❓ Mrs. Godfrey inquires about the progress of the Perth Stadium project and its benefits to Western Australians. The Minister provides a detailed update, highlighting completed milestones, budget adherence, and features designed to enhance the fan experience.
AnsweredQoN 999Legislative Assembly
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PERTH STADIUM — PROGRESS
999. Mrs G.J. GODFREY to the Minister for
Sport and Recreation:
I have noticed lots of activity on
the Perth Stadium site. Can the minister please outline to the house the
progress the stadium project has made and how the new stadium will benefit all
Western Australians?
999. Mrs G.J. GODFREY to the Minister for
Sport and Recreation:
I have noticed lots of activity on
the Perth Stadium site. Can the minister please outline to the house the
progress the stadium project has made and how the new stadium will benefit all
Western Australians?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Belmont for
her question. This is an opportunity to let the house know exactly where we are
at. As members know, since the decision was made to build the new stadium on
the Burswood peninsula, extensive planning has been undertaken and all
milestones to date have been achieved on schedule and within budget. I will
give members a couple of examples: at the end of 2012, the project definition
plan was endorsed by cabinet; in April 2013, three world-class consortia were
short-listed for the design-build-finance-maintain contract; in April 2013,
Ertech Keller Joint Venture was contracted to undertake the groundworks
program; in March 2014, those physical works were successfully completed, six
weeks ahead of schedule; in September 2013, VenuesWest was appointed as the
governance agency; and in August this year, the government signed the contract
with the Westadium consortium under a DBFM model. Right now, Westadium is
setting up on site. Offices are now in place, temporary road and machinery are
mobilised, and construction will commence in December, so we are right on
target.
One of the features on the way to
the final product that will really benefit Western Australians is the nine user
groups. The user groups were established to give us grassroots information
across a range of areas. In particular, the sports fan user group has been
fantastic to ensure that we get the fans-first philosophy in place. I recently
welcomed sports fans to the site for seat testing, which is working out
extremely well. The stadium will also be benchmarked for fans with special
access requirements. Once again, the access and inclusion group has played a really
important role. Just to remind members, the stadium will be a multipurpose
facility with five tiers and 60 000 seats that can go to 70 000. The views will
be outstanding and the sightline is good. There will be larger seats and the
stadium will have a striking bronze facade. The stadium will have
state-of-the-art LED lighting, two giant screens, 70-plus food and beverage
outlets, 1 000 screens and the player facilities will also be state of the art.
The stadium will create a fantastic and even exceptional event atmosphere for a
lot of different types of events, including Australian Rules football, cricket,
rectangular events and concerts. The capital cost of the stadium is $40.4 million
under budget, which is a terrific result. The stadium is on track and will be
completed and ready to go in 2018.
I want to give a quick update on the
State Netball Centre. Members may remember that the State Netball Centre had a
fire. A terrific job has been done on that and it is ready to be completed
early next year. That is a long-awaited facility. Similarly, we are looking to
occupy the new $33.7 million Western Australian Institute of Sport
high-performance centre early in the new year. These sporting facilities have
been well planned and we will keep them on track—except that we are a
bit late with the netball centre due to the fire, but exceptional work has been
done there since. I think it is a pretty good time to be an athlete or a
spectator of sport in Western Australia.
her question. This is an opportunity to let the house know exactly where we are
at. As members know, since the decision was made to build the new stadium on
the Burswood peninsula, extensive planning has been undertaken and all
milestones to date have been achieved on schedule and within budget. I will
give members a couple of examples: at the end of 2012, the project definition
plan was endorsed by cabinet; in April 2013, three world-class consortia were
short-listed for the design-build-finance-maintain contract; in April 2013,
Ertech Keller Joint Venture was contracted to undertake the groundworks
program; in March 2014, those physical works were successfully completed, six
weeks ahead of schedule; in September 2013, VenuesWest was appointed as the
governance agency; and in August this year, the government signed the contract
with the Westadium consortium under a DBFM model. Right now, Westadium is
setting up on site. Offices are now in place, temporary road and machinery are
mobilised, and construction will commence in December, so we are right on
target.
One of the features on the way to
the final product that will really benefit Western Australians is the nine user
groups. The user groups were established to give us grassroots information
across a range of areas. In particular, the sports fan user group has been
fantastic to ensure that we get the fans-first philosophy in place. I recently
welcomed sports fans to the site for seat testing, which is working out
extremely well. The stadium will also be benchmarked for fans with special
access requirements. Once again, the access and inclusion group has played a really
important role. Just to remind members, the stadium will be a multipurpose
facility with five tiers and 60 000 seats that can go to 70 000. The views will
be outstanding and the sightline is good. There will be larger seats and the
stadium will have a striking bronze facade. The stadium will have
state-of-the-art LED lighting, two giant screens, 70-plus food and beverage
outlets, 1 000 screens and the player facilities will also be state of the art.
The stadium will create a fantastic and even exceptional event atmosphere for a
lot of different types of events, including Australian Rules football, cricket,
rectangular events and concerts. The capital cost of the stadium is $40.4 million
under budget, which is a terrific result. The stadium is on track and will be
completed and ready to go in 2018.
I want to give a quick update on the
State Netball Centre. Members may remember that the State Netball Centre had a
fire. A terrific job has been done on that and it is ready to be completed
early next year. That is a long-awaited facility. Similarly, we are looking to
occupy the new $33.7 million Western Australian Institute of Sport
high-performance centre early in the new year. These sporting facilities have
been well planned and we will keep them on track—except that we are a
bit late with the netball centre due to the fire, but exceptional work has been
done there since. I think it is a pretty good time to be an athlete or a
spectator of sport in Western Australia.
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