❓ The Minister for Education defends the Swanbourne Senior High School redevelopment process, contrasting it favourably with the previous government's handling of the Scarborough Senior High School sale, accusing the Leader of the Opposition of hypocrisy and NIMBYism.
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The Leader of the Opposition has complained about the process initiated for the redevelopment of the Swanbourne Senior High School site. How does this process compare with the sale of the Scarborough Senior High School site that was initiated by the previous Government? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I thank the member for this question. When this issue became a topic of discussion yesterday, I made inquiries with the Department of Education about what processes had been put in place for the Swanbourne situation. The response was that a progressive series of negotiations about the development proposal have occurred between the Department of Education, the City of Nedlands and the Town of Claremont. That process has involved community involvement from focus groups at all stages. The meeting last night was the fourth meeting to involve the community in the process. I also inquired about how the meeting went last night. I was told that it was a very good meeting and that it resolved that negotiations would continue until all the issues were resolved. One person stood out at the meeting for his behaviour - the Leader of the Opposition. He was described as simply grandstanding on the issue. This whole process - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: This process has involved community input from the beginning. I then asked how the process for the redevelopment of the Swanbourne Senior High School site compared with the process that was undertaken for the sale of the Scarborough Senior High School. It was a very interesting comparison. How much community consultation do members think the Department of Education engaged in with the local community until the change of Government? The member for Innaloo and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure know the answer. The previous Government, including the then Minister for Education, who is now the Leader of the Opposition, did not engage in any community consultation whatsoever with the people of Scarborough. The only community consultation occurred after the change of Government, although when we were in opposition we were involved in consultation with that school. Consultation with the Government occurred only after the change of government. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The Leader of the Opposition continues his consistently contumelious behaviour. He is consistently contemptible. He consistently behaves inappropriately, and he is doing it again now. Members have only to read the remarks he made yesterday about the potential for a Homeswest development in Swanbourne to see what issue underlies him. He does not want Homeswest accommodation to be built in that area in his electorate. That is the truth of the matter. He does not want public housing there. On the Paul Murray show yesterday he said that Homeswest housing should not be built there. He said that it should be put in some other areas because there was no general demand for Homeswest housing in that area. However, he attempted to cover his tracks by saying that he did not object to Homeswest housing for the elderly or disabled people. He did not mention that they might be the clientele that the Government had in mind. The Leader of the Opposition said that he did not want Homeswest accommodation built there anyway because there is no access to public transport. However, he also objects to the Government’s plan to build public transport to service the people in the far-flung suburbs. It is unfortunate that once the trappings of office were stripped from the Leader of the Opposition, his real personality emerged. I listen with great interest to the interjections he makes on the member for Perth. They provide a beautiful window into the Leader of the Opposition’s spirit. It is not a pleasant place to be. He lives in a world of his own, which the rest of the members of the Opposition do not wish to inhabit. The Leader of the Opposition’s spaceship is ready to take him off to that world every night, and he has no support. He is doing himself and all the members on that side of the Chamber a disservice. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for this question. When this issue became a topic of discussion yesterday, I made inquiries with the Department of Education about what processes had been put in place for the Swanbourne situation. The response was that a progressive series of negotiations about the development proposal have occurred between the Department of Education, the City of Nedlands and the Town of Claremont. That process has involved community involvement from focus groups at all stages. The meeting last night was the fourth meeting to involve the community in the process. I also inquired about how the meeting went last night. I was told that it was a very good meeting and that it resolved that negotiations would continue until all the issues were resolved. One person stood out at the meeting for his behaviour - the Leader of the Opposition. He was described as simply grandstanding on the issue. This whole process - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: This process has involved community input from the beginning. I then asked how the process for the redevelopment of the Swanbourne Senior High School site compared with the process that was undertaken for the sale of the Scarborough Senior High School. It was a very interesting comparison. How much community consultation do members think the Department of Education engaged in with the local community until the change of Government? The member for Innaloo and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure know the answer. The previous Government, including the then Minister for Education, who is now the Leader of the Opposition, did not engage in any community consultation whatsoever with the people of Scarborough. The only community consultation occurred after the change of Government, although when we were in opposition we were involved in consultation with that school. Consultation with the Government occurred only after the change of government. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The Leader of the Opposition continues his consistently contumelious behaviour. He is consistently contemptible. He consistently behaves inappropriately, and he is doing it again now. Members have only to read the remarks he made yesterday about the potential for a Homeswest development in Swanbourne to see what issue underlies him. He does not want Homeswest accommodation to be built in that area in his electorate. That is the truth of the matter. He does not want public housing there. On the Paul Murray show yesterday he said that Homeswest housing should not be built there. He said that it should be put in some other areas because there was no general demand for Homeswest housing in that area. However, he attempted to cover his tracks by saying that he did not object to Homeswest housing for the elderly or disabled people. He did not mention that they might be the clientele that the Government had in mind. The Leader of the Opposition said that he did not want Homeswest accommodation built there anyway because there is no access to public transport. However, he also objects to the Government’s plan to build public transport to service the people in the far-flung suburbs. It is unfortunate that once the trappings of office were stripped from the Leader of the Opposition, his real personality emerged. I listen with great interest to the interjections he makes on the member for Perth. They provide a beautiful window into the Leader of the Opposition’s spirit. It is not a pleasant place to be. He lives in a world of his own, which the rest of the members of the Opposition do not wish to inhabit. The Leader of the Opposition’s spaceship is ready to take him off to that world every night, and he has no support. He is doing himself and all the members on that side of the Chamber a disservice. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
I thank the member for this question. When this issue became a topic of discussion yesterday, I made inquiries with the Department of Education about what processes had been put in place for the Swanbourne situation. The response was that a progressive series of negotiations about the development proposal have occurred between the Department of Education, the City of Nedlands and the Town of Claremont. That process has involved community involvement from focus groups at all stages. The meeting last night was the fourth meeting to involve the community in the process. I also inquired about how the meeting went last night. I was told that it was a very good meeting and that it resolved that negotiations would continue until all the issues were resolved. One person stood out at the meeting for his behaviour - the Leader of the Opposition. He was described as simply grandstanding on the issue. This whole process - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: This process has involved community input from the beginning. I then asked how the process for the redevelopment of the Swanbourne Senior High School site compared with the process that was undertaken for the sale of the Scarborough Senior High School. It was a very interesting comparison. How much community consultation do members think the Department of Education engaged in with the local community until the change of Government? The member for Innaloo and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure know the answer. The previous Government, including the then Minister for Education, who is now the Leader of the Opposition, did not engage in any community consultation whatsoever with the people of Scarborough. The only community consultation occurred after the change of Government, although when we were in opposition we were involved in consultation with that school. Consultation with the Government occurred only after the change of government. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The Leader of the Opposition continues his consistently contumelious behaviour. He is consistently contemptible. He consistently behaves inappropriately, and he is doing it again now. Members have only to read the remarks he made yesterday about the potential for a Homeswest development in Swanbourne to see what issue underlies him. He does not want Homeswest accommodation to be built in that area in his electorate. That is the truth of the matter. He does not want public housing there. On the Paul Murray show yesterday he said that Homeswest housing should not be built there. He said that it should be put in some other areas because there was no general demand for Homeswest housing in that area. However, he attempted to cover his tracks by saying that he did not object to Homeswest housing for the elderly or disabled people. He did not mention that they might be the clientele that the Government had in mind. The Leader of the Opposition said that he did not want Homeswest accommodation built there anyway because there is no access to public transport. However, he also objects to the Government’s plan to build public transport to service the people in the far-flung suburbs. It is unfortunate that once the trappings of office were stripped from the Leader of the Opposition, his real personality emerged. I listen with great interest to the interjections he makes on the member for Perth. They provide a beautiful window into the Leader of the Opposition’s spirit. It is not a pleasant place to be. He lives in a world of his own, which the rest of the members of the Opposition do not wish to inhabit. The Leader of the Opposition’s spaceship is ready to take him off to that world every night, and he has no support. He is doing himself and all the members on that side of the Chamber a disservice. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: This process has involved community input from the beginning. I then asked how the process for the redevelopment of the Swanbourne Senior High School site compared with the process that was undertaken for the sale of the Scarborough Senior High School. It was a very interesting comparison. How much community consultation do members think the Department of Education engaged in with the local community until the change of Government? The member for Innaloo and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure know the answer. The previous Government, including the then Minister for Education, who is now the Leader of the Opposition, did not engage in any community consultation whatsoever with the people of Scarborough. The only community consultation occurred after the change of Government, although when we were in opposition we were involved in consultation with that school. Consultation with the Government occurred only after the change of government. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The Leader of the Opposition continues his consistently contumelious behaviour. He is consistently contemptible. He consistently behaves inappropriately, and he is doing it again now. Members have only to read the remarks he made yesterday about the potential for a Homeswest development in Swanbourne to see what issue underlies him. He does not want Homeswest accommodation to be built in that area in his electorate. That is the truth of the matter. He does not want public housing there. On the Paul Murray show yesterday he said that Homeswest housing should not be built there. He said that it should be put in some other areas because there was no general demand for Homeswest housing in that area. However, he attempted to cover his tracks by saying that he did not object to Homeswest housing for the elderly or disabled people. He did not mention that they might be the clientele that the Government had in mind. The Leader of the Opposition said that he did not want Homeswest accommodation built there anyway because there is no access to public transport. However, he also objects to the Government’s plan to build public transport to service the people in the far-flung suburbs. It is unfortunate that once the trappings of office were stripped from the Leader of the Opposition, his real personality emerged. I listen with great interest to the interjections he makes on the member for Perth. They provide a beautiful window into the Leader of the Opposition’s spirit. It is not a pleasant place to be. He lives in a world of his own, which the rest of the members of the Opposition do not wish to inhabit. The Leader of the Opposition’s spaceship is ready to take him off to that world every night, and he has no support. He is doing himself and all the members on that side of the Chamber a disservice. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
The SPEAKER: Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: This process has involved community input from the beginning. I then asked how the process for the redevelopment of the Swanbourne Senior High School site compared with the process that was undertaken for the sale of the Scarborough Senior High School. It was a very interesting comparison. How much community consultation do members think the Department of Education engaged in with the local community until the change of Government? The member for Innaloo and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure know the answer. The previous Government, including the then Minister for Education, who is now the Leader of the Opposition, did not engage in any community consultation whatsoever with the people of Scarborough. The only community consultation occurred after the change of Government, although when we were in opposition we were involved in consultation with that school. Consultation with the Government occurred only after the change of government. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The Leader of the Opposition continues his consistently contumelious behaviour. He is consistently contemptible. He consistently behaves inappropriately, and he is doing it again now. Members have only to read the remarks he made yesterday about the potential for a Homeswest development in Swanbourne to see what issue underlies him. He does not want Homeswest accommodation to be built in that area in his electorate. That is the truth of the matter. He does not want public housing there. On the Paul Murray show yesterday he said that Homeswest housing should not be built there. He said that it should be put in some other areas because there was no general demand for Homeswest housing in that area. However, he attempted to cover his tracks by saying that he did not object to Homeswest housing for the elderly or disabled people. He did not mention that they might be the clientele that the Government had in mind. The Leader of the Opposition said that he did not want Homeswest accommodation built there anyway because there is no access to public transport. However, he also objects to the Government’s plan to build public transport to service the people in the far-flung suburbs. It is unfortunate that once the trappings of office were stripped from the Leader of the Opposition, his real personality emerged. I listen with great interest to the interjections he makes on the member for Perth. They provide a beautiful window into the Leader of the Opposition’s spirit. It is not a pleasant place to be. He lives in a world of his own, which the rest of the members of the Opposition do not wish to inhabit. The Leader of the Opposition’s spaceship is ready to take him off to that world every night, and he has no support. He is doing himself and all the members on that side of the Chamber a disservice. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: This process has involved community input from the beginning. I then asked how the process for the redevelopment of the Swanbourne Senior High School site compared with the process that was undertaken for the sale of the Scarborough Senior High School. It was a very interesting comparison. How much community consultation do members think the Department of Education engaged in with the local community until the change of Government? The member for Innaloo and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure know the answer. The previous Government, including the then Minister for Education, who is now the Leader of the Opposition, did not engage in any community consultation whatsoever with the people of Scarborough. The only community consultation occurred after the change of Government, although when we were in opposition we were involved in consultation with that school. Consultation with the Government occurred only after the change of government. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The Leader of the Opposition continues his consistently contumelious behaviour. He is consistently contemptible. He consistently behaves inappropriately, and he is doing it again now. Members have only to read the remarks he made yesterday about the potential for a Homeswest development in Swanbourne to see what issue underlies him. He does not want Homeswest accommodation to be built in that area in his electorate. That is the truth of the matter. He does not want public housing there. On the Paul Murray show yesterday he said that Homeswest housing should not be built there. He said that it should be put in some other areas because there was no general demand for Homeswest housing in that area. However, he attempted to cover his tracks by saying that he did not object to Homeswest housing for the elderly or disabled people. He did not mention that they might be the clientele that the Government had in mind. The Leader of the Opposition said that he did not want Homeswest accommodation built there anyway because there is no access to public transport. However, he also objects to the Government’s plan to build public transport to service the people in the far-flung suburbs. It is unfortunate that once the trappings of office were stripped from the Leader of the Opposition, his real personality emerged. I listen with great interest to the interjections he makes on the member for Perth. They provide a beautiful window into the Leader of the Opposition’s spirit. It is not a pleasant place to be. He lives in a world of his own, which the rest of the members of the Opposition do not wish to inhabit. The Leader of the Opposition’s spaceship is ready to take him off to that world every night, and he has no support. He is doing himself and all the members on that side of the Chamber a disservice. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The Leader of the Opposition continues his consistently contumelious behaviour. He is consistently contemptible. He consistently behaves inappropriately, and he is doing it again now. Members have only to read the remarks he made yesterday about the potential for a Homeswest development in Swanbourne to see what issue underlies him. He does not want Homeswest accommodation to be built in that area in his electorate. That is the truth of the matter. He does not want public housing there. On the Paul Murray show yesterday he said that Homeswest housing should not be built there. He said that it should be put in some other areas because there was no general demand for Homeswest housing in that area. However, he attempted to cover his tracks by saying that he did not object to Homeswest housing for the elderly or disabled people. He did not mention that they might be the clientele that the Government had in mind. The Leader of the Opposition said that he did not want Homeswest accommodation built there anyway because there is no access to public transport. However, he also objects to the Government’s plan to build public transport to service the people in the far-flung suburbs. It is unfortunate that once the trappings of office were stripped from the Leader of the Opposition, his real personality emerged. I listen with great interest to the interjections he makes on the member for Perth. They provide a beautiful window into the Leader of the Opposition’s spirit. It is not a pleasant place to be. He lives in a world of his own, which the rest of the members of the Opposition do not wish to inhabit. The Leader of the Opposition’s spaceship is ready to take him off to that world every night, and he has no support. He is doing himself and all the members on that side of the Chamber a disservice. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The Leader of the Opposition continues his consistently contumelious behaviour. He is consistently contemptible. He consistently behaves inappropriately, and he is doing it again now. Members have only to read the remarks he made yesterday about the potential for a Homeswest development in Swanbourne to see what issue underlies him. He does not want Homeswest accommodation to be built in that area in his electorate. That is the truth of the matter. He does not want public housing there. On the Paul Murray show yesterday he said that Homeswest housing should not be built there. He said that it should be put in some other areas because there was no general demand for Homeswest housing in that area. However, he attempted to cover his tracks by saying that he did not object to Homeswest housing for the elderly or disabled people. He did not mention that they might be the clientele that the Government had in mind. The Leader of the Opposition said that he did not want Homeswest accommodation built there anyway because there is no access to public transport. However, he also objects to the Government’s plan to build public transport to service the people in the far-flung suburbs. It is unfortunate that once the trappings of office were stripped from the Leader of the Opposition, his real personality emerged. I listen with great interest to the interjections he makes on the member for Perth. They provide a beautiful window into the Leader of the Opposition’s spirit. It is not a pleasant place to be. He lives in a world of his own, which the rest of the members of the Opposition do not wish to inhabit. The Leader of the Opposition’s spaceship is ready to take him off to that world every night, and he has no support. He is doing himself and all the members on that side of the Chamber a disservice. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
It is unfortunate that once the trappings of office were stripped from the Leader of the Opposition, his real personality emerged. I listen with great interest to the interjections he makes on the member for Perth. They provide a beautiful window into the Leader of the Opposition’s spirit. It is not a pleasant place to be. He lives in a world of his own, which the rest of the members of the Opposition do not wish to inhabit. The Leader of the Opposition’s spaceship is ready to take him off to that world every night, and he has no support. He is doing himself and all the members on that side of the Chamber a disservice. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for this question. When this issue became a topic of discussion yesterday, I made inquiries with the Department of Education about what processes had been put in place for the Swanbourne situation. The response was that a progressive series of negotiations about the development proposal have occurred between the Department of Education, the City of Nedlands and the Town of Claremont. That process has involved community involvement from focus groups at all stages. The meeting last night was the fourth meeting to involve the community in the process. I also inquired about how the meeting went last night. I was told that it was a very good meeting and that it resolved that negotiations would continue until all the issues were resolved. One person stood out at the meeting for his behaviour - the Leader of the Opposition. He was described as simply grandstanding on the issue. This whole process - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: This process has involved community input from the beginning. I then asked how the process for the redevelopment of the Swanbourne Senior High School site compared with the process that was undertaken for the sale of the Scarborough Senior High School. It was a very interesting comparison. How much community consultation do members think the Department of Education engaged in with the local community until the change of Government? The member for Innaloo and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure know the answer. The previous Government, including the then Minister for Education, who is now the Leader of the Opposition, did not engage in any community consultation whatsoever with the people of Scarborough. The only community consultation occurred after the change of Government, although when we were in opposition we were involved in consultation with that school. Consultation with the Government occurred only after the change of government. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The Leader of the Opposition continues his consistently contumelious behaviour. He is consistently contemptible. He consistently behaves inappropriately, and he is doing it again now. Members have only to read the remarks he made yesterday about the potential for a Homeswest development in Swanbourne to see what issue underlies him. He does not want Homeswest accommodation to be built in that area in his electorate. That is the truth of the matter. He does not want public housing there. On the Paul Murray show yesterday he said that Homeswest housing should not be built there. He said that it should be put in some other areas because there was no general demand for Homeswest housing in that area. However, he attempted to cover his tracks by saying that he did not object to Homeswest housing for the elderly or disabled people. He did not mention that they might be the clientele that the Government had in mind. The Leader of the Opposition said that he did not want Homeswest accommodation built there anyway because there is no access to public transport. However, he also objects to the Government’s plan to build public transport to service the people in the far-flung suburbs. It is unfortunate that once the trappings of office were stripped from the Leader of the Opposition, his real personality emerged. I listen with great interest to the interjections he makes on the member for Perth. They provide a beautiful window into the Leader of the Opposition’s spirit. It is not a pleasant place to be. He lives in a world of his own, which the rest of the members of the Opposition do not wish to inhabit. The Leader of the Opposition’s spaceship is ready to take him off to that world every night, and he has no support. He is doing himself and all the members on that side of the Chamber a disservice. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
I thank the member for this question. When this issue became a topic of discussion yesterday, I made inquiries with the Department of Education about what processes had been put in place for the Swanbourne situation. The response was that a progressive series of negotiations about the development proposal have occurred between the Department of Education, the City of Nedlands and the Town of Claremont. That process has involved community involvement from focus groups at all stages. The meeting last night was the fourth meeting to involve the community in the process. I also inquired about how the meeting went last night. I was told that it was a very good meeting and that it resolved that negotiations would continue until all the issues were resolved. One person stood out at the meeting for his behaviour - the Leader of the Opposition. He was described as simply grandstanding on the issue. This whole process - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: This process has involved community input from the beginning. I then asked how the process for the redevelopment of the Swanbourne Senior High School site compared with the process that was undertaken for the sale of the Scarborough Senior High School. It was a very interesting comparison. How much community consultation do members think the Department of Education engaged in with the local community until the change of Government? The member for Innaloo and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure know the answer. The previous Government, including the then Minister for Education, who is now the Leader of the Opposition, did not engage in any community consultation whatsoever with the people of Scarborough. The only community consultation occurred after the change of Government, although when we were in opposition we were involved in consultation with that school. Consultation with the Government occurred only after the change of government. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The Leader of the Opposition continues his consistently contumelious behaviour. He is consistently contemptible. He consistently behaves inappropriately, and he is doing it again now. Members have only to read the remarks he made yesterday about the potential for a Homeswest development in Swanbourne to see what issue underlies him. He does not want Homeswest accommodation to be built in that area in his electorate. That is the truth of the matter. He does not want public housing there. On the Paul Murray show yesterday he said that Homeswest housing should not be built there. He said that it should be put in some other areas because there was no general demand for Homeswest housing in that area. However, he attempted to cover his tracks by saying that he did not object to Homeswest housing for the elderly or disabled people. He did not mention that they might be the clientele that the Government had in mind. The Leader of the Opposition said that he did not want Homeswest accommodation built there anyway because there is no access to public transport. However, he also objects to the Government’s plan to build public transport to service the people in the far-flung suburbs. It is unfortunate that once the trappings of office were stripped from the Leader of the Opposition, his real personality emerged. I listen with great interest to the interjections he makes on the member for Perth. They provide a beautiful window into the Leader of the Opposition’s spirit. It is not a pleasant place to be. He lives in a world of his own, which the rest of the members of the Opposition do not wish to inhabit. The Leader of the Opposition’s spaceship is ready to take him off to that world every night, and he has no support. He is doing himself and all the members on that side of the Chamber a disservice. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: This process has involved community input from the beginning. I then asked how the process for the redevelopment of the Swanbourne Senior High School site compared with the process that was undertaken for the sale of the Scarborough Senior High School. It was a very interesting comparison. How much community consultation do members think the Department of Education engaged in with the local community until the change of Government? The member for Innaloo and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure know the answer. The previous Government, including the then Minister for Education, who is now the Leader of the Opposition, did not engage in any community consultation whatsoever with the people of Scarborough. The only community consultation occurred after the change of Government, although when we were in opposition we were involved in consultation with that school. Consultation with the Government occurred only after the change of government. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The Leader of the Opposition continues his consistently contumelious behaviour. He is consistently contemptible. He consistently behaves inappropriately, and he is doing it again now. Members have only to read the remarks he made yesterday about the potential for a Homeswest development in Swanbourne to see what issue underlies him. He does not want Homeswest accommodation to be built in that area in his electorate. That is the truth of the matter. He does not want public housing there. On the Paul Murray show yesterday he said that Homeswest housing should not be built there. He said that it should be put in some other areas because there was no general demand for Homeswest housing in that area. However, he attempted to cover his tracks by saying that he did not object to Homeswest housing for the elderly or disabled people. He did not mention that they might be the clientele that the Government had in mind. The Leader of the Opposition said that he did not want Homeswest accommodation built there anyway because there is no access to public transport. However, he also objects to the Government’s plan to build public transport to service the people in the far-flung suburbs. It is unfortunate that once the trappings of office were stripped from the Leader of the Opposition, his real personality emerged. I listen with great interest to the interjections he makes on the member for Perth. They provide a beautiful window into the Leader of the Opposition’s spirit. It is not a pleasant place to be. He lives in a world of his own, which the rest of the members of the Opposition do not wish to inhabit. The Leader of the Opposition’s spaceship is ready to take him off to that world every night, and he has no support. He is doing himself and all the members on that side of the Chamber a disservice. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
The SPEAKER: Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: This process has involved community input from the beginning. I then asked how the process for the redevelopment of the Swanbourne Senior High School site compared with the process that was undertaken for the sale of the Scarborough Senior High School. It was a very interesting comparison. How much community consultation do members think the Department of Education engaged in with the local community until the change of Government? The member for Innaloo and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure know the answer. The previous Government, including the then Minister for Education, who is now the Leader of the Opposition, did not engage in any community consultation whatsoever with the people of Scarborough. The only community consultation occurred after the change of Government, although when we were in opposition we were involved in consultation with that school. Consultation with the Government occurred only after the change of government. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The Leader of the Opposition continues his consistently contumelious behaviour. He is consistently contemptible. He consistently behaves inappropriately, and he is doing it again now. Members have only to read the remarks he made yesterday about the potential for a Homeswest development in Swanbourne to see what issue underlies him. He does not want Homeswest accommodation to be built in that area in his electorate. That is the truth of the matter. He does not want public housing there. On the Paul Murray show yesterday he said that Homeswest housing should not be built there. He said that it should be put in some other areas because there was no general demand for Homeswest housing in that area. However, he attempted to cover his tracks by saying that he did not object to Homeswest housing for the elderly or disabled people. He did not mention that they might be the clientele that the Government had in mind. The Leader of the Opposition said that he did not want Homeswest accommodation built there anyway because there is no access to public transport. However, he also objects to the Government’s plan to build public transport to service the people in the far-flung suburbs. It is unfortunate that once the trappings of office were stripped from the Leader of the Opposition, his real personality emerged. I listen with great interest to the interjections he makes on the member for Perth. They provide a beautiful window into the Leader of the Opposition’s spirit. It is not a pleasant place to be. He lives in a world of his own, which the rest of the members of the Opposition do not wish to inhabit. The Leader of the Opposition’s spaceship is ready to take him off to that world every night, and he has no support. He is doing himself and all the members on that side of the Chamber a disservice. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: This process has involved community input from the beginning. I then asked how the process for the redevelopment of the Swanbourne Senior High School site compared with the process that was undertaken for the sale of the Scarborough Senior High School. It was a very interesting comparison. How much community consultation do members think the Department of Education engaged in with the local community until the change of Government? The member for Innaloo and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure know the answer. The previous Government, including the then Minister for Education, who is now the Leader of the Opposition, did not engage in any community consultation whatsoever with the people of Scarborough. The only community consultation occurred after the change of Government, although when we were in opposition we were involved in consultation with that school. Consultation with the Government occurred only after the change of government. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The Leader of the Opposition continues his consistently contumelious behaviour. He is consistently contemptible. He consistently behaves inappropriately, and he is doing it again now. Members have only to read the remarks he made yesterday about the potential for a Homeswest development in Swanbourne to see what issue underlies him. He does not want Homeswest accommodation to be built in that area in his electorate. That is the truth of the matter. He does not want public housing there. On the Paul Murray show yesterday he said that Homeswest housing should not be built there. He said that it should be put in some other areas because there was no general demand for Homeswest housing in that area. However, he attempted to cover his tracks by saying that he did not object to Homeswest housing for the elderly or disabled people. He did not mention that they might be the clientele that the Government had in mind. The Leader of the Opposition said that he did not want Homeswest accommodation built there anyway because there is no access to public transport. However, he also objects to the Government’s plan to build public transport to service the people in the far-flung suburbs. It is unfortunate that once the trappings of office were stripped from the Leader of the Opposition, his real personality emerged. I listen with great interest to the interjections he makes on the member for Perth. They provide a beautiful window into the Leader of the Opposition’s spirit. It is not a pleasant place to be. He lives in a world of his own, which the rest of the members of the Opposition do not wish to inhabit. The Leader of the Opposition’s spaceship is ready to take him off to that world every night, and he has no support. He is doing himself and all the members on that side of the Chamber a disservice. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The Leader of the Opposition continues his consistently contumelious behaviour. He is consistently contemptible. He consistently behaves inappropriately, and he is doing it again now. Members have only to read the remarks he made yesterday about the potential for a Homeswest development in Swanbourne to see what issue underlies him. He does not want Homeswest accommodation to be built in that area in his electorate. That is the truth of the matter. He does not want public housing there. On the Paul Murray show yesterday he said that Homeswest housing should not be built there. He said that it should be put in some other areas because there was no general demand for Homeswest housing in that area. However, he attempted to cover his tracks by saying that he did not object to Homeswest housing for the elderly or disabled people. He did not mention that they might be the clientele that the Government had in mind. The Leader of the Opposition said that he did not want Homeswest accommodation built there anyway because there is no access to public transport. However, he also objects to the Government’s plan to build public transport to service the people in the far-flung suburbs. It is unfortunate that once the trappings of office were stripped from the Leader of the Opposition, his real personality emerged. I listen with great interest to the interjections he makes on the member for Perth. They provide a beautiful window into the Leader of the Opposition’s spirit. It is not a pleasant place to be. He lives in a world of his own, which the rest of the members of the Opposition do not wish to inhabit. The Leader of the Opposition’s spaceship is ready to take him off to that world every night, and he has no support. He is doing himself and all the members on that side of the Chamber a disservice. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The Leader of the Opposition continues his consistently contumelious behaviour. He is consistently contemptible. He consistently behaves inappropriately, and he is doing it again now. Members have only to read the remarks he made yesterday about the potential for a Homeswest development in Swanbourne to see what issue underlies him. He does not want Homeswest accommodation to be built in that area in his electorate. That is the truth of the matter. He does not want public housing there. On the Paul Murray show yesterday he said that Homeswest housing should not be built there. He said that it should be put in some other areas because there was no general demand for Homeswest housing in that area. However, he attempted to cover his tracks by saying that he did not object to Homeswest housing for the elderly or disabled people. He did not mention that they might be the clientele that the Government had in mind. The Leader of the Opposition said that he did not want Homeswest accommodation built there anyway because there is no access to public transport. However, he also objects to the Government’s plan to build public transport to service the people in the far-flung suburbs. It is unfortunate that once the trappings of office were stripped from the Leader of the Opposition, his real personality emerged. I listen with great interest to the interjections he makes on the member for Perth. They provide a beautiful window into the Leader of the Opposition’s spirit. It is not a pleasant place to be. He lives in a world of his own, which the rest of the members of the Opposition do not wish to inhabit. The Leader of the Opposition’s spaceship is ready to take him off to that world every night, and he has no support. He is doing himself and all the members on that side of the Chamber a disservice. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
It is unfortunate that once the trappings of office were stripped from the Leader of the Opposition, his real personality emerged. I listen with great interest to the interjections he makes on the member for Perth. They provide a beautiful window into the Leader of the Opposition’s spirit. It is not a pleasant place to be. He lives in a world of his own, which the rest of the members of the Opposition do not wish to inhabit. The Leader of the Opposition’s spaceship is ready to take him off to that world every night, and he has no support. He is doing himself and all the members on that side of the Chamber a disservice. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I described the Leader of the Opposition’s behaviour as contumelious. He should look it up in the dictionary. Contumeliousness is the mark he leaves on Western Australian politics. He consistently behaves contemptibly. He cannot help himself, and he is doing everybody on that side of the Chamber a major disservice. The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
The Department of Education should be congratulated for the process it has undertaken with regard to the Swanbourne development.
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