place. You should stay in this place
for question time, member for Midland. I will not say any more.
Mr
M.W. SUTHERLAND : Last Sunday the state government launched a public
information campaign www.getthebiggerpicture.com, which coordinates traffic and
travel information and information on the major Perth City Link and riverside
developments. Can the minister please update the house on these developments?
AND ELIZABETH QUAY PROJECTS
465. Mr M.W. SUTHERLAND to the Minister for Planning:
I, firstly, welcome the Carey Baptist College on behalf of
the member for Darling Range.
Last Sunday the state government —
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Midland, I hope you want to stay in this place. You should stay in this place
for question time, member for Midland. I will not say any more.
Mr
M.W. SUTHERLAND : Last Sunday the state government launched a public
information campaign www.getthebiggerpicture.com, which coordinates traffic and
travel information and information on the major Perth City Link and riverside
developments. Can the minister please update the house on these developments?
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I thank the member for Mount Lawley for the question. I made
some comments yesterday about the Elizabeth Quay Perth Waterfront project, one
of the major city building projects that is underway, and other projects that
are underway that are having a transforming effect on the CBD and Perth as the
capital of Western Australia. One of
those projects is the riverside project in the eastern part of the CBD, which
is having the effect of transforming the eastern gateway to our city and will
create a vibrant new destination for not only the people of Perth, but also
visitors to our city. The work is well underway. Some of the works that are
currently progressing include stabilising —
Mr J.N. Hyde : How many new hotels have you built in four
years?
Mr J.H.D. DAY : I will come to hotel rooms in just a
moment.
Mr J.N. Hyde : No, tell us now—how many?
Dr M.D. Nahan : In seven years how many did you build?
The SPEAKER : Member for Riverton, welcome; I formally call you to order for the
first time. Member for Kingsley, I formally call you to order for the first
time as well. Member for Perth, you might get an answer if you stood and asked
a question. I formally call you to order for the first time today.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : If the member for Perth had his way, there
would be absolutely nothing happening in Perth at all.
Mr J.N. Hyde : There isn't! It is all on the
website! Stop seeking interjections, it is unparliamentary.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : Like the fence-sitting Leader of the
Opposition, the member for Perth opposes the Elizabeth Quay project and the
stadium in East Perth. He is part of the Labor opposition that opposes the
redevelopment of the museum. The member for Perth has lined himself up,
together with the Leader of the Opposition, with the City Gatekeepers group,
which would have a minor redevelopment between Riverside Drive and the Swan
River that would be completely inconsequential.
The member for Perth asked about the number of hotel rooms that are
currently under construction in Perth. I am pleased to say that construction of
the $450 million Queens Riverside development by Frasers Property Australia,
which will provide a new urban quarter for Perth and include apartments, townhouses
and commercial space for the new retail precinct, as well as dining experiences
and public open spaces, is well underway. The first stage of the development,
Fraser Suites Perth, a 236-suite luxury hotel, is scheduled for completion next
month. I think that might be in the electorate of the member for Perth—an
electorate that he does not deserve to represent.
Mr J.N. Hyde : Keep spending all your money there, because
every other of the 56 seats knows that you are not spending it there.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : You wish!
Mr J.N. Hyde : You are not spending it on the residents;
you are spending it on your corporate mates!
Mr J.H.D. DAY : Which party does the member for Perth
represent in here?
Mr J.N. Hyde : Western Australia Labor, and proud of it.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had to drag that out of the member!
Anybody who visits the area can see that work is well underway on the
Perth City Link project, in particular the undergrounding of the rail line,
which is expected to be completed in 2014. The Metropolitan Redevelopment
Authority is currently undertaking works in the Milligan Street precinct that
will create two development sites, provide significant landscaping and also
public art, and works including the northern extension of Milligan Street. A
new intersection at Wellington Street will be completed in October this year,
with the rest of the works to be completed by December 2012.
Members would also be aware that a Leighton Properties–Mirvac
consortium has been announced as the frontrunner for the redevelopment of the
precinct, and is currently involved in detailed negotiations and discussions
with the MRA. Leighton Properties is also delivering the first commercial
building on the Seven Network–owned site, which is expected to commence
construction in early 2013.
The Leader of the Opposition frequently accuses the government of being
city-centric and we just heard that sentiment expressed by the member for Perth
as well. The Leader of the Opposition opposes much of the revitalisation that
is underway. I demonstrated yesterday his recent fence-sitting pose, and
despite criticising the government for downscaling the Perth Waterfront project
three years ago, he is now saying that it is too big. It is time for the Leader
of the Opposition to make up his mind on where he sits on this project.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro!
Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the end, members opposite need to take a
position on these major projects and decide whether they are good for Western
Australia. In the government's view, they are clearly highly desired.
In late 2008, the Leader of the Opposition was good enough to read into Hansard the valedictory speech that
would otherwise have been delivered by the former member for Thornlie and
Kenwick at various times, Hon Sheila McHale. Hon Sheila McHale at least was
much more enlightened on these issues, because she said, as was read into Hansard by the Leader of the Opposition —
But this city, this State demands the continued investment in its
cultural heart in order to keep alive. We will recover from the meltdown. We
won't recover in the long term if projects of significance are
jettisoned out of timidity, risk aversion or worse under the guise that the
state can no longer afford them.
The planning for projects such as the stadium, the East Perth Museum —
That is where the
previous government was going to locate it, but I am sure she would support the
redevelopment of the museum on whatever location —
and the Waterfront development need at least two years. Let that
planning continue so that we as a state wanting to move forward can do so when
the market corrects itself as it will.
That is what the
Leader of the Opposition said in late 2008 when he read into Hansard the comments of Hon Sheila
McHale. She was certainly very well aware of the needs of Perth as a CBD. I
believe the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Rockingham, probably then
had some understanding of what needed to be done, but now he needs to get off
the fence and take a clear position on these projects.
Several members
interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I formally call you to order for the first time
today.
some comments yesterday about the Elizabeth Quay Perth Waterfront project, one
of the major city building projects that is underway, and other projects that
are underway that are having a transforming effect on the CBD and Perth as the
capital of Western Australia. One of
those projects is the riverside project in the eastern part of the CBD, which
is having the effect of transforming the eastern gateway to our city and will
create a vibrant new destination for not only the people of Perth, but also
visitors to our city. The work is well underway. Some of the works that are
currently progressing include stabilising —
Mr J.N. Hyde : How many new hotels have you built in four
years?
Mr J.H.D. DAY : I will come to hotel rooms in just a
moment.
Mr J.N. Hyde : No, tell us now—how many?
Dr M.D. Nahan : In seven years how many did you build?
The SPEAKER : Member for Riverton, welcome; I formally call you to order for the
first time. Member for Kingsley, I formally call you to order for the first
time as well. Member for Perth, you might get an answer if you stood and asked
a question. I formally call you to order for the first time today.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : If the member for Perth had his way, there
would be absolutely nothing happening in Perth at all.
Mr J.N. Hyde : There isn't! It is all on the
website! Stop seeking interjections, it is unparliamentary.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : Like the fence-sitting Leader of the
Opposition, the member for Perth opposes the Elizabeth Quay project and the
stadium in East Perth. He is part of the Labor opposition that opposes the
redevelopment of the museum. The member for Perth has lined himself up,
together with the Leader of the Opposition, with the City Gatekeepers group,
which would have a minor redevelopment between Riverside Drive and the Swan
River that would be completely inconsequential.
The member for Perth asked about the number of hotel rooms that are
currently under construction in Perth. I am pleased to say that construction of
the $450 million Queens Riverside development by Frasers Property Australia,
which will provide a new urban quarter for Perth and include apartments, townhouses
and commercial space for the new retail precinct, as well as dining experiences
and public open spaces, is well underway. The first stage of the development,
Fraser Suites Perth, a 236-suite luxury hotel, is scheduled for completion next
month. I think that might be in the electorate of the member for Perth—an
electorate that he does not deserve to represent.
Mr J.N. Hyde : Keep spending all your money there, because
every other of the 56 seats knows that you are not spending it there.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : You wish!
Mr J.N. Hyde : You are not spending it on the residents;
you are spending it on your corporate mates!
Mr J.H.D. DAY : Which party does the member for Perth
represent in here?
Mr J.N. Hyde : Western Australia Labor, and proud of it.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had to drag that out of the member!
Anybody who visits the area can see that work is well underway on the
Perth City Link project, in particular the undergrounding of the rail line,
which is expected to be completed in 2014. The Metropolitan Redevelopment
Authority is currently undertaking works in the Milligan Street precinct that
will create two development sites, provide significant landscaping and also
public art, and works including the northern extension of Milligan Street. A
new intersection at Wellington Street will be completed in October this year,
with the rest of the works to be completed by December 2012.
Members would also be aware that a Leighton Properties–Mirvac
consortium has been announced as the frontrunner for the redevelopment of the
precinct, and is currently involved in detailed negotiations and discussions
with the MRA. Leighton Properties is also delivering the first commercial
building on the Seven Network–owned site, which is expected to commence
construction in early 2013.
The Leader of the Opposition frequently accuses the government of being
city-centric and we just heard that sentiment expressed by the member for Perth
as well. The Leader of the Opposition opposes much of the revitalisation that
is underway. I demonstrated yesterday his recent fence-sitting pose, and
despite criticising the government for downscaling the Perth Waterfront project
three years ago, he is now saying that it is too big. It is time for the Leader
of the Opposition to make up his mind on where he sits on this project.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro!
Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the end, members opposite need to take a
position on these major projects and decide whether they are good for Western
Australia. In the government's view, they are clearly highly desired.
In late 2008, the Leader of the Opposition was good enough to read into Hansard the valedictory speech that
would otherwise have been delivered by the former member for Thornlie and
Kenwick at various times, Hon Sheila McHale. Hon Sheila McHale at least was
much more enlightened on these issues, because she said, as was read into Hansard by the Leader of the Opposition —
But this city, this State demands the continued investment in its
cultural heart in order to keep alive. We will recover from the meltdown. We
won't recover in the long term if projects of significance are
jettisoned out of timidity, risk aversion or worse under the guise that the
state can no longer afford them.
The planning for projects such as the stadium, the East Perth Museum —
That is where the
previous government was going to locate it, but I am sure she would support the
redevelopment of the museum on whatever location —
and the Waterfront development need at least two years. Let that
planning continue so that we as a state wanting to move forward can do so when
the market corrects itself as it will.
That is what the
Leader of the Opposition said in late 2008 when he read into Hansard the comments of Hon Sheila
McHale. She was certainly very well aware of the needs of Perth as a CBD. I
believe the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Rockingham, probably then
had some understanding of what needed to be done, but now he needs to get off
the fence and take a clear position on these projects.
Several members
interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I formally call you to order for the first time
today.
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