❓ Mr Britza asks about attractions at the Perth Cultural Centre during the school holidays. The Minister responds by highlighting the government's investment in the centre and details various exhibitions and activities available.
AnsweredQoN 512Legislative Assembly
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PERTH CULTURAL CENTRE — ACTIVITIES
512. Mr I.M. BRITZA to the
Minister for Culture and the Arts:
Before I ask my question, I
acknowledge the teaching staff and student leadership group from North Perth
Primary School in the member for Perth's electorate.
School holidays are almost upon us,
and those of us with children are about to take a deep breath! Can the minister
please inform the house of the attractions at the Perth Cultural Centre and
surrounds in the coming weeks?
512. Mr I.M. BRITZA to the
Minister for Culture and the Arts:
Before I ask my question, I
acknowledge the teaching staff and student leadership group from North Perth
Primary School in the member for Perth's electorate.
School holidays are almost upon us,
and those of us with children are about to take a deep breath! Can the minister
please inform the house of the attractions at the Perth Cultural Centre and
surrounds in the coming weeks?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question,
and I welcome to the public gallery another group of school students from Ocean
Road Primary School in the electorate of Dawesville.
One area in which this government
has made an enormous difference since it came to office in 2008 is the Perth Cultural
Centre. The work that has been undertaken between the government and the
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the state's cultural
institutions means that the cultural centre is now a very active and important
precinct in the Perth CBD, with a range of activities. As I have said before in
this place, the precinct is now much safer and more attractive than was the
case prior to 2008. It has been a commitment of this government, and I am
delighted to have played a role over the last almost six years to help bring
that about. I can inform members, if they are not otherwise aware of it, that
it has been a particular priority of the Premier as well.
The precinct will be very active over the next two winter
months. I think many members have taken the opportunity to visit the Dinosaur Discovery exhibition at the
Western Australian Museum, which opened in April.
Mr P.B. Watson interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Albany!
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : The
Premier has a very strong interest in the Western Australian Museum and the
$428 million redevelopment that is occurring. In a more contemporary sense,
over 88 000 people have visited the Dinosaur
Discovery exhibition to this point, so that shows the role that a modern
museum can have in an educational sense and an entertainment sense. To
complement this exhibition, the big screen at the cultural centre has become an
interactive prehistoric world in a virtual sense and people can experience
visually what it was like to walk with dinosaurs millions of years ago. That
will be present at the centre until the middle of August this year. In a first
at the cultural centre, Perth's first inner-city ice-skating rink will
open on 4 July. It will be a 250-square-metre rink that will be open from 9.00 am
until late each day during the school holidays between 4 and 20 July. It will
be a ticketed venue, but I am sure that there will be a lot of interest in it
for those who are brave enough to go ice-skating. There will also be a cafe and
bar in the area during that period.
At the Art Gallery of Western Australia, there is, amongst
other exhibitions, the Animal Ark exhibition, which features works from the state collection containing animal
motifs, and there are special activity spaces for families as part of that
exhibition. The State Library of Western Australia will celebrate its 125 th birthday this year with its Memory House exhibition, and that is also worth visiting. Between the Art Gallery, the State
Library and the WA Museum, last year over two million people visited those very
important cultural institutions. A survey that was compiled by Live Performance
Australia reported that over 1.7 million people in Western Australia attended
live performances in 2012. One of the live performances that will be coming up
over the next two months is the Black Swan State Theatre Company's
performance of Dust , and the Western
Australian Opera Co and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra will present
Mozart's The Magic Flute opera at His Majesty's
Theatre. There is much to do, and I am very pleased that the arts landscape in
Western Australia is very active, as always, but particularly over the winter
months this year.
and I welcome to the public gallery another group of school students from Ocean
Road Primary School in the electorate of Dawesville.
One area in which this government
has made an enormous difference since it came to office in 2008 is the Perth Cultural
Centre. The work that has been undertaken between the government and the
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the state's cultural
institutions means that the cultural centre is now a very active and important
precinct in the Perth CBD, with a range of activities. As I have said before in
this place, the precinct is now much safer and more attractive than was the
case prior to 2008. It has been a commitment of this government, and I am
delighted to have played a role over the last almost six years to help bring
that about. I can inform members, if they are not otherwise aware of it, that
it has been a particular priority of the Premier as well.
The precinct will be very active over the next two winter
months. I think many members have taken the opportunity to visit the Dinosaur Discovery exhibition at the
Western Australian Museum, which opened in April.
Mr P.B. Watson interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Albany!
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : The
Premier has a very strong interest in the Western Australian Museum and the
$428 million redevelopment that is occurring. In a more contemporary sense,
over 88 000 people have visited the Dinosaur
Discovery exhibition to this point, so that shows the role that a modern
museum can have in an educational sense and an entertainment sense. To
complement this exhibition, the big screen at the cultural centre has become an
interactive prehistoric world in a virtual sense and people can experience
visually what it was like to walk with dinosaurs millions of years ago. That
will be present at the centre until the middle of August this year. In a first
at the cultural centre, Perth's first inner-city ice-skating rink will
open on 4 July. It will be a 250-square-metre rink that will be open from 9.00 am
until late each day during the school holidays between 4 and 20 July. It will
be a ticketed venue, but I am sure that there will be a lot of interest in it
for those who are brave enough to go ice-skating. There will also be a cafe and
bar in the area during that period.
At the Art Gallery of Western Australia, there is, amongst
other exhibitions, the Animal Ark exhibition, which features works from the state collection containing animal
motifs, and there are special activity spaces for families as part of that
exhibition. The State Library of Western Australia will celebrate its 125 th birthday this year with its Memory House exhibition, and that is also worth visiting. Between the Art Gallery, the State
Library and the WA Museum, last year over two million people visited those very
important cultural institutions. A survey that was compiled by Live Performance
Australia reported that over 1.7 million people in Western Australia attended
live performances in 2012. One of the live performances that will be coming up
over the next two months is the Black Swan State Theatre Company's
performance of Dust , and the Western
Australian Opera Co and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra will present
Mozart's The Magic Flute opera at His Majesty's
Theatre. There is much to do, and I am very pleased that the arts landscape in
Western Australia is very active, as always, but particularly over the winter
months this year.
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