❓ Question regarding the cessation of B-double truck permits on Jarrahdale Road and its cost impact. The Minister defends the decision as fulfilling an election promise to the Jarrahdale community, citing safety concerns and lack of prior consultation by the previous government.
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TRANSPORT, B-DOUBLE TRUCK PERMITS
In the other place yesterday, the Minister for Agriculture; the Midwest, Wheatbelt and Great Southern, stated that he had no knowledge of the decision to cease issuing B-double truck permits for Jarrahdale Road as of 30 April 2001. Obviously the minister has acted independently of Cabinet and has not consulted industry. Has the minister or Main Roads Western Australia evaluated the substantial cost impact on agriculture, livestock producers in particular, the transport industry and country consumers of her decision on Jarrahdale Road? Ms MacTIERNAN
In the other place yesterday, the Minister for Agriculture; the Midwest, Wheatbelt and Great Southern, stated that he had no knowledge of the decision to cease issuing B-double truck permits for Jarrahdale Road as of 30 April 2001. Obviously the minister has acted independently of Cabinet and has not consulted industry. Has the minister or Main Roads Western Australia evaluated the substantial cost impact on agriculture, livestock producers in particular, the transport industry and country consumers of her decision on Jarrahdale Road? Ms MacTIERNAN
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This will be great fun. If the Government is to be attacked on a daily basis for fulfilling its election promises, we can be assured that we will be here for a lot longer than four years. Prior to the last election, we made a very clear commitment to the community of Jarrahdale that we would not allow B-double sheep trucks to continue using that road. That was the wish of the community. Some 300 people attended a community meeting and were absolutely up in arms because the former Minister for Transport had not consulted the community at all - indeed, he had totally misled the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale by leading people to believe that there would be a review before he issued any of the permits. The next day he issued 35 permits, and over the ensuing month he issued 80 permits. The Labor Party made a very clear commitment to that community that it accepted the arguments that the road was completely unsuitable and outside Main Roads’ guidelines for the allowance of B-double traffic. For that reason this Government honoured its promise. Things become a little more complex. Last year I spoke at the annual conference of the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. I was up-front when I said to its members that a Labor Government would not permit this traffic or 36.5 metre road trains to come into the metropolitan area through that southern corridor. I put it to the conference that the Government at the time would be unable to deliver on the issue because I said that it would lose the election. One of the issues in seats such as Roleystone, Swan Hills - Mr Trenorden: And your seat. Ms MacTIERNAN: My seat as well - there is no doubt about that - and seats by held by some members of the National Party, which is such a great and sizeable party! Mr Trenorden: I am glad you recognise it. Ms MacTIERNAN: It is soon to get a hell of a lot smaller, I imagine. I made it very clear to the livestock transporters that this was our attitude and that they needed to accept that there had to be community input into the very complex and controversial issue of multi-combination vehicles throughout the State. I told them in August 2000 that a Labor Government would convene a series of road trade summits to bring together all parties - the farmers, the truckies, the trucking companies, the community and the local authorities - to try to work out an answer to this conundrum; what guidelines will regulate the introduction of these vehicles. I am pleased to report that four conferences will be held. There is a bit of schizophrenia on the other side of the House, because the Leader of the National Party has written to me expressing his concern about these conferences. He does not like them. However, the Deputy Leader of the National Party has put up his hand and has asked to be involved in the conference in Katanning, and we welcome him on board. The member for Kalgoorlie is really keen and has been demanding that a conference be held in Kalgoorlie. Fortunately, we had already sorted that out with the member for Eyre, and one will be held in Kalgoorlie. Some members opposite do not like it and others want more conferences. Four conferences will be held and we will work this out.
Ms MacTIERNAN replied: This will be great fun. If the Government is to be attacked on a daily basis for fulfilling its election promises, we can be assured that we will be here for a lot longer than four years. Prior to the last election, we made a very clear commitment to the community of Jarrahdale that we would not allow B-double sheep trucks to continue using that road. That was the wish of the community. Some 300 people attended a community meeting and were absolutely up in arms because the former Minister for Transport had not consulted the community at all - indeed, he had totally misled the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale by leading people to believe that there would be a review before he issued any of the permits. The next day he issued 35 permits, and over the ensuing month he issued 80 permits. The Labor Party made a very clear commitment to that community that it accepted the arguments that the road was completely unsuitable and outside Main Roads’ guidelines for the allowance of B-double traffic. For that reason this Government honoured its promise. Things become a little more complex. Last year I spoke at the annual conference of the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. I was up-front when I said to its members that a Labor Government would not permit this traffic or 36.5 metre road trains to come into the metropolitan area through that southern corridor. I put it to the conference that the Government at the time would be unable to deliver on the issue because I said that it would lose the election. One of the issues in seats such as Roleystone, Swan Hills - Mr Trenorden: And your seat. Ms MacTIERNAN: My seat as well - there is no doubt about that - and seats by held by some members of the National Party, which is such a great and sizeable party! Mr Trenorden: I am glad you recognise it. Ms MacTIERNAN: It is soon to get a hell of a lot smaller, I imagine. I made it very clear to the livestock transporters that this was our attitude and that they needed to accept that there had to be community input into the very complex and controversial issue of multi-combination vehicles throughout the State. I told them in August 2000 that a Labor Government would convene a series of road trade summits to bring together all parties - the farmers, the truckies, the trucking companies, the community and the local authorities - to try to work out an answer to this conundrum; what guidelines will regulate the introduction of these vehicles. I am pleased to report that four conferences will be held. There is a bit of schizophrenia on the other side of the House, because the Leader of the National Party has written to me expressing his concern about these conferences. He does not like them. However, the Deputy Leader of the National Party has put up his hand and has asked to be involved in the conference in Katanning, and we welcome him on board. The member for Kalgoorlie is really keen and has been demanding that a conference be held in Kalgoorlie. Fortunately, we had already sorted that out with the member for Eyre, and one will be held in Kalgoorlie. Some members opposite do not like it and others want more conferences. Four conferences will be held and we will work this out.
This will be great fun. If the Government is to be attacked on a daily basis for fulfilling its election promises, we can be assured that we will be here for a lot longer than four years. Prior to the last election, we made a very clear commitment to the community of Jarrahdale that we would not allow B-double sheep trucks to continue using that road. That was the wish of the community. Some 300 people attended a community meeting and were absolutely up in arms because the former Minister for Transport had not consulted the community at all - indeed, he had totally misled the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale by leading people to believe that there would be a review before he issued any of the permits. The next day he issued 35 permits, and over the ensuing month he issued 80 permits. The Labor Party made a very clear commitment to that community that it accepted the arguments that the road was completely unsuitable and outside Main Roads’ guidelines for the allowance of B-double traffic. For that reason this Government honoured its promise. Things become a little more complex. Last year I spoke at the annual conference of the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. I was up-front when I said to its members that a Labor Government would not permit this traffic or 36.5 metre road trains to come into the metropolitan area through that southern corridor. I put it to the conference that the Government at the time would be unable to deliver on the issue because I said that it would lose the election. One of the issues in seats such as Roleystone, Swan Hills - Mr Trenorden: And your seat. Ms MacTIERNAN: My seat as well - there is no doubt about that - and seats by held by some members of the National Party, which is such a great and sizeable party! Mr Trenorden: I am glad you recognise it. Ms MacTIERNAN: It is soon to get a hell of a lot smaller, I imagine. I made it very clear to the livestock transporters that this was our attitude and that they needed to accept that there had to be community input into the very complex and controversial issue of multi-combination vehicles throughout the State. I told them in August 2000 that a Labor Government would convene a series of road trade summits to bring together all parties - the farmers, the truckies, the trucking companies, the community and the local authorities - to try to work out an answer to this conundrum; what guidelines will regulate the introduction of these vehicles. I am pleased to report that four conferences will be held. There is a bit of schizophrenia on the other side of the House, because the Leader of the National Party has written to me expressing his concern about these conferences. He does not like them. However, the Deputy Leader of the National Party has put up his hand and has asked to be involved in the conference in Katanning, and we welcome him on board. The member for Kalgoorlie is really keen and has been demanding that a conference be held in Kalgoorlie. Fortunately, we had already sorted that out with the member for Eyre, and one will be held in Kalgoorlie. Some members opposite do not like it and others want more conferences. Four conferences will be held and we will work this out.
Prior to the last election, we made a very clear commitment to the community of Jarrahdale that we would not allow B-double sheep trucks to continue using that road. That was the wish of the community. Some 300 people attended a community meeting and were absolutely up in arms because the former Minister for Transport had not consulted the community at all - indeed, he had totally misled the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale by leading people to believe that there would be a review before he issued any of the permits. The next day he issued 35 permits, and over the ensuing month he issued 80 permits. The Labor Party made a very clear commitment to that community that it accepted the arguments that the road was completely unsuitable and outside Main Roads’ guidelines for the allowance of B-double traffic. For that reason this Government honoured its promise. Things become a little more complex. Last year I spoke at the annual conference of the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. I was up-front when I said to its members that a Labor Government would not permit this traffic or 36.5 metre road trains to come into the metropolitan area through that southern corridor. I put it to the conference that the Government at the time would be unable to deliver on the issue because I said that it would lose the election. One of the issues in seats such as Roleystone, Swan Hills - Mr Trenorden: And your seat. Ms MacTIERNAN: My seat as well - there is no doubt about that - and seats by held by some members of the National Party, which is such a great and sizeable party! Mr Trenorden: I am glad you recognise it. Ms MacTIERNAN: It is soon to get a hell of a lot smaller, I imagine. I made it very clear to the livestock transporters that this was our attitude and that they needed to accept that there had to be community input into the very complex and controversial issue of multi-combination vehicles throughout the State. I told them in August 2000 that a Labor Government would convene a series of road trade summits to bring together all parties - the farmers, the truckies, the trucking companies, the community and the local authorities - to try to work out an answer to this conundrum; what guidelines will regulate the introduction of these vehicles. I am pleased to report that four conferences will be held. There is a bit of schizophrenia on the other side of the House, because the Leader of the National Party has written to me expressing his concern about these conferences. He does not like them. However, the Deputy Leader of the National Party has put up his hand and has asked to be involved in the conference in Katanning, and we welcome him on board. The member for Kalgoorlie is really keen and has been demanding that a conference be held in Kalgoorlie. Fortunately, we had already sorted that out with the member for Eyre, and one will be held in Kalgoorlie. Some members opposite do not like it and others want more conferences. Four conferences will be held and we will work this out.
Things become a little more complex. Last year I spoke at the annual conference of the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. I was up-front when I said to its members that a Labor Government would not permit this traffic or 36.5 metre road trains to come into the metropolitan area through that southern corridor. I put it to the conference that the Government at the time would be unable to deliver on the issue because I said that it would lose the election. One of the issues in seats such as Roleystone, Swan Hills - Mr Trenorden: And your seat. Ms MacTIERNAN: My seat as well - there is no doubt about that - and seats by held by some members of the National Party, which is such a great and sizeable party! Mr Trenorden: I am glad you recognise it. Ms MacTIERNAN: It is soon to get a hell of a lot smaller, I imagine. I made it very clear to the livestock transporters that this was our attitude and that they needed to accept that there had to be community input into the very complex and controversial issue of multi-combination vehicles throughout the State. I told them in August 2000 that a Labor Government would convene a series of road trade summits to bring together all parties - the farmers, the truckies, the trucking companies, the community and the local authorities - to try to work out an answer to this conundrum; what guidelines will regulate the introduction of these vehicles. I am pleased to report that four conferences will be held. There is a bit of schizophrenia on the other side of the House, because the Leader of the National Party has written to me expressing his concern about these conferences. He does not like them. However, the Deputy Leader of the National Party has put up his hand and has asked to be involved in the conference in Katanning, and we welcome him on board. The member for Kalgoorlie is really keen and has been demanding that a conference be held in Kalgoorlie. Fortunately, we had already sorted that out with the member for Eyre, and one will be held in Kalgoorlie. Some members opposite do not like it and others want more conferences. Four conferences will be held and we will work this out.
Mr Trenorden: And your seat. Ms MacTIERNAN: My seat as well - there is no doubt about that - and seats by held by some members of the National Party, which is such a great and sizeable party! Mr Trenorden: I am glad you recognise it. Ms MacTIERNAN: It is soon to get a hell of a lot smaller, I imagine. I made it very clear to the livestock transporters that this was our attitude and that they needed to accept that there had to be community input into the very complex and controversial issue of multi-combination vehicles throughout the State. I told them in August 2000 that a Labor Government would convene a series of road trade summits to bring together all parties - the farmers, the truckies, the trucking companies, the community and the local authorities - to try to work out an answer to this conundrum; what guidelines will regulate the introduction of these vehicles. I am pleased to report that four conferences will be held. There is a bit of schizophrenia on the other side of the House, because the Leader of the National Party has written to me expressing his concern about these conferences. He does not like them. However, the Deputy Leader of the National Party has put up his hand and has asked to be involved in the conference in Katanning, and we welcome him on board. The member for Kalgoorlie is really keen and has been demanding that a conference be held in Kalgoorlie. Fortunately, we had already sorted that out with the member for Eyre, and one will be held in Kalgoorlie. Some members opposite do not like it and others want more conferences. Four conferences will be held and we will work this out.
Ms MacTIERNAN: My seat as well - there is no doubt about that - and seats by held by some members of the National Party, which is such a great and sizeable party! Mr Trenorden: I am glad you recognise it. Ms MacTIERNAN: It is soon to get a hell of a lot smaller, I imagine. I made it very clear to the livestock transporters that this was our attitude and that they needed to accept that there had to be community input into the very complex and controversial issue of multi-combination vehicles throughout the State. I told them in August 2000 that a Labor Government would convene a series of road trade summits to bring together all parties - the farmers, the truckies, the trucking companies, the community and the local authorities - to try to work out an answer to this conundrum; what guidelines will regulate the introduction of these vehicles. I am pleased to report that four conferences will be held. There is a bit of schizophrenia on the other side of the House, because the Leader of the National Party has written to me expressing his concern about these conferences. He does not like them. However, the Deputy Leader of the National Party has put up his hand and has asked to be involved in the conference in Katanning, and we welcome him on board. The member for Kalgoorlie is really keen and has been demanding that a conference be held in Kalgoorlie. Fortunately, we had already sorted that out with the member for Eyre, and one will be held in Kalgoorlie. Some members opposite do not like it and others want more conferences. Four conferences will be held and we will work this out.
Mr Trenorden: I am glad you recognise it. Ms MacTIERNAN: It is soon to get a hell of a lot smaller, I imagine. I made it very clear to the livestock transporters that this was our attitude and that they needed to accept that there had to be community input into the very complex and controversial issue of multi-combination vehicles throughout the State. I told them in August 2000 that a Labor Government would convene a series of road trade summits to bring together all parties - the farmers, the truckies, the trucking companies, the community and the local authorities - to try to work out an answer to this conundrum; what guidelines will regulate the introduction of these vehicles. I am pleased to report that four conferences will be held. There is a bit of schizophrenia on the other side of the House, because the Leader of the National Party has written to me expressing his concern about these conferences. He does not like them. However, the Deputy Leader of the National Party has put up his hand and has asked to be involved in the conference in Katanning, and we welcome him on board. The member for Kalgoorlie is really keen and has been demanding that a conference be held in Kalgoorlie. Fortunately, we had already sorted that out with the member for Eyre, and one will be held in Kalgoorlie. Some members opposite do not like it and others want more conferences. Four conferences will be held and we will work this out.
Ms MacTIERNAN: It is soon to get a hell of a lot smaller, I imagine. I made it very clear to the livestock transporters that this was our attitude and that they needed to accept that there had to be community input into the very complex and controversial issue of multi-combination vehicles throughout the State. I told them in August 2000 that a Labor Government would convene a series of road trade summits to bring together all parties - the farmers, the truckies, the trucking companies, the community and the local authorities - to try to work out an answer to this conundrum; what guidelines will regulate the introduction of these vehicles. I am pleased to report that four conferences will be held. There is a bit of schizophrenia on the other side of the House, because the Leader of the National Party has written to me expressing his concern about these conferences. He does not like them. However, the Deputy Leader of the National Party has put up his hand and has asked to be involved in the conference in Katanning, and we welcome him on board. The member for Kalgoorlie is really keen and has been demanding that a conference be held in Kalgoorlie. Fortunately, we had already sorted that out with the member for Eyre, and one will be held in Kalgoorlie. Some members opposite do not like it and others want more conferences. Four conferences will be held and we will work this out.
Ms MacTIERNAN replied: This will be great fun. If the Government is to be attacked on a daily basis for fulfilling its election promises, we can be assured that we will be here for a lot longer than four years. Prior to the last election, we made a very clear commitment to the community of Jarrahdale that we would not allow B-double sheep trucks to continue using that road. That was the wish of the community. Some 300 people attended a community meeting and were absolutely up in arms because the former Minister for Transport had not consulted the community at all - indeed, he had totally misled the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale by leading people to believe that there would be a review before he issued any of the permits. The next day he issued 35 permits, and over the ensuing month he issued 80 permits. The Labor Party made a very clear commitment to that community that it accepted the arguments that the road was completely unsuitable and outside Main Roads’ guidelines for the allowance of B-double traffic. For that reason this Government honoured its promise. Things become a little more complex. Last year I spoke at the annual conference of the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. I was up-front when I said to its members that a Labor Government would not permit this traffic or 36.5 metre road trains to come into the metropolitan area through that southern corridor. I put it to the conference that the Government at the time would be unable to deliver on the issue because I said that it would lose the election. One of the issues in seats such as Roleystone, Swan Hills - Mr Trenorden: And your seat. Ms MacTIERNAN: My seat as well - there is no doubt about that - and seats by held by some members of the National Party, which is such a great and sizeable party! Mr Trenorden: I am glad you recognise it. Ms MacTIERNAN: It is soon to get a hell of a lot smaller, I imagine. I made it very clear to the livestock transporters that this was our attitude and that they needed to accept that there had to be community input into the very complex and controversial issue of multi-combination vehicles throughout the State. I told them in August 2000 that a Labor Government would convene a series of road trade summits to bring together all parties - the farmers, the truckies, the trucking companies, the community and the local authorities - to try to work out an answer to this conundrum; what guidelines will regulate the introduction of these vehicles. I am pleased to report that four conferences will be held. There is a bit of schizophrenia on the other side of the House, because the Leader of the National Party has written to me expressing his concern about these conferences. He does not like them. However, the Deputy Leader of the National Party has put up his hand and has asked to be involved in the conference in Katanning, and we welcome him on board. The member for Kalgoorlie is really keen and has been demanding that a conference be held in Kalgoorlie. Fortunately, we had already sorted that out with the member for Eyre, and one will be held in Kalgoorlie. Some members opposite do not like it and others want more conferences. Four conferences will be held and we will work this out.
This will be great fun. If the Government is to be attacked on a daily basis for fulfilling its election promises, we can be assured that we will be here for a lot longer than four years. Prior to the last election, we made a very clear commitment to the community of Jarrahdale that we would not allow B-double sheep trucks to continue using that road. That was the wish of the community. Some 300 people attended a community meeting and were absolutely up in arms because the former Minister for Transport had not consulted the community at all - indeed, he had totally misled the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale by leading people to believe that there would be a review before he issued any of the permits. The next day he issued 35 permits, and over the ensuing month he issued 80 permits. The Labor Party made a very clear commitment to that community that it accepted the arguments that the road was completely unsuitable and outside Main Roads’ guidelines for the allowance of B-double traffic. For that reason this Government honoured its promise. Things become a little more complex. Last year I spoke at the annual conference of the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. I was up-front when I said to its members that a Labor Government would not permit this traffic or 36.5 metre road trains to come into the metropolitan area through that southern corridor. I put it to the conference that the Government at the time would be unable to deliver on the issue because I said that it would lose the election. One of the issues in seats such as Roleystone, Swan Hills - Mr Trenorden: And your seat. Ms MacTIERNAN: My seat as well - there is no doubt about that - and seats by held by some members of the National Party, which is such a great and sizeable party! Mr Trenorden: I am glad you recognise it. Ms MacTIERNAN: It is soon to get a hell of a lot smaller, I imagine. I made it very clear to the livestock transporters that this was our attitude and that they needed to accept that there had to be community input into the very complex and controversial issue of multi-combination vehicles throughout the State. I told them in August 2000 that a Labor Government would convene a series of road trade summits to bring together all parties - the farmers, the truckies, the trucking companies, the community and the local authorities - to try to work out an answer to this conundrum; what guidelines will regulate the introduction of these vehicles. I am pleased to report that four conferences will be held. There is a bit of schizophrenia on the other side of the House, because the Leader of the National Party has written to me expressing his concern about these conferences. He does not like them. However, the Deputy Leader of the National Party has put up his hand and has asked to be involved in the conference in Katanning, and we welcome him on board. The member for Kalgoorlie is really keen and has been demanding that a conference be held in Kalgoorlie. Fortunately, we had already sorted that out with the member for Eyre, and one will be held in Kalgoorlie. Some members opposite do not like it and others want more conferences. Four conferences will be held and we will work this out.
Prior to the last election, we made a very clear commitment to the community of Jarrahdale that we would not allow B-double sheep trucks to continue using that road. That was the wish of the community. Some 300 people attended a community meeting and were absolutely up in arms because the former Minister for Transport had not consulted the community at all - indeed, he had totally misled the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale by leading people to believe that there would be a review before he issued any of the permits. The next day he issued 35 permits, and over the ensuing month he issued 80 permits. The Labor Party made a very clear commitment to that community that it accepted the arguments that the road was completely unsuitable and outside Main Roads’ guidelines for the allowance of B-double traffic. For that reason this Government honoured its promise. Things become a little more complex. Last year I spoke at the annual conference of the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. I was up-front when I said to its members that a Labor Government would not permit this traffic or 36.5 metre road trains to come into the metropolitan area through that southern corridor. I put it to the conference that the Government at the time would be unable to deliver on the issue because I said that it would lose the election. One of the issues in seats such as Roleystone, Swan Hills - Mr Trenorden: And your seat. Ms MacTIERNAN: My seat as well - there is no doubt about that - and seats by held by some members of the National Party, which is such a great and sizeable party! Mr Trenorden: I am glad you recognise it. Ms MacTIERNAN: It is soon to get a hell of a lot smaller, I imagine. I made it very clear to the livestock transporters that this was our attitude and that they needed to accept that there had to be community input into the very complex and controversial issue of multi-combination vehicles throughout the State. I told them in August 2000 that a Labor Government would convene a series of road trade summits to bring together all parties - the farmers, the truckies, the trucking companies, the community and the local authorities - to try to work out an answer to this conundrum; what guidelines will regulate the introduction of these vehicles. I am pleased to report that four conferences will be held. There is a bit of schizophrenia on the other side of the House, because the Leader of the National Party has written to me expressing his concern about these conferences. He does not like them. However, the Deputy Leader of the National Party has put up his hand and has asked to be involved in the conference in Katanning, and we welcome him on board. The member for Kalgoorlie is really keen and has been demanding that a conference be held in Kalgoorlie. Fortunately, we had already sorted that out with the member for Eyre, and one will be held in Kalgoorlie. Some members opposite do not like it and others want more conferences. Four conferences will be held and we will work this out.
Things become a little more complex. Last year I spoke at the annual conference of the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. I was up-front when I said to its members that a Labor Government would not permit this traffic or 36.5 metre road trains to come into the metropolitan area through that southern corridor. I put it to the conference that the Government at the time would be unable to deliver on the issue because I said that it would lose the election. One of the issues in seats such as Roleystone, Swan Hills - Mr Trenorden: And your seat. Ms MacTIERNAN: My seat as well - there is no doubt about that - and seats by held by some members of the National Party, which is such a great and sizeable party! Mr Trenorden: I am glad you recognise it. Ms MacTIERNAN: It is soon to get a hell of a lot smaller, I imagine. I made it very clear to the livestock transporters that this was our attitude and that they needed to accept that there had to be community input into the very complex and controversial issue of multi-combination vehicles throughout the State. I told them in August 2000 that a Labor Government would convene a series of road trade summits to bring together all parties - the farmers, the truckies, the trucking companies, the community and the local authorities - to try to work out an answer to this conundrum; what guidelines will regulate the introduction of these vehicles. I am pleased to report that four conferences will be held. There is a bit of schizophrenia on the other side of the House, because the Leader of the National Party has written to me expressing his concern about these conferences. He does not like them. However, the Deputy Leader of the National Party has put up his hand and has asked to be involved in the conference in Katanning, and we welcome him on board. The member for Kalgoorlie is really keen and has been demanding that a conference be held in Kalgoorlie. Fortunately, we had already sorted that out with the member for Eyre, and one will be held in Kalgoorlie. Some members opposite do not like it and others want more conferences. Four conferences will be held and we will work this out.
Mr Trenorden: And your seat. Ms MacTIERNAN: My seat as well - there is no doubt about that - and seats by held by some members of the National Party, which is such a great and sizeable party! Mr Trenorden: I am glad you recognise it. Ms MacTIERNAN: It is soon to get a hell of a lot smaller, I imagine. I made it very clear to the livestock transporters that this was our attitude and that they needed to accept that there had to be community input into the very complex and controversial issue of multi-combination vehicles throughout the State. I told them in August 2000 that a Labor Government would convene a series of road trade summits to bring together all parties - the farmers, the truckies, the trucking companies, the community and the local authorities - to try to work out an answer to this conundrum; what guidelines will regulate the introduction of these vehicles. I am pleased to report that four conferences will be held. There is a bit of schizophrenia on the other side of the House, because the Leader of the National Party has written to me expressing his concern about these conferences. He does not like them. However, the Deputy Leader of the National Party has put up his hand and has asked to be involved in the conference in Katanning, and we welcome him on board. The member for Kalgoorlie is really keen and has been demanding that a conference be held in Kalgoorlie. Fortunately, we had already sorted that out with the member for Eyre, and one will be held in Kalgoorlie. Some members opposite do not like it and others want more conferences. Four conferences will be held and we will work this out.
Ms MacTIERNAN: My seat as well - there is no doubt about that - and seats by held by some members of the National Party, which is such a great and sizeable party! Mr Trenorden: I am glad you recognise it. Ms MacTIERNAN: It is soon to get a hell of a lot smaller, I imagine. I made it very clear to the livestock transporters that this was our attitude and that they needed to accept that there had to be community input into the very complex and controversial issue of multi-combination vehicles throughout the State. I told them in August 2000 that a Labor Government would convene a series of road trade summits to bring together all parties - the farmers, the truckies, the trucking companies, the community and the local authorities - to try to work out an answer to this conundrum; what guidelines will regulate the introduction of these vehicles. I am pleased to report that four conferences will be held. There is a bit of schizophrenia on the other side of the House, because the Leader of the National Party has written to me expressing his concern about these conferences. He does not like them. However, the Deputy Leader of the National Party has put up his hand and has asked to be involved in the conference in Katanning, and we welcome him on board. The member for Kalgoorlie is really keen and has been demanding that a conference be held in Kalgoorlie. Fortunately, we had already sorted that out with the member for Eyre, and one will be held in Kalgoorlie. Some members opposite do not like it and others want more conferences. Four conferences will be held and we will work this out.
Mr Trenorden: I am glad you recognise it. Ms MacTIERNAN: It is soon to get a hell of a lot smaller, I imagine. I made it very clear to the livestock transporters that this was our attitude and that they needed to accept that there had to be community input into the very complex and controversial issue of multi-combination vehicles throughout the State. I told them in August 2000 that a Labor Government would convene a series of road trade summits to bring together all parties - the farmers, the truckies, the trucking companies, the community and the local authorities - to try to work out an answer to this conundrum; what guidelines will regulate the introduction of these vehicles. I am pleased to report that four conferences will be held. There is a bit of schizophrenia on the other side of the House, because the Leader of the National Party has written to me expressing his concern about these conferences. He does not like them. However, the Deputy Leader of the National Party has put up his hand and has asked to be involved in the conference in Katanning, and we welcome him on board. The member for Kalgoorlie is really keen and has been demanding that a conference be held in Kalgoorlie. Fortunately, we had already sorted that out with the member for Eyre, and one will be held in Kalgoorlie. Some members opposite do not like it and others want more conferences. Four conferences will be held and we will work this out.
Ms MacTIERNAN: It is soon to get a hell of a lot smaller, I imagine. I made it very clear to the livestock transporters that this was our attitude and that they needed to accept that there had to be community input into the very complex and controversial issue of multi-combination vehicles throughout the State. I told them in August 2000 that a Labor Government would convene a series of road trade summits to bring together all parties - the farmers, the truckies, the trucking companies, the community and the local authorities - to try to work out an answer to this conundrum; what guidelines will regulate the introduction of these vehicles. I am pleased to report that four conferences will be held. There is a bit of schizophrenia on the other side of the House, because the Leader of the National Party has written to me expressing his concern about these conferences. He does not like them. However, the Deputy Leader of the National Party has put up his hand and has asked to be involved in the conference in Katanning, and we welcome him on board. The member for Kalgoorlie is really keen and has been demanding that a conference be held in Kalgoorlie. Fortunately, we had already sorted that out with the member for Eyre, and one will be held in Kalgoorlie. Some members opposite do not like it and others want more conferences. Four conferences will be held and we will work this out.
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