❓ Mr. Logan questions the Minister for Water on water security measures for Perth, including the Logue Brook deal, Waterwise program, and strategies for a dry winter. The Minister responds by focusing on water conservation and criticizes the opposition's approach.
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WATER SUPPLIES — SECURITY
I refer to the minister’s dire warnings to the house yesterday and the imminent threat of sprinkler bans across Western Australia. (1) Will the minister now act responsibly and reinstate the 5.5 gigalitre Logue Brook water trade deal with Harvey Water to secure Perth’s water supply for this summer? (2) Will the minister immediately reverse his decision to axe the highly successful Waterwise program? (3) Will the minister outline his strategy to provide adequate water supplies to Perth should we continue to experience a record dry winter? Dr G.G. JACOBS
I refer to the minister’s dire warnings to the house yesterday and the imminent threat of sprinkler bans across Western Australia. (1) Will the minister now act responsibly and reinstate the 5.5 gigalitre Logue Brook water trade deal with Harvey Water to secure Perth’s water supply for this summer? (2) Will the minister immediately reverse his decision to axe the highly successful Waterwise program? (3) Will the minister outline his strategy to provide adequate water supplies to Perth should we continue to experience a record dry winter? Dr G.G. JACOBS
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(1)-(3) I ask the member for Cockburn whether he will support a very good program of asking the people of Perth to conserve water over winter by switching off their sprinklers. The member for Cockburn — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : The member for Cockburn is the only one who can save the day? Is that what you’re saying? The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Armadale has a great interest in this matter, but she did not ask the question. I call the member for Armadale to order for the first time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn is implying that the issue of Logue Brook and water rebates has, in some way, threatened our water supply. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Yes! It’s pretty logical! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
(1) Will the minister now act responsibly and reinstate the 5.5 gigalitre Logue Brook water trade deal with Harvey Water to secure Perth’s water supply for this summer? (2) Will the minister immediately reverse his decision to axe the highly successful Waterwise program? (3) Will the minister outline his strategy to provide adequate water supplies to Perth should we continue to experience a record dry winter? Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: (1)-(3) I ask the member for Cockburn whether he will support a very good program of asking the people of Perth to conserve water over winter by switching off their sprinklers. The member for Cockburn — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : The member for Cockburn is the only one who can save the day? Is that what you’re saying? The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Armadale has a great interest in this matter, but she did not ask the question. I call the member for Armadale to order for the first time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn is implying that the issue of Logue Brook and water rebates has, in some way, threatened our water supply. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Yes! It’s pretty logical! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
(2) Will the minister immediately reverse his decision to axe the highly successful Waterwise program? (3) Will the minister outline his strategy to provide adequate water supplies to Perth should we continue to experience a record dry winter? Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: (1)-(3) I ask the member for Cockburn whether he will support a very good program of asking the people of Perth to conserve water over winter by switching off their sprinklers. The member for Cockburn — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : The member for Cockburn is the only one who can save the day? Is that what you’re saying? The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Armadale has a great interest in this matter, but she did not ask the question. I call the member for Armadale to order for the first time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn is implying that the issue of Logue Brook and water rebates has, in some way, threatened our water supply. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Yes! It’s pretty logical! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
(3) Will the minister outline his strategy to provide adequate water supplies to Perth should we continue to experience a record dry winter? Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: (1)-(3) I ask the member for Cockburn whether he will support a very good program of asking the people of Perth to conserve water over winter by switching off their sprinklers. The member for Cockburn — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : The member for Cockburn is the only one who can save the day? Is that what you’re saying? The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Armadale has a great interest in this matter, but she did not ask the question. I call the member for Armadale to order for the first time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn is implying that the issue of Logue Brook and water rebates has, in some way, threatened our water supply. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Yes! It’s pretty logical! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: (1)-(3) I ask the member for Cockburn whether he will support a very good program of asking the people of Perth to conserve water over winter by switching off their sprinklers. The member for Cockburn — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : The member for Cockburn is the only one who can save the day? Is that what you’re saying? The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Armadale has a great interest in this matter, but she did not ask the question. I call the member for Armadale to order for the first time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn is implying that the issue of Logue Brook and water rebates has, in some way, threatened our water supply. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Yes! It’s pretty logical! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
(1)-(3) I ask the member for Cockburn whether he will support a very good program of asking the people of Perth to conserve water over winter by switching off their sprinklers. The member for Cockburn — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : The member for Cockburn is the only one who can save the day? Is that what you’re saying? The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Armadale has a great interest in this matter, but she did not ask the question. I call the member for Armadale to order for the first time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn is implying that the issue of Logue Brook and water rebates has, in some way, threatened our water supply. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Yes! It’s pretty logical! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : The member for Cockburn is the only one who can save the day? Is that what you’re saying? The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Armadale has a great interest in this matter, but she did not ask the question. I call the member for Armadale to order for the first time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn is implying that the issue of Logue Brook and water rebates has, in some way, threatened our water supply. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Yes! It’s pretty logical! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Armadale has a great interest in this matter, but she did not ask the question. I call the member for Armadale to order for the first time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn is implying that the issue of Logue Brook and water rebates has, in some way, threatened our water supply. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Yes! It’s pretty logical! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn is implying that the issue of Logue Brook and water rebates has, in some way, threatened our water supply. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Yes! It’s pretty logical! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Yes! It’s pretty logical! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
(1) Will the minister now act responsibly and reinstate the 5.5 gigalitre Logue Brook water trade deal with Harvey Water to secure Perth’s water supply for this summer? (2) Will the minister immediately reverse his decision to axe the highly successful Waterwise program? (3) Will the minister outline his strategy to provide adequate water supplies to Perth should we continue to experience a record dry winter? Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: (1)-(3) I ask the member for Cockburn whether he will support a very good program of asking the people of Perth to conserve water over winter by switching off their sprinklers. The member for Cockburn — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : The member for Cockburn is the only one who can save the day? Is that what you’re saying? The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Armadale has a great interest in this matter, but she did not ask the question. I call the member for Armadale to order for the first time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn is implying that the issue of Logue Brook and water rebates has, in some way, threatened our water supply. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Yes! It’s pretty logical! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
(2) Will the minister immediately reverse his decision to axe the highly successful Waterwise program? (3) Will the minister outline his strategy to provide adequate water supplies to Perth should we continue to experience a record dry winter? Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: (1)-(3) I ask the member for Cockburn whether he will support a very good program of asking the people of Perth to conserve water over winter by switching off their sprinklers. The member for Cockburn — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : The member for Cockburn is the only one who can save the day? Is that what you’re saying? The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Armadale has a great interest in this matter, but she did not ask the question. I call the member for Armadale to order for the first time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn is implying that the issue of Logue Brook and water rebates has, in some way, threatened our water supply. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Yes! It’s pretty logical! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
(3) Will the minister outline his strategy to provide adequate water supplies to Perth should we continue to experience a record dry winter? Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: (1)-(3) I ask the member for Cockburn whether he will support a very good program of asking the people of Perth to conserve water over winter by switching off their sprinklers. The member for Cockburn — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : The member for Cockburn is the only one who can save the day? Is that what you’re saying? The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Armadale has a great interest in this matter, but she did not ask the question. I call the member for Armadale to order for the first time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn is implying that the issue of Logue Brook and water rebates has, in some way, threatened our water supply. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Yes! It’s pretty logical! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: (1)-(3) I ask the member for Cockburn whether he will support a very good program of asking the people of Perth to conserve water over winter by switching off their sprinklers. The member for Cockburn — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : The member for Cockburn is the only one who can save the day? Is that what you’re saying? The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Armadale has a great interest in this matter, but she did not ask the question. I call the member for Armadale to order for the first time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn is implying that the issue of Logue Brook and water rebates has, in some way, threatened our water supply. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Yes! It’s pretty logical! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
(1)-(3) I ask the member for Cockburn whether he will support a very good program of asking the people of Perth to conserve water over winter by switching off their sprinklers. The member for Cockburn — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : The member for Cockburn is the only one who can save the day? Is that what you’re saying? The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Armadale has a great interest in this matter, but she did not ask the question. I call the member for Armadale to order for the first time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn is implying that the issue of Logue Brook and water rebates has, in some way, threatened our water supply. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Yes! It’s pretty logical! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : The member for Cockburn is the only one who can save the day? Is that what you’re saying? The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Armadale has a great interest in this matter, but she did not ask the question. I call the member for Armadale to order for the first time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn is implying that the issue of Logue Brook and water rebates has, in some way, threatened our water supply. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Yes! It’s pretty logical! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Armadale has a great interest in this matter, but she did not ask the question. I call the member for Armadale to order for the first time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn is implying that the issue of Logue Brook and water rebates has, in some way, threatened our water supply. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Yes! It’s pretty logical! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn is implying that the issue of Logue Brook and water rebates has, in some way, threatened our water supply. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Yes! It’s pretty logical! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Yes! It’s pretty logical! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
The SPEAKER : Members! I know that the member for Cockburn is interested in a particular answer. Some members might not be, but I would prefer to hear the minister in silence. Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : The member for Cockburn should look at what is happening with our dams, including the very much reduced resource of Logue Brook, and the fact that we have had only 77 millimetres of rainfall this year to date when the expected average is 318 millimetres. Perth has this year overdrawn eight gigalitres of water against last year’s rates through domestic water use. We have a water demand management issue, and if the member for Cockburn were responsible, he would not pick out the issue of water rebates. The water rebates scheme had run its life and had reached — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
The SPEAKER : I asked members to hear the minister in silence. I ask members to respect what I ask of them. I formally call to order the member for Mandurah for the first time, and the member for Armadale for the second time. Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : It disappoints me that the opposition cannot see that we have an 8 gigalitre overdraw of water in Western Australia, and at least 40 per cent of that is due to sprinklers on lawns and gardens. Let us save that resource over winter now; that is my call to the people of Western Australia. If the opposition had any civic responsibility, it would join me in calling on people to exercise their civic responsibility to save this very important resource for summer. Organisations such as the Conservation Council of Western Australia support this move to introduce a very sensible and responsible program to save water. We do not know what the future situation for rainfall will be, and this is a responsible move to highlight this issue and to save this resource for summer next year.
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