❓ Premier Gallop details the WA State Government's commitment to Geraldton, highlighting investments in the port, hospital, transport corridor, and foreshore development. He contrasts Labor's actions with the perceived inaction of the previous Liberal/National coalition.
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Will the Premier provide the House with details of the State Government’s latest commitment to Geraldton? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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The latest of the Government’s many commitments to Geraldton and the surrounding region is the funding to assist the City of Geraldton foreshore project. This Government is transforming Geraldton. Firstly, we have deepened the Geraldton port, which has been a tremendous boost for the agricultural hinterland. Secondly, we are redeveloping the Geraldton Regional Hospital, which is much needed for not only Geraldton, but also the hinterland. Thirdly, we are building the Geraldton transport corridor. The latest announcement to contribute towards the Geraldton foreshore development will help transform Geraldton into one of our premier coastal locations for tourism and the way of life for those who live in that area. There is no doubt that the railway line between the town centre and the sea has been a constraint on the development of the City of Geraldton. I congratulate the member for Geraldton for the work he is doing. Having been born and raised in Geraldton, I was very proud last week to see the progress that has been made in that city under a Labor Government. When the media and I looked at Barrow Island we flew over Geraldton. As we flew north of Geraldton I said to the media, “Look down there at the millions of Liberal dollars at Oakajee that have created nothing for the people of that region.” Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: We are doing what needs to be done so that Geraldton meets its future demands. We are developing its social facilities, most particularly the hospital, and its infrastructure needs, including the port and the transport corridor. We are also involved in the urban redevelopment that will be associated with the foreshore project. That is a clear indication of the difference between this side of the House and the other side of the House on rural and regional issues. The Liberals and Nationals are full of rhetoric when it comes to rural and regional issues, but they do not deliver. We remember that it was the Liberals who abandoned the uniform electricity tariff. We also remember that it was the Liberals who sold AlintaGas. Further, National Party ministers were involved in the privatisation of Westrail freight. It was the coalition Government that undertook massive contracting out in Main Roads Western Australia. Seven hundred and twenty Main Roads’ workers lost their jobs and 378 of those workers were in rural and regional Western Australia. We have turned the tide on privatisation, contracting out and the lack of infrastructure in our regional areas. It takes a Labor Government to do that because we have the commitment. Our commitment is not rhetorical; it is in our heart and soul. We support rural and regional Western Australia.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The latest of the Government’s many commitments to Geraldton and the surrounding region is the funding to assist the City of Geraldton foreshore project. This Government is transforming Geraldton. Firstly, we have deepened the Geraldton port, which has been a tremendous boost for the agricultural hinterland. Secondly, we are redeveloping the Geraldton Regional Hospital, which is much needed for not only Geraldton, but also the hinterland. Thirdly, we are building the Geraldton transport corridor. The latest announcement to contribute towards the Geraldton foreshore development will help transform Geraldton into one of our premier coastal locations for tourism and the way of life for those who live in that area. There is no doubt that the railway line between the town centre and the sea has been a constraint on the development of the City of Geraldton. I congratulate the member for Geraldton for the work he is doing. Having been born and raised in Geraldton, I was very proud last week to see the progress that has been made in that city under a Labor Government. When the media and I looked at Barrow Island we flew over Geraldton. As we flew north of Geraldton I said to the media, “Look down there at the millions of Liberal dollars at Oakajee that have created nothing for the people of that region.” Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: We are doing what needs to be done so that Geraldton meets its future demands. We are developing its social facilities, most particularly the hospital, and its infrastructure needs, including the port and the transport corridor. We are also involved in the urban redevelopment that will be associated with the foreshore project. That is a clear indication of the difference between this side of the House and the other side of the House on rural and regional issues. The Liberals and Nationals are full of rhetoric when it comes to rural and regional issues, but they do not deliver. We remember that it was the Liberals who abandoned the uniform electricity tariff. We also remember that it was the Liberals who sold AlintaGas. Further, National Party ministers were involved in the privatisation of Westrail freight. It was the coalition Government that undertook massive contracting out in Main Roads Western Australia. Seven hundred and twenty Main Roads’ workers lost their jobs and 378 of those workers were in rural and regional Western Australia. We have turned the tide on privatisation, contracting out and the lack of infrastructure in our regional areas. It takes a Labor Government to do that because we have the commitment. Our commitment is not rhetorical; it is in our heart and soul. We support rural and regional Western Australia.
The latest of the Government’s many commitments to Geraldton and the surrounding region is the funding to assist the City of Geraldton foreshore project. This Government is transforming Geraldton. Firstly, we have deepened the Geraldton port, which has been a tremendous boost for the agricultural hinterland. Secondly, we are redeveloping the Geraldton Regional Hospital, which is much needed for not only Geraldton, but also the hinterland. Thirdly, we are building the Geraldton transport corridor. The latest announcement to contribute towards the Geraldton foreshore development will help transform Geraldton into one of our premier coastal locations for tourism and the way of life for those who live in that area. There is no doubt that the railway line between the town centre and the sea has been a constraint on the development of the City of Geraldton. I congratulate the member for Geraldton for the work he is doing. Having been born and raised in Geraldton, I was very proud last week to see the progress that has been made in that city under a Labor Government. When the media and I looked at Barrow Island we flew over Geraldton. As we flew north of Geraldton I said to the media, “Look down there at the millions of Liberal dollars at Oakajee that have created nothing for the people of that region.” Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: We are doing what needs to be done so that Geraldton meets its future demands. We are developing its social facilities, most particularly the hospital, and its infrastructure needs, including the port and the transport corridor. We are also involved in the urban redevelopment that will be associated with the foreshore project. That is a clear indication of the difference between this side of the House and the other side of the House on rural and regional issues. The Liberals and Nationals are full of rhetoric when it comes to rural and regional issues, but they do not deliver. We remember that it was the Liberals who abandoned the uniform electricity tariff. We also remember that it was the Liberals who sold AlintaGas. Further, National Party ministers were involved in the privatisation of Westrail freight. It was the coalition Government that undertook massive contracting out in Main Roads Western Australia. Seven hundred and twenty Main Roads’ workers lost their jobs and 378 of those workers were in rural and regional Western Australia. We have turned the tide on privatisation, contracting out and the lack of infrastructure in our regional areas. It takes a Labor Government to do that because we have the commitment. Our commitment is not rhetorical; it is in our heart and soul. We support rural and regional Western Australia.
Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: We are doing what needs to be done so that Geraldton meets its future demands. We are developing its social facilities, most particularly the hospital, and its infrastructure needs, including the port and the transport corridor. We are also involved in the urban redevelopment that will be associated with the foreshore project. That is a clear indication of the difference between this side of the House and the other side of the House on rural and regional issues. The Liberals and Nationals are full of rhetoric when it comes to rural and regional issues, but they do not deliver. We remember that it was the Liberals who abandoned the uniform electricity tariff. We also remember that it was the Liberals who sold AlintaGas. Further, National Party ministers were involved in the privatisation of Westrail freight. It was the coalition Government that undertook massive contracting out in Main Roads Western Australia. Seven hundred and twenty Main Roads’ workers lost their jobs and 378 of those workers were in rural and regional Western Australia. We have turned the tide on privatisation, contracting out and the lack of infrastructure in our regional areas. It takes a Labor Government to do that because we have the commitment. Our commitment is not rhetorical; it is in our heart and soul. We support rural and regional Western Australia.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: We are doing what needs to be done so that Geraldton meets its future demands. We are developing its social facilities, most particularly the hospital, and its infrastructure needs, including the port and the transport corridor. We are also involved in the urban redevelopment that will be associated with the foreshore project. That is a clear indication of the difference between this side of the House and the other side of the House on rural and regional issues. The Liberals and Nationals are full of rhetoric when it comes to rural and regional issues, but they do not deliver. We remember that it was the Liberals who abandoned the uniform electricity tariff. We also remember that it was the Liberals who sold AlintaGas. Further, National Party ministers were involved in the privatisation of Westrail freight. It was the coalition Government that undertook massive contracting out in Main Roads Western Australia. Seven hundred and twenty Main Roads’ workers lost their jobs and 378 of those workers were in rural and regional Western Australia. We have turned the tide on privatisation, contracting out and the lack of infrastructure in our regional areas. It takes a Labor Government to do that because we have the commitment. Our commitment is not rhetorical; it is in our heart and soul. We support rural and regional Western Australia.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: We are doing what needs to be done so that Geraldton meets its future demands. We are developing its social facilities, most particularly the hospital, and its infrastructure needs, including the port and the transport corridor. We are also involved in the urban redevelopment that will be associated with the foreshore project. That is a clear indication of the difference between this side of the House and the other side of the House on rural and regional issues. The Liberals and Nationals are full of rhetoric when it comes to rural and regional issues, but they do not deliver. We remember that it was the Liberals who abandoned the uniform electricity tariff. We also remember that it was the Liberals who sold AlintaGas. Further, National Party ministers were involved in the privatisation of Westrail freight. It was the coalition Government that undertook massive contracting out in Main Roads Western Australia. Seven hundred and twenty Main Roads’ workers lost their jobs and 378 of those workers were in rural and regional Western Australia. We have turned the tide on privatisation, contracting out and the lack of infrastructure in our regional areas. It takes a Labor Government to do that because we have the commitment. Our commitment is not rhetorical; it is in our heart and soul. We support rural and regional Western Australia.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The latest of the Government’s many commitments to Geraldton and the surrounding region is the funding to assist the City of Geraldton foreshore project. This Government is transforming Geraldton. Firstly, we have deepened the Geraldton port, which has been a tremendous boost for the agricultural hinterland. Secondly, we are redeveloping the Geraldton Regional Hospital, which is much needed for not only Geraldton, but also the hinterland. Thirdly, we are building the Geraldton transport corridor. The latest announcement to contribute towards the Geraldton foreshore development will help transform Geraldton into one of our premier coastal locations for tourism and the way of life for those who live in that area. There is no doubt that the railway line between the town centre and the sea has been a constraint on the development of the City of Geraldton. I congratulate the member for Geraldton for the work he is doing. Having been born and raised in Geraldton, I was very proud last week to see the progress that has been made in that city under a Labor Government. When the media and I looked at Barrow Island we flew over Geraldton. As we flew north of Geraldton I said to the media, “Look down there at the millions of Liberal dollars at Oakajee that have created nothing for the people of that region.” Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: We are doing what needs to be done so that Geraldton meets its future demands. We are developing its social facilities, most particularly the hospital, and its infrastructure needs, including the port and the transport corridor. We are also involved in the urban redevelopment that will be associated with the foreshore project. That is a clear indication of the difference between this side of the House and the other side of the House on rural and regional issues. The Liberals and Nationals are full of rhetoric when it comes to rural and regional issues, but they do not deliver. We remember that it was the Liberals who abandoned the uniform electricity tariff. We also remember that it was the Liberals who sold AlintaGas. Further, National Party ministers were involved in the privatisation of Westrail freight. It was the coalition Government that undertook massive contracting out in Main Roads Western Australia. Seven hundred and twenty Main Roads’ workers lost their jobs and 378 of those workers were in rural and regional Western Australia. We have turned the tide on privatisation, contracting out and the lack of infrastructure in our regional areas. It takes a Labor Government to do that because we have the commitment. Our commitment is not rhetorical; it is in our heart and soul. We support rural and regional Western Australia.
The latest of the Government’s many commitments to Geraldton and the surrounding region is the funding to assist the City of Geraldton foreshore project. This Government is transforming Geraldton. Firstly, we have deepened the Geraldton port, which has been a tremendous boost for the agricultural hinterland. Secondly, we are redeveloping the Geraldton Regional Hospital, which is much needed for not only Geraldton, but also the hinterland. Thirdly, we are building the Geraldton transport corridor. The latest announcement to contribute towards the Geraldton foreshore development will help transform Geraldton into one of our premier coastal locations for tourism and the way of life for those who live in that area. There is no doubt that the railway line between the town centre and the sea has been a constraint on the development of the City of Geraldton. I congratulate the member for Geraldton for the work he is doing. Having been born and raised in Geraldton, I was very proud last week to see the progress that has been made in that city under a Labor Government. When the media and I looked at Barrow Island we flew over Geraldton. As we flew north of Geraldton I said to the media, “Look down there at the millions of Liberal dollars at Oakajee that have created nothing for the people of that region.” Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: We are doing what needs to be done so that Geraldton meets its future demands. We are developing its social facilities, most particularly the hospital, and its infrastructure needs, including the port and the transport corridor. We are also involved in the urban redevelopment that will be associated with the foreshore project. That is a clear indication of the difference between this side of the House and the other side of the House on rural and regional issues. The Liberals and Nationals are full of rhetoric when it comes to rural and regional issues, but they do not deliver. We remember that it was the Liberals who abandoned the uniform electricity tariff. We also remember that it was the Liberals who sold AlintaGas. Further, National Party ministers were involved in the privatisation of Westrail freight. It was the coalition Government that undertook massive contracting out in Main Roads Western Australia. Seven hundred and twenty Main Roads’ workers lost their jobs and 378 of those workers were in rural and regional Western Australia. We have turned the tide on privatisation, contracting out and the lack of infrastructure in our regional areas. It takes a Labor Government to do that because we have the commitment. Our commitment is not rhetorical; it is in our heart and soul. We support rural and regional Western Australia.
Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: We are doing what needs to be done so that Geraldton meets its future demands. We are developing its social facilities, most particularly the hospital, and its infrastructure needs, including the port and the transport corridor. We are also involved in the urban redevelopment that will be associated with the foreshore project. That is a clear indication of the difference between this side of the House and the other side of the House on rural and regional issues. The Liberals and Nationals are full of rhetoric when it comes to rural and regional issues, but they do not deliver. We remember that it was the Liberals who abandoned the uniform electricity tariff. We also remember that it was the Liberals who sold AlintaGas. Further, National Party ministers were involved in the privatisation of Westrail freight. It was the coalition Government that undertook massive contracting out in Main Roads Western Australia. Seven hundred and twenty Main Roads’ workers lost their jobs and 378 of those workers were in rural and regional Western Australia. We have turned the tide on privatisation, contracting out and the lack of infrastructure in our regional areas. It takes a Labor Government to do that because we have the commitment. Our commitment is not rhetorical; it is in our heart and soul. We support rural and regional Western Australia.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: We are doing what needs to be done so that Geraldton meets its future demands. We are developing its social facilities, most particularly the hospital, and its infrastructure needs, including the port and the transport corridor. We are also involved in the urban redevelopment that will be associated with the foreshore project. That is a clear indication of the difference between this side of the House and the other side of the House on rural and regional issues. The Liberals and Nationals are full of rhetoric when it comes to rural and regional issues, but they do not deliver. We remember that it was the Liberals who abandoned the uniform electricity tariff. We also remember that it was the Liberals who sold AlintaGas. Further, National Party ministers were involved in the privatisation of Westrail freight. It was the coalition Government that undertook massive contracting out in Main Roads Western Australia. Seven hundred and twenty Main Roads’ workers lost their jobs and 378 of those workers were in rural and regional Western Australia. We have turned the tide on privatisation, contracting out and the lack of infrastructure in our regional areas. It takes a Labor Government to do that because we have the commitment. Our commitment is not rhetorical; it is in our heart and soul. We support rural and regional Western Australia.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: We are doing what needs to be done so that Geraldton meets its future demands. We are developing its social facilities, most particularly the hospital, and its infrastructure needs, including the port and the transport corridor. We are also involved in the urban redevelopment that will be associated with the foreshore project. That is a clear indication of the difference between this side of the House and the other side of the House on rural and regional issues. The Liberals and Nationals are full of rhetoric when it comes to rural and regional issues, but they do not deliver. We remember that it was the Liberals who abandoned the uniform electricity tariff. We also remember that it was the Liberals who sold AlintaGas. Further, National Party ministers were involved in the privatisation of Westrail freight. It was the coalition Government that undertook massive contracting out in Main Roads Western Australia. Seven hundred and twenty Main Roads’ workers lost their jobs and 378 of those workers were in rural and regional Western Australia. We have turned the tide on privatisation, contracting out and the lack of infrastructure in our regional areas. It takes a Labor Government to do that because we have the commitment. Our commitment is not rhetorical; it is in our heart and soul. We support rural and regional Western Australia.
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