❓ Question regarding the new Metronet Midland train station, its benefits for local businesses and jobs, and collaboration with the Commonwealth government. The Minister provides a detailed update on the project's progress and positive impacts.
AnsweredQoN 163Legislative Assembly
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MIDLAND TRAIN STATION
163. Mr M. HUGHES to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's unprecedented investment in job-creating transport
infrastructure. Can the minister update the house on the new Metronet Midland
train station and what this project will mean for local businesses and local
jobs, and can the minister outline to the house how this government is working
with the commonwealth government in delivering this important project?
163. Mr M. HUGHES to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's unprecedented investment in job-creating transport
infrastructure. Can the minister update the house on the new Metronet Midland
train station and what this project will mean for local businesses and local
jobs, and can the minister outline to the house how this government is working
with the commonwealth government in delivering this important project?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Kalamunda
for that question.
A member: Great mask!
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : Thank you,
and go Dockers!
Last week, I was out there in
Midland to sign the contract for the new Midland train station. The community
and businesspeople in Midland have been waiting for this project for many
years. This project will help transform the Midland area. I was very happy to
be out there with not only federal government representatives, but also the
contractors—McConnell Dowell, Georgiou Group, Arcadis Australia and
BG&E—that will finalise the design and build this new station. Of
course, this new station will be closer to the centre of Midland. It will be
closer to Midland Health Campus. It will enable the trains to go on to the new
Bellevue railcar manufacturing facility that we have completed. The station
will boast three platforms long enough to allow six-car urban passenger trains
and will also service the Prospector , AvonLink and MerredinLink .
There will also be a new 12-stand bus interchange, shared paths, parking for 96
bikes and a multistorey car park. The station will service not only Midland but
also suburbs like Stratton, Hazelmere and Helena Valley, and residents from
Glen Forrest, Darlington, Parkerville, Mundaring and Stoneville. This new
station will not only support the growth of Midland but also service the hills surrounding Midland. It will also free up
significant land in that area. We will continue to work with DevelopmentWA to look at how we can develop new housing opportunities close to the new train
station, allowing more people to be linked in to the Metronet project.
This is part of our pipeline of work
that will stretch for not one or two years, but the next five to six years,
giving confidence to construction companies to invest in people and training. I
am very proud that when we talk to these companies,
they reflect on how well WA is going. By giving that guaranteed pipeline of
work over the next five to six years, we will see more training, more
opportunities and companies wanting to be part of the Metronet story. They
contrast how we deal with our projects with how it is done in some other
states. They understand that we have a very open dialogue and that we make sure
that there are opportunities for all over many years.
Of course, the Liberal Party does
not support Metronet. The Leader of the Liberal Party, who unfortunately is not
in his seat, was out there with his very successful social media team—the
one that manages to embarrass the leader every day of the week!
Mr D.J. Kelly : He does that
on his own.
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : Maybe he does
it by himself; I am not sure. The Leader of the Liberal Party was out there
criticising Metronet, but what do others say about the new Midland station?
Point of Order
Mr R.S.
LOVE : I do not understand what relevance this has to the original
question. I would ask the minister to wind up, because we have had a very
lengthy answer that has gone for many minutes already.
The DEPUTY
SPEAKER : There is no point of order. As far as the length of the
answer goes, it has been less than three and a half minutes so far, which is
extremely short. The minister has plenty of time left, but I am sure she is
getting to the end of it.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : Sure. The
question actually asked: can the minister outline how this government is
working with the commonwealth government? I was just about to refer to the
commonwealth government's representatives' comments. Ken Wyatt,
the federal Liberal member for Hasluck, stated —
''Replacing Midland Station
will drive investment for our region �
Paul Fletcher, the federal minister,
who was out there with me to sign that contract to ensure the delivery of
Midland train station, stated —
''Working in close partnership
with the WA Government, we are getting on with the job of delivering critical
infrastructure projects that improve public transport connections and
congestion for communities across Perth �
There we have it—a
government that is willing to work to deliver investment certainty to improve
infrastructure and a Liberal Party that opposes everything. As a result, it is
no wonder that federal Liberal members do not even talk to you when they are in
this state.
for that question.
A member: Great mask!
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : Thank you,
and go Dockers!
Last week, I was out there in
Midland to sign the contract for the new Midland train station. The community
and businesspeople in Midland have been waiting for this project for many
years. This project will help transform the Midland area. I was very happy to
be out there with not only federal government representatives, but also the
contractors—McConnell Dowell, Georgiou Group, Arcadis Australia and
BG&E—that will finalise the design and build this new station. Of
course, this new station will be closer to the centre of Midland. It will be
closer to Midland Health Campus. It will enable the trains to go on to the new
Bellevue railcar manufacturing facility that we have completed. The station
will boast three platforms long enough to allow six-car urban passenger trains
and will also service the Prospector , AvonLink and MerredinLink .
There will also be a new 12-stand bus interchange, shared paths, parking for 96
bikes and a multistorey car park. The station will service not only Midland but
also suburbs like Stratton, Hazelmere and Helena Valley, and residents from
Glen Forrest, Darlington, Parkerville, Mundaring and Stoneville. This new
station will not only support the growth of Midland but also service the hills surrounding Midland. It will also free up
significant land in that area. We will continue to work with DevelopmentWA to look at how we can develop new housing opportunities close to the new train
station, allowing more people to be linked in to the Metronet project.
This is part of our pipeline of work
that will stretch for not one or two years, but the next five to six years,
giving confidence to construction companies to invest in people and training. I
am very proud that when we talk to these companies,
they reflect on how well WA is going. By giving that guaranteed pipeline of
work over the next five to six years, we will see more training, more
opportunities and companies wanting to be part of the Metronet story. They
contrast how we deal with our projects with how it is done in some other
states. They understand that we have a very open dialogue and that we make sure
that there are opportunities for all over many years.
Of course, the Liberal Party does
not support Metronet. The Leader of the Liberal Party, who unfortunately is not
in his seat, was out there with his very successful social media team—the
one that manages to embarrass the leader every day of the week!
Mr D.J. Kelly : He does that
on his own.
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : Maybe he does
it by himself; I am not sure. The Leader of the Liberal Party was out there
criticising Metronet, but what do others say about the new Midland station?
Point of Order
Mr R.S.
LOVE : I do not understand what relevance this has to the original
question. I would ask the minister to wind up, because we have had a very
lengthy answer that has gone for many minutes already.
The DEPUTY
SPEAKER : There is no point of order. As far as the length of the
answer goes, it has been less than three and a half minutes so far, which is
extremely short. The minister has plenty of time left, but I am sure she is
getting to the end of it.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : Sure. The
question actually asked: can the minister outline how this government is
working with the commonwealth government? I was just about to refer to the
commonwealth government's representatives' comments. Ken Wyatt,
the federal Liberal member for Hasluck, stated —
''Replacing Midland Station
will drive investment for our region �
Paul Fletcher, the federal minister,
who was out there with me to sign that contract to ensure the delivery of
Midland train station, stated —
''Working in close partnership
with the WA Government, we are getting on with the job of delivering critical
infrastructure projects that improve public transport connections and
congestion for communities across Perth �
There we have it—a
government that is willing to work to deliver investment certainty to improve
infrastructure and a Liberal Party that opposes everything. As a result, it is
no wonder that federal Liberal members do not even talk to you when they are in
this state.
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