❓ Mr. Hatton asks about the progress of the Scarborough redevelopment project and other activities to activate metropolitan centres. The Minister for Planning provides an update on the Scarborough project, highlighting funding, the master plan process, and planned developments, and mentions other similar projects in Midland, Armadale and Gosnells.
AnsweredQoN 137Legislative Assembly
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SCARBOROUGH
BEACH PRECINCT — REDEVELOPMENT
137. Mr C.D. HATTON to the
Minister for Planning:
Can the minister update the house on progress on the
Scarborough redevelopment project and what other activities are occurring to
activate metropolitan centres?
BEACH PRECINCT — REDEVELOPMENT
137. Mr C.D. HATTON to the
Minister for Planning:
Can the minister update the house on progress on the
Scarborough redevelopment project and what other activities are occurring to
activate metropolitan centres?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question. Certainly, facilitating
redevelopment and transformation in the Perth CBD, in major activity centres of
the Perth metropolitan area and indeed elsewhere across the state is equally
important and that is very much the approach taken by this government. The
major city projects have been talked about a lot and are playing a very
important role, but, equally, the redevelopment that is being facilitated in
other parts of the metropolitan area—for example, Scarborough, as the
member asked about—is also significant. We have allocated $30 million,
which, together with a similar amount of funding from the City of Stirling,
will result in substantial redevelopment of the Scarborough beachfront area and
the area inland along Scarborough Beach Road and West Coast Highway. Until
recently, a draft master plan was out for public comment; that closed only last
week on 3 March. There were about 520 submissions, which will be assessed by
the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority prior to a final decision being made
about the master plan. In practical terms, it will result in additional
housing, residential development, a water playground, a park with skate
facilities, a community function centre, new cafes, restaurants, kiosks and
public art, and, no doubt as part of that, employment opportunities.
Other parts of the Perth
metropolitan area have also received a lot of attention and will continue to do
so. For example, what has happened in Midland has been well canvassed,
including by the Minister for Health yesterday, with the major health precinct
under development at the moment. There has been the provision of residential
development, employment development and other services and activities in the
area, following on from the decision by the previous coalition government to
locate some major police facilities there. There is now a communications centre
for the state, the traffic operations centre and the forensic laboratories and
centre for WA Police, which have all had a flow-on effect on employment
development in the Midland area. I mentioned Armadale yesterday, but just to
add a bit more information, the work of the MRA, preceded by what the previous
Armadale Redevelopment Authority did there, will lead to about 1 150 new
residences for about 3 900 people and will provide additional commercial,
office, retail and industrial space for about 20 000 new workers in the south
east metropolitan area, so that is very important. They are some of the
projects that have been undertaken by the MRA.
Equally important are the other
planning instruments available to and being used by the Department of Planning
under the Planning and Development Act. For example, in Gosnells there is an
improvement plan, which I know the member for Gosnells has an interest in and
it has been on my radar for quite some time. The City of Gosnells was very keen
to have it put into effect and it was agreed to by the government in October
last year. I understand that the City of Gosnells is currently consulting
landowners, which will lead to further residential, economic and employment
development in the precinct around the Gosnells train station.
The
SPEAKER : Can you wind it up please, minister.
Mr
J.H.D. DAY : There are other examples such as the Burswood district
structure plan that has been out for comment. Ultimately, that will lead to
about 20 000 people living there. On another occasion, I might give some other
examples of regional projects in the Perth metropolitan area that I have also
been focused on. I think this question needs a couple of parts; it is a long
story.
redevelopment and transformation in the Perth CBD, in major activity centres of
the Perth metropolitan area and indeed elsewhere across the state is equally
important and that is very much the approach taken by this government. The
major city projects have been talked about a lot and are playing a very
important role, but, equally, the redevelopment that is being facilitated in
other parts of the metropolitan area—for example, Scarborough, as the
member asked about—is also significant. We have allocated $30 million,
which, together with a similar amount of funding from the City of Stirling,
will result in substantial redevelopment of the Scarborough beachfront area and
the area inland along Scarborough Beach Road and West Coast Highway. Until
recently, a draft master plan was out for public comment; that closed only last
week on 3 March. There were about 520 submissions, which will be assessed by
the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority prior to a final decision being made
about the master plan. In practical terms, it will result in additional
housing, residential development, a water playground, a park with skate
facilities, a community function centre, new cafes, restaurants, kiosks and
public art, and, no doubt as part of that, employment opportunities.
Other parts of the Perth
metropolitan area have also received a lot of attention and will continue to do
so. For example, what has happened in Midland has been well canvassed,
including by the Minister for Health yesterday, with the major health precinct
under development at the moment. There has been the provision of residential
development, employment development and other services and activities in the
area, following on from the decision by the previous coalition government to
locate some major police facilities there. There is now a communications centre
for the state, the traffic operations centre and the forensic laboratories and
centre for WA Police, which have all had a flow-on effect on employment
development in the Midland area. I mentioned Armadale yesterday, but just to
add a bit more information, the work of the MRA, preceded by what the previous
Armadale Redevelopment Authority did there, will lead to about 1 150 new
residences for about 3 900 people and will provide additional commercial,
office, retail and industrial space for about 20 000 new workers in the south
east metropolitan area, so that is very important. They are some of the
projects that have been undertaken by the MRA.
Equally important are the other
planning instruments available to and being used by the Department of Planning
under the Planning and Development Act. For example, in Gosnells there is an
improvement plan, which I know the member for Gosnells has an interest in and
it has been on my radar for quite some time. The City of Gosnells was very keen
to have it put into effect and it was agreed to by the government in October
last year. I understand that the City of Gosnells is currently consulting
landowners, which will lead to further residential, economic and employment
development in the precinct around the Gosnells train station.
The
SPEAKER : Can you wind it up please, minister.
Mr
J.H.D. DAY : There are other examples such as the Burswood district
structure plan that has been out for comment. Ultimately, that will lead to
about 20 000 people living there. On another occasion, I might give some other
examples of regional projects in the Perth metropolitan area that I have also
been focused on. I think this question needs a couple of parts; it is a long
story.
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