❓ The Minister for Police details the government's commitment to community safety in the south-eastern suburbs by highlighting the Armadale justice and courthouse complex project, including its funding, features, and benefits for policing and the community.
AnsweredQoN 832Legislative Assembly
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ARMADALE JUSTICE AND
COURTHOUSE COMPLEX
832. Mr Y. MUBARAKAI to the Minister for Police:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's commitment to community safety. Can the minister advise
the house how this government is delivering on this commitment by providing
more support for the people of the south eastern suburbs and building the new
Armadale justice and courthouse complex?
COURTHOUSE COMPLEX
832. Mr Y. MUBARAKAI to the Minister for Police:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's commitment to community safety. Can the minister advise
the house how this government is delivering on this commitment by providing
more support for the people of the south eastern suburbs and building the new
Armadale justice and courthouse complex?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Jandakot for
his question, his very strong support of our police officers and his strong
advocacy for the south east region.
Before I commence the answer, I wish
to congratulate Western Australian police officers who today apprehended Laurie Dodd, particularly those officers who were
in the lead group—the regional investigations unit, the gang crime unit, the regional operations group, the police air wing and the police dog
squad. They successfully apprehended Mr Dodd and did so, I believe, without
incident. It is reassuring for the community that he is back in custody.
The member for Jandakot will be
aware that our government has prioritised policing in the south east region
since we came to government in 2017. As part of that commitment, we have
extended police station hours in his electorate. More than that, we made a commitment
to building a police and justice complex in Armadale. We have separated
Armadale from Cannington as a separate metropolitan district, which gives
police a smaller area in which to work. Where there was just the one mega
Cannington district, there are now two separate districts—Armadale and
Cannington. That is a big acknowledgement of how important that area is and of
the growth in the south eastern corridor. I was delighted that yesterday,
together with the member for Armadale, the Mayor of Armadale, Mr Henry Zelones,
officers from the Western Australia Police Force, the Department of Justice and
the Department of Finance, to turn the first sod for the building works that
are about to begin. Our government has committed
$85 million to that police and justice complex. It is not just a modern
replacement; it is much more than that. I thank the community reference
group that was part of it as well. As an example from the policing side, our
current police complex is under 2 000 square metres. This will be closer to 5 000
square metres. Excuse me, Attorney General, I will be announcing some of your
things. There will be five courthouses and much better opportunities for
victims to have some privacy, which does not occur in the current court
complex.
The contract has been awarded to
Perkins WA Pty Ltd. Although it is an $85 million project in total, the
contract is for $56 million. Other money will be used for fit-out and covering
costs for the installation of CCTV and the like. This project will employ some
260 subcontractors and 30 apprentices will be employed during the project's construction. Site works will begin next
month and we hope that the first concrete pour will occur before the end of the year. This is a brilliant project by the McGowan government. It is
something that we have responsibly funded by committing $85 million to the
south eastern suburbs to put in place a proper police and justice complex. It
will be something fitting for the twenty-first century. During its construction
it will employ hundreds of people and I am delighted to find out that Perkins
will be engaging 30 apprentices as part of that. It is a brilliant
announcement, which will mean not only more space for officers who are
servicing the area, but also, detectives, the district intelligence unit, the
forensic investigation unit and a family violence unit will all be housed at
the new complex.
his question, his very strong support of our police officers and his strong
advocacy for the south east region.
Before I commence the answer, I wish
to congratulate Western Australian police officers who today apprehended Laurie Dodd, particularly those officers who were
in the lead group—the regional investigations unit, the gang crime unit, the regional operations group, the police air wing and the police dog
squad. They successfully apprehended Mr Dodd and did so, I believe, without
incident. It is reassuring for the community that he is back in custody.
The member for Jandakot will be
aware that our government has prioritised policing in the south east region
since we came to government in 2017. As part of that commitment, we have
extended police station hours in his electorate. More than that, we made a commitment
to building a police and justice complex in Armadale. We have separated
Armadale from Cannington as a separate metropolitan district, which gives
police a smaller area in which to work. Where there was just the one mega
Cannington district, there are now two separate districts—Armadale and
Cannington. That is a big acknowledgement of how important that area is and of
the growth in the south eastern corridor. I was delighted that yesterday,
together with the member for Armadale, the Mayor of Armadale, Mr Henry Zelones,
officers from the Western Australia Police Force, the Department of Justice and
the Department of Finance, to turn the first sod for the building works that
are about to begin. Our government has committed
$85 million to that police and justice complex. It is not just a modern
replacement; it is much more than that. I thank the community reference
group that was part of it as well. As an example from the policing side, our
current police complex is under 2 000 square metres. This will be closer to 5 000
square metres. Excuse me, Attorney General, I will be announcing some of your
things. There will be five courthouses and much better opportunities for
victims to have some privacy, which does not occur in the current court
complex.
The contract has been awarded to
Perkins WA Pty Ltd. Although it is an $85 million project in total, the
contract is for $56 million. Other money will be used for fit-out and covering
costs for the installation of CCTV and the like. This project will employ some
260 subcontractors and 30 apprentices will be employed during the project's construction. Site works will begin next
month and we hope that the first concrete pour will occur before the end of the year. This is a brilliant project by the McGowan government. It is
something that we have responsibly funded by committing $85 million to the
south eastern suburbs to put in place a proper police and justice complex. It
will be something fitting for the twenty-first century. During its construction
it will employ hundreds of people and I am delighted to find out that Perkins
will be engaging 30 apprentices as part of that. It is a brilliant
announcement, which will mean not only more space for officers who are
servicing the area, but also, detectives, the district intelligence unit, the
forensic investigation unit and a family violence unit will all be housed at
the new complex.
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