❓ The Minister for Agriculture and Food addresses concerns about the Midland saleyards, confirming relocation to the new Muchea Livestock Centre by January 2010 with a $54.54 million funding package. He highlights industry support and criticizes past delays.
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MIDLAND SALEYARDS — RELOCATION
Given the current difficulties faced by the meat and livestock industry and, specifically, the inadequacy of the Midland saleyards neighbouring my electorate, can the minister please inform the house about the time frame of the relocation of the saleyards? Mr D.T. REDMAN
Given the current difficulties faced by the meat and livestock industry and, specifically, the inadequacy of the Midland saleyards neighbouring my electorate, can the minister please inform the house about the time frame of the relocation of the saleyards? Mr D.T. REDMAN
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I thank the member for Swan Hills for his question and certainly appreciate his interest in this matter. As it is my first time on my feet in the new Parliament, I would like to congratulate you, Mr Speaker, on your appointment. I also congratulate the Deputy Speaker and Acting Speakers on their appointments, and the newly elected members of the house. Like others, I have been suitably impressed by the quality of the inaugural speeches and, no doubt, a number of speeches that we are yet to hear will be about matters of interest in the various members’ electorates. I inform the house of an announcement this morning about the construction of the Muchea livestock centre. This facility has a funding package of $54.54 million. This issue has been around for some time, going back to about 1999 when a number of discussions were held on the notion of moving the saleyards out of Midland. This morning, the Premier and I looked at the facility—in fact, I had quite an extensive tour a couple of weeks ago. The Midland site is absolutely third rate—Third World standard—and is in a state of absolute disrepair. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It might have been nice to let the local member know that you were visiting. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Midland! Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are actually moving out of the site and going to another one; it was a very quick visit. The move has the support of the agricultural industry in general. Both the Pastoralists and Graziers Association and WAFarmers are very supportive, as is the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. These groups have advocated this for some time. It is certainly a step towards supporting their industry, which, right now, is experiencing a number of constraints—not only for beef cattle, but also for sheep—in particular, the cost-price squeeze and the high cost of inputs in recent times. The significance of the meat and livestock industry to Western Australia is substantial. It represents about $1.23 billion to the Western Australian economy, of which about $850 million is made up of exports. A state-of-the-art facility such as this—it will be finished by January 2010—will be a substantial boost to the industry and certainly a substantial change from what it has been used to. This new advanced facility will be of the highest standards for environmental management, animal welfare and, of course, occupational health and safety. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for his question and certainly appreciate his interest in this matter. As it is my first time on my feet in the new Parliament, I would like to congratulate you, Mr Speaker, on your appointment. I also congratulate the Deputy Speaker and Acting Speakers on their appointments, and the newly elected members of the house. Like others, I have been suitably impressed by the quality of the inaugural speeches and, no doubt, a number of speeches that we are yet to hear will be about matters of interest in the various members’ electorates. I inform the house of an announcement this morning about the construction of the Muchea livestock centre. This facility has a funding package of $54.54 million. This issue has been around for some time, going back to about 1999 when a number of discussions were held on the notion of moving the saleyards out of Midland. This morning, the Premier and I looked at the facility—in fact, I had quite an extensive tour a couple of weeks ago. The Midland site is absolutely third rate—Third World standard—and is in a state of absolute disrepair. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It might have been nice to let the local member know that you were visiting. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Midland! Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are actually moving out of the site and going to another one; it was a very quick visit. The move has the support of the agricultural industry in general. Both the Pastoralists and Graziers Association and WAFarmers are very supportive, as is the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. These groups have advocated this for some time. It is certainly a step towards supporting their industry, which, right now, is experiencing a number of constraints—not only for beef cattle, but also for sheep—in particular, the cost-price squeeze and the high cost of inputs in recent times. The significance of the meat and livestock industry to Western Australia is substantial. It represents about $1.23 billion to the Western Australian economy, of which about $850 million is made up of exports. A state-of-the-art facility such as this—it will be finished by January 2010—will be a substantial boost to the industry and certainly a substantial change from what it has been used to. This new advanced facility will be of the highest standards for environmental management, animal welfare and, of course, occupational health and safety. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
I thank the member for Swan Hills for his question and certainly appreciate his interest in this matter. As it is my first time on my feet in the new Parliament, I would like to congratulate you, Mr Speaker, on your appointment. I also congratulate the Deputy Speaker and Acting Speakers on their appointments, and the newly elected members of the house. Like others, I have been suitably impressed by the quality of the inaugural speeches and, no doubt, a number of speeches that we are yet to hear will be about matters of interest in the various members’ electorates. I inform the house of an announcement this morning about the construction of the Muchea livestock centre. This facility has a funding package of $54.54 million. This issue has been around for some time, going back to about 1999 when a number of discussions were held on the notion of moving the saleyards out of Midland. This morning, the Premier and I looked at the facility—in fact, I had quite an extensive tour a couple of weeks ago. The Midland site is absolutely third rate—Third World standard—and is in a state of absolute disrepair. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It might have been nice to let the local member know that you were visiting. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Midland! Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are actually moving out of the site and going to another one; it was a very quick visit. The move has the support of the agricultural industry in general. Both the Pastoralists and Graziers Association and WAFarmers are very supportive, as is the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. These groups have advocated this for some time. It is certainly a step towards supporting their industry, which, right now, is experiencing a number of constraints—not only for beef cattle, but also for sheep—in particular, the cost-price squeeze and the high cost of inputs in recent times. The significance of the meat and livestock industry to Western Australia is substantial. It represents about $1.23 billion to the Western Australian economy, of which about $850 million is made up of exports. A state-of-the-art facility such as this—it will be finished by January 2010—will be a substantial boost to the industry and certainly a substantial change from what it has been used to. This new advanced facility will be of the highest standards for environmental management, animal welfare and, of course, occupational health and safety. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
I inform the house of an announcement this morning about the construction of the Muchea livestock centre. This facility has a funding package of $54.54 million. This issue has been around for some time, going back to about 1999 when a number of discussions were held on the notion of moving the saleyards out of Midland. This morning, the Premier and I looked at the facility—in fact, I had quite an extensive tour a couple of weeks ago. The Midland site is absolutely third rate—Third World standard—and is in a state of absolute disrepair. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It might have been nice to let the local member know that you were visiting. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Midland! Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are actually moving out of the site and going to another one; it was a very quick visit. The move has the support of the agricultural industry in general. Both the Pastoralists and Graziers Association and WAFarmers are very supportive, as is the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. These groups have advocated this for some time. It is certainly a step towards supporting their industry, which, right now, is experiencing a number of constraints—not only for beef cattle, but also for sheep—in particular, the cost-price squeeze and the high cost of inputs in recent times. The significance of the meat and livestock industry to Western Australia is substantial. It represents about $1.23 billion to the Western Australian economy, of which about $850 million is made up of exports. A state-of-the-art facility such as this—it will be finished by January 2010—will be a substantial boost to the industry and certainly a substantial change from what it has been used to. This new advanced facility will be of the highest standards for environmental management, animal welfare and, of course, occupational health and safety. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : It might have been nice to let the local member know that you were visiting. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Midland! Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are actually moving out of the site and going to another one; it was a very quick visit. The move has the support of the agricultural industry in general. Both the Pastoralists and Graziers Association and WAFarmers are very supportive, as is the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. These groups have advocated this for some time. It is certainly a step towards supporting their industry, which, right now, is experiencing a number of constraints—not only for beef cattle, but also for sheep—in particular, the cost-price squeeze and the high cost of inputs in recent times. The significance of the meat and livestock industry to Western Australia is substantial. It represents about $1.23 billion to the Western Australian economy, of which about $850 million is made up of exports. A state-of-the-art facility such as this—it will be finished by January 2010—will be a substantial boost to the industry and certainly a substantial change from what it has been used to. This new advanced facility will be of the highest standards for environmental management, animal welfare and, of course, occupational health and safety. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Midland! Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are actually moving out of the site and going to another one; it was a very quick visit. The move has the support of the agricultural industry in general. Both the Pastoralists and Graziers Association and WAFarmers are very supportive, as is the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. These groups have advocated this for some time. It is certainly a step towards supporting their industry, which, right now, is experiencing a number of constraints—not only for beef cattle, but also for sheep—in particular, the cost-price squeeze and the high cost of inputs in recent times. The significance of the meat and livestock industry to Western Australia is substantial. It represents about $1.23 billion to the Western Australian economy, of which about $850 million is made up of exports. A state-of-the-art facility such as this—it will be finished by January 2010—will be a substantial boost to the industry and certainly a substantial change from what it has been used to. This new advanced facility will be of the highest standards for environmental management, animal welfare and, of course, occupational health and safety. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are actually moving out of the site and going to another one; it was a very quick visit. The move has the support of the agricultural industry in general. Both the Pastoralists and Graziers Association and WAFarmers are very supportive, as is the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. These groups have advocated this for some time. It is certainly a step towards supporting their industry, which, right now, is experiencing a number of constraints—not only for beef cattle, but also for sheep—in particular, the cost-price squeeze and the high cost of inputs in recent times. The significance of the meat and livestock industry to Western Australia is substantial. It represents about $1.23 billion to the Western Australian economy, of which about $850 million is made up of exports. A state-of-the-art facility such as this—it will be finished by January 2010—will be a substantial boost to the industry and certainly a substantial change from what it has been used to. This new advanced facility will be of the highest standards for environmental management, animal welfare and, of course, occupational health and safety. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
The move has the support of the agricultural industry in general. Both the Pastoralists and Graziers Association and WAFarmers are very supportive, as is the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. These groups have advocated this for some time. It is certainly a step towards supporting their industry, which, right now, is experiencing a number of constraints—not only for beef cattle, but also for sheep—in particular, the cost-price squeeze and the high cost of inputs in recent times. The significance of the meat and livestock industry to Western Australia is substantial. It represents about $1.23 billion to the Western Australian economy, of which about $850 million is made up of exports. A state-of-the-art facility such as this—it will be finished by January 2010—will be a substantial boost to the industry and certainly a substantial change from what it has been used to. This new advanced facility will be of the highest standards for environmental management, animal welfare and, of course, occupational health and safety. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
The significance of the meat and livestock industry to Western Australia is substantial. It represents about $1.23 billion to the Western Australian economy, of which about $850 million is made up of exports. A state-of-the-art facility such as this—it will be finished by January 2010—will be a substantial boost to the industry and certainly a substantial change from what it has been used to. This new advanced facility will be of the highest standards for environmental management, animal welfare and, of course, occupational health and safety. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for his question and certainly appreciate his interest in this matter. As it is my first time on my feet in the new Parliament, I would like to congratulate you, Mr Speaker, on your appointment. I also congratulate the Deputy Speaker and Acting Speakers on their appointments, and the newly elected members of the house. Like others, I have been suitably impressed by the quality of the inaugural speeches and, no doubt, a number of speeches that we are yet to hear will be about matters of interest in the various members’ electorates. I inform the house of an announcement this morning about the construction of the Muchea livestock centre. This facility has a funding package of $54.54 million. This issue has been around for some time, going back to about 1999 when a number of discussions were held on the notion of moving the saleyards out of Midland. This morning, the Premier and I looked at the facility—in fact, I had quite an extensive tour a couple of weeks ago. The Midland site is absolutely third rate—Third World standard—and is in a state of absolute disrepair. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It might have been nice to let the local member know that you were visiting. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Midland! Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are actually moving out of the site and going to another one; it was a very quick visit. The move has the support of the agricultural industry in general. Both the Pastoralists and Graziers Association and WAFarmers are very supportive, as is the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. These groups have advocated this for some time. It is certainly a step towards supporting their industry, which, right now, is experiencing a number of constraints—not only for beef cattle, but also for sheep—in particular, the cost-price squeeze and the high cost of inputs in recent times. The significance of the meat and livestock industry to Western Australia is substantial. It represents about $1.23 billion to the Western Australian economy, of which about $850 million is made up of exports. A state-of-the-art facility such as this—it will be finished by January 2010—will be a substantial boost to the industry and certainly a substantial change from what it has been used to. This new advanced facility will be of the highest standards for environmental management, animal welfare and, of course, occupational health and safety. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
I thank the member for Swan Hills for his question and certainly appreciate his interest in this matter. As it is my first time on my feet in the new Parliament, I would like to congratulate you, Mr Speaker, on your appointment. I also congratulate the Deputy Speaker and Acting Speakers on their appointments, and the newly elected members of the house. Like others, I have been suitably impressed by the quality of the inaugural speeches and, no doubt, a number of speeches that we are yet to hear will be about matters of interest in the various members’ electorates. I inform the house of an announcement this morning about the construction of the Muchea livestock centre. This facility has a funding package of $54.54 million. This issue has been around for some time, going back to about 1999 when a number of discussions were held on the notion of moving the saleyards out of Midland. This morning, the Premier and I looked at the facility—in fact, I had quite an extensive tour a couple of weeks ago. The Midland site is absolutely third rate—Third World standard—and is in a state of absolute disrepair. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It might have been nice to let the local member know that you were visiting. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Midland! Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are actually moving out of the site and going to another one; it was a very quick visit. The move has the support of the agricultural industry in general. Both the Pastoralists and Graziers Association and WAFarmers are very supportive, as is the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. These groups have advocated this for some time. It is certainly a step towards supporting their industry, which, right now, is experiencing a number of constraints—not only for beef cattle, but also for sheep—in particular, the cost-price squeeze and the high cost of inputs in recent times. The significance of the meat and livestock industry to Western Australia is substantial. It represents about $1.23 billion to the Western Australian economy, of which about $850 million is made up of exports. A state-of-the-art facility such as this—it will be finished by January 2010—will be a substantial boost to the industry and certainly a substantial change from what it has been used to. This new advanced facility will be of the highest standards for environmental management, animal welfare and, of course, occupational health and safety. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
I inform the house of an announcement this morning about the construction of the Muchea livestock centre. This facility has a funding package of $54.54 million. This issue has been around for some time, going back to about 1999 when a number of discussions were held on the notion of moving the saleyards out of Midland. This morning, the Premier and I looked at the facility—in fact, I had quite an extensive tour a couple of weeks ago. The Midland site is absolutely third rate—Third World standard—and is in a state of absolute disrepair. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It might have been nice to let the local member know that you were visiting. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Midland! Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are actually moving out of the site and going to another one; it was a very quick visit. The move has the support of the agricultural industry in general. Both the Pastoralists and Graziers Association and WAFarmers are very supportive, as is the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. These groups have advocated this for some time. It is certainly a step towards supporting their industry, which, right now, is experiencing a number of constraints—not only for beef cattle, but also for sheep—in particular, the cost-price squeeze and the high cost of inputs in recent times. The significance of the meat and livestock industry to Western Australia is substantial. It represents about $1.23 billion to the Western Australian economy, of which about $850 million is made up of exports. A state-of-the-art facility such as this—it will be finished by January 2010—will be a substantial boost to the industry and certainly a substantial change from what it has been used to. This new advanced facility will be of the highest standards for environmental management, animal welfare and, of course, occupational health and safety. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : It might have been nice to let the local member know that you were visiting. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Midland! Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are actually moving out of the site and going to another one; it was a very quick visit. The move has the support of the agricultural industry in general. Both the Pastoralists and Graziers Association and WAFarmers are very supportive, as is the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. These groups have advocated this for some time. It is certainly a step towards supporting their industry, which, right now, is experiencing a number of constraints—not only for beef cattle, but also for sheep—in particular, the cost-price squeeze and the high cost of inputs in recent times. The significance of the meat and livestock industry to Western Australia is substantial. It represents about $1.23 billion to the Western Australian economy, of which about $850 million is made up of exports. A state-of-the-art facility such as this—it will be finished by January 2010—will be a substantial boost to the industry and certainly a substantial change from what it has been used to. This new advanced facility will be of the highest standards for environmental management, animal welfare and, of course, occupational health and safety. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Midland! Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are actually moving out of the site and going to another one; it was a very quick visit. The move has the support of the agricultural industry in general. Both the Pastoralists and Graziers Association and WAFarmers are very supportive, as is the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. These groups have advocated this for some time. It is certainly a step towards supporting their industry, which, right now, is experiencing a number of constraints—not only for beef cattle, but also for sheep—in particular, the cost-price squeeze and the high cost of inputs in recent times. The significance of the meat and livestock industry to Western Australia is substantial. It represents about $1.23 billion to the Western Australian economy, of which about $850 million is made up of exports. A state-of-the-art facility such as this—it will be finished by January 2010—will be a substantial boost to the industry and certainly a substantial change from what it has been used to. This new advanced facility will be of the highest standards for environmental management, animal welfare and, of course, occupational health and safety. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are actually moving out of the site and going to another one; it was a very quick visit. The move has the support of the agricultural industry in general. Both the Pastoralists and Graziers Association and WAFarmers are very supportive, as is the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. These groups have advocated this for some time. It is certainly a step towards supporting their industry, which, right now, is experiencing a number of constraints—not only for beef cattle, but also for sheep—in particular, the cost-price squeeze and the high cost of inputs in recent times. The significance of the meat and livestock industry to Western Australia is substantial. It represents about $1.23 billion to the Western Australian economy, of which about $850 million is made up of exports. A state-of-the-art facility such as this—it will be finished by January 2010—will be a substantial boost to the industry and certainly a substantial change from what it has been used to. This new advanced facility will be of the highest standards for environmental management, animal welfare and, of course, occupational health and safety. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
The move has the support of the agricultural industry in general. Both the Pastoralists and Graziers Association and WAFarmers are very supportive, as is the Livestock Transporters Association of WA. These groups have advocated this for some time. It is certainly a step towards supporting their industry, which, right now, is experiencing a number of constraints—not only for beef cattle, but also for sheep—in particular, the cost-price squeeze and the high cost of inputs in recent times. The significance of the meat and livestock industry to Western Australia is substantial. It represents about $1.23 billion to the Western Australian economy, of which about $850 million is made up of exports. A state-of-the-art facility such as this—it will be finished by January 2010—will be a substantial boost to the industry and certainly a substantial change from what it has been used to. This new advanced facility will be of the highest standards for environmental management, animal welfare and, of course, occupational health and safety. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
The significance of the meat and livestock industry to Western Australia is substantial. It represents about $1.23 billion to the Western Australian economy, of which about $850 million is made up of exports. A state-of-the-art facility such as this—it will be finished by January 2010—will be a substantial boost to the industry and certainly a substantial change from what it has been used to. This new advanced facility will be of the highest standards for environmental management, animal welfare and, of course, occupational health and safety. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : I would like to highlight my concerns about how long it has taken to get the new Muchea facility up and going. There has been a number of disruptions to the process, particularly throughout the last government’s term. I am aware that Hon Kim Chance had for some time advocated the establishment of this new facility and I have no doubt that he was unable to secure the full support of his party for the project. In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
In response to the member for Collie-Preston’s comments, it is interesting that in 1999, under the previous Liberal-National government, the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority commissioned a feasibility study. The Gallop Labor government received that report. Ironically, it was titled, “The Livestock Centre: A great idea: Its time has come”. That was in 2001! This is day 50 of the Liberal-National alliance and we have been able to secure the deal under which this will happen, and industry is certainly looking forward to these changes. Given that this government has been in office for 50 days, I wonder how many days there were in the past eight years! Industry well and truly supports the building of the new saleyards; the government is very keen to move on the project; and, the new saleyards will support and provide for the needs of the livestock industry in Western Australia for many years to come.
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