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❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses the safety, feasibility, and community consultation aspects of a proposed Perth street race circuit, referencing a Speedcafe.com article. The government confirms an independent engineering assessment was undertaken and that track design is ongoing.

AnsweredQoN 962Legislative Council

Asked

2 December 2025

Member

Hon Anthony Spagnolo

Portfolio

Deputy Premier; Treasurer; Minister for Transport; Sport and Recreation

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I refer to the news article published on 25 August 2025 on the Australian motorsport news website Speedcafe.com, titled “Perth street race opposition based on ‘misconception’”, and I ask: (a) in reference to the article stating that the circuit is planned to be 3.4 kilometres with 12 turns, has any independent engineering assessment been undertaken to validate the safety, feasibility and cost of constructing the circuit to FIA standards; (b) are the details listed in part (a) correct; (c) if no to (b), how long will the circuit be and how many turns; and (d) what elements of the circuit layout remain subject to community consultation and when will consultation conclude?

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Answered

24 February 2026

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Premier; Treasurer; Minister for Transport; Sport and Recreation

Response time

7 days

(a) Yes.
(b)-(d) The track design continues to be optimised to maximise multi-use functionality in close consultation with the FIA and potential Perth Park users.

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