❓ The Premier outlines the Commonwealth government's significant investment in HMAS Stirling, projecting thousands of jobs in construction, maintenance, and training, boosting the WA economy and skills sector.
AnsweredQoN 103Legislative Assembly
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JOBS — HMAS STIRLING
103. Mr H.T. JONES to the Premier:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's ongoing campaign to diversify the Western Australian
economy, including in the defence sector.
(1) Can the Premier outline to the house the latest
development in attracting new investment to Western Australia that will
provide local jobs for decades to come?
(2) Can the Premier advise the house
what this investment will mean for Western Australians?
103. Mr H.T. JONES to the Premier:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's ongoing campaign to diversify the Western Australian
economy, including in the defence sector.
(1) Can the Premier outline to the house the latest
development in attracting new investment to Western Australia that will
provide local jobs for decades to come?
(2) Can the Premier advise the house
what this investment will mean for Western Australians?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Darling
Range, a distinguished naval officer, for his question. He is very
distinguished. He looks like a distinguished
naval officer these days, with his beard! Technically, I should call him sir,
because he is a lieutenant commander and I retired as a lieutenant, so
he is actually my senior officer. Thank you for your question, sir!
(1)–(2) Today's announcement by the commonwealth
government is worth billions of dollars to Western Australia. It means a significant investment in HMAS Stirling of around $8 billion of capital works and so forth to expand the base
and create around 3 000 jobs in construction, maintenance and so forth. That
will include wharf upgrades, operational maintenance and logistics training,
supporting infrastructure outside HMAS Stirling , and I suspect a fair
amount at Henderson, at the Australian Marine Complex. There is a fair amount
of work to be done there. Then, with what is called the rotational force, the
expectation is there will be 500 jobs ongoing out of that. However, once the
submarines are fully Australian flagged and based at HMAS Stirling , I suspect
the job numbers will be in the thousands in Western Australia, because a great
deal of the maintenance will be undertaken at the Australian Marine Complex and
a lot of work will be done to ensure that maintenance can be undertaken there.
A great deal of training will also be
put in place, particularly at South Metropolitan TAFE. At the moment, more than
16 300 students are studying defence-related qualifications and skills. There
will be a great deal more of that as well. It is a significant investment in
capital works, training skills and other matters for Western Australia.
Obviously, provisioning and supply for all this new equipment will be a boost
to local contractors and local suppliers to defence. It is obviously a major
investment by the commonwealth government as well, so, in terms of the overall
investment, I suppose we could say that Western Australia and South Australia
are the big winners when it comes to jobs, skills and spend. Obviously, we will
want to see that maximised here in Western Australia.
Range, a distinguished naval officer, for his question. He is very
distinguished. He looks like a distinguished
naval officer these days, with his beard! Technically, I should call him sir,
because he is a lieutenant commander and I retired as a lieutenant, so
he is actually my senior officer. Thank you for your question, sir!
(1)–(2) Today's announcement by the commonwealth
government is worth billions of dollars to Western Australia. It means a significant investment in HMAS Stirling of around $8 billion of capital works and so forth to expand the base
and create around 3 000 jobs in construction, maintenance and so forth. That
will include wharf upgrades, operational maintenance and logistics training,
supporting infrastructure outside HMAS Stirling , and I suspect a fair
amount at Henderson, at the Australian Marine Complex. There is a fair amount
of work to be done there. Then, with what is called the rotational force, the
expectation is there will be 500 jobs ongoing out of that. However, once the
submarines are fully Australian flagged and based at HMAS Stirling , I suspect
the job numbers will be in the thousands in Western Australia, because a great
deal of the maintenance will be undertaken at the Australian Marine Complex and
a lot of work will be done to ensure that maintenance can be undertaken there.
A great deal of training will also be
put in place, particularly at South Metropolitan TAFE. At the moment, more than
16 300 students are studying defence-related qualifications and skills. There
will be a great deal more of that as well. It is a significant investment in
capital works, training skills and other matters for Western Australia.
Obviously, provisioning and supply for all this new equipment will be a boost
to local contractors and local suppliers to defence. It is obviously a major
investment by the commonwealth government as well, so, in terms of the overall
investment, I suppose we could say that Western Australia and South Australia
are the big winners when it comes to jobs, skills and spend. Obviously, we will
want to see that maximised here in Western Australia.
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