❓ Mr Bowler asks about projects funded by the Country Local Government Fund in his electorate and regionally. Mr Grylls details specific projects and defends the program against criticism, highlighting its economic benefits.
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COUNTRY LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUND — FUNDING FOR PROJECTS
Can the minister please outline to the house the types of projects that will be delivered by local councils in my electorate of Kalgoorlie and throughout regional Western Australia with the assistance of the country local government fund, and whether local governments will continue to receive funding under this program in the future? Mr B.J. GRYLLS
Can the minister please outline to the house the types of projects that will be delivered by local councils in my electorate of Kalgoorlie and throughout regional Western Australia with the assistance of the country local government fund, and whether local governments will continue to receive funding under this program in the future? Mr B.J. GRYLLS
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I thank the member for Kalgoorlie for the question. Members will be aware that the country local government fund was announced in December last year. It is the first major program to be rolled out under the Liberal-National government’s royalties for regions commitment. The fund gives recognition to the vital role that local government authorities play in building and maintaining community infrastructure. It also pays heed to the fact that the systemic sustainability study report identified a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall across the local government sector in Western Australia, from town halls and sporting grounds, which are so often the heart of country communities, to the less glamorous but equally important items, such as public facilities and drainage. I am very pleased to announce that as at the beginning of June more than $33 million in payments have been made to local governments across regional Western Australia. We would expect that by the end of this month, the full $100 million allocation will have been made to local governments in regional Western Australia. Given the current economic circumstances, the job multiplier of the country local government fund in regional communities across the length and breadth of this state is an outstanding example of how the Liberal-National government is determined to have a strong and robust economy going forward and to ensure that people displaced by the economic downturn can find new opportunities and new work with government infrastructure programs such as the country local government fund. For the member for Kalgoorlie’s benefit, in his electorate the fund is supporting a $320 000 central business district upgrade in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, and the construction of netball courts, a car park and an access road at the Goldfields Oasis Recreation Centre—a project with a total value of $530 000. I know that members opposite have a lot of fun trying to pull down the royalties for regions initiative. They like to make out that it is only funding National Party electorates, but for the member for Albany’s benefit, the City of Albany will receive $1.56 million for a number of projects, including the shared path network, valued at $945 000, and the important public ablutions block that I mentioned earlier—a $160 000 project. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very excited — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Kalgoorlie for the question. Members will be aware that the country local government fund was announced in December last year. It is the first major program to be rolled out under the Liberal-National government’s royalties for regions commitment. The fund gives recognition to the vital role that local government authorities play in building and maintaining community infrastructure. It also pays heed to the fact that the systemic sustainability study report identified a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall across the local government sector in Western Australia, from town halls and sporting grounds, which are so often the heart of country communities, to the less glamorous but equally important items, such as public facilities and drainage. I am very pleased to announce that as at the beginning of June more than $33 million in payments have been made to local governments across regional Western Australia. We would expect that by the end of this month, the full $100 million allocation will have been made to local governments in regional Western Australia. Given the current economic circumstances, the job multiplier of the country local government fund in regional communities across the length and breadth of this state is an outstanding example of how the Liberal-National government is determined to have a strong and robust economy going forward and to ensure that people displaced by the economic downturn can find new opportunities and new work with government infrastructure programs such as the country local government fund. For the member for Kalgoorlie’s benefit, in his electorate the fund is supporting a $320 000 central business district upgrade in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, and the construction of netball courts, a car park and an access road at the Goldfields Oasis Recreation Centre—a project with a total value of $530 000. I know that members opposite have a lot of fun trying to pull down the royalties for regions initiative. They like to make out that it is only funding National Party electorates, but for the member for Albany’s benefit, the City of Albany will receive $1.56 million for a number of projects, including the shared path network, valued at $945 000, and the important public ablutions block that I mentioned earlier—a $160 000 project. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very excited — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
I thank the member for Kalgoorlie for the question. Members will be aware that the country local government fund was announced in December last year. It is the first major program to be rolled out under the Liberal-National government’s royalties for regions commitment. The fund gives recognition to the vital role that local government authorities play in building and maintaining community infrastructure. It also pays heed to the fact that the systemic sustainability study report identified a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall across the local government sector in Western Australia, from town halls and sporting grounds, which are so often the heart of country communities, to the less glamorous but equally important items, such as public facilities and drainage. I am very pleased to announce that as at the beginning of June more than $33 million in payments have been made to local governments across regional Western Australia. We would expect that by the end of this month, the full $100 million allocation will have been made to local governments in regional Western Australia. Given the current economic circumstances, the job multiplier of the country local government fund in regional communities across the length and breadth of this state is an outstanding example of how the Liberal-National government is determined to have a strong and robust economy going forward and to ensure that people displaced by the economic downturn can find new opportunities and new work with government infrastructure programs such as the country local government fund. For the member for Kalgoorlie’s benefit, in his electorate the fund is supporting a $320 000 central business district upgrade in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, and the construction of netball courts, a car park and an access road at the Goldfields Oasis Recreation Centre—a project with a total value of $530 000. I know that members opposite have a lot of fun trying to pull down the royalties for regions initiative. They like to make out that it is only funding National Party electorates, but for the member for Albany’s benefit, the City of Albany will receive $1.56 million for a number of projects, including the shared path network, valued at $945 000, and the important public ablutions block that I mentioned earlier—a $160 000 project. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very excited — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
I am very pleased to announce that as at the beginning of June more than $33 million in payments have been made to local governments across regional Western Australia. We would expect that by the end of this month, the full $100 million allocation will have been made to local governments in regional Western Australia. Given the current economic circumstances, the job multiplier of the country local government fund in regional communities across the length and breadth of this state is an outstanding example of how the Liberal-National government is determined to have a strong and robust economy going forward and to ensure that people displaced by the economic downturn can find new opportunities and new work with government infrastructure programs such as the country local government fund. For the member for Kalgoorlie’s benefit, in his electorate the fund is supporting a $320 000 central business district upgrade in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, and the construction of netball courts, a car park and an access road at the Goldfields Oasis Recreation Centre—a project with a total value of $530 000. I know that members opposite have a lot of fun trying to pull down the royalties for regions initiative. They like to make out that it is only funding National Party electorates, but for the member for Albany’s benefit, the City of Albany will receive $1.56 million for a number of projects, including the shared path network, valued at $945 000, and the important public ablutions block that I mentioned earlier—a $160 000 project. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very excited — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
For the member for Kalgoorlie’s benefit, in his electorate the fund is supporting a $320 000 central business district upgrade in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, and the construction of netball courts, a car park and an access road at the Goldfields Oasis Recreation Centre—a project with a total value of $530 000. I know that members opposite have a lot of fun trying to pull down the royalties for regions initiative. They like to make out that it is only funding National Party electorates, but for the member for Albany’s benefit, the City of Albany will receive $1.56 million for a number of projects, including the shared path network, valued at $945 000, and the important public ablutions block that I mentioned earlier—a $160 000 project. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very excited — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
I know that members opposite have a lot of fun trying to pull down the royalties for regions initiative. They like to make out that it is only funding National Party electorates, but for the member for Albany’s benefit, the City of Albany will receive $1.56 million for a number of projects, including the shared path network, valued at $945 000, and the important public ablutions block that I mentioned earlier—a $160 000 project. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very excited — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very excited — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
The SPEAKER : Order! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very excited — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very excited — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Kalgoorlie for the question. Members will be aware that the country local government fund was announced in December last year. It is the first major program to be rolled out under the Liberal-National government’s royalties for regions commitment. The fund gives recognition to the vital role that local government authorities play in building and maintaining community infrastructure. It also pays heed to the fact that the systemic sustainability study report identified a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall across the local government sector in Western Australia, from town halls and sporting grounds, which are so often the heart of country communities, to the less glamorous but equally important items, such as public facilities and drainage. I am very pleased to announce that as at the beginning of June more than $33 million in payments have been made to local governments across regional Western Australia. We would expect that by the end of this month, the full $100 million allocation will have been made to local governments in regional Western Australia. Given the current economic circumstances, the job multiplier of the country local government fund in regional communities across the length and breadth of this state is an outstanding example of how the Liberal-National government is determined to have a strong and robust economy going forward and to ensure that people displaced by the economic downturn can find new opportunities and new work with government infrastructure programs such as the country local government fund. For the member for Kalgoorlie’s benefit, in his electorate the fund is supporting a $320 000 central business district upgrade in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, and the construction of netball courts, a car park and an access road at the Goldfields Oasis Recreation Centre—a project with a total value of $530 000. I know that members opposite have a lot of fun trying to pull down the royalties for regions initiative. They like to make out that it is only funding National Party electorates, but for the member for Albany’s benefit, the City of Albany will receive $1.56 million for a number of projects, including the shared path network, valued at $945 000, and the important public ablutions block that I mentioned earlier—a $160 000 project. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very excited — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
I thank the member for Kalgoorlie for the question. Members will be aware that the country local government fund was announced in December last year. It is the first major program to be rolled out under the Liberal-National government’s royalties for regions commitment. The fund gives recognition to the vital role that local government authorities play in building and maintaining community infrastructure. It also pays heed to the fact that the systemic sustainability study report identified a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall across the local government sector in Western Australia, from town halls and sporting grounds, which are so often the heart of country communities, to the less glamorous but equally important items, such as public facilities and drainage. I am very pleased to announce that as at the beginning of June more than $33 million in payments have been made to local governments across regional Western Australia. We would expect that by the end of this month, the full $100 million allocation will have been made to local governments in regional Western Australia. Given the current economic circumstances, the job multiplier of the country local government fund in regional communities across the length and breadth of this state is an outstanding example of how the Liberal-National government is determined to have a strong and robust economy going forward and to ensure that people displaced by the economic downturn can find new opportunities and new work with government infrastructure programs such as the country local government fund. For the member for Kalgoorlie’s benefit, in his electorate the fund is supporting a $320 000 central business district upgrade in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, and the construction of netball courts, a car park and an access road at the Goldfields Oasis Recreation Centre—a project with a total value of $530 000. I know that members opposite have a lot of fun trying to pull down the royalties for regions initiative. They like to make out that it is only funding National Party electorates, but for the member for Albany’s benefit, the City of Albany will receive $1.56 million for a number of projects, including the shared path network, valued at $945 000, and the important public ablutions block that I mentioned earlier—a $160 000 project. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very excited — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
I am very pleased to announce that as at the beginning of June more than $33 million in payments have been made to local governments across regional Western Australia. We would expect that by the end of this month, the full $100 million allocation will have been made to local governments in regional Western Australia. Given the current economic circumstances, the job multiplier of the country local government fund in regional communities across the length and breadth of this state is an outstanding example of how the Liberal-National government is determined to have a strong and robust economy going forward and to ensure that people displaced by the economic downturn can find new opportunities and new work with government infrastructure programs such as the country local government fund. For the member for Kalgoorlie’s benefit, in his electorate the fund is supporting a $320 000 central business district upgrade in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, and the construction of netball courts, a car park and an access road at the Goldfields Oasis Recreation Centre—a project with a total value of $530 000. I know that members opposite have a lot of fun trying to pull down the royalties for regions initiative. They like to make out that it is only funding National Party electorates, but for the member for Albany’s benefit, the City of Albany will receive $1.56 million for a number of projects, including the shared path network, valued at $945 000, and the important public ablutions block that I mentioned earlier—a $160 000 project. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very excited — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
For the member for Kalgoorlie’s benefit, in his electorate the fund is supporting a $320 000 central business district upgrade in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, and the construction of netball courts, a car park and an access road at the Goldfields Oasis Recreation Centre—a project with a total value of $530 000. I know that members opposite have a lot of fun trying to pull down the royalties for regions initiative. They like to make out that it is only funding National Party electorates, but for the member for Albany’s benefit, the City of Albany will receive $1.56 million for a number of projects, including the shared path network, valued at $945 000, and the important public ablutions block that I mentioned earlier—a $160 000 project. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very excited — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
I know that members opposite have a lot of fun trying to pull down the royalties for regions initiative. They like to make out that it is only funding National Party electorates, but for the member for Albany’s benefit, the City of Albany will receive $1.56 million for a number of projects, including the shared path network, valued at $945 000, and the important public ablutions block that I mentioned earlier—a $160 000 project. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very excited — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very excited — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
The SPEAKER : Order! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very excited — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very excited — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Collie-Preston will be very happy that the country local government fund will be supporting a — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
The SPEAKER : Order! Some members in this place may be interested in this information; some obviously are not. If the minister is going to go through a long list, I ask at this moment that he desist. Members in this place who may be interested, I am sure, will be able to get access to this information at some point. I suggest that those members who have a particular interest give the minister the opportunity to present that information. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the seat of Collie-Preston, a $400 000 footbridge will be installed to link the north and south sides of Collie River, as well as more parking, lighting and drainage around the town. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Does the member agree with that? Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Mr M.P. Murray : The shire is deciding whether it wants the footbridge. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : That is why it has applied for the money. I have been made aware that the member for Collie-Preston went to the local government and thought of an incentive to bring Arnott’s to town. An Arnott’s factory in town may well provide the member with what he needs to get through the day, but unfortunately there is no Arnott’s factory in this scheme. In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
In the member for North West’s electorate, there will be 14 new staff houses for the Shire of Roebourne. It will be the first time since the 1980s that staff houses have been built in that most important development area of the state and that is something we very much support. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : That is a very good initiative and I congratulate the minister on that. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : In the member for Pilbara’s electorate, there will be the installation of boundary fencing at Marble Bar RSL Memorial Park and Nullagine Park, upgrades to street lighting in Port Hedland, the upgrade of the swimming pool at South Hedland Aquatic Centre and, one of my favourites, a $120 000 tree planting program in Newman. It is disappointing that the member for Pilbara is not in this place today, because he is very upset about the colour of the royalty for regions scheme. Unfortunately, I do not think I can do anything about the trees that are being planted in Newman. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : These are just some of the projects being funded under the country local government fund. Once the full list is made available to me, I will make sure that I table it so that all members can see it. The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
The member for Kalgoorlie asked whether this would continue into the future. It is important to know that the commitment by the Premier and the Liberal-National government is to invest in local government and community infrastructure in regional Western Australia, which is a fundamental platform of the new government. We have committed to continue that over the next four years of this budget program. Members of the Labor Party need to have a close word with the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, because the shadow Treasurer was reported in The Sunday Times as saying that under Labor the $400 million allocation to the country local government fund would not be there. We already see the opposition deciding that there is not a $1.7 billion infrastructure shortfall in local government in Western Australia. It has decided it will scrap the local government fund. I hope that each of the country members of the Labor Party will go to the shadow Treasurer and tell him to reconsider that very unwise decision.
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