❓ Mr. Nalder asks the Minister for Planning for an update on the progress of Stage 1 of the Elizabeth Quay project. The Minister details infrastructure upgrades, job creation, and hotel development.
AnsweredQoN 368Legislative Assembly
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ELIZABETH QUAY — STAGE 1 COMPLETION
368. Mr D.C. NALDER to the Minister for Planning:
I understand that the Minister for Planning was at the site
of Elizabeth Quay this morning to detail the nearing completion of stage 1 of
the project. With this in mind, will the minister please update the house on
the progress of this important infrastructure project?
Several members interjected.
368. Mr D.C. NALDER to the Minister for Planning:
I understand that the Minister for Planning was at the site
of Elizabeth Quay this morning to detail the nearing completion of stage 1 of
the project. With this in mind, will the minister please update the house on
the progress of this important infrastructure project?
Several members interjected.
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I thank the member for the question. This is a project that
is of interest to a lot of people, including the member for Perth, in whose
electorate it is of course located, although it will serve a far wider
constituency and audience than just those within the Perth CBD. It is a project
that is very much about transforming Perth, as the capital of Western
Australia, to ensure that we have a city that is more active, liveable and
interesting for both local residents and visitors to Western Australia. As the
current interjections indicate, the opposition has opposed this project in the
form in which it is being undertaken; during the election campaign, the Leader
of the Opposition made it very clear that the opposition supported a very
boring, downscale version of what is being undertaken. The project is now well
advanced and is in the preconstruction stage. The opportunity has been taken to
undertake substantial works which will, to a large extent, futureproof that
part of the Perth CBD in relation to major infrastructure.
Some of that work includes the reconstruction, realignment
and increased capacity of the city's main stormwater drain, and it is a
very interesting, highly technical and specialised project that is underway at
the moment. It involves underwater divers and will increase the capacity of the
drain by 38 per cent. There are 13 new underground power pits being constructed
and, in fact, 11 have already been completed, with another two to be completed.
They will provide for substantially upgraded electricity infrastructure in the
area. A new water main is being installed and there will also be the
duplication of Riverside Drive between William Street and the Narrows Bridge.
We expect that to be opened around November this year.
This is a project that, as I said, will have a substantial
effect on the Perth CBD. We expect the construction phase of the major inlet
and associated works to begin within the next month or two; it will provide for
400 jobs, and we ultimately expect the area to provide for 10 000 workers.
There will be at least one hotel on the site; the shortlist of three has been
determined, with a preferred proponent currently in discussions with the
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority. I hope that there will be an announcement
in relation to the successful proponent for the first hotel operation within
the next few weeks or so.
After more than 30 years of debate, this project is well
underway and is being made to happen by this government.
is of interest to a lot of people, including the member for Perth, in whose
electorate it is of course located, although it will serve a far wider
constituency and audience than just those within the Perth CBD. It is a project
that is very much about transforming Perth, as the capital of Western
Australia, to ensure that we have a city that is more active, liveable and
interesting for both local residents and visitors to Western Australia. As the
current interjections indicate, the opposition has opposed this project in the
form in which it is being undertaken; during the election campaign, the Leader
of the Opposition made it very clear that the opposition supported a very
boring, downscale version of what is being undertaken. The project is now well
advanced and is in the preconstruction stage. The opportunity has been taken to
undertake substantial works which will, to a large extent, futureproof that
part of the Perth CBD in relation to major infrastructure.
Some of that work includes the reconstruction, realignment
and increased capacity of the city's main stormwater drain, and it is a
very interesting, highly technical and specialised project that is underway at
the moment. It involves underwater divers and will increase the capacity of the
drain by 38 per cent. There are 13 new underground power pits being constructed
and, in fact, 11 have already been completed, with another two to be completed.
They will provide for substantially upgraded electricity infrastructure in the
area. A new water main is being installed and there will also be the
duplication of Riverside Drive between William Street and the Narrows Bridge.
We expect that to be opened around November this year.
This is a project that, as I said, will have a substantial
effect on the Perth CBD. We expect the construction phase of the major inlet
and associated works to begin within the next month or two; it will provide for
400 jobs, and we ultimately expect the area to provide for 10 000 workers.
There will be at least one hotel on the site; the shortlist of three has been
determined, with a preferred proponent currently in discussions with the
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority. I hope that there will be an announcement
in relation to the successful proponent for the first hotel operation within
the next few weeks or so.
After more than 30 years of debate, this project is well
underway and is being made to happen by this government.
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