❓ Ms. Brewer asks if the state owes the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre (PCEC) leaseholders $8.5 million for not proceeding with a redevelopment. The Premier avoids a direct 'yes' or 'no' answer, highlighting ongoing conversations, the PCEC's current success, and government priorities.
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Perth Convention and Entertainment Centre
589. Ms Sandra Brewer to
the Premier:
I have a
supplementary question. Yes or no: Is the state required to pay the joint
leaseholders of the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre $8.5 million for not
proceeding?
589. Ms Sandra Brewer to
the Premier:
I have a
supplementary question. Yes or no: Is the state required to pay the joint
leaseholders of the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre $8.5 million for not
proceeding?
AnswerView source ↗
The conversations
with the leaseholders are ongoing. It continues to be an important conversation
and is one that we have been undertaking for some time now. We were keen for
this project to go ahead. We examined it from every different angle. We looked
at not only its scale, staging and opportunities, but also the opportunity
cost.
I want to just
highlight that at the moment, the PCEC has a full book of opportunities coming
towards it through projects that are already booked in for that facility. One
thing that has been brought to my attention is that last night, the PCEC
actually won awards at the Australian Hotels Association awards. It was
nominated for the training initiative and excellence in service awards and it
won the prestigious Conference and Functions Award. It has around 500 bookings
a year, representing visitation of around 100,000 tourists a year—comparable
with both South Australia's and Queensland's convention centres. We know that
next year in particular, because of the pathway that AUKUS represents, there
are some very significant conferences coming to Western Australia that would
not be able to be put on there in the event that we had to close it down as
part of the proposed redevelopment.
We will continue to
talk with the leaseholders and stakeholders in relation to that site. It is an
important site, but I do not make any apologies for the fact that jobs, health
and housing are my government's priorities, and the importance of the
announcement about hospitals last week is that it signifies our fundamental
commitment to ensure that we undertake the biggest hospital construction
program in the state's history.
with the leaseholders are ongoing. It continues to be an important conversation
and is one that we have been undertaking for some time now. We were keen for
this project to go ahead. We examined it from every different angle. We looked
at not only its scale, staging and opportunities, but also the opportunity
cost.
I want to just
highlight that at the moment, the PCEC has a full book of opportunities coming
towards it through projects that are already booked in for that facility. One
thing that has been brought to my attention is that last night, the PCEC
actually won awards at the Australian Hotels Association awards. It was
nominated for the training initiative and excellence in service awards and it
won the prestigious Conference and Functions Award. It has around 500 bookings
a year, representing visitation of around 100,000 tourists a year—comparable
with both South Australia's and Queensland's convention centres. We know that
next year in particular, because of the pathway that AUKUS represents, there
are some very significant conferences coming to Western Australia that would
not be able to be put on there in the event that we had to close it down as
part of the proposed redevelopment.
We will continue to
talk with the leaseholders and stakeholders in relation to that site. It is an
important site, but I do not make any apologies for the fact that jobs, health
and housing are my government's priorities, and the importance of the
announcement about hospitals last week is that it signifies our fundamental
commitment to ensure that we undertake the biggest hospital construction
program in the state's history.
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