❓ Question regarding health service delivery and long-term health issues in the Pilbara, particularly for Aboriginal communities, and the use of royalties for regions funding. The Minister outlines a $32.964 million package funded through royalties for regions, addressing various health service improvements.
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PILBARA HEALTH SERVICES
Given my strong advocacy for my constituents of the north west — Several members interjected. Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and the serious gaps in health services for the residents of the north west — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! As members know, I usually exhibit some leniency in this place. However, given the behaviour of members on both sides of this place in the past two days, I threatened yesterday to conclude question time at half past two and if there are more outbursts like that, I will be concluding question time at half past two. I would at least like to be able to hear the member for North West’s question. Mr V.A. CATANIA : Can the minister inform the house how the government is addressing both the delivery of health services and some of the longer term health problems in the Pilbara, including the health of Aboriginal communities — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Rockingham! Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and how royalties for regions is being used to address these issues? Dr K.D. HAMES
Given my strong advocacy for my constituents of the north west — Several members interjected. Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and the serious gaps in health services for the residents of the north west — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! As members know, I usually exhibit some leniency in this place. However, given the behaviour of members on both sides of this place in the past two days, I threatened yesterday to conclude question time at half past two and if there are more outbursts like that, I will be concluding question time at half past two. I would at least like to be able to hear the member for North West’s question. Mr V.A. CATANIA : Can the minister inform the house how the government is addressing both the delivery of health services and some of the longer term health problems in the Pilbara, including the health of Aboriginal communities — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Rockingham! Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and how royalties for regions is being used to address these issues? Dr K.D. HAMES
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I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Several members interjected. Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and the serious gaps in health services for the residents of the north west — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! As members know, I usually exhibit some leniency in this place. However, given the behaviour of members on both sides of this place in the past two days, I threatened yesterday to conclude question time at half past two and if there are more outbursts like that, I will be concluding question time at half past two. I would at least like to be able to hear the member for North West’s question. Mr V.A. CATANIA : Can the minister inform the house how the government is addressing both the delivery of health services and some of the longer term health problems in the Pilbara, including the health of Aboriginal communities — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Rockingham! Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and how royalties for regions is being used to address these issues? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and the serious gaps in health services for the residents of the north west — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! As members know, I usually exhibit some leniency in this place. However, given the behaviour of members on both sides of this place in the past two days, I threatened yesterday to conclude question time at half past two and if there are more outbursts like that, I will be concluding question time at half past two. I would at least like to be able to hear the member for North West’s question. Mr V.A. CATANIA : Can the minister inform the house how the government is addressing both the delivery of health services and some of the longer term health problems in the Pilbara, including the health of Aboriginal communities — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Rockingham! Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and how royalties for regions is being used to address these issues? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! As members know, I usually exhibit some leniency in this place. However, given the behaviour of members on both sides of this place in the past two days, I threatened yesterday to conclude question time at half past two and if there are more outbursts like that, I will be concluding question time at half past two. I would at least like to be able to hear the member for North West’s question. Mr V.A. CATANIA : Can the minister inform the house how the government is addressing both the delivery of health services and some of the longer term health problems in the Pilbara, including the health of Aboriginal communities — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Rockingham! Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and how royalties for regions is being used to address these issues? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
The SPEAKER : Members! As members know, I usually exhibit some leniency in this place. However, given the behaviour of members on both sides of this place in the past two days, I threatened yesterday to conclude question time at half past two and if there are more outbursts like that, I will be concluding question time at half past two. I would at least like to be able to hear the member for North West’s question. Mr V.A. CATANIA : Can the minister inform the house how the government is addressing both the delivery of health services and some of the longer term health problems in the Pilbara, including the health of Aboriginal communities — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Rockingham! Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and how royalties for regions is being used to address these issues? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Mr V.A. CATANIA : Can the minister inform the house how the government is addressing both the delivery of health services and some of the longer term health problems in the Pilbara, including the health of Aboriginal communities — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Rockingham! Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and how royalties for regions is being used to address these issues? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Rockingham! Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and how royalties for regions is being used to address these issues? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Rockingham! Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and how royalties for regions is being used to address these issues? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and how royalties for regions is being used to address these issues? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Dr K.D. HAMES replied: I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Several members interjected. Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and the serious gaps in health services for the residents of the north west — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! As members know, I usually exhibit some leniency in this place. However, given the behaviour of members on both sides of this place in the past two days, I threatened yesterday to conclude question time at half past two and if there are more outbursts like that, I will be concluding question time at half past two. I would at least like to be able to hear the member for North West’s question. Mr V.A. CATANIA : Can the minister inform the house how the government is addressing both the delivery of health services and some of the longer term health problems in the Pilbara, including the health of Aboriginal communities — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Rockingham! Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and how royalties for regions is being used to address these issues? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and the serious gaps in health services for the residents of the north west — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! As members know, I usually exhibit some leniency in this place. However, given the behaviour of members on both sides of this place in the past two days, I threatened yesterday to conclude question time at half past two and if there are more outbursts like that, I will be concluding question time at half past two. I would at least like to be able to hear the member for North West’s question. Mr V.A. CATANIA : Can the minister inform the house how the government is addressing both the delivery of health services and some of the longer term health problems in the Pilbara, including the health of Aboriginal communities — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Rockingham! Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and how royalties for regions is being used to address these issues? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! As members know, I usually exhibit some leniency in this place. However, given the behaviour of members on both sides of this place in the past two days, I threatened yesterday to conclude question time at half past two and if there are more outbursts like that, I will be concluding question time at half past two. I would at least like to be able to hear the member for North West’s question. Mr V.A. CATANIA : Can the minister inform the house how the government is addressing both the delivery of health services and some of the longer term health problems in the Pilbara, including the health of Aboriginal communities — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Rockingham! Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and how royalties for regions is being used to address these issues? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
The SPEAKER : Members! As members know, I usually exhibit some leniency in this place. However, given the behaviour of members on both sides of this place in the past two days, I threatened yesterday to conclude question time at half past two and if there are more outbursts like that, I will be concluding question time at half past two. I would at least like to be able to hear the member for North West’s question. Mr V.A. CATANIA : Can the minister inform the house how the government is addressing both the delivery of health services and some of the longer term health problems in the Pilbara, including the health of Aboriginal communities — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Rockingham! Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and how royalties for regions is being used to address these issues? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Mr V.A. CATANIA : Can the minister inform the house how the government is addressing both the delivery of health services and some of the longer term health problems in the Pilbara, including the health of Aboriginal communities — Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Rockingham! Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and how royalties for regions is being used to address these issues? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Mr M. McGowan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Rockingham! Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and how royalties for regions is being used to address these issues? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Rockingham! Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and how royalties for regions is being used to address these issues? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Mr V.A. CATANIA : — and how royalties for regions is being used to address these issues? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Dr K.D. HAMES replied: I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
I thank the member for the question, which is his first question from this side of the house. We very much welcome him and I have personally very much welcomed him to the team. Of course, it was very interesting during the time of the changeover, I guess we would say, that the response from members — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
The SPEAKER : Order! Members to my left might find some humour in what the Minister for Health is saying, but I would like to be able to hear that humour myself and share in some of it. Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Dr K.D. HAMES : We are very pleased on this side to have the member for North West working with us. A lot of the reason for that is because of the member’s strong work and advocacy for his area of the Pilbara while he was on the opposition side. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite should not have a go at him. The easiest thing for him to have done would have been to stay on that side. That would have been the easy position. The gutsy decision was doing what he has done. Point of Order Mr P.B. WATSON : The member for North West asked a very legitimate question and now all the minister is talking about are defections. I would like to hear the answer to what he got up to say. The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
The SPEAKER : We would like to hear the answer. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr K.D. HAMES : Sorry, princess—toughen up! The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
The area of the Pilbara has, as we know, long been neglected and it was one of the very reasons why we got into government in an alliance with the National Party—taking money back to the regions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
The SPEAKER : There is only 10 minutes left, members. I call the member for Bassendean formally for the first time. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I well remember the former member for that region, who then became an Independent, often going on about how little money we put back into the Pilbara. This package is a tremendous package; it is part of the $300 million Pilbara revitalisation package that is largely funded, if not completely funded, through royalties for regions. This package of $32.964 million is coming from royalties for regions and it is part of a health package — Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Dr K.D. HAMES : The member should be very happy because he will get a fair whack of this, as well. It is a Pilbara health package — Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Dr K.D. HAMES : We have some other forms if anyone wants to sign up to this side of Parliament! Anyone else would be welcome to come across—one in particular. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Dr K.D. HAMES : This package works in conjunction with a contribution of $5.28 million from industry, which is coming from BHP Billiton, Chevron, North West Shelf Venture, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Woodside. The former Treasurer might be familiar with those names and, in fact, familiar with that amount of money because that money was offered by those firms to the former government on two or three occasions as part of a package to the Pilbara that the former Treasurer and the former government refused to support. We are supporting it and it is taking some great services into the Pilbara. I will go through what those services are—a Karratha helipad; a big increase in the number of medical specialists — Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Dr G.G. Jacobs : Nickol Bay. Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
Dr K.D. HAMES : A CT scanner that will go into Nickol Bay—no, the $10 million for Nickol Bay is apart from that; this is as well as the money going to Nickol Bay. However, those services include—a CT scanner for Nickol Bay; improvements in emergency transport; improvements that I am particularly pleased with, Indigenous employment, particularly Aboriginal health workers and Aboriginal liaison officers who will be working in hospitals to help deal with Aboriginal people; sexual health workers; a big increase in emergency department medical equipment; emergency management education and training; a nurse practitioner; and small hospital planning and infrastructure. Yes, some of that is in the member for Pilbara’s electorate as well. This is a great package of funding that is going into the Pilbara and it will make a big difference in returning to the Pilbara some of those services that were long neglected by the Labor Party when it was in government. We are very pleased that the member for North West is part of the team that is bringing it to the people of the north west.
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