❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Premier's transparency regarding Metronet costs. The Premier deflects, highlighting transport projects in the Vasse electorate and criticising past representatives' failures to improve the Vasse Highway.
AnsweredQoN 688Legislative Assembly
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METRONET —
COSTINGS
688. Ms
L. METTAM to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Why is the Premier refusing to be open and transparent with the people of Western
Australia about Metronet stage 1; and is he planning to be as secretive about
the true cost of Metronet stage 2 when it is finally announced?
COSTINGS
688. Ms
L. METTAM to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Why is the Premier refusing to be open and transparent with the people of Western
Australia about Metronet stage 1; and is he planning to be as secretive about
the true cost of Metronet stage 2 when it is finally announced?
AnswerView source ↗
As the Minister for Transport just
reminded me, we are currently spending $260 million every month on important
transport projects around Western Australia and getting people back to work.
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Vasse, I call you to order for the second time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I will tell
the member about one project—that is, the Vasse Highway that connects
through to the member for Vasse's electorate.
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Vasse!
Mr M. McGOWAN : It was
talked about forever but was never achieved by Troy Buswell; the current member
for Vasse; the bloke before Troy, whose name I cannot remember—Bernie
Masters—Stewart Bovell; or the restaurant guy's father, Barry
Blaikie.
Mr M.P. Murray interjected.
The SPEAKER : Minister!
Mr M. McGOWAN : None of them
could do it. Stewart Bovell, Barry Blaikie, Bernie Masters, Troy Buswell or the
current member for Vasse—none of them were able to achieve improvements
in the Vasse Highway. What did it take? It took a Labor government to do it. It
took a Labor government that is looking after the people of the south west and
Busselton. The Labor government is upgrading Margaret River Senior High School,
upgrading Busselton Health Campus, investing in the south west and, in the
process, saving lives. When the member for Vasse was in office, she could not
do it.
The SPEAKER : Seeing as I took
a question off yesterday, the Speaker taketh and now the Speaker giveth. We
will have two extra questions today.
A member interjected.
The SPEAKER : I thought I was
being a pretty good bloke; I thought there would be cheering or something.
reminded me, we are currently spending $260 million every month on important
transport projects around Western Australia and getting people back to work.
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Vasse, I call you to order for the second time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I will tell
the member about one project—that is, the Vasse Highway that connects
through to the member for Vasse's electorate.
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Vasse!
Mr M. McGOWAN : It was
talked about forever but was never achieved by Troy Buswell; the current member
for Vasse; the bloke before Troy, whose name I cannot remember—Bernie
Masters—Stewart Bovell; or the restaurant guy's father, Barry
Blaikie.
Mr M.P. Murray interjected.
The SPEAKER : Minister!
Mr M. McGOWAN : None of them
could do it. Stewart Bovell, Barry Blaikie, Bernie Masters, Troy Buswell or the
current member for Vasse—none of them were able to achieve improvements
in the Vasse Highway. What did it take? It took a Labor government to do it. It
took a Labor government that is looking after the people of the south west and
Busselton. The Labor government is upgrading Margaret River Senior High School,
upgrading Busselton Health Campus, investing in the south west and, in the
process, saving lives. When the member for Vasse was in office, she could not
do it.
The SPEAKER : Seeing as I took
a question off yesterday, the Speaker taketh and now the Speaker giveth. We
will have two extra questions today.
A member interjected.
The SPEAKER : I thought I was
being a pretty good bloke; I thought there would be cheering or something.
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