❓ Question on Notice regarding the Premier's visit to Northbridge and the level of security provided, with concerns raised about resource allocation for the general public versus the Premier's personal security. The Premier's response deflects the question and focuses on the positive aspects of the visit.
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I refer the Premier to his visit to Northbridge last Friday night and comments by his spokesperson reported in The West Australian on 7 June that the visit was to be a low-key event and that the Premier did not want to see a sterilised picture of Northbridge. (1) Will the Premier confirm the plans by Perth City Councillors last Friday night that he be accompanied by 17 minders and extra police who were specifically dedicated to his protection? (2) Will the Premier abandon his empty rhetoric and provide additional police resources in Northbridge to afford residents, visitors and business owners in the area the same level of security he obviously feels he deserves? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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(1)-(2) I know the City of Perth has a good cellar, but it must have been working very well the other night. I am not aware of the precise number of people who were with me. The Police Service put in place the arrangements, which is its business. I have no control over that. It might have been the case that, unlike the Leader of the Opposition, some people at Northbridge wanted to be close to me as we moved around. As I was moving around Northbridge, lots of people waved to me and said hello; although I am happy to point out to the House that one person waved to me and said hello and then said, “There goes that Geoff Newman from Channel 7”. Obviously my recognition rating is not exactly as high as it should be in all quarters. I found the visit to Northbridge very useful. Mr C.J. Barnett: Did you have tanks in front of the police in front of you? Dr G.I. Gallop : I was given a comprehensive briefing by the police before I went onto the streets. They showed me a video of incidents that had occurred in that area in the past few weeks. They also briefed me on their strategies for dealing with these issues. They took me to that area where I met with the Noongar Patrol and Mission Australia and I spoke to some of the young people who had been on the streets who were at risk to themselves and who were behaving in a way that was bad for the rest of the community. I also had a chance to see some of the environmental issues. This matter is of interest to the former City of Perth representatives here in the Parliament; for example, the members for Armadale and Midland. There are some real urban space issues at Northbridge that need to be addressed. Some laneways need proper lighting. The relationship between motor vehicles and pedestrians must be addressed. The Government has a Northbridge plan in place and it has a good partnership with the City of Perth and will proceed to develop it into the future. I say to the member for Kalgoorlie that I am happy to talk about my trip to Northbridge. It was a highly successful trip. I had an opportunity to meet many people as I walked around that area. I had good dialogue with them about their issues and concerns. The style of the members of this Government is to roll up their sleeves and get out and find out what is going on with the people of Australia. Mr C.J. Barnett: You took two security people with you to the symphony. How many did you take to walk down the street in Northbridge? Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
(1) Will the Premier confirm the plans by Perth City Councillors last Friday night that he be accompanied by 17 minders and extra police who were specifically dedicated to his protection? (2) Will the Premier abandon his empty rhetoric and provide additional police resources in Northbridge to afford residents, visitors and business owners in the area the same level of security he obviously feels he deserves? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) I know the City of Perth has a good cellar, but it must have been working very well the other night. I am not aware of the precise number of people who were with me. The Police Service put in place the arrangements, which is its business. I have no control over that. It might have been the case that, unlike the Leader of the Opposition, some people at Northbridge wanted to be close to me as we moved around. As I was moving around Northbridge, lots of people waved to me and said hello; although I am happy to point out to the House that one person waved to me and said hello and then said, “There goes that Geoff Newman from Channel 7”. Obviously my recognition rating is not exactly as high as it should be in all quarters. I found the visit to Northbridge very useful. Mr C.J. Barnett: Did you have tanks in front of the police in front of you? Dr G.I. Gallop : I was given a comprehensive briefing by the police before I went onto the streets. They showed me a video of incidents that had occurred in that area in the past few weeks. They also briefed me on their strategies for dealing with these issues. They took me to that area where I met with the Noongar Patrol and Mission Australia and I spoke to some of the young people who had been on the streets who were at risk to themselves and who were behaving in a way that was bad for the rest of the community. I also had a chance to see some of the environmental issues. This matter is of interest to the former City of Perth representatives here in the Parliament; for example, the members for Armadale and Midland. There are some real urban space issues at Northbridge that need to be addressed. Some laneways need proper lighting. The relationship between motor vehicles and pedestrians must be addressed. The Government has a Northbridge plan in place and it has a good partnership with the City of Perth and will proceed to develop it into the future. I say to the member for Kalgoorlie that I am happy to talk about my trip to Northbridge. It was a highly successful trip. I had an opportunity to meet many people as I walked around that area. I had good dialogue with them about their issues and concerns. The style of the members of this Government is to roll up their sleeves and get out and find out what is going on with the people of Australia. Mr C.J. Barnett: You took two security people with you to the symphony. How many did you take to walk down the street in Northbridge? Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
(2) Will the Premier abandon his empty rhetoric and provide additional police resources in Northbridge to afford residents, visitors and business owners in the area the same level of security he obviously feels he deserves? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) I know the City of Perth has a good cellar, but it must have been working very well the other night. I am not aware of the precise number of people who were with me. The Police Service put in place the arrangements, which is its business. I have no control over that. It might have been the case that, unlike the Leader of the Opposition, some people at Northbridge wanted to be close to me as we moved around. As I was moving around Northbridge, lots of people waved to me and said hello; although I am happy to point out to the House that one person waved to me and said hello and then said, “There goes that Geoff Newman from Channel 7”. Obviously my recognition rating is not exactly as high as it should be in all quarters. I found the visit to Northbridge very useful. Mr C.J. Barnett: Did you have tanks in front of the police in front of you? Dr G.I. Gallop : I was given a comprehensive briefing by the police before I went onto the streets. They showed me a video of incidents that had occurred in that area in the past few weeks. They also briefed me on their strategies for dealing with these issues. They took me to that area where I met with the Noongar Patrol and Mission Australia and I spoke to some of the young people who had been on the streets who were at risk to themselves and who were behaving in a way that was bad for the rest of the community. I also had a chance to see some of the environmental issues. This matter is of interest to the former City of Perth representatives here in the Parliament; for example, the members for Armadale and Midland. There are some real urban space issues at Northbridge that need to be addressed. Some laneways need proper lighting. The relationship between motor vehicles and pedestrians must be addressed. The Government has a Northbridge plan in place and it has a good partnership with the City of Perth and will proceed to develop it into the future. I say to the member for Kalgoorlie that I am happy to talk about my trip to Northbridge. It was a highly successful trip. I had an opportunity to meet many people as I walked around that area. I had good dialogue with them about their issues and concerns. The style of the members of this Government is to roll up their sleeves and get out and find out what is going on with the people of Australia. Mr C.J. Barnett: You took two security people with you to the symphony. How many did you take to walk down the street in Northbridge? Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) I know the City of Perth has a good cellar, but it must have been working very well the other night. I am not aware of the precise number of people who were with me. The Police Service put in place the arrangements, which is its business. I have no control over that. It might have been the case that, unlike the Leader of the Opposition, some people at Northbridge wanted to be close to me as we moved around. As I was moving around Northbridge, lots of people waved to me and said hello; although I am happy to point out to the House that one person waved to me and said hello and then said, “There goes that Geoff Newman from Channel 7”. Obviously my recognition rating is not exactly as high as it should be in all quarters. I found the visit to Northbridge very useful. Mr C.J. Barnett: Did you have tanks in front of the police in front of you? Dr G.I. Gallop : I was given a comprehensive briefing by the police before I went onto the streets. They showed me a video of incidents that had occurred in that area in the past few weeks. They also briefed me on their strategies for dealing with these issues. They took me to that area where I met with the Noongar Patrol and Mission Australia and I spoke to some of the young people who had been on the streets who were at risk to themselves and who were behaving in a way that was bad for the rest of the community. I also had a chance to see some of the environmental issues. This matter is of interest to the former City of Perth representatives here in the Parliament; for example, the members for Armadale and Midland. There are some real urban space issues at Northbridge that need to be addressed. Some laneways need proper lighting. The relationship between motor vehicles and pedestrians must be addressed. The Government has a Northbridge plan in place and it has a good partnership with the City of Perth and will proceed to develop it into the future. I say to the member for Kalgoorlie that I am happy to talk about my trip to Northbridge. It was a highly successful trip. I had an opportunity to meet many people as I walked around that area. I had good dialogue with them about their issues and concerns. The style of the members of this Government is to roll up their sleeves and get out and find out what is going on with the people of Australia. Mr C.J. Barnett: You took two security people with you to the symphony. How many did you take to walk down the street in Northbridge? Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
(1)-(2) I know the City of Perth has a good cellar, but it must have been working very well the other night. I am not aware of the precise number of people who were with me. The Police Service put in place the arrangements, which is its business. I have no control over that. It might have been the case that, unlike the Leader of the Opposition, some people at Northbridge wanted to be close to me as we moved around. As I was moving around Northbridge, lots of people waved to me and said hello; although I am happy to point out to the House that one person waved to me and said hello and then said, “There goes that Geoff Newman from Channel 7”. Obviously my recognition rating is not exactly as high as it should be in all quarters. I found the visit to Northbridge very useful. Mr C.J. Barnett: Did you have tanks in front of the police in front of you? Dr G.I. Gallop : I was given a comprehensive briefing by the police before I went onto the streets. They showed me a video of incidents that had occurred in that area in the past few weeks. They also briefed me on their strategies for dealing with these issues. They took me to that area where I met with the Noongar Patrol and Mission Australia and I spoke to some of the young people who had been on the streets who were at risk to themselves and who were behaving in a way that was bad for the rest of the community. I also had a chance to see some of the environmental issues. This matter is of interest to the former City of Perth representatives here in the Parliament; for example, the members for Armadale and Midland. There are some real urban space issues at Northbridge that need to be addressed. Some laneways need proper lighting. The relationship between motor vehicles and pedestrians must be addressed. The Government has a Northbridge plan in place and it has a good partnership with the City of Perth and will proceed to develop it into the future. I say to the member for Kalgoorlie that I am happy to talk about my trip to Northbridge. It was a highly successful trip. I had an opportunity to meet many people as I walked around that area. I had good dialogue with them about their issues and concerns. The style of the members of this Government is to roll up their sleeves and get out and find out what is going on with the people of Australia. Mr C.J. Barnett: You took two security people with you to the symphony. How many did you take to walk down the street in Northbridge? Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Did you have tanks in front of the police in front of you? Dr G.I. Gallop : I was given a comprehensive briefing by the police before I went onto the streets. They showed me a video of incidents that had occurred in that area in the past few weeks. They also briefed me on their strategies for dealing with these issues. They took me to that area where I met with the Noongar Patrol and Mission Australia and I spoke to some of the young people who had been on the streets who were at risk to themselves and who were behaving in a way that was bad for the rest of the community. I also had a chance to see some of the environmental issues. This matter is of interest to the former City of Perth representatives here in the Parliament; for example, the members for Armadale and Midland. There are some real urban space issues at Northbridge that need to be addressed. Some laneways need proper lighting. The relationship between motor vehicles and pedestrians must be addressed. The Government has a Northbridge plan in place and it has a good partnership with the City of Perth and will proceed to develop it into the future. I say to the member for Kalgoorlie that I am happy to talk about my trip to Northbridge. It was a highly successful trip. I had an opportunity to meet many people as I walked around that area. I had good dialogue with them about their issues and concerns. The style of the members of this Government is to roll up their sleeves and get out and find out what is going on with the people of Australia. Mr C.J. Barnett: You took two security people with you to the symphony. How many did you take to walk down the street in Northbridge? Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
Dr G.I. Gallop : I was given a comprehensive briefing by the police before I went onto the streets. They showed me a video of incidents that had occurred in that area in the past few weeks. They also briefed me on their strategies for dealing with these issues. They took me to that area where I met with the Noongar Patrol and Mission Australia and I spoke to some of the young people who had been on the streets who were at risk to themselves and who were behaving in a way that was bad for the rest of the community. I also had a chance to see some of the environmental issues. This matter is of interest to the former City of Perth representatives here in the Parliament; for example, the members for Armadale and Midland. There are some real urban space issues at Northbridge that need to be addressed. Some laneways need proper lighting. The relationship between motor vehicles and pedestrians must be addressed. The Government has a Northbridge plan in place and it has a good partnership with the City of Perth and will proceed to develop it into the future. I say to the member for Kalgoorlie that I am happy to talk about my trip to Northbridge. It was a highly successful trip. I had an opportunity to meet many people as I walked around that area. I had good dialogue with them about their issues and concerns. The style of the members of this Government is to roll up their sleeves and get out and find out what is going on with the people of Australia. Mr C.J. Barnett: You took two security people with you to the symphony. How many did you take to walk down the street in Northbridge? Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
I also had a chance to see some of the environmental issues. This matter is of interest to the former City of Perth representatives here in the Parliament; for example, the members for Armadale and Midland. There are some real urban space issues at Northbridge that need to be addressed. Some laneways need proper lighting. The relationship between motor vehicles and pedestrians must be addressed. The Government has a Northbridge plan in place and it has a good partnership with the City of Perth and will proceed to develop it into the future. I say to the member for Kalgoorlie that I am happy to talk about my trip to Northbridge. It was a highly successful trip. I had an opportunity to meet many people as I walked around that area. I had good dialogue with them about their issues and concerns. The style of the members of this Government is to roll up their sleeves and get out and find out what is going on with the people of Australia. Mr C.J. Barnett: You took two security people with you to the symphony. How many did you take to walk down the street in Northbridge? Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
I say to the member for Kalgoorlie that I am happy to talk about my trip to Northbridge. It was a highly successful trip. I had an opportunity to meet many people as I walked around that area. I had good dialogue with them about their issues and concerns. The style of the members of this Government is to roll up their sleeves and get out and find out what is going on with the people of Australia. Mr C.J. Barnett: You took two security people with you to the symphony. How many did you take to walk down the street in Northbridge? Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
Mr C.J. Barnett: You took two security people with you to the symphony. How many did you take to walk down the street in Northbridge? Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
(1) Will the Premier confirm the plans by Perth City Councillors last Friday night that he be accompanied by 17 minders and extra police who were specifically dedicated to his protection? (2) Will the Premier abandon his empty rhetoric and provide additional police resources in Northbridge to afford residents, visitors and business owners in the area the same level of security he obviously feels he deserves? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) I know the City of Perth has a good cellar, but it must have been working very well the other night. I am not aware of the precise number of people who were with me. The Police Service put in place the arrangements, which is its business. I have no control over that. It might have been the case that, unlike the Leader of the Opposition, some people at Northbridge wanted to be close to me as we moved around. As I was moving around Northbridge, lots of people waved to me and said hello; although I am happy to point out to the House that one person waved to me and said hello and then said, “There goes that Geoff Newman from Channel 7”. Obviously my recognition rating is not exactly as high as it should be in all quarters. I found the visit to Northbridge very useful. Mr C.J. Barnett: Did you have tanks in front of the police in front of you? Dr G.I. Gallop : I was given a comprehensive briefing by the police before I went onto the streets. They showed me a video of incidents that had occurred in that area in the past few weeks. They also briefed me on their strategies for dealing with these issues. They took me to that area where I met with the Noongar Patrol and Mission Australia and I spoke to some of the young people who had been on the streets who were at risk to themselves and who were behaving in a way that was bad for the rest of the community. I also had a chance to see some of the environmental issues. This matter is of interest to the former City of Perth representatives here in the Parliament; for example, the members for Armadale and Midland. There are some real urban space issues at Northbridge that need to be addressed. Some laneways need proper lighting. The relationship between motor vehicles and pedestrians must be addressed. The Government has a Northbridge plan in place and it has a good partnership with the City of Perth and will proceed to develop it into the future. I say to the member for Kalgoorlie that I am happy to talk about my trip to Northbridge. It was a highly successful trip. I had an opportunity to meet many people as I walked around that area. I had good dialogue with them about their issues and concerns. The style of the members of this Government is to roll up their sleeves and get out and find out what is going on with the people of Australia. Mr C.J. Barnett: You took two security people with you to the symphony. How many did you take to walk down the street in Northbridge? Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
(2) Will the Premier abandon his empty rhetoric and provide additional police resources in Northbridge to afford residents, visitors and business owners in the area the same level of security he obviously feels he deserves? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) I know the City of Perth has a good cellar, but it must have been working very well the other night. I am not aware of the precise number of people who were with me. The Police Service put in place the arrangements, which is its business. I have no control over that. It might have been the case that, unlike the Leader of the Opposition, some people at Northbridge wanted to be close to me as we moved around. As I was moving around Northbridge, lots of people waved to me and said hello; although I am happy to point out to the House that one person waved to me and said hello and then said, “There goes that Geoff Newman from Channel 7”. Obviously my recognition rating is not exactly as high as it should be in all quarters. I found the visit to Northbridge very useful. Mr C.J. Barnett: Did you have tanks in front of the police in front of you? Dr G.I. Gallop : I was given a comprehensive briefing by the police before I went onto the streets. They showed me a video of incidents that had occurred in that area in the past few weeks. They also briefed me on their strategies for dealing with these issues. They took me to that area where I met with the Noongar Patrol and Mission Australia and I spoke to some of the young people who had been on the streets who were at risk to themselves and who were behaving in a way that was bad for the rest of the community. I also had a chance to see some of the environmental issues. This matter is of interest to the former City of Perth representatives here in the Parliament; for example, the members for Armadale and Midland. There are some real urban space issues at Northbridge that need to be addressed. Some laneways need proper lighting. The relationship between motor vehicles and pedestrians must be addressed. The Government has a Northbridge plan in place and it has a good partnership with the City of Perth and will proceed to develop it into the future. I say to the member for Kalgoorlie that I am happy to talk about my trip to Northbridge. It was a highly successful trip. I had an opportunity to meet many people as I walked around that area. I had good dialogue with them about their issues and concerns. The style of the members of this Government is to roll up their sleeves and get out and find out what is going on with the people of Australia. Mr C.J. Barnett: You took two security people with you to the symphony. How many did you take to walk down the street in Northbridge? Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) I know the City of Perth has a good cellar, but it must have been working very well the other night. I am not aware of the precise number of people who were with me. The Police Service put in place the arrangements, which is its business. I have no control over that. It might have been the case that, unlike the Leader of the Opposition, some people at Northbridge wanted to be close to me as we moved around. As I was moving around Northbridge, lots of people waved to me and said hello; although I am happy to point out to the House that one person waved to me and said hello and then said, “There goes that Geoff Newman from Channel 7”. Obviously my recognition rating is not exactly as high as it should be in all quarters. I found the visit to Northbridge very useful. Mr C.J. Barnett: Did you have tanks in front of the police in front of you? Dr G.I. Gallop : I was given a comprehensive briefing by the police before I went onto the streets. They showed me a video of incidents that had occurred in that area in the past few weeks. They also briefed me on their strategies for dealing with these issues. They took me to that area where I met with the Noongar Patrol and Mission Australia and I spoke to some of the young people who had been on the streets who were at risk to themselves and who were behaving in a way that was bad for the rest of the community. I also had a chance to see some of the environmental issues. This matter is of interest to the former City of Perth representatives here in the Parliament; for example, the members for Armadale and Midland. There are some real urban space issues at Northbridge that need to be addressed. Some laneways need proper lighting. The relationship between motor vehicles and pedestrians must be addressed. The Government has a Northbridge plan in place and it has a good partnership with the City of Perth and will proceed to develop it into the future. I say to the member for Kalgoorlie that I am happy to talk about my trip to Northbridge. It was a highly successful trip. I had an opportunity to meet many people as I walked around that area. I had good dialogue with them about their issues and concerns. The style of the members of this Government is to roll up their sleeves and get out and find out what is going on with the people of Australia. Mr C.J. Barnett: You took two security people with you to the symphony. How many did you take to walk down the street in Northbridge? Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
(1)-(2) I know the City of Perth has a good cellar, but it must have been working very well the other night. I am not aware of the precise number of people who were with me. The Police Service put in place the arrangements, which is its business. I have no control over that. It might have been the case that, unlike the Leader of the Opposition, some people at Northbridge wanted to be close to me as we moved around. As I was moving around Northbridge, lots of people waved to me and said hello; although I am happy to point out to the House that one person waved to me and said hello and then said, “There goes that Geoff Newman from Channel 7”. Obviously my recognition rating is not exactly as high as it should be in all quarters. I found the visit to Northbridge very useful. Mr C.J. Barnett: Did you have tanks in front of the police in front of you? Dr G.I. Gallop : I was given a comprehensive briefing by the police before I went onto the streets. They showed me a video of incidents that had occurred in that area in the past few weeks. They also briefed me on their strategies for dealing with these issues. They took me to that area where I met with the Noongar Patrol and Mission Australia and I spoke to some of the young people who had been on the streets who were at risk to themselves and who were behaving in a way that was bad for the rest of the community. I also had a chance to see some of the environmental issues. This matter is of interest to the former City of Perth representatives here in the Parliament; for example, the members for Armadale and Midland. There are some real urban space issues at Northbridge that need to be addressed. Some laneways need proper lighting. The relationship between motor vehicles and pedestrians must be addressed. The Government has a Northbridge plan in place and it has a good partnership with the City of Perth and will proceed to develop it into the future. I say to the member for Kalgoorlie that I am happy to talk about my trip to Northbridge. It was a highly successful trip. I had an opportunity to meet many people as I walked around that area. I had good dialogue with them about their issues and concerns. The style of the members of this Government is to roll up their sleeves and get out and find out what is going on with the people of Australia. Mr C.J. Barnett: You took two security people with you to the symphony. How many did you take to walk down the street in Northbridge? Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Did you have tanks in front of the police in front of you? Dr G.I. Gallop : I was given a comprehensive briefing by the police before I went onto the streets. They showed me a video of incidents that had occurred in that area in the past few weeks. They also briefed me on their strategies for dealing with these issues. They took me to that area where I met with the Noongar Patrol and Mission Australia and I spoke to some of the young people who had been on the streets who were at risk to themselves and who were behaving in a way that was bad for the rest of the community. I also had a chance to see some of the environmental issues. This matter is of interest to the former City of Perth representatives here in the Parliament; for example, the members for Armadale and Midland. There are some real urban space issues at Northbridge that need to be addressed. Some laneways need proper lighting. The relationship between motor vehicles and pedestrians must be addressed. The Government has a Northbridge plan in place and it has a good partnership with the City of Perth and will proceed to develop it into the future. I say to the member for Kalgoorlie that I am happy to talk about my trip to Northbridge. It was a highly successful trip. I had an opportunity to meet many people as I walked around that area. I had good dialogue with them about their issues and concerns. The style of the members of this Government is to roll up their sleeves and get out and find out what is going on with the people of Australia. Mr C.J. Barnett: You took two security people with you to the symphony. How many did you take to walk down the street in Northbridge? Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
Dr G.I. Gallop : I was given a comprehensive briefing by the police before I went onto the streets. They showed me a video of incidents that had occurred in that area in the past few weeks. They also briefed me on their strategies for dealing with these issues. They took me to that area where I met with the Noongar Patrol and Mission Australia and I spoke to some of the young people who had been on the streets who were at risk to themselves and who were behaving in a way that was bad for the rest of the community. I also had a chance to see some of the environmental issues. This matter is of interest to the former City of Perth representatives here in the Parliament; for example, the members for Armadale and Midland. There are some real urban space issues at Northbridge that need to be addressed. Some laneways need proper lighting. The relationship between motor vehicles and pedestrians must be addressed. The Government has a Northbridge plan in place and it has a good partnership with the City of Perth and will proceed to develop it into the future. I say to the member for Kalgoorlie that I am happy to talk about my trip to Northbridge. It was a highly successful trip. I had an opportunity to meet many people as I walked around that area. I had good dialogue with them about their issues and concerns. The style of the members of this Government is to roll up their sleeves and get out and find out what is going on with the people of Australia. Mr C.J. Barnett: You took two security people with you to the symphony. How many did you take to walk down the street in Northbridge? Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
I also had a chance to see some of the environmental issues. This matter is of interest to the former City of Perth representatives here in the Parliament; for example, the members for Armadale and Midland. There are some real urban space issues at Northbridge that need to be addressed. Some laneways need proper lighting. The relationship between motor vehicles and pedestrians must be addressed. The Government has a Northbridge plan in place and it has a good partnership with the City of Perth and will proceed to develop it into the future. I say to the member for Kalgoorlie that I am happy to talk about my trip to Northbridge. It was a highly successful trip. I had an opportunity to meet many people as I walked around that area. I had good dialogue with them about their issues and concerns. The style of the members of this Government is to roll up their sleeves and get out and find out what is going on with the people of Australia. Mr C.J. Barnett: You took two security people with you to the symphony. How many did you take to walk down the street in Northbridge? Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
I say to the member for Kalgoorlie that I am happy to talk about my trip to Northbridge. It was a highly successful trip. I had an opportunity to meet many people as I walked around that area. I had good dialogue with them about their issues and concerns. The style of the members of this Government is to roll up their sleeves and get out and find out what is going on with the people of Australia. Mr C.J. Barnett: You took two security people with you to the symphony. How many did you take to walk down the street in Northbridge? Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
Mr C.J. Barnett: You took two security people with you to the symphony. How many did you take to walk down the street in Northbridge? Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition has a real problem. The issue of security arrangements for any member of Parliament or people in the public is one for the police. It reflects very poorly on the Leader of the Opposition to raise the matter publicly.
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