❓ The Minister for Tourism outlines recent developments on Rottnest Island, highlighting investments in accommodation, infrastructure, and environmental sustainability under the Carpenter government, leading to increased visitor numbers and positive feedback.
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ROTTNEST ISLAND
Can the minister please outline to the house the recent developments on Rottnest Island? Ms S.M. McHALE
Can the minister please outline to the house the recent developments on Rottnest Island? Ms S.M. McHALE
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I thank the member for the question. Rottnest Island is one very good example of what the Premier has been saying about building Western Australia and investing in the community. Rottnest holds a very special place in the hearts of many Western Australians, though probably not in the heart of the Leader of the Opposition, because he is not interested in listening. We will put him to one side. Rottnest is in the best position it has been in in its history. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : Occupancy of available accommodation is at 100 per cent and has been for the past six months. The total number of people visiting Rottnest is increasing each year. We have achieved this because of the investment by the Carpenter government of nearly $32 million in the past four years to improve the island’s facilities and services for the people and families of Western Australia. A total of 249 accommodation units across the island have been renovated, booking systems have been streamlined and upgraded, and increased customer service has made a difference. People are noticing. The feedback from people visiting Rottnest has been very positive. We have done this within the most rigorous environmental guidelines. The island’s wind power, desalination and waste management systems are now leading examples in Western Australia. I want to tell the house of three further developments that visitors to the island will see over the coming months. Firstly, the final stage of the accommodation refurbishment will start on 3 June, which will include accommodation in North Thomson, Bathurst and Governors’ Circle in Kingston. That will complete the whole of the accommodation refurbishment on Rottnest Island. Secondly, the $6.5 million renovation of the Quokka Arms begins on 1 May. Thirdly, the Dome Cafe building will start its new $2.7 million brasserie cafe at Thomson Bay in mid-April. All these developments are on track to service the summer season of 2008-09. Visitors numbers are up, state investment is now paying dividends and all is looking very well, not only for the island itself, but also for small business on the island, with many of the 17 private businesses now operating on the island investing in their own business and investing in improvements as well. That is a very clear example, just one of many, of how the Carpenter government is building Western Australia in very practical, concrete terms. Our investment in the island is an investment in our heritage, environment, lifestyle and people.
Ms S.M. McHALE replied: I thank the member for the question. Rottnest Island is one very good example of what the Premier has been saying about building Western Australia and investing in the community. Rottnest holds a very special place in the hearts of many Western Australians, though probably not in the heart of the Leader of the Opposition, because he is not interested in listening. We will put him to one side. Rottnest is in the best position it has been in in its history. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : Occupancy of available accommodation is at 100 per cent and has been for the past six months. The total number of people visiting Rottnest is increasing each year. We have achieved this because of the investment by the Carpenter government of nearly $32 million in the past four years to improve the island’s facilities and services for the people and families of Western Australia. A total of 249 accommodation units across the island have been renovated, booking systems have been streamlined and upgraded, and increased customer service has made a difference. People are noticing. The feedback from people visiting Rottnest has been very positive. We have done this within the most rigorous environmental guidelines. The island’s wind power, desalination and waste management systems are now leading examples in Western Australia. I want to tell the house of three further developments that visitors to the island will see over the coming months. Firstly, the final stage of the accommodation refurbishment will start on 3 June, which will include accommodation in North Thomson, Bathurst and Governors’ Circle in Kingston. That will complete the whole of the accommodation refurbishment on Rottnest Island. Secondly, the $6.5 million renovation of the Quokka Arms begins on 1 May. Thirdly, the Dome Cafe building will start its new $2.7 million brasserie cafe at Thomson Bay in mid-April. All these developments are on track to service the summer season of 2008-09. Visitors numbers are up, state investment is now paying dividends and all is looking very well, not only for the island itself, but also for small business on the island, with many of the 17 private businesses now operating on the island investing in their own business and investing in improvements as well. That is a very clear example, just one of many, of how the Carpenter government is building Western Australia in very practical, concrete terms. Our investment in the island is an investment in our heritage, environment, lifestyle and people.
I thank the member for the question. Rottnest Island is one very good example of what the Premier has been saying about building Western Australia and investing in the community. Rottnest holds a very special place in the hearts of many Western Australians, though probably not in the heart of the Leader of the Opposition, because he is not interested in listening. We will put him to one side. Rottnest is in the best position it has been in in its history. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : Occupancy of available accommodation is at 100 per cent and has been for the past six months. The total number of people visiting Rottnest is increasing each year. We have achieved this because of the investment by the Carpenter government of nearly $32 million in the past four years to improve the island’s facilities and services for the people and families of Western Australia. A total of 249 accommodation units across the island have been renovated, booking systems have been streamlined and upgraded, and increased customer service has made a difference. People are noticing. The feedback from people visiting Rottnest has been very positive. We have done this within the most rigorous environmental guidelines. The island’s wind power, desalination and waste management systems are now leading examples in Western Australia. I want to tell the house of three further developments that visitors to the island will see over the coming months. Firstly, the final stage of the accommodation refurbishment will start on 3 June, which will include accommodation in North Thomson, Bathurst and Governors’ Circle in Kingston. That will complete the whole of the accommodation refurbishment on Rottnest Island. Secondly, the $6.5 million renovation of the Quokka Arms begins on 1 May. Thirdly, the Dome Cafe building will start its new $2.7 million brasserie cafe at Thomson Bay in mid-April. All these developments are on track to service the summer season of 2008-09. Visitors numbers are up, state investment is now paying dividends and all is looking very well, not only for the island itself, but also for small business on the island, with many of the 17 private businesses now operating on the island investing in their own business and investing in improvements as well. That is a very clear example, just one of many, of how the Carpenter government is building Western Australia in very practical, concrete terms. Our investment in the island is an investment in our heritage, environment, lifestyle and people.
Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : Occupancy of available accommodation is at 100 per cent and has been for the past six months. The total number of people visiting Rottnest is increasing each year. We have achieved this because of the investment by the Carpenter government of nearly $32 million in the past four years to improve the island’s facilities and services for the people and families of Western Australia. A total of 249 accommodation units across the island have been renovated, booking systems have been streamlined and upgraded, and increased customer service has made a difference. People are noticing. The feedback from people visiting Rottnest has been very positive. We have done this within the most rigorous environmental guidelines. The island’s wind power, desalination and waste management systems are now leading examples in Western Australia. I want to tell the house of three further developments that visitors to the island will see over the coming months. Firstly, the final stage of the accommodation refurbishment will start on 3 June, which will include accommodation in North Thomson, Bathurst and Governors’ Circle in Kingston. That will complete the whole of the accommodation refurbishment on Rottnest Island. Secondly, the $6.5 million renovation of the Quokka Arms begins on 1 May. Thirdly, the Dome Cafe building will start its new $2.7 million brasserie cafe at Thomson Bay in mid-April. All these developments are on track to service the summer season of 2008-09. Visitors numbers are up, state investment is now paying dividends and all is looking very well, not only for the island itself, but also for small business on the island, with many of the 17 private businesses now operating on the island investing in their own business and investing in improvements as well. That is a very clear example, just one of many, of how the Carpenter government is building Western Australia in very practical, concrete terms. Our investment in the island is an investment in our heritage, environment, lifestyle and people.
Ms S.M. McHALE : Occupancy of available accommodation is at 100 per cent and has been for the past six months. The total number of people visiting Rottnest is increasing each year. We have achieved this because of the investment by the Carpenter government of nearly $32 million in the past four years to improve the island’s facilities and services for the people and families of Western Australia. A total of 249 accommodation units across the island have been renovated, booking systems have been streamlined and upgraded, and increased customer service has made a difference. People are noticing. The feedback from people visiting Rottnest has been very positive. We have done this within the most rigorous environmental guidelines. The island’s wind power, desalination and waste management systems are now leading examples in Western Australia. I want to tell the house of three further developments that visitors to the island will see over the coming months. Firstly, the final stage of the accommodation refurbishment will start on 3 June, which will include accommodation in North Thomson, Bathurst and Governors’ Circle in Kingston. That will complete the whole of the accommodation refurbishment on Rottnest Island. Secondly, the $6.5 million renovation of the Quokka Arms begins on 1 May. Thirdly, the Dome Cafe building will start its new $2.7 million brasserie cafe at Thomson Bay in mid-April. All these developments are on track to service the summer season of 2008-09. Visitors numbers are up, state investment is now paying dividends and all is looking very well, not only for the island itself, but also for small business on the island, with many of the 17 private businesses now operating on the island investing in their own business and investing in improvements as well. That is a very clear example, just one of many, of how the Carpenter government is building Western Australia in very practical, concrete terms. Our investment in the island is an investment in our heritage, environment, lifestyle and people.
I want to tell the house of three further developments that visitors to the island will see over the coming months. Firstly, the final stage of the accommodation refurbishment will start on 3 June, which will include accommodation in North Thomson, Bathurst and Governors’ Circle in Kingston. That will complete the whole of the accommodation refurbishment on Rottnest Island. Secondly, the $6.5 million renovation of the Quokka Arms begins on 1 May. Thirdly, the Dome Cafe building will start its new $2.7 million brasserie cafe at Thomson Bay in mid-April. All these developments are on track to service the summer season of 2008-09. Visitors numbers are up, state investment is now paying dividends and all is looking very well, not only for the island itself, but also for small business on the island, with many of the 17 private businesses now operating on the island investing in their own business and investing in improvements as well. That is a very clear example, just one of many, of how the Carpenter government is building Western Australia in very practical, concrete terms. Our investment in the island is an investment in our heritage, environment, lifestyle and people.
Ms S.M. McHALE replied: I thank the member for the question. Rottnest Island is one very good example of what the Premier has been saying about building Western Australia and investing in the community. Rottnest holds a very special place in the hearts of many Western Australians, though probably not in the heart of the Leader of the Opposition, because he is not interested in listening. We will put him to one side. Rottnest is in the best position it has been in in its history. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : Occupancy of available accommodation is at 100 per cent and has been for the past six months. The total number of people visiting Rottnest is increasing each year. We have achieved this because of the investment by the Carpenter government of nearly $32 million in the past four years to improve the island’s facilities and services for the people and families of Western Australia. A total of 249 accommodation units across the island have been renovated, booking systems have been streamlined and upgraded, and increased customer service has made a difference. People are noticing. The feedback from people visiting Rottnest has been very positive. We have done this within the most rigorous environmental guidelines. The island’s wind power, desalination and waste management systems are now leading examples in Western Australia. I want to tell the house of three further developments that visitors to the island will see over the coming months. Firstly, the final stage of the accommodation refurbishment will start on 3 June, which will include accommodation in North Thomson, Bathurst and Governors’ Circle in Kingston. That will complete the whole of the accommodation refurbishment on Rottnest Island. Secondly, the $6.5 million renovation of the Quokka Arms begins on 1 May. Thirdly, the Dome Cafe building will start its new $2.7 million brasserie cafe at Thomson Bay in mid-April. All these developments are on track to service the summer season of 2008-09. Visitors numbers are up, state investment is now paying dividends and all is looking very well, not only for the island itself, but also for small business on the island, with many of the 17 private businesses now operating on the island investing in their own business and investing in improvements as well. That is a very clear example, just one of many, of how the Carpenter government is building Western Australia in very practical, concrete terms. Our investment in the island is an investment in our heritage, environment, lifestyle and people.
I thank the member for the question. Rottnest Island is one very good example of what the Premier has been saying about building Western Australia and investing in the community. Rottnest holds a very special place in the hearts of many Western Australians, though probably not in the heart of the Leader of the Opposition, because he is not interested in listening. We will put him to one side. Rottnest is in the best position it has been in in its history. Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : Occupancy of available accommodation is at 100 per cent and has been for the past six months. The total number of people visiting Rottnest is increasing each year. We have achieved this because of the investment by the Carpenter government of nearly $32 million in the past four years to improve the island’s facilities and services for the people and families of Western Australia. A total of 249 accommodation units across the island have been renovated, booking systems have been streamlined and upgraded, and increased customer service has made a difference. People are noticing. The feedback from people visiting Rottnest has been very positive. We have done this within the most rigorous environmental guidelines. The island’s wind power, desalination and waste management systems are now leading examples in Western Australia. I want to tell the house of three further developments that visitors to the island will see over the coming months. Firstly, the final stage of the accommodation refurbishment will start on 3 June, which will include accommodation in North Thomson, Bathurst and Governors’ Circle in Kingston. That will complete the whole of the accommodation refurbishment on Rottnest Island. Secondly, the $6.5 million renovation of the Quokka Arms begins on 1 May. Thirdly, the Dome Cafe building will start its new $2.7 million brasserie cafe at Thomson Bay in mid-April. All these developments are on track to service the summer season of 2008-09. Visitors numbers are up, state investment is now paying dividends and all is looking very well, not only for the island itself, but also for small business on the island, with many of the 17 private businesses now operating on the island investing in their own business and investing in improvements as well. That is a very clear example, just one of many, of how the Carpenter government is building Western Australia in very practical, concrete terms. Our investment in the island is an investment in our heritage, environment, lifestyle and people.
Several members interjected. Ms S.M. McHALE : Occupancy of available accommodation is at 100 per cent and has been for the past six months. The total number of people visiting Rottnest is increasing each year. We have achieved this because of the investment by the Carpenter government of nearly $32 million in the past four years to improve the island’s facilities and services for the people and families of Western Australia. A total of 249 accommodation units across the island have been renovated, booking systems have been streamlined and upgraded, and increased customer service has made a difference. People are noticing. The feedback from people visiting Rottnest has been very positive. We have done this within the most rigorous environmental guidelines. The island’s wind power, desalination and waste management systems are now leading examples in Western Australia. I want to tell the house of three further developments that visitors to the island will see over the coming months. Firstly, the final stage of the accommodation refurbishment will start on 3 June, which will include accommodation in North Thomson, Bathurst and Governors’ Circle in Kingston. That will complete the whole of the accommodation refurbishment on Rottnest Island. Secondly, the $6.5 million renovation of the Quokka Arms begins on 1 May. Thirdly, the Dome Cafe building will start its new $2.7 million brasserie cafe at Thomson Bay in mid-April. All these developments are on track to service the summer season of 2008-09. Visitors numbers are up, state investment is now paying dividends and all is looking very well, not only for the island itself, but also for small business on the island, with many of the 17 private businesses now operating on the island investing in their own business and investing in improvements as well. That is a very clear example, just one of many, of how the Carpenter government is building Western Australia in very practical, concrete terms. Our investment in the island is an investment in our heritage, environment, lifestyle and people.
Ms S.M. McHALE : Occupancy of available accommodation is at 100 per cent and has been for the past six months. The total number of people visiting Rottnest is increasing each year. We have achieved this because of the investment by the Carpenter government of nearly $32 million in the past four years to improve the island’s facilities and services for the people and families of Western Australia. A total of 249 accommodation units across the island have been renovated, booking systems have been streamlined and upgraded, and increased customer service has made a difference. People are noticing. The feedback from people visiting Rottnest has been very positive. We have done this within the most rigorous environmental guidelines. The island’s wind power, desalination and waste management systems are now leading examples in Western Australia. I want to tell the house of three further developments that visitors to the island will see over the coming months. Firstly, the final stage of the accommodation refurbishment will start on 3 June, which will include accommodation in North Thomson, Bathurst and Governors’ Circle in Kingston. That will complete the whole of the accommodation refurbishment on Rottnest Island. Secondly, the $6.5 million renovation of the Quokka Arms begins on 1 May. Thirdly, the Dome Cafe building will start its new $2.7 million brasserie cafe at Thomson Bay in mid-April. All these developments are on track to service the summer season of 2008-09. Visitors numbers are up, state investment is now paying dividends and all is looking very well, not only for the island itself, but also for small business on the island, with many of the 17 private businesses now operating on the island investing in their own business and investing in improvements as well. That is a very clear example, just one of many, of how the Carpenter government is building Western Australia in very practical, concrete terms. Our investment in the island is an investment in our heritage, environment, lifestyle and people.
I want to tell the house of three further developments that visitors to the island will see over the coming months. Firstly, the final stage of the accommodation refurbishment will start on 3 June, which will include accommodation in North Thomson, Bathurst and Governors’ Circle in Kingston. That will complete the whole of the accommodation refurbishment on Rottnest Island. Secondly, the $6.5 million renovation of the Quokka Arms begins on 1 May. Thirdly, the Dome Cafe building will start its new $2.7 million brasserie cafe at Thomson Bay in mid-April. All these developments are on track to service the summer season of 2008-09. Visitors numbers are up, state investment is now paying dividends and all is looking very well, not only for the island itself, but also for small business on the island, with many of the 17 private businesses now operating on the island investing in their own business and investing in improvements as well. That is a very clear example, just one of many, of how the Carpenter government is building Western Australia in very practical, concrete terms. Our investment in the island is an investment in our heritage, environment, lifestyle and people.
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