❓ Question regarding the importance of the new Muchea Livestock Centre and the Minister's response highlighting its benefits and the government's commitment to the agricultural sector, while also criticizing the previous Labor government's inaction.
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MUCHEA LIVESTOCK CENTRE — OPENING
Livestock producers throughout my electorate are celebrating yesterday’s official opening of the new Muchea Livestock Centre. Mr E.S. Ripper : Thank you, Kim Chance. Mr B.J. Grylls : Another announcement with no money; how embarrassing. The SPEAKER : Order! Members on both sides should know the rules. Obviously you have forgotten in the short amount of time we have been away, Minister for Regional Development. Mr F.A. ALBAN : I will start all over again; that will keep members opposite happy, will it not? Several members interjected. Mr F.A. ALBAN : Very slowly—relax. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.A. ALBAN : Minister, livestock producers throughout my electorate are celebrating yesterday’s official opening of the new Muchea Livestock Centre. Can the minister please explain to the house why this much-needed and long-awaited facility is so important to our state’s primary producers? Mr D.T. REDMAN
Livestock producers throughout my electorate are celebrating yesterday’s official opening of the new Muchea Livestock Centre. Mr E.S. Ripper : Thank you, Kim Chance. Mr B.J. Grylls : Another announcement with no money; how embarrassing. The SPEAKER : Order! Members on both sides should know the rules. Obviously you have forgotten in the short amount of time we have been away, Minister for Regional Development. Mr F.A. ALBAN : I will start all over again; that will keep members opposite happy, will it not? Several members interjected. Mr F.A. ALBAN : Very slowly—relax. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.A. ALBAN : Minister, livestock producers throughout my electorate are celebrating yesterday’s official opening of the new Muchea Livestock Centre. Can the minister please explain to the house why this much-needed and long-awaited facility is so important to our state’s primary producers? Mr D.T. REDMAN
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I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Thank you, Kim Chance. Mr B.J. Grylls : Another announcement with no money; how embarrassing. The SPEAKER : Order! Members on both sides should know the rules. Obviously you have forgotten in the short amount of time we have been away, Minister for Regional Development. Mr F.A. ALBAN : I will start all over again; that will keep members opposite happy, will it not? Several members interjected. Mr F.A. ALBAN : Very slowly—relax. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.A. ALBAN : Minister, livestock producers throughout my electorate are celebrating yesterday’s official opening of the new Muchea Livestock Centre. Can the minister please explain to the house why this much-needed and long-awaited facility is so important to our state’s primary producers? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr B.J. Grylls : Another announcement with no money; how embarrassing. The SPEAKER : Order! Members on both sides should know the rules. Obviously you have forgotten in the short amount of time we have been away, Minister for Regional Development. Mr F.A. ALBAN : I will start all over again; that will keep members opposite happy, will it not? Several members interjected. Mr F.A. ALBAN : Very slowly—relax. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.A. ALBAN : Minister, livestock producers throughout my electorate are celebrating yesterday’s official opening of the new Muchea Livestock Centre. Can the minister please explain to the house why this much-needed and long-awaited facility is so important to our state’s primary producers? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Order! Members on both sides should know the rules. Obviously you have forgotten in the short amount of time we have been away, Minister for Regional Development. Mr F.A. ALBAN : I will start all over again; that will keep members opposite happy, will it not? Several members interjected. Mr F.A. ALBAN : Very slowly—relax. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.A. ALBAN : Minister, livestock producers throughout my electorate are celebrating yesterday’s official opening of the new Muchea Livestock Centre. Can the minister please explain to the house why this much-needed and long-awaited facility is so important to our state’s primary producers? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr F.A. ALBAN : I will start all over again; that will keep members opposite happy, will it not? Several members interjected. Mr F.A. ALBAN : Very slowly—relax. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.A. ALBAN : Minister, livestock producers throughout my electorate are celebrating yesterday’s official opening of the new Muchea Livestock Centre. Can the minister please explain to the house why this much-needed and long-awaited facility is so important to our state’s primary producers? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Several members interjected. Mr F.A. ALBAN : Very slowly—relax. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.A. ALBAN : Minister, livestock producers throughout my electorate are celebrating yesterday’s official opening of the new Muchea Livestock Centre. Can the minister please explain to the house why this much-needed and long-awaited facility is so important to our state’s primary producers? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr F.A. ALBAN : Very slowly—relax. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.A. ALBAN : Minister, livestock producers throughout my electorate are celebrating yesterday’s official opening of the new Muchea Livestock Centre. Can the minister please explain to the house why this much-needed and long-awaited facility is so important to our state’s primary producers? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.A. ALBAN : Minister, livestock producers throughout my electorate are celebrating yesterday’s official opening of the new Muchea Livestock Centre. Can the minister please explain to the house why this much-needed and long-awaited facility is so important to our state’s primary producers? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr F.A. ALBAN : Minister, livestock producers throughout my electorate are celebrating yesterday’s official opening of the new Muchea Livestock Centre. Can the minister please explain to the house why this much-needed and long-awaited facility is so important to our state’s primary producers? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Thank you, Kim Chance. Mr B.J. Grylls : Another announcement with no money; how embarrassing. The SPEAKER : Order! Members on both sides should know the rules. Obviously you have forgotten in the short amount of time we have been away, Minister for Regional Development. Mr F.A. ALBAN : I will start all over again; that will keep members opposite happy, will it not? Several members interjected. Mr F.A. ALBAN : Very slowly—relax. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.A. ALBAN : Minister, livestock producers throughout my electorate are celebrating yesterday’s official opening of the new Muchea Livestock Centre. Can the minister please explain to the house why this much-needed and long-awaited facility is so important to our state’s primary producers? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr B.J. Grylls : Another announcement with no money; how embarrassing. The SPEAKER : Order! Members on both sides should know the rules. Obviously you have forgotten in the short amount of time we have been away, Minister for Regional Development. Mr F.A. ALBAN : I will start all over again; that will keep members opposite happy, will it not? Several members interjected. Mr F.A. ALBAN : Very slowly—relax. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.A. ALBAN : Minister, livestock producers throughout my electorate are celebrating yesterday’s official opening of the new Muchea Livestock Centre. Can the minister please explain to the house why this much-needed and long-awaited facility is so important to our state’s primary producers? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Order! Members on both sides should know the rules. Obviously you have forgotten in the short amount of time we have been away, Minister for Regional Development. Mr F.A. ALBAN : I will start all over again; that will keep members opposite happy, will it not? Several members interjected. Mr F.A. ALBAN : Very slowly—relax. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.A. ALBAN : Minister, livestock producers throughout my electorate are celebrating yesterday’s official opening of the new Muchea Livestock Centre. Can the minister please explain to the house why this much-needed and long-awaited facility is so important to our state’s primary producers? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr F.A. ALBAN : I will start all over again; that will keep members opposite happy, will it not? Several members interjected. Mr F.A. ALBAN : Very slowly—relax. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.A. ALBAN : Minister, livestock producers throughout my electorate are celebrating yesterday’s official opening of the new Muchea Livestock Centre. Can the minister please explain to the house why this much-needed and long-awaited facility is so important to our state’s primary producers? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Several members interjected. Mr F.A. ALBAN : Very slowly—relax. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.A. ALBAN : Minister, livestock producers throughout my electorate are celebrating yesterday’s official opening of the new Muchea Livestock Centre. Can the minister please explain to the house why this much-needed and long-awaited facility is so important to our state’s primary producers? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr F.A. ALBAN : Very slowly—relax. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.A. ALBAN : Minister, livestock producers throughout my electorate are celebrating yesterday’s official opening of the new Muchea Livestock Centre. Can the minister please explain to the house why this much-needed and long-awaited facility is so important to our state’s primary producers? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Order! Mr F.A. ALBAN : Minister, livestock producers throughout my electorate are celebrating yesterday’s official opening of the new Muchea Livestock Centre. Can the minister please explain to the house why this much-needed and long-awaited facility is so important to our state’s primary producers? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr F.A. ALBAN : Minister, livestock producers throughout my electorate are celebrating yesterday’s official opening of the new Muchea Livestock Centre. Can the minister please explain to the house why this much-needed and long-awaited facility is so important to our state’s primary producers? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
I thank the member for Swan Hills for his interest in this matter. It was pleasing to see the strong support from members of Parliament from both sides, including Hon Michelle Roberts representing the Leader of the Opposition, at what was a landmark occasion for the livestock industry in Western Australia. We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
We had the final shift from the old Midland site into the Muchea Livestock Centre. I might add that the sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia have been waiting an awfully long time for this project to hit the ground—eight long years under the Labor Government. I will acknowledge—I think it is important to acknowledge—the efforts of Hon Kim Chance, who was right behind this project and was certainly committed to it. That was borne out by comments made at the opening yesterday. The Labor government could not get to the final little sign-off to make it happen during its time of government. It had people committed to the project, but it could not get to that final little bit to sign it off and commit the resources to it to get the project to happen. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : This project started during the Court government, and the member is quite right about that. It spent eight years in back blocks with the Labor Party and it did not make any progress. It has had the strong support of the Premier, who was there to assist with the opening yesterday. For the first time, a Premier in Western Australia is supporting the agriculture sector in this state. He went along, and with me, opened a state-of-the-art facility that is setting new benchmarks for environmental management, animal welfare and occupational health and safety. Not only does this facility set high standards for all those factors I just highlighted, but also it offers a chance for producers and vendors to present their stock in such a way to get the best outcomes. Right now that is badly needed in the agricultural sector in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. I was going to wait until the end of the minister’s comments, but I may as well inform the member for Midland, the Leader of the Opposition, the member for Collie–Preston and the member for Albany that they are all formally called for the first time. Member for Warnbro, because you have put your hand up, I will formally call you for the first time as well. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the comments of — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Members in this place take some questions seriously; some members in this place take some answers seriously. I observe that, and I wish that everybody would observe that also. Member for Girrawheen, I formally call you for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : To hear the range of comments yesterday from all those who are engaged in the livestock industry was really encouraging. They have been looking forward to this for some time. I even heard a comment last night — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr M.P. Murray interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : I will come to that point in a second. I even heard a comment last night about stock that came off trucks after the first sale at Muchea being in better condition than was the case previously, and that they were not as flighty as previous stock and that they were able to move onto the next stage. That was simply a product of the facility that they were moving through. It will help farmers and animal welfare. Clearly, there will be a whole range of benefits for the livestock sector. Now that the member has raised the point of where to next, this government has been working for some time on rolling out the state saleyard strategy, has been looking at replacement facilities for Katanning and Boyanup and considering an upgrade of Mt Barker. It is something firmly on this government’s agenda. Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr M.P. Murray : Are they going to be funded? Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : The member can hardly take the high moral ground on saleyards in this state. Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, the minister is endeavouring to answer some of the questions that you are raising. I formally call you for the second time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : We are rolling out the state saleyard strategy. We are working through those processes. It takes time. The opposition can hardly take the high moral ground on this issue given that the livestock sector in Western Australia was held in the wilderness for eight years. We have made the first decision. We have built the Muchea facility. It is up, open and operating now. We are rolling out the state’s saleyards strategy. This government is looking after a $2 billion industry in Western Australia, which has the support of the highest authority in government—the Premier of Western Australia.
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