❓ The WA State Government outlines its efforts to attract jobs and investment to the Burrup Peninsula, highlighting a $136 million infrastructure investment and the potential of the Methanex project. The Premier criticises the Leader of the Opposition's stance on the issue.
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What is the State Government doing to attract jobs and investment to the Burrup Peninsula? Dr GALLOP
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The Government is optimistic about the future of the Burrup Peninsula. We foresee the Burrup Peninsula playing a significant role in the future of this State. It is no exaggeration to say that gas in the Burrup can play the same role in Western Australian history as gold did in the goldfields in the 1890s and as iron ore did in other parts of the Pilbara in the 1960s. Projects being considered in the Burrup Peninsula are potentially worth $10 billion. This Government will do all it can to ensure that those projects come to fruition. Last year, the Government allocated $136 million towards the provision of common-user infrastructure for the Burrup Peninsula. I thank the Minister for State Development and his agencies for the work they have been doing to ensure that this State is in a position to attract that investment. Late last year Methanex Australia Pty Ltd announced that it had moved forward to the detailed front-end engineering and design stage of its project, subject to a final decision in late 2002. However, it made the point that when the opportunity emerged to attract that project here, the Government of Western Australia did all it could to make sure the company turned its sights in the direction of Western Australia. This will be a significant project for the State. It will create 1 000 jobs during construction and 150 direct and hundreds more indirect post-construction jobs. The State Government, together with the Commonwealth, is committed to bringing these projects to Western Australia. I applaud the role of the Commonwealth in this project as well. The State Government told the Commonwealth that this project had tremendous potential and it joined in to attract this project to Western Australia. When this project was announced during the recess, I was surprised to hear the Leader of the Opposition suggest in a comment on television that to put infrastructure funding into the Burrup Peninsula was a wrong priority for the Government of Western Australia. All members opposite should note the position of the Leader of the Opposition on this matter. He spends all his time talking down the Western Australian economy. This Government has an optimistic view of the future of our State. Mr Omodei: What about the south west? Dr GALLOP: The Government has an optimistic view of the south west as well. It has an optimistic view of the State. The key factor is to position Western Australia so that it can achieve on the international marketplace. That is the key challenge facing this State. The Government meets that challenge by providing the infrastructure. The Government needs to put in the hard work to provide that infrastructure for the Burrup. That infrastructure could be used by not only the Methanex project, but also other projects. What is the Leader of the Opposition doing? He says it is a wrong priority. The Leader of the Opposition has his priorities all wrong.
Dr GALLOP replied: The Government is optimistic about the future of the Burrup Peninsula. We foresee the Burrup Peninsula playing a significant role in the future of this State. It is no exaggeration to say that gas in the Burrup can play the same role in Western Australian history as gold did in the goldfields in the 1890s and as iron ore did in other parts of the Pilbara in the 1960s. Projects being considered in the Burrup Peninsula are potentially worth $10 billion. This Government will do all it can to ensure that those projects come to fruition. Last year, the Government allocated $136 million towards the provision of common-user infrastructure for the Burrup Peninsula. I thank the Minister for State Development and his agencies for the work they have been doing to ensure that this State is in a position to attract that investment. Late last year Methanex Australia Pty Ltd announced that it had moved forward to the detailed front-end engineering and design stage of its project, subject to a final decision in late 2002. However, it made the point that when the opportunity emerged to attract that project here, the Government of Western Australia did all it could to make sure the company turned its sights in the direction of Western Australia. This will be a significant project for the State. It will create 1 000 jobs during construction and 150 direct and hundreds more indirect post-construction jobs. The State Government, together with the Commonwealth, is committed to bringing these projects to Western Australia. I applaud the role of the Commonwealth in this project as well. The State Government told the Commonwealth that this project had tremendous potential and it joined in to attract this project to Western Australia. When this project was announced during the recess, I was surprised to hear the Leader of the Opposition suggest in a comment on television that to put infrastructure funding into the Burrup Peninsula was a wrong priority for the Government of Western Australia. All members opposite should note the position of the Leader of the Opposition on this matter. He spends all his time talking down the Western Australian economy. This Government has an optimistic view of the future of our State. Mr Omodei: What about the south west? Dr GALLOP: The Government has an optimistic view of the south west as well. It has an optimistic view of the State. The key factor is to position Western Australia so that it can achieve on the international marketplace. That is the key challenge facing this State. The Government meets that challenge by providing the infrastructure. The Government needs to put in the hard work to provide that infrastructure for the Burrup. That infrastructure could be used by not only the Methanex project, but also other projects. What is the Leader of the Opposition doing? He says it is a wrong priority. The Leader of the Opposition has his priorities all wrong.
The Government is optimistic about the future of the Burrup Peninsula. We foresee the Burrup Peninsula playing a significant role in the future of this State. It is no exaggeration to say that gas in the Burrup can play the same role in Western Australian history as gold did in the goldfields in the 1890s and as iron ore did in other parts of the Pilbara in the 1960s. Projects being considered in the Burrup Peninsula are potentially worth $10 billion. This Government will do all it can to ensure that those projects come to fruition. Last year, the Government allocated $136 million towards the provision of common-user infrastructure for the Burrup Peninsula. I thank the Minister for State Development and his agencies for the work they have been doing to ensure that this State is in a position to attract that investment. Late last year Methanex Australia Pty Ltd announced that it had moved forward to the detailed front-end engineering and design stage of its project, subject to a final decision in late 2002. However, it made the point that when the opportunity emerged to attract that project here, the Government of Western Australia did all it could to make sure the company turned its sights in the direction of Western Australia. This will be a significant project for the State. It will create 1 000 jobs during construction and 150 direct and hundreds more indirect post-construction jobs. The State Government, together with the Commonwealth, is committed to bringing these projects to Western Australia. I applaud the role of the Commonwealth in this project as well. The State Government told the Commonwealth that this project had tremendous potential and it joined in to attract this project to Western Australia. When this project was announced during the recess, I was surprised to hear the Leader of the Opposition suggest in a comment on television that to put infrastructure funding into the Burrup Peninsula was a wrong priority for the Government of Western Australia. All members opposite should note the position of the Leader of the Opposition on this matter. He spends all his time talking down the Western Australian economy. This Government has an optimistic view of the future of our State. Mr Omodei: What about the south west? Dr GALLOP: The Government has an optimistic view of the south west as well. It has an optimistic view of the State. The key factor is to position Western Australia so that it can achieve on the international marketplace. That is the key challenge facing this State. The Government meets that challenge by providing the infrastructure. The Government needs to put in the hard work to provide that infrastructure for the Burrup. That infrastructure could be used by not only the Methanex project, but also other projects. What is the Leader of the Opposition doing? He says it is a wrong priority. The Leader of the Opposition has his priorities all wrong.
The State Government, together with the Commonwealth, is committed to bringing these projects to Western Australia. I applaud the role of the Commonwealth in this project as well. The State Government told the Commonwealth that this project had tremendous potential and it joined in to attract this project to Western Australia. When this project was announced during the recess, I was surprised to hear the Leader of the Opposition suggest in a comment on television that to put infrastructure funding into the Burrup Peninsula was a wrong priority for the Government of Western Australia. All members opposite should note the position of the Leader of the Opposition on this matter. He spends all his time talking down the Western Australian economy. This Government has an optimistic view of the future of our State. Mr Omodei: What about the south west? Dr GALLOP: The Government has an optimistic view of the south west as well. It has an optimistic view of the State. The key factor is to position Western Australia so that it can achieve on the international marketplace. That is the key challenge facing this State. The Government meets that challenge by providing the infrastructure. The Government needs to put in the hard work to provide that infrastructure for the Burrup. That infrastructure could be used by not only the Methanex project, but also other projects. What is the Leader of the Opposition doing? He says it is a wrong priority. The Leader of the Opposition has his priorities all wrong.
When this project was announced during the recess, I was surprised to hear the Leader of the Opposition suggest in a comment on television that to put infrastructure funding into the Burrup Peninsula was a wrong priority for the Government of Western Australia. All members opposite should note the position of the Leader of the Opposition on this matter. He spends all his time talking down the Western Australian economy. This Government has an optimistic view of the future of our State. Mr Omodei: What about the south west? Dr GALLOP: The Government has an optimistic view of the south west as well. It has an optimistic view of the State. The key factor is to position Western Australia so that it can achieve on the international marketplace. That is the key challenge facing this State. The Government meets that challenge by providing the infrastructure. The Government needs to put in the hard work to provide that infrastructure for the Burrup. That infrastructure could be used by not only the Methanex project, but also other projects. What is the Leader of the Opposition doing? He says it is a wrong priority. The Leader of the Opposition has his priorities all wrong.
Mr Omodei: What about the south west? Dr GALLOP: The Government has an optimistic view of the south west as well. It has an optimistic view of the State. The key factor is to position Western Australia so that it can achieve on the international marketplace. That is the key challenge facing this State. The Government meets that challenge by providing the infrastructure. The Government needs to put in the hard work to provide that infrastructure for the Burrup. That infrastructure could be used by not only the Methanex project, but also other projects. What is the Leader of the Opposition doing? He says it is a wrong priority. The Leader of the Opposition has his priorities all wrong.
Dr GALLOP: The Government has an optimistic view of the south west as well. It has an optimistic view of the State. The key factor is to position Western Australia so that it can achieve on the international marketplace. That is the key challenge facing this State. The Government meets that challenge by providing the infrastructure. The Government needs to put in the hard work to provide that infrastructure for the Burrup. That infrastructure could be used by not only the Methanex project, but also other projects. What is the Leader of the Opposition doing? He says it is a wrong priority. The Leader of the Opposition has his priorities all wrong.
Dr GALLOP replied: The Government is optimistic about the future of the Burrup Peninsula. We foresee the Burrup Peninsula playing a significant role in the future of this State. It is no exaggeration to say that gas in the Burrup can play the same role in Western Australian history as gold did in the goldfields in the 1890s and as iron ore did in other parts of the Pilbara in the 1960s. Projects being considered in the Burrup Peninsula are potentially worth $10 billion. This Government will do all it can to ensure that those projects come to fruition. Last year, the Government allocated $136 million towards the provision of common-user infrastructure for the Burrup Peninsula. I thank the Minister for State Development and his agencies for the work they have been doing to ensure that this State is in a position to attract that investment. Late last year Methanex Australia Pty Ltd announced that it had moved forward to the detailed front-end engineering and design stage of its project, subject to a final decision in late 2002. However, it made the point that when the opportunity emerged to attract that project here, the Government of Western Australia did all it could to make sure the company turned its sights in the direction of Western Australia. This will be a significant project for the State. It will create 1 000 jobs during construction and 150 direct and hundreds more indirect post-construction jobs. The State Government, together with the Commonwealth, is committed to bringing these projects to Western Australia. I applaud the role of the Commonwealth in this project as well. The State Government told the Commonwealth that this project had tremendous potential and it joined in to attract this project to Western Australia. When this project was announced during the recess, I was surprised to hear the Leader of the Opposition suggest in a comment on television that to put infrastructure funding into the Burrup Peninsula was a wrong priority for the Government of Western Australia. All members opposite should note the position of the Leader of the Opposition on this matter. He spends all his time talking down the Western Australian economy. This Government has an optimistic view of the future of our State. Mr Omodei: What about the south west? Dr GALLOP: The Government has an optimistic view of the south west as well. It has an optimistic view of the State. The key factor is to position Western Australia so that it can achieve on the international marketplace. That is the key challenge facing this State. The Government meets that challenge by providing the infrastructure. The Government needs to put in the hard work to provide that infrastructure for the Burrup. That infrastructure could be used by not only the Methanex project, but also other projects. What is the Leader of the Opposition doing? He says it is a wrong priority. The Leader of the Opposition has his priorities all wrong.
The Government is optimistic about the future of the Burrup Peninsula. We foresee the Burrup Peninsula playing a significant role in the future of this State. It is no exaggeration to say that gas in the Burrup can play the same role in Western Australian history as gold did in the goldfields in the 1890s and as iron ore did in other parts of the Pilbara in the 1960s. Projects being considered in the Burrup Peninsula are potentially worth $10 billion. This Government will do all it can to ensure that those projects come to fruition. Last year, the Government allocated $136 million towards the provision of common-user infrastructure for the Burrup Peninsula. I thank the Minister for State Development and his agencies for the work they have been doing to ensure that this State is in a position to attract that investment. Late last year Methanex Australia Pty Ltd announced that it had moved forward to the detailed front-end engineering and design stage of its project, subject to a final decision in late 2002. However, it made the point that when the opportunity emerged to attract that project here, the Government of Western Australia did all it could to make sure the company turned its sights in the direction of Western Australia. This will be a significant project for the State. It will create 1 000 jobs during construction and 150 direct and hundreds more indirect post-construction jobs. The State Government, together with the Commonwealth, is committed to bringing these projects to Western Australia. I applaud the role of the Commonwealth in this project as well. The State Government told the Commonwealth that this project had tremendous potential and it joined in to attract this project to Western Australia. When this project was announced during the recess, I was surprised to hear the Leader of the Opposition suggest in a comment on television that to put infrastructure funding into the Burrup Peninsula was a wrong priority for the Government of Western Australia. All members opposite should note the position of the Leader of the Opposition on this matter. He spends all his time talking down the Western Australian economy. This Government has an optimistic view of the future of our State. Mr Omodei: What about the south west? Dr GALLOP: The Government has an optimistic view of the south west as well. It has an optimistic view of the State. The key factor is to position Western Australia so that it can achieve on the international marketplace. That is the key challenge facing this State. The Government meets that challenge by providing the infrastructure. The Government needs to put in the hard work to provide that infrastructure for the Burrup. That infrastructure could be used by not only the Methanex project, but also other projects. What is the Leader of the Opposition doing? He says it is a wrong priority. The Leader of the Opposition has his priorities all wrong.
The State Government, together with the Commonwealth, is committed to bringing these projects to Western Australia. I applaud the role of the Commonwealth in this project as well. The State Government told the Commonwealth that this project had tremendous potential and it joined in to attract this project to Western Australia. When this project was announced during the recess, I was surprised to hear the Leader of the Opposition suggest in a comment on television that to put infrastructure funding into the Burrup Peninsula was a wrong priority for the Government of Western Australia. All members opposite should note the position of the Leader of the Opposition on this matter. He spends all his time talking down the Western Australian economy. This Government has an optimistic view of the future of our State. Mr Omodei: What about the south west? Dr GALLOP: The Government has an optimistic view of the south west as well. It has an optimistic view of the State. The key factor is to position Western Australia so that it can achieve on the international marketplace. That is the key challenge facing this State. The Government meets that challenge by providing the infrastructure. The Government needs to put in the hard work to provide that infrastructure for the Burrup. That infrastructure could be used by not only the Methanex project, but also other projects. What is the Leader of the Opposition doing? He says it is a wrong priority. The Leader of the Opposition has his priorities all wrong.
When this project was announced during the recess, I was surprised to hear the Leader of the Opposition suggest in a comment on television that to put infrastructure funding into the Burrup Peninsula was a wrong priority for the Government of Western Australia. All members opposite should note the position of the Leader of the Opposition on this matter. He spends all his time talking down the Western Australian economy. This Government has an optimistic view of the future of our State. Mr Omodei: What about the south west? Dr GALLOP: The Government has an optimistic view of the south west as well. It has an optimistic view of the State. The key factor is to position Western Australia so that it can achieve on the international marketplace. That is the key challenge facing this State. The Government meets that challenge by providing the infrastructure. The Government needs to put in the hard work to provide that infrastructure for the Burrup. That infrastructure could be used by not only the Methanex project, but also other projects. What is the Leader of the Opposition doing? He says it is a wrong priority. The Leader of the Opposition has his priorities all wrong.
Mr Omodei: What about the south west? Dr GALLOP: The Government has an optimistic view of the south west as well. It has an optimistic view of the State. The key factor is to position Western Australia so that it can achieve on the international marketplace. That is the key challenge facing this State. The Government meets that challenge by providing the infrastructure. The Government needs to put in the hard work to provide that infrastructure for the Burrup. That infrastructure could be used by not only the Methanex project, but also other projects. What is the Leader of the Opposition doing? He says it is a wrong priority. The Leader of the Opposition has his priorities all wrong.
Dr GALLOP: The Government has an optimistic view of the south west as well. It has an optimistic view of the State. The key factor is to position Western Australia so that it can achieve on the international marketplace. That is the key challenge facing this State. The Government meets that challenge by providing the infrastructure. The Government needs to put in the hard work to provide that infrastructure for the Burrup. That infrastructure could be used by not only the Methanex project, but also other projects. What is the Leader of the Opposition doing? He says it is a wrong priority. The Leader of the Opposition has his priorities all wrong.
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