❓ Mr. Andrews questions the Minister about WA's share of the Australian Water Fund, criticising the Howard government. Mr. Kobelke confirms the low allocation and highlights potential funding from a future Rudd government.
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WATER RESOURCES - FUNDING 610. Mr P.W. ANDREWS to the Minister for Water Resources: Given the failure of the Howard government in Canberra to provide Western Australia with a fair share of grants from the $2 billion Australian water fund, does the minister have any information to update the house on further funding for Western Australia? Mr J.C. KOBELKE
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I thank the member for his question. As members on both sides of the house are well aware, the Howard government has failed dismally to give a fair distribution of money to Western Australia from the $2 billion Water Smart Australia program. Just under three per cent of the total money has been allocated to WA, despite the fact that we have been recognised from the Prime Minister down as being innovative and being a leader in a range of areas, whether it is the desalination plant, the Harvey water trade and so forth. I can inform the member and the house that Anthony Albanese, the shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Water, was in town today. Mr P.D. Omodei : Didn’t you get $15 million for the Collie east diversion? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Not from the water fund. Mr P.D. Omodei : Where did you get it from? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That was out of NRT, but we did not get our fair share out of that either. Mr P.D. Omodei : Does desalination 1 comply with the NWI? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Why does the Leader of the Opposition have to be a quisling for the Howard government? Is he going to go down with the Prime Minister? Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
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Given the failure of the Howard government in Canberra to provide Western Australia with a fair share of grants from the $2 billion Australian water fund, does the minister have any information to update the house on further funding for Western Australia? Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: I thank the member for his question. As members on both sides of the house are well aware, the Howard government has failed dismally to give a fair distribution of money to Western Australia from the $2 billion Water Smart Australia program. Just under three per cent of the total money has been allocated to WA, despite the fact that we have been recognised from the Prime Minister down as being innovative and being a leader in a range of areas, whether it is the desalination plant, the Harvey water trade and so forth. I can inform the member and the house that Anthony Albanese, the shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Water, was in town today. Mr P.D. Omodei : Didn’t you get $15 million for the Collie east diversion? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Not from the water fund. Mr P.D. Omodei : Where did you get it from? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That was out of NRT, but we did not get our fair share out of that either. Mr P.D. Omodei : Does desalination 1 comply with the NWI? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Why does the Leader of the Opposition have to be a quisling for the Howard government? Is he going to go down with the Prime Minister? Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: I thank the member for his question. As members on both sides of the house are well aware, the Howard government has failed dismally to give a fair distribution of money to Western Australia from the $2 billion Water Smart Australia program. Just under three per cent of the total money has been allocated to WA, despite the fact that we have been recognised from the Prime Minister down as being innovative and being a leader in a range of areas, whether it is the desalination plant, the Harvey water trade and so forth. I can inform the member and the house that Anthony Albanese, the shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Water, was in town today. Mr P.D. Omodei : Didn’t you get $15 million for the Collie east diversion? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Not from the water fund. Mr P.D. Omodei : Where did you get it from? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That was out of NRT, but we did not get our fair share out of that either. Mr P.D. Omodei : Does desalination 1 comply with the NWI? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Why does the Leader of the Opposition have to be a quisling for the Howard government? Is he going to go down with the Prime Minister? Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
I thank the member for his question. As members on both sides of the house are well aware, the Howard government has failed dismally to give a fair distribution of money to Western Australia from the $2 billion Water Smart Australia program. Just under three per cent of the total money has been allocated to WA, despite the fact that we have been recognised from the Prime Minister down as being innovative and being a leader in a range of areas, whether it is the desalination plant, the Harvey water trade and so forth. I can inform the member and the house that Anthony Albanese, the shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Water, was in town today. Mr P.D. Omodei : Didn’t you get $15 million for the Collie east diversion? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Not from the water fund. Mr P.D. Omodei : Where did you get it from? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That was out of NRT, but we did not get our fair share out of that either. Mr P.D. Omodei : Does desalination 1 comply with the NWI? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Why does the Leader of the Opposition have to be a quisling for the Howard government? Is he going to go down with the Prime Minister? Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Didn’t you get $15 million for the Collie east diversion? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Not from the water fund. Mr P.D. Omodei : Where did you get it from? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That was out of NRT, but we did not get our fair share out of that either. Mr P.D. Omodei : Does desalination 1 comply with the NWI? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Why does the Leader of the Opposition have to be a quisling for the Howard government? Is he going to go down with the Prime Minister? Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Not from the water fund. Mr P.D. Omodei : Where did you get it from? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That was out of NRT, but we did not get our fair share out of that either. Mr P.D. Omodei : Does desalination 1 comply with the NWI? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Why does the Leader of the Opposition have to be a quisling for the Howard government? Is he going to go down with the Prime Minister? Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Where did you get it from? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That was out of NRT, but we did not get our fair share out of that either. Mr P.D. Omodei : Does desalination 1 comply with the NWI? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Why does the Leader of the Opposition have to be a quisling for the Howard government? Is he going to go down with the Prime Minister? Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That was out of NRT, but we did not get our fair share out of that either. Mr P.D. Omodei : Does desalination 1 comply with the NWI? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Why does the Leader of the Opposition have to be a quisling for the Howard government? Is he going to go down with the Prime Minister? Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Does desalination 1 comply with the NWI? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Why does the Leader of the Opposition have to be a quisling for the Howard government? Is he going to go down with the Prime Minister? Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Why does the Leader of the Opposition have to be a quisling for the Howard government? Is he going to go down with the Prime Minister? Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
WATER RESOURCES - FUNDING
Given the failure of the Howard government in Canberra to provide Western Australia with a fair share of grants from the $2 billion Australian water fund, does the minister have any information to update the house on further funding for Western Australia? Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: I thank the member for his question. As members on both sides of the house are well aware, the Howard government has failed dismally to give a fair distribution of money to Western Australia from the $2 billion Water Smart Australia program. Just under three per cent of the total money has been allocated to WA, despite the fact that we have been recognised from the Prime Minister down as being innovative and being a leader in a range of areas, whether it is the desalination plant, the Harvey water trade and so forth. I can inform the member and the house that Anthony Albanese, the shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Water, was in town today. Mr P.D. Omodei : Didn’t you get $15 million for the Collie east diversion? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Not from the water fund. Mr P.D. Omodei : Where did you get it from? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That was out of NRT, but we did not get our fair share out of that either. Mr P.D. Omodei : Does desalination 1 comply with the NWI? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Why does the Leader of the Opposition have to be a quisling for the Howard government? Is he going to go down with the Prime Minister? Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: I thank the member for his question. As members on both sides of the house are well aware, the Howard government has failed dismally to give a fair distribution of money to Western Australia from the $2 billion Water Smart Australia program. Just under three per cent of the total money has been allocated to WA, despite the fact that we have been recognised from the Prime Minister down as being innovative and being a leader in a range of areas, whether it is the desalination plant, the Harvey water trade and so forth. I can inform the member and the house that Anthony Albanese, the shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Water, was in town today. Mr P.D. Omodei : Didn’t you get $15 million for the Collie east diversion? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Not from the water fund. Mr P.D. Omodei : Where did you get it from? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That was out of NRT, but we did not get our fair share out of that either. Mr P.D. Omodei : Does desalination 1 comply with the NWI? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Why does the Leader of the Opposition have to be a quisling for the Howard government? Is he going to go down with the Prime Minister? Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
I thank the member for his question. As members on both sides of the house are well aware, the Howard government has failed dismally to give a fair distribution of money to Western Australia from the $2 billion Water Smart Australia program. Just under three per cent of the total money has been allocated to WA, despite the fact that we have been recognised from the Prime Minister down as being innovative and being a leader in a range of areas, whether it is the desalination plant, the Harvey water trade and so forth. I can inform the member and the house that Anthony Albanese, the shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Water, was in town today. Mr P.D. Omodei : Didn’t you get $15 million for the Collie east diversion? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Not from the water fund. Mr P.D. Omodei : Where did you get it from? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That was out of NRT, but we did not get our fair share out of that either. Mr P.D. Omodei : Does desalination 1 comply with the NWI? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Why does the Leader of the Opposition have to be a quisling for the Howard government? Is he going to go down with the Prime Minister? Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Didn’t you get $15 million for the Collie east diversion? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Not from the water fund. Mr P.D. Omodei : Where did you get it from? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That was out of NRT, but we did not get our fair share out of that either. Mr P.D. Omodei : Does desalination 1 comply with the NWI? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Why does the Leader of the Opposition have to be a quisling for the Howard government? Is he going to go down with the Prime Minister? Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Not from the water fund. Mr P.D. Omodei : Where did you get it from? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That was out of NRT, but we did not get our fair share out of that either. Mr P.D. Omodei : Does desalination 1 comply with the NWI? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Why does the Leader of the Opposition have to be a quisling for the Howard government? Is he going to go down with the Prime Minister? Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Where did you get it from? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That was out of NRT, but we did not get our fair share out of that either. Mr P.D. Omodei : Does desalination 1 comply with the NWI? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Why does the Leader of the Opposition have to be a quisling for the Howard government? Is he going to go down with the Prime Minister? Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That was out of NRT, but we did not get our fair share out of that either. Mr P.D. Omodei : Does desalination 1 comply with the NWI? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Why does the Leader of the Opposition have to be a quisling for the Howard government? Is he going to go down with the Prime Minister? Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Does desalination 1 comply with the NWI? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Why does the Leader of the Opposition have to be a quisling for the Howard government? Is he going to go down with the Prime Minister? Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Why does the Leader of the Opposition have to be a quisling for the Howard government? Is he going to go down with the Prime Minister? Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you do the right thing by Western Australia and have some plans for the future of water in WA? Then you might get some money. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Prime Minister thinks we have plans and Malcolm Turnbull thinks we have plans but the state Leader of the Opposition does not. We have a very interesting situation here. We were lauded by the Prime Minister and we were lauded by Malcolm Turnbull but the Liberal Leader of the Opposition does not know anything about it. This means that the election of a Rudd Labor government - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
The SPEAKER : Members, I cannot hear the minister. The minister has an exceptionally loud voice and I am sure everyone wishes to hear what he says. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The commitments from a Rudd Labor government, if it comes to power, now total $95 million, with Mr Albanese indicating today that there was $2 million for a save Hyde Park scheme to make sure that the ponds can be provided with water, given the drop in the water table. Also, $4 million will go towards an urban waterways renewal project in the Canning and Southern River area and $10 million towards a $20 million desalination plant so that the water that is currently being diverted from the east Collie River into the Chicken Creek mine void can be desalinated. That has been very successful in diverting salt out of Wellington Weir. The problem now is that the mine void is filled and if we continue with that diversion in future years, we will need to find a way of using or getting rid of that water from the mine void. The proposal is a small desalination plant that will take that salty water and deliver it to industry and drinking water, enabling continuing diversion of the salty water so that Wellington Dam can continue to improve its salinity level both for the benefit of irrigators and industry. Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
Dr G.G. Jacobs interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Roe to order for the first time.
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