❓ Minister Grylls announces a $17 million increase to the Regional Airports Development Scheme (RADS) via the Royalties for Regions scheme, benefiting Geraldton and Esperance airports with upgrades to meet safety standards and allow jet operations.
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REGIONAL AIRPORTS DEVELOPMENT SCHEME — INCREASED FUNDING
Can the minister update the house on the implementation of an election promise to increase funding from the regional airports development scheme and how this may benefit airports in my electorate of Geraldton? Mr B.J. GRYLLS
Can the minister update the house on the implementation of an election promise to increase funding from the regional airports development scheme and how this may benefit airports in my electorate of Geraldton? Mr B.J. GRYLLS
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I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. He has shown great interest in ensuring that the Geraldton airport receives an upgrade so that it will be capable of moving forward in the future. The regional airports development scheme was introduced in 1997 by the then Liberal-National government. Until now, RADS has been making available $2 million each year to regional airports, ensuring that aviation infrastructure is developed to provide safe and secure airport facilities and that air access and economic growth are enhanced in regional WA. RADS has been an astounding success, as we all know, leveraging projects worth $58 million over its existence. Everyone knows that with the vast distances travelled in Western Australia, regional airports provide a lifeline for not only regular passenger transport and for industry, but also the most important service, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, should we ever need it. The new government recognises that it is very important to have the infrastructure in place to support these air services. I am very happy to announce to Parliament that the royalties for regions scheme will provide RADS with an additional $17 million to 2011-12 to support airport infrastructure development and maintenance. The additional royalties for regions funding will allow RADS to fund up to 100 per cent of the costs, where the applicants can demonstrate that they are unable to contribute financially to the project. It is expected that this change will be beneficial to smaller communities and shires that have just as great a need for the airport but may not have the funds. It has allowed us to change the eligibility criteria for RADS to secure screening equipment, which is a federal requirement to allow jet operations. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am happy to stand up every day and talk about royalties for regions—a scheme that the previous minister wanted to scrap. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Tell us what you are going to do about air services. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! I do not want to make a habit out of this, but I direct the member’s enthusiasm for these questions into a more formal arena and I advise the member to stand to ask a question and not to consistently interject. I formally call the member for Armadale for the second time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale is the only shadow spokesperson for regional development to oppose regional development in the history of the Western Australian Parliament. Failed on Oakajee, failed on Ord, failed on the Northbridge project—the list of failures is great. The member for Armadale is very angry in Parliament today because it is the new state government that is negotiating and working closely with the commonwealth to get an outcome. Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. He has shown great interest in ensuring that the Geraldton airport receives an upgrade so that it will be capable of moving forward in the future. The regional airports development scheme was introduced in 1997 by the then Liberal-National government. Until now, RADS has been making available $2 million each year to regional airports, ensuring that aviation infrastructure is developed to provide safe and secure airport facilities and that air access and economic growth are enhanced in regional WA. RADS has been an astounding success, as we all know, leveraging projects worth $58 million over its existence. Everyone knows that with the vast distances travelled in Western Australia, regional airports provide a lifeline for not only regular passenger transport and for industry, but also the most important service, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, should we ever need it. The new government recognises that it is very important to have the infrastructure in place to support these air services. I am very happy to announce to Parliament that the royalties for regions scheme will provide RADS with an additional $17 million to 2011-12 to support airport infrastructure development and maintenance. The additional royalties for regions funding will allow RADS to fund up to 100 per cent of the costs, where the applicants can demonstrate that they are unable to contribute financially to the project. It is expected that this change will be beneficial to smaller communities and shires that have just as great a need for the airport but may not have the funds. It has allowed us to change the eligibility criteria for RADS to secure screening equipment, which is a federal requirement to allow jet operations. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am happy to stand up every day and talk about royalties for regions—a scheme that the previous minister wanted to scrap. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Tell us what you are going to do about air services. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! I do not want to make a habit out of this, but I direct the member’s enthusiasm for these questions into a more formal arena and I advise the member to stand to ask a question and not to consistently interject. I formally call the member for Armadale for the second time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale is the only shadow spokesperson for regional development to oppose regional development in the history of the Western Australian Parliament. Failed on Oakajee, failed on Ord, failed on the Northbridge project—the list of failures is great. The member for Armadale is very angry in Parliament today because it is the new state government that is negotiating and working closely with the commonwealth to get an outcome. Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. He has shown great interest in ensuring that the Geraldton airport receives an upgrade so that it will be capable of moving forward in the future. The regional airports development scheme was introduced in 1997 by the then Liberal-National government. Until now, RADS has been making available $2 million each year to regional airports, ensuring that aviation infrastructure is developed to provide safe and secure airport facilities and that air access and economic growth are enhanced in regional WA. RADS has been an astounding success, as we all know, leveraging projects worth $58 million over its existence. Everyone knows that with the vast distances travelled in Western Australia, regional airports provide a lifeline for not only regular passenger transport and for industry, but also the most important service, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, should we ever need it. The new government recognises that it is very important to have the infrastructure in place to support these air services. I am very happy to announce to Parliament that the royalties for regions scheme will provide RADS with an additional $17 million to 2011-12 to support airport infrastructure development and maintenance. The additional royalties for regions funding will allow RADS to fund up to 100 per cent of the costs, where the applicants can demonstrate that they are unable to contribute financially to the project. It is expected that this change will be beneficial to smaller communities and shires that have just as great a need for the airport but may not have the funds. It has allowed us to change the eligibility criteria for RADS to secure screening equipment, which is a federal requirement to allow jet operations. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am happy to stand up every day and talk about royalties for regions—a scheme that the previous minister wanted to scrap. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Tell us what you are going to do about air services. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! I do not want to make a habit out of this, but I direct the member’s enthusiasm for these questions into a more formal arena and I advise the member to stand to ask a question and not to consistently interject. I formally call the member for Armadale for the second time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale is the only shadow spokesperson for regional development to oppose regional development in the history of the Western Australian Parliament. Failed on Oakajee, failed on Ord, failed on the Northbridge project—the list of failures is great. The member for Armadale is very angry in Parliament today because it is the new state government that is negotiating and working closely with the commonwealth to get an outcome. Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
The regional airports development scheme was introduced in 1997 by the then Liberal-National government. Until now, RADS has been making available $2 million each year to regional airports, ensuring that aviation infrastructure is developed to provide safe and secure airport facilities and that air access and economic growth are enhanced in regional WA. RADS has been an astounding success, as we all know, leveraging projects worth $58 million over its existence. Everyone knows that with the vast distances travelled in Western Australia, regional airports provide a lifeline for not only regular passenger transport and for industry, but also the most important service, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, should we ever need it. The new government recognises that it is very important to have the infrastructure in place to support these air services. I am very happy to announce to Parliament that the royalties for regions scheme will provide RADS with an additional $17 million to 2011-12 to support airport infrastructure development and maintenance. The additional royalties for regions funding will allow RADS to fund up to 100 per cent of the costs, where the applicants can demonstrate that they are unable to contribute financially to the project. It is expected that this change will be beneficial to smaller communities and shires that have just as great a need for the airport but may not have the funds. It has allowed us to change the eligibility criteria for RADS to secure screening equipment, which is a federal requirement to allow jet operations. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am happy to stand up every day and talk about royalties for regions—a scheme that the previous minister wanted to scrap. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Tell us what you are going to do about air services. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! I do not want to make a habit out of this, but I direct the member’s enthusiasm for these questions into a more formal arena and I advise the member to stand to ask a question and not to consistently interject. I formally call the member for Armadale for the second time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale is the only shadow spokesperson for regional development to oppose regional development in the history of the Western Australian Parliament. Failed on Oakajee, failed on Ord, failed on the Northbridge project—the list of failures is great. The member for Armadale is very angry in Parliament today because it is the new state government that is negotiating and working closely with the commonwealth to get an outcome. Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
The new government recognises that it is very important to have the infrastructure in place to support these air services. I am very happy to announce to Parliament that the royalties for regions scheme will provide RADS with an additional $17 million to 2011-12 to support airport infrastructure development and maintenance. The additional royalties for regions funding will allow RADS to fund up to 100 per cent of the costs, where the applicants can demonstrate that they are unable to contribute financially to the project. It is expected that this change will be beneficial to smaller communities and shires that have just as great a need for the airport but may not have the funds. It has allowed us to change the eligibility criteria for RADS to secure screening equipment, which is a federal requirement to allow jet operations. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am happy to stand up every day and talk about royalties for regions—a scheme that the previous minister wanted to scrap. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Tell us what you are going to do about air services. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! I do not want to make a habit out of this, but I direct the member’s enthusiasm for these questions into a more formal arena and I advise the member to stand to ask a question and not to consistently interject. I formally call the member for Armadale for the second time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale is the only shadow spokesperson for regional development to oppose regional development in the history of the Western Australian Parliament. Failed on Oakajee, failed on Ord, failed on the Northbridge project—the list of failures is great. The member for Armadale is very angry in Parliament today because it is the new state government that is negotiating and working closely with the commonwealth to get an outcome. Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am happy to stand up every day and talk about royalties for regions—a scheme that the previous minister wanted to scrap. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Tell us what you are going to do about air services. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! I do not want to make a habit out of this, but I direct the member’s enthusiasm for these questions into a more formal arena and I advise the member to stand to ask a question and not to consistently interject. I formally call the member for Armadale for the second time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale is the only shadow spokesperson for regional development to oppose regional development in the history of the Western Australian Parliament. Failed on Oakajee, failed on Ord, failed on the Northbridge project—the list of failures is great. The member for Armadale is very angry in Parliament today because it is the new state government that is negotiating and working closely with the commonwealth to get an outcome. Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am happy to stand up every day and talk about royalties for regions—a scheme that the previous minister wanted to scrap. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Tell us what you are going to do about air services. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! I do not want to make a habit out of this, but I direct the member’s enthusiasm for these questions into a more formal arena and I advise the member to stand to ask a question and not to consistently interject. I formally call the member for Armadale for the second time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale is the only shadow spokesperson for regional development to oppose regional development in the history of the Western Australian Parliament. Failed on Oakajee, failed on Ord, failed on the Northbridge project—the list of failures is great. The member for Armadale is very angry in Parliament today because it is the new state government that is negotiating and working closely with the commonwealth to get an outcome. Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Tell us what you are going to do about air services. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! I do not want to make a habit out of this, but I direct the member’s enthusiasm for these questions into a more formal arena and I advise the member to stand to ask a question and not to consistently interject. I formally call the member for Armadale for the second time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale is the only shadow spokesperson for regional development to oppose regional development in the history of the Western Australian Parliament. Failed on Oakajee, failed on Ord, failed on the Northbridge project—the list of failures is great. The member for Armadale is very angry in Parliament today because it is the new state government that is negotiating and working closely with the commonwealth to get an outcome. Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! I do not want to make a habit out of this, but I direct the member’s enthusiasm for these questions into a more formal arena and I advise the member to stand to ask a question and not to consistently interject. I formally call the member for Armadale for the second time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale is the only shadow spokesperson for regional development to oppose regional development in the history of the Western Australian Parliament. Failed on Oakajee, failed on Ord, failed on the Northbridge project—the list of failures is great. The member for Armadale is very angry in Parliament today because it is the new state government that is negotiating and working closely with the commonwealth to get an outcome. Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale is the only shadow spokesperson for regional development to oppose regional development in the history of the Western Australian Parliament. Failed on Oakajee, failed on Ord, failed on the Northbridge project—the list of failures is great. The member for Armadale is very angry in Parliament today because it is the new state government that is negotiating and working closely with the commonwealth to get an outcome. Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. He has shown great interest in ensuring that the Geraldton airport receives an upgrade so that it will be capable of moving forward in the future. The regional airports development scheme was introduced in 1997 by the then Liberal-National government. Until now, RADS has been making available $2 million each year to regional airports, ensuring that aviation infrastructure is developed to provide safe and secure airport facilities and that air access and economic growth are enhanced in regional WA. RADS has been an astounding success, as we all know, leveraging projects worth $58 million over its existence. Everyone knows that with the vast distances travelled in Western Australia, regional airports provide a lifeline for not only regular passenger transport and for industry, but also the most important service, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, should we ever need it. The new government recognises that it is very important to have the infrastructure in place to support these air services. I am very happy to announce to Parliament that the royalties for regions scheme will provide RADS with an additional $17 million to 2011-12 to support airport infrastructure development and maintenance. The additional royalties for regions funding will allow RADS to fund up to 100 per cent of the costs, where the applicants can demonstrate that they are unable to contribute financially to the project. It is expected that this change will be beneficial to smaller communities and shires that have just as great a need for the airport but may not have the funds. It has allowed us to change the eligibility criteria for RADS to secure screening equipment, which is a federal requirement to allow jet operations. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am happy to stand up every day and talk about royalties for regions—a scheme that the previous minister wanted to scrap. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Tell us what you are going to do about air services. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! I do not want to make a habit out of this, but I direct the member’s enthusiasm for these questions into a more formal arena and I advise the member to stand to ask a question and not to consistently interject. I formally call the member for Armadale for the second time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale is the only shadow spokesperson for regional development to oppose regional development in the history of the Western Australian Parliament. Failed on Oakajee, failed on Ord, failed on the Northbridge project—the list of failures is great. The member for Armadale is very angry in Parliament today because it is the new state government that is negotiating and working closely with the commonwealth to get an outcome. Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. He has shown great interest in ensuring that the Geraldton airport receives an upgrade so that it will be capable of moving forward in the future. The regional airports development scheme was introduced in 1997 by the then Liberal-National government. Until now, RADS has been making available $2 million each year to regional airports, ensuring that aviation infrastructure is developed to provide safe and secure airport facilities and that air access and economic growth are enhanced in regional WA. RADS has been an astounding success, as we all know, leveraging projects worth $58 million over its existence. Everyone knows that with the vast distances travelled in Western Australia, regional airports provide a lifeline for not only regular passenger transport and for industry, but also the most important service, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, should we ever need it. The new government recognises that it is very important to have the infrastructure in place to support these air services. I am very happy to announce to Parliament that the royalties for regions scheme will provide RADS with an additional $17 million to 2011-12 to support airport infrastructure development and maintenance. The additional royalties for regions funding will allow RADS to fund up to 100 per cent of the costs, where the applicants can demonstrate that they are unable to contribute financially to the project. It is expected that this change will be beneficial to smaller communities and shires that have just as great a need for the airport but may not have the funds. It has allowed us to change the eligibility criteria for RADS to secure screening equipment, which is a federal requirement to allow jet operations. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am happy to stand up every day and talk about royalties for regions—a scheme that the previous minister wanted to scrap. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Tell us what you are going to do about air services. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! I do not want to make a habit out of this, but I direct the member’s enthusiasm for these questions into a more formal arena and I advise the member to stand to ask a question and not to consistently interject. I formally call the member for Armadale for the second time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale is the only shadow spokesperson for regional development to oppose regional development in the history of the Western Australian Parliament. Failed on Oakajee, failed on Ord, failed on the Northbridge project—the list of failures is great. The member for Armadale is very angry in Parliament today because it is the new state government that is negotiating and working closely with the commonwealth to get an outcome. Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
The regional airports development scheme was introduced in 1997 by the then Liberal-National government. Until now, RADS has been making available $2 million each year to regional airports, ensuring that aviation infrastructure is developed to provide safe and secure airport facilities and that air access and economic growth are enhanced in regional WA. RADS has been an astounding success, as we all know, leveraging projects worth $58 million over its existence. Everyone knows that with the vast distances travelled in Western Australia, regional airports provide a lifeline for not only regular passenger transport and for industry, but also the most important service, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, should we ever need it. The new government recognises that it is very important to have the infrastructure in place to support these air services. I am very happy to announce to Parliament that the royalties for regions scheme will provide RADS with an additional $17 million to 2011-12 to support airport infrastructure development and maintenance. The additional royalties for regions funding will allow RADS to fund up to 100 per cent of the costs, where the applicants can demonstrate that they are unable to contribute financially to the project. It is expected that this change will be beneficial to smaller communities and shires that have just as great a need for the airport but may not have the funds. It has allowed us to change the eligibility criteria for RADS to secure screening equipment, which is a federal requirement to allow jet operations. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am happy to stand up every day and talk about royalties for regions—a scheme that the previous minister wanted to scrap. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Tell us what you are going to do about air services. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! I do not want to make a habit out of this, but I direct the member’s enthusiasm for these questions into a more formal arena and I advise the member to stand to ask a question and not to consistently interject. I formally call the member for Armadale for the second time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale is the only shadow spokesperson for regional development to oppose regional development in the history of the Western Australian Parliament. Failed on Oakajee, failed on Ord, failed on the Northbridge project—the list of failures is great. The member for Armadale is very angry in Parliament today because it is the new state government that is negotiating and working closely with the commonwealth to get an outcome. Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
The new government recognises that it is very important to have the infrastructure in place to support these air services. I am very happy to announce to Parliament that the royalties for regions scheme will provide RADS with an additional $17 million to 2011-12 to support airport infrastructure development and maintenance. The additional royalties for regions funding will allow RADS to fund up to 100 per cent of the costs, where the applicants can demonstrate that they are unable to contribute financially to the project. It is expected that this change will be beneficial to smaller communities and shires that have just as great a need for the airport but may not have the funds. It has allowed us to change the eligibility criteria for RADS to secure screening equipment, which is a federal requirement to allow jet operations. Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am happy to stand up every day and talk about royalties for regions—a scheme that the previous minister wanted to scrap. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Tell us what you are going to do about air services. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! I do not want to make a habit out of this, but I direct the member’s enthusiasm for these questions into a more formal arena and I advise the member to stand to ask a question and not to consistently interject. I formally call the member for Armadale for the second time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale is the only shadow spokesperson for regional development to oppose regional development in the history of the Western Australian Parliament. Failed on Oakajee, failed on Ord, failed on the Northbridge project—the list of failures is great. The member for Armadale is very angry in Parliament today because it is the new state government that is negotiating and working closely with the commonwealth to get an outcome. Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
Several members interjected. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am happy to stand up every day and talk about royalties for regions—a scheme that the previous minister wanted to scrap. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Tell us what you are going to do about air services. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! I do not want to make a habit out of this, but I direct the member’s enthusiasm for these questions into a more formal arena and I advise the member to stand to ask a question and not to consistently interject. I formally call the member for Armadale for the second time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale is the only shadow spokesperson for regional development to oppose regional development in the history of the Western Australian Parliament. Failed on Oakajee, failed on Ord, failed on the Northbridge project—the list of failures is great. The member for Armadale is very angry in Parliament today because it is the new state government that is negotiating and working closely with the commonwealth to get an outcome. Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am happy to stand up every day and talk about royalties for regions—a scheme that the previous minister wanted to scrap. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Tell us what you are going to do about air services. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! I do not want to make a habit out of this, but I direct the member’s enthusiasm for these questions into a more formal arena and I advise the member to stand to ask a question and not to consistently interject. I formally call the member for Armadale for the second time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale is the only shadow spokesperson for regional development to oppose regional development in the history of the Western Australian Parliament. Failed on Oakajee, failed on Ord, failed on the Northbridge project—the list of failures is great. The member for Armadale is very angry in Parliament today because it is the new state government that is negotiating and working closely with the commonwealth to get an outcome. Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Tell us what you are going to do about air services. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! I do not want to make a habit out of this, but I direct the member’s enthusiasm for these questions into a more formal arena and I advise the member to stand to ask a question and not to consistently interject. I formally call the member for Armadale for the second time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale is the only shadow spokesperson for regional development to oppose regional development in the history of the Western Australian Parliament. Failed on Oakajee, failed on Ord, failed on the Northbridge project—the list of failures is great. The member for Armadale is very angry in Parliament today because it is the new state government that is negotiating and working closely with the commonwealth to get an outcome. Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! I do not want to make a habit out of this, but I direct the member’s enthusiasm for these questions into a more formal arena and I advise the member to stand to ask a question and not to consistently interject. I formally call the member for Armadale for the second time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale is the only shadow spokesperson for regional development to oppose regional development in the history of the Western Australian Parliament. Failed on Oakajee, failed on Ord, failed on the Northbridge project—the list of failures is great. The member for Armadale is very angry in Parliament today because it is the new state government that is negotiating and working closely with the commonwealth to get an outcome. Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : The member for Armadale is the only shadow spokesperson for regional development to oppose regional development in the history of the Western Australian Parliament. Failed on Oakajee, failed on Ord, failed on the Northbridge project—the list of failures is great. The member for Armadale is very angry in Parliament today because it is the new state government that is negotiating and working closely with the commonwealth to get an outcome. Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
Here we are, under royalties for regions, injecting $17 million of new money into airport infrastructure across regional Western Australia. The immediate beneficiaries of the additional RFR money are the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the Shire of Esperance, both of which have been able to apply for substantial funding to upgrade their airport facilities. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
The SPEAKER : Member for North West and member for Albany, please, no more interjections. That is a genuine request to both members. I formally call both members for the first time. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : Geraldton has had approval for $1.1 million and Esperance for $980 000. Work is expected to commence immediately and to be completed by the end of 2009. The upgrade of the Geraldton Airport terminal, including the construction of a security checkpoint facility and the installation of passenger and baggage screening equipment, will be of interest to the member for Geraldton, as will the construction of a secure pre-boarding lounge at the terminal. This will ensure that Geraldton Airport meets Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety standards and will allow jet aircraft to access the airport, thereby providing a great opportunity for growth in the region. The Esperance Airport runway will be upgraded and the tarmac resealed with a view to accommodating jet aircraft operations in the future. I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
I think all members agree that the regional airports development scheme is very important for regional airport infrastructure. The new Liberal-National government is very happy to support that scheme with the injection of $17 million of royalties for regions funding.
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