❓ Mr. Redman questions the Minister for Energy about a reduction in funding for a renewable energy project in Collie, specifically a biomass plant and solar farm. The Minister denies the reduction and insists funding is still available.
AnsweredQoN 594Legislative Assembly
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BIOMASS PLANT AND SOLAR
FARM — COLLIE
594. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Minister for Energy:
I have a supplementary question.
Does the minister agree that he has effectively killed off his renewable energy
commitment in Collie by reducing the $60 million commitment that was in the
member for Collie–Preston's media release to what is now, at
best, a $2 million grant that they can access?
Mr M.P. Murray : Absolute
rubbish!
The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, I call
you to order for the first time. You have lost your credit.
FARM — COLLIE
594. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Minister for Energy:
I have a supplementary question.
Does the minister agree that he has effectively killed off his renewable energy
commitment in Collie by reducing the $60 million commitment that was in the
member for Collie–Preston's media release to what is now, at
best, a $2 million grant that they can access?
Mr M.P. Murray : Absolute
rubbish!
The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, I call
you to order for the first time. You have lost your credit.
AnswerView source ↗
No; the member for Warren–Blackwood
does not understand. Let me make it clear. The money is still available.
Mr D.T. Redman : Yes—$2
million, not $60 million.
Mr W.J. JOHNSTON : No; the
member is simply wrong.
Mr D.T. Redman : No; it's
not; it's in your response from Tuesday.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood! I call you to order for the first time. You do not run
this show, funnily enough.
Mr W.J. JOHNSTON : This is one
of the most extraordinary behaviours of a member. He asks a question and gets
an answer and then tells me that the answer is not true. Let me make it clear
again. If a proponent comes forward for this proposal, the cash is still
available. Firstly, I do not expect it would need the amount of money we had as
a limit for these proposals because the cost profile of these proposals has
dramatically fallen. Even over the last two years, the cost profile of these
projects has fallen. I am in active discussion with the Minister for Regional
Development and her team, which is looking at the biomass resource in the
Collie region to see whether there can be a conversion of any opportunity to
use biomass in that region. In fact, I spoke to a company last week about its
opportunity to use biomass for its energy needs. The idea that this project is
dead is wrong.
does not understand. Let me make it clear. The money is still available.
Mr D.T. Redman : Yes—$2
million, not $60 million.
Mr W.J. JOHNSTON : No; the
member is simply wrong.
Mr D.T. Redman : No; it's
not; it's in your response from Tuesday.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood! I call you to order for the first time. You do not run
this show, funnily enough.
Mr W.J. JOHNSTON : This is one
of the most extraordinary behaviours of a member. He asks a question and gets
an answer and then tells me that the answer is not true. Let me make it clear
again. If a proponent comes forward for this proposal, the cash is still
available. Firstly, I do not expect it would need the amount of money we had as
a limit for these proposals because the cost profile of these proposals has
dramatically fallen. Even over the last two years, the cost profile of these
projects has fallen. I am in active discussion with the Minister for Regional
Development and her team, which is looking at the biomass resource in the
Collie region to see whether there can be a conversion of any opportunity to
use biomass in that region. In fact, I spoke to a company last week about its
opportunity to use biomass for its energy needs. The idea that this project is
dead is wrong.
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