❓ Mr. Lilburne asks about the government's investment in sporting infrastructure and its impact on active spaces and community benefits. The Minister responds by highlighting various projects and increased participation rates.
AnsweredQoN 249Legislative Assembly
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SPORT INFRASTRUCTURE — INVESTMENT
249. Mr P. LILBURNE to the Minister for Sport and
Recreation:
Thank you, Madam Speaker.
The SPEAKER : Sorry, are you
making a point of order?
Ms M.J. Davies : No, I am
talking to my colleague.
The SPEAKER : Well, desist.
Desist.
Member for Carine.
Mr P. LILBURNE : I refer to
the McGowan Labor government's commitment to making community sporting
more accessible.
(1) Can the minister advise the house how the delivery
of world-class sporting infrastructure projects is helping meet demand
for more active spaces, particularly in areas that are experiencing significant
growth?
(2) Can the
minister advise the house how this investment in community sporting benefits
the community?
249. Mr P. LILBURNE to the Minister for Sport and
Recreation:
Thank you, Madam Speaker.
The SPEAKER : Sorry, are you
making a point of order?
Ms M.J. Davies : No, I am
talking to my colleague.
The SPEAKER : Well, desist.
Desist.
Member for Carine.
Mr P. LILBURNE : I refer to
the McGowan Labor government's commitment to making community sporting
more accessible.
(1) Can the minister advise the house how the delivery
of world-class sporting infrastructure projects is helping meet demand
for more active spaces, particularly in areas that are experiencing significant
growth?
(2) Can the
minister advise the house how this investment in community sporting benefits
the community?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Carine for
his question. I also wish Uncle Tony a very happy ninetieth birthday.
The SPEAKER : I think Uncle
Tony has had the good sense to turn his hearing aid down!
Several members interjected.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : He is up
for a second go! Good to see. I am pretty certain, member for Carine, that
Uncle Tony would be a follower of football, the round ball game, and if he is
not, he is now.
(1)–(2) In answer to the member for Carine's
question, we are very proud of the record investment in infrastructure for sport in Western Australia. I want to
highlight, in regard to the round ball game, that for the first time ever
in the history of Western Australia, we will deliver the football centre over
in Queens Park. As Sherif Andrawes, the
board chair of Football West, said, the state has been waiting 120 years for
it, but for the first time there will
be a home for football in Western Australia. We know that that code is experiencing ,
like a number of other codes, a record number of girls and young women playing
the great game. That is a tremendous thing to see. Of course, that is why this
government has been focused, member for Carine, on upgrades to a range of sporting facilities throughout regional Western
Australia and, indeed, throughout the metropolitan area.
I know that next week, at the great
Sorrento Football Club, the member will be there to cut the ribbon to open its
$1 million new facilities, which, of course, will provide tremendous
opportunities for change rooms and the like for girls and young women who play
the game, as well as visitors to that club. There is a list that goes on, and I
want to highlight some of these, because it underpins the importance we place
on sport in the lifestyle of Western Australians and the importance of sport
for children and young people, in particular, as they continue to grow and are
given opportunities to participate. That is why codes have seen something like
20 per cent uplifts in participation numbers. I want to go through a couple of
these examples of the government's investment in infrastructure.
In East Fremantle, in the member for
Bicton's electorate, is the East Fremantle oval precinct. We went out to dig the sod there a couple of weeks ago.
There has been a $25 million-plus investment in community sport there.
We have invested $5 million for basketball facilities in Kalgoorlie, member for
Kalgoorlie. I know she is very proud of
that. Member for Pilbara, we are investing $10 million in the construction of
the Port Hedland sporting and
community hub. In Donnybrook, in the member for Collie–Preston's
electorate , we have invested $6 million for a community sport and
recreation and entertainment precinct. I was out in the member for Hillarys
electorate with her recently, where Craigie Leisure Centre is getting upgrades,
as is Charlottes Vineyard Sports Pavilion in the member for Swan Hills's
electorate. In the Premier's vicinity—nearby—in the
member for Baldivis's electorate, a major sporting complex was opened
only last week or the previous week by both the Premier and the member for
Baldivis.
We also know that the investment does
not stop there because it includes a range of night light projects, which are focused on providing lighting for spaces
and places so that they can be used even more as pressure comes on for
that usage. The other aspects that I think are really important are focused on
upgrades that will benefit the FIFA Women's World Cup in July. We have
seen Dorrien Gardens receive money for upgrades,
as has the Kingsway Reserve facility. I know the member for Landsdale is
particularly i nterested in that; she was there last week to see those
lights turned on.
These investments are very important,
because it means that more children and young people and more people with
disabilities, who are now playing in record numbers, with all-abilities
fixtures within many, many codes, are also being provided for. I thank the
member for his question. It is really important that we continue this
investment.
I finish by saying congratulations to
the Western Australian Sheffield Shield team, which brought home the Sheffield
Shield for the second year in a row and capped off a magnificent summer of
cricket for Western Australians. Let us hope that the Dockers win on Sunday!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
The Leader of the Opposition with the last question.
his question. I also wish Uncle Tony a very happy ninetieth birthday.
The SPEAKER : I think Uncle
Tony has had the good sense to turn his hearing aid down!
Several members interjected.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : He is up
for a second go! Good to see. I am pretty certain, member for Carine, that
Uncle Tony would be a follower of football, the round ball game, and if he is
not, he is now.
(1)–(2) In answer to the member for Carine's
question, we are very proud of the record investment in infrastructure for sport in Western Australia. I want to
highlight, in regard to the round ball game, that for the first time ever
in the history of Western Australia, we will deliver the football centre over
in Queens Park. As Sherif Andrawes, the
board chair of Football West, said, the state has been waiting 120 years for
it, but for the first time there will
be a home for football in Western Australia. We know that that code is experiencing ,
like a number of other codes, a record number of girls and young women playing
the great game. That is a tremendous thing to see. Of course, that is why this
government has been focused, member for Carine, on upgrades to a range of sporting facilities throughout regional Western
Australia and, indeed, throughout the metropolitan area.
I know that next week, at the great
Sorrento Football Club, the member will be there to cut the ribbon to open its
$1 million new facilities, which, of course, will provide tremendous
opportunities for change rooms and the like for girls and young women who play
the game, as well as visitors to that club. There is a list that goes on, and I
want to highlight some of these, because it underpins the importance we place
on sport in the lifestyle of Western Australians and the importance of sport
for children and young people, in particular, as they continue to grow and are
given opportunities to participate. That is why codes have seen something like
20 per cent uplifts in participation numbers. I want to go through a couple of
these examples of the government's investment in infrastructure.
In East Fremantle, in the member for
Bicton's electorate, is the East Fremantle oval precinct. We went out to dig the sod there a couple of weeks ago.
There has been a $25 million-plus investment in community sport there.
We have invested $5 million for basketball facilities in Kalgoorlie, member for
Kalgoorlie. I know she is very proud of
that. Member for Pilbara, we are investing $10 million in the construction of
the Port Hedland sporting and
community hub. In Donnybrook, in the member for Collie–Preston's
electorate , we have invested $6 million for a community sport and
recreation and entertainment precinct. I was out in the member for Hillarys
electorate with her recently, where Craigie Leisure Centre is getting upgrades,
as is Charlottes Vineyard Sports Pavilion in the member for Swan Hills's
electorate. In the Premier's vicinity—nearby—in the
member for Baldivis's electorate, a major sporting complex was opened
only last week or the previous week by both the Premier and the member for
Baldivis.
We also know that the investment does
not stop there because it includes a range of night light projects, which are focused on providing lighting for spaces
and places so that they can be used even more as pressure comes on for
that usage. The other aspects that I think are really important are focused on
upgrades that will benefit the FIFA Women's World Cup in July. We have
seen Dorrien Gardens receive money for upgrades,
as has the Kingsway Reserve facility. I know the member for Landsdale is
particularly i nterested in that; she was there last week to see those
lights turned on.
These investments are very important,
because it means that more children and young people and more people with
disabilities, who are now playing in record numbers, with all-abilities
fixtures within many, many codes, are also being provided for. I thank the
member for his question. It is really important that we continue this
investment.
I finish by saying congratulations to
the Western Australian Sheffield Shield team, which brought home the Sheffield
Shield for the second year in a row and capped off a magnificent summer of
cricket for Western Australians. Let us hope that the Dockers win on Sunday!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
The Leader of the Opposition with the last question.
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