❓ The Minister for Energy outlines the positive impacts of electricity reform in regional WA, including new jobs, offices, and improved power reliability, with the creation of a dedicated Regional Power Corporation planned for the future.
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Will the minister please advise the house on the progress of the state government’s electricity reform and the impact it is having on regional Western Australia? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. I know she will be pleased with the answer. As a result of the government’s changes we are already seeing positive developments that will bring new jobs, increased opportunities, and improved quality and reliability of power in regional Western Australia. The first two of six new regional Western Power offices are already open for business. They are the east Kimberley district office in Kununurra and the Kimberley regional office in Broome. These offices will not only be a base for Western Power crews servicing the east Kimberley but will also provide a service to the general public. They will provide customers with an opportunity to deal directly with staff in the region, which is a major change that I am sure most members who represent country Western Australia will say is overdue. Job opportunities have been created, with offices to operate in Broome, Kununurra, Carnarvon, Esperance, Karratha and Port Hedland. I am very pleased to announce that 15 new roles have been created, including six business service officers, six district network officers and three regional network managers. One will be based in the Kimberley and one in the Pilbara, with a third dedicated to the mid-west, Gascoyne and Esperance regions. I congratulate Mr Brett Hovingh, who has recently been appointed as a regional network manager for the entire Kimberley region. Brett will be accountable for the reliability and quality of power supplies for that region, and he will be based in Broome. I think the member for Kimberley will see that the reform that the government has taken through the Parliament, supported by the people of Western Australia, the energy industry and Western Power, will deliver long-term benefits, and is already delivering immediate benefits. From April 2006 an independent Regional Power Corporation will be created when Western power disaggregates. The corporation will be dedicated to servicing the regional areas of Western Australia, including the Pilbara, the Kimberley, the Gascoyne, the mid-west and the goldfields. We can look forward to much better accountability and reliability.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. I know she will be pleased with the answer. As a result of the government’s changes we are already seeing positive developments that will bring new jobs, increased opportunities, and improved quality and reliability of power in regional Western Australia. The first two of six new regional Western Power offices are already open for business. They are the east Kimberley district office in Kununurra and the Kimberley regional office in Broome. These offices will not only be a base for Western Power crews servicing the east Kimberley but will also provide a service to the general public. They will provide customers with an opportunity to deal directly with staff in the region, which is a major change that I am sure most members who represent country Western Australia will say is overdue. Job opportunities have been created, with offices to operate in Broome, Kununurra, Carnarvon, Esperance, Karratha and Port Hedland. I am very pleased to announce that 15 new roles have been created, including six business service officers, six district network officers and three regional network managers. One will be based in the Kimberley and one in the Pilbara, with a third dedicated to the mid-west, Gascoyne and Esperance regions. I congratulate Mr Brett Hovingh, who has recently been appointed as a regional network manager for the entire Kimberley region. Brett will be accountable for the reliability and quality of power supplies for that region, and he will be based in Broome. I think the member for Kimberley will see that the reform that the government has taken through the Parliament, supported by the people of Western Australia, the energy industry and Western Power, will deliver long-term benefits, and is already delivering immediate benefits. From April 2006 an independent Regional Power Corporation will be created when Western power disaggregates. The corporation will be dedicated to servicing the regional areas of Western Australia, including the Pilbara, the Kimberley, the Gascoyne, the mid-west and the goldfields. We can look forward to much better accountability and reliability.
I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. I know she will be pleased with the answer. As a result of the government’s changes we are already seeing positive developments that will bring new jobs, increased opportunities, and improved quality and reliability of power in regional Western Australia. The first two of six new regional Western Power offices are already open for business. They are the east Kimberley district office in Kununurra and the Kimberley regional office in Broome. These offices will not only be a base for Western Power crews servicing the east Kimberley but will also provide a service to the general public. They will provide customers with an opportunity to deal directly with staff in the region, which is a major change that I am sure most members who represent country Western Australia will say is overdue. Job opportunities have been created, with offices to operate in Broome, Kununurra, Carnarvon, Esperance, Karratha and Port Hedland. I am very pleased to announce that 15 new roles have been created, including six business service officers, six district network officers and three regional network managers. One will be based in the Kimberley and one in the Pilbara, with a third dedicated to the mid-west, Gascoyne and Esperance regions. I congratulate Mr Brett Hovingh, who has recently been appointed as a regional network manager for the entire Kimberley region. Brett will be accountable for the reliability and quality of power supplies for that region, and he will be based in Broome. I think the member for Kimberley will see that the reform that the government has taken through the Parliament, supported by the people of Western Australia, the energy industry and Western Power, will deliver long-term benefits, and is already delivering immediate benefits. From April 2006 an independent Regional Power Corporation will be created when Western power disaggregates. The corporation will be dedicated to servicing the regional areas of Western Australia, including the Pilbara, the Kimberley, the Gascoyne, the mid-west and the goldfields. We can look forward to much better accountability and reliability.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. I know she will be pleased with the answer. As a result of the government’s changes we are already seeing positive developments that will bring new jobs, increased opportunities, and improved quality and reliability of power in regional Western Australia. The first two of six new regional Western Power offices are already open for business. They are the east Kimberley district office in Kununurra and the Kimberley regional office in Broome. These offices will not only be a base for Western Power crews servicing the east Kimberley but will also provide a service to the general public. They will provide customers with an opportunity to deal directly with staff in the region, which is a major change that I am sure most members who represent country Western Australia will say is overdue. Job opportunities have been created, with offices to operate in Broome, Kununurra, Carnarvon, Esperance, Karratha and Port Hedland. I am very pleased to announce that 15 new roles have been created, including six business service officers, six district network officers and three regional network managers. One will be based in the Kimberley and one in the Pilbara, with a third dedicated to the mid-west, Gascoyne and Esperance regions. I congratulate Mr Brett Hovingh, who has recently been appointed as a regional network manager for the entire Kimberley region. Brett will be accountable for the reliability and quality of power supplies for that region, and he will be based in Broome. I think the member for Kimberley will see that the reform that the government has taken through the Parliament, supported by the people of Western Australia, the energy industry and Western Power, will deliver long-term benefits, and is already delivering immediate benefits. From April 2006 an independent Regional Power Corporation will be created when Western power disaggregates. The corporation will be dedicated to servicing the regional areas of Western Australia, including the Pilbara, the Kimberley, the Gascoyne, the mid-west and the goldfields. We can look forward to much better accountability and reliability.
I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. I know she will be pleased with the answer. As a result of the government’s changes we are already seeing positive developments that will bring new jobs, increased opportunities, and improved quality and reliability of power in regional Western Australia. The first two of six new regional Western Power offices are already open for business. They are the east Kimberley district office in Kununurra and the Kimberley regional office in Broome. These offices will not only be a base for Western Power crews servicing the east Kimberley but will also provide a service to the general public. They will provide customers with an opportunity to deal directly with staff in the region, which is a major change that I am sure most members who represent country Western Australia will say is overdue. Job opportunities have been created, with offices to operate in Broome, Kununurra, Carnarvon, Esperance, Karratha and Port Hedland. I am very pleased to announce that 15 new roles have been created, including six business service officers, six district network officers and three regional network managers. One will be based in the Kimberley and one in the Pilbara, with a third dedicated to the mid-west, Gascoyne and Esperance regions. I congratulate Mr Brett Hovingh, who has recently been appointed as a regional network manager for the entire Kimberley region. Brett will be accountable for the reliability and quality of power supplies for that region, and he will be based in Broome. I think the member for Kimberley will see that the reform that the government has taken through the Parliament, supported by the people of Western Australia, the energy industry and Western Power, will deliver long-term benefits, and is already delivering immediate benefits. From April 2006 an independent Regional Power Corporation will be created when Western power disaggregates. The corporation will be dedicated to servicing the regional areas of Western Australia, including the Pilbara, the Kimberley, the Gascoyne, the mid-west and the goldfields. We can look forward to much better accountability and reliability.
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