❓ Mr. Catania asks about the Denham jetty replacement project funded by Royalties for Regions. The Minister details the project's scope, timeline, and significance for the community and the upcoming Dirk Hartog landing anniversary.
AnsweredQoN 699Legislative Assembly
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DENHAM
JETTY — ROYALTIES FOR REGIONS
699. Mr V.A. CATANIA to the
Minister for Regional Development:
The residents in Denham in my electorate are thrilled with
the recent announcement that, through royalties for regions, this state
government will replace the whole Denham jetty. Can the minister please provide
some details of this project?
JETTY — ROYALTIES FOR REGIONS
699. Mr V.A. CATANIA to the
Minister for Regional Development:
The residents in Denham in my electorate are thrilled with
the recent announcement that, through royalties for regions, this state
government will replace the whole Denham jetty. Can the minister please provide
some details of this project?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for North West Central for the question.
As members in this house will know, the government has rolled out across the
state through royalties for regions a number of revitalisation funds to help
the regions grow and develop their economic and social infrastructure. Some of
those were announced in the recent state budget, including the Growing our
South initiative. We also have the Gascoyne revitalisation fund, which totals
$193 million, to drive economic growth in that area. Some examples of some of
the projects that those resources have gone to include the Carnarvon flood
mitigation works, with this government addressing a significant issue for the
first time; the Exmouth foreshore and town centre redevelopment; the Gascoyne Junction
flood rebuilding works; and the Coral Bay staff accommodation, which is also a
significant investment.
Just recently, the Minister for Transport and I announced
$2.2 million towards a rebuild of the old Denham jetty. We know that that area
is in the Shark Bay World Heritage area. The jetty is absolutely central to
getting full value and utilisation out of the natural assets that that area presents,
and the local community is extremely close to it. The jetty is 100 years old;
it was built in 1906. It is a real piece of history. It was extended in 1955
and also in 1961. Some recent inspections have demonstrated that it is in
relatively poor condition and is in urgent need of replacement.
A working group, chaired by the
member for North West Central, was put together, with representatives from the
Shark Bay Tourism Association, the Shark Bay Volunteer Marine Rescue Group, the
Denham Professional Fishermen's Association and others, and they came
to the decision that we needed to do something about the jetty. The new jetty
will be 90 metres long, which is an additional 30 metres on the current jetty.
It will accommodate short-stay users—that is, the recreational users
who use it on a short-term basis—but it will also have boat pens for
people who want to moor their boat on a more permanent basis. This is timed to
start soon and it will be finished within the next financial year. It will, of
course, be ready for the 400 th anniversary of the Dirk Hartog
landings in October 2016. I think that is a significant event for Western
Australia. This government will be playing a role in supporting that event, and
part of that is making sure that we have infrastructure in place to support
access to the natural assets of the Shark Bay region. Members on this side of
the house are very proud of the investments we have made in regional Western
Australia, and this is yet another significant royalties for regions project.
As members in this house will know, the government has rolled out across the
state through royalties for regions a number of revitalisation funds to help
the regions grow and develop their economic and social infrastructure. Some of
those were announced in the recent state budget, including the Growing our
South initiative. We also have the Gascoyne revitalisation fund, which totals
$193 million, to drive economic growth in that area. Some examples of some of
the projects that those resources have gone to include the Carnarvon flood
mitigation works, with this government addressing a significant issue for the
first time; the Exmouth foreshore and town centre redevelopment; the Gascoyne Junction
flood rebuilding works; and the Coral Bay staff accommodation, which is also a
significant investment.
Just recently, the Minister for Transport and I announced
$2.2 million towards a rebuild of the old Denham jetty. We know that that area
is in the Shark Bay World Heritage area. The jetty is absolutely central to
getting full value and utilisation out of the natural assets that that area presents,
and the local community is extremely close to it. The jetty is 100 years old;
it was built in 1906. It is a real piece of history. It was extended in 1955
and also in 1961. Some recent inspections have demonstrated that it is in
relatively poor condition and is in urgent need of replacement.
A working group, chaired by the
member for North West Central, was put together, with representatives from the
Shark Bay Tourism Association, the Shark Bay Volunteer Marine Rescue Group, the
Denham Professional Fishermen's Association and others, and they came
to the decision that we needed to do something about the jetty. The new jetty
will be 90 metres long, which is an additional 30 metres on the current jetty.
It will accommodate short-stay users—that is, the recreational users
who use it on a short-term basis—but it will also have boat pens for
people who want to moor their boat on a more permanent basis. This is timed to
start soon and it will be finished within the next financial year. It will, of
course, be ready for the 400 th anniversary of the Dirk Hartog
landings in October 2016. I think that is a significant event for Western
Australia. This government will be playing a role in supporting that event, and
part of that is making sure that we have infrastructure in place to support
access to the natural assets of the Shark Bay region. Members on this side of
the house are very proud of the investments we have made in regional Western
Australia, and this is yet another significant royalties for regions project.
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