❓ Mr. Waldron asks about the government's support for elite athletes following the opening of the WAIS High Performance Service Centre. The Minister details the government's investment in sporting facilities, including the WAIS centre and the State Netball Centre, highlighting accessibility and benefits for both elite and grassroots athletes.
AnsweredQoN 274Legislative Assembly
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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT HIGH
PERFORMANCE SERVICE CENTRE
274. Mr T.K. WALDRON to the Minister for
Sport and Recreation:
This morning the new Western
Australian Institute of Sport High Performance Service Centre was opened by the
Premier and the minister. Can the minister please update the house on how this
government is supporting Western Australia's elite athletes?
PERFORMANCE SERVICE CENTRE
274. Mr T.K. WALDRON to the Minister for
Sport and Recreation:
This morning the new Western
Australian Institute of Sport High Performance Service Centre was opened by the
Premier and the minister. Can the minister please update the house on how this
government is supporting Western Australia's elite athletes?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question
and for his unwavering support of and contribution to sport in Western Australia.
It was fabulous that the member was present this morning when the Premier and I
opened this fantastic new facility. This government has a strong track record
in supporting sport across all levels. Today we celebrated the opening of a
$33.4 million facility for the WA Institute of Sport. The sophisticated and
technical facility will give athletes every opportunity to reach their full
potential, and that includes universal access for our Paralympians . Members who visited the
former WAIS facility would know that the gymnasium was on the ground floor with
the only access point being down a flight of stairs—there was no
elevator. The new facility is on one level —
Mr
R.H. Cook interjected.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : I am talking about access for our Paralympians . We have created a facility
that is universally accessible for not only our abled-bodied athletes, but also
our Paralympians. I am talking about fantastic athletes who deserve equal
accessibility to elite training facilities. With the Rio Olympics and the
Paralympics just a little more than 12 months away, the completion of the
centre has been timely. Western Australian contenders now have the opportunity
to shift into the facility to embed themselves with their trainers and all the
other support staff who operate from WAIS, and ultimately work towards
representing Australia in Rio. The Premier, the former Minister for Sport and
Recreation and the local member, Bill Marmion, also attended the opening of the
State Netball Centre, which is a $26-million facility located at Matthews
Netball Centre and is the spiritual home of netball in Western Australia. It is
now a permanent training facility for West Coast Fever, which previously had to
travel to a number of different facilities around the state to train. Everybody
involved in netball is overwhelmed and so excited to finally have a home that
they can call their own. It represents the next chapter for netball in this
state. It is a focal point for not only elite sportswomen, but also grassroots
sportspeople and the community. Both the WAIS and netball facilities have very
strong connections to grassroots community support in and around the precinct,
which is really important. This state government has a strong commitment to
increasing participation in sport and recreation, and I comfortably say that no
other government has made such a significant investment in sporting
infrastructure and facilities to engage more people to become active from the
grassroots to the elite. Today was a fantastic day for everyone involved with
WAIS, and I encourage any member who has not seen it to visit this
state-of-the-art facility.
and for his unwavering support of and contribution to sport in Western Australia.
It was fabulous that the member was present this morning when the Premier and I
opened this fantastic new facility. This government has a strong track record
in supporting sport across all levels. Today we celebrated the opening of a
$33.4 million facility for the WA Institute of Sport. The sophisticated and
technical facility will give athletes every opportunity to reach their full
potential, and that includes universal access for our Paralympians . Members who visited the
former WAIS facility would know that the gymnasium was on the ground floor with
the only access point being down a flight of stairs—there was no
elevator. The new facility is on one level —
Mr
R.H. Cook interjected.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : I am talking about access for our Paralympians . We have created a facility
that is universally accessible for not only our abled-bodied athletes, but also
our Paralympians. I am talking about fantastic athletes who deserve equal
accessibility to elite training facilities. With the Rio Olympics and the
Paralympics just a little more than 12 months away, the completion of the
centre has been timely. Western Australian contenders now have the opportunity
to shift into the facility to embed themselves with their trainers and all the
other support staff who operate from WAIS, and ultimately work towards
representing Australia in Rio. The Premier, the former Minister for Sport and
Recreation and the local member, Bill Marmion, also attended the opening of the
State Netball Centre, which is a $26-million facility located at Matthews
Netball Centre and is the spiritual home of netball in Western Australia. It is
now a permanent training facility for West Coast Fever, which previously had to
travel to a number of different facilities around the state to train. Everybody
involved in netball is overwhelmed and so excited to finally have a home that
they can call their own. It represents the next chapter for netball in this
state. It is a focal point for not only elite sportswomen, but also grassroots
sportspeople and the community. Both the WAIS and netball facilities have very
strong connections to grassroots community support in and around the precinct,
which is really important. This state government has a strong commitment to
increasing participation in sport and recreation, and I comfortably say that no
other government has made such a significant investment in sporting
infrastructure and facilities to engage more people to become active from the
grassroots to the elite. Today was a fantastic day for everyone involved with
WAIS, and I encourage any member who has not seen it to visit this
state-of-the-art facility.
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