❓ Mr Rundle questions the government's failure to provide adequate Government Regional Officers' Housing (GROH) for teachers, particularly in the Midwest. The Minister responds by highlighting increased GROH properties and criticises the previous government's debt and sales of GROH homes.
AnsweredQoN 439Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
GOVERNMENT
REGIONAL OFFICERS' HOUSING
439. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Housing:
I refer to the shortage of
Government Regional Officers' Housing for teachers in WA, in particular
across the midwest. Why has the government
failed to provide appropriate accommodation, putting the attraction and
retention of these essential workers at risk?
Ms S. Winton interjected.
The SPEAKER : The Minister
for Housing, not the member for Wanneroo!
REGIONAL OFFICERS' HOUSING
439. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Housing:
I refer to the shortage of
Government Regional Officers' Housing for teachers in WA, in particular
across the midwest. Why has the government
failed to provide appropriate accommodation, putting the attraction and
retention of these essential workers at risk?
Ms S. Winton interjected.
The SPEAKER : The Minister
for Housing, not the member for Wanneroo!
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for his
question. As of 30 June there were 5 040 GROH properties. I am pleased to say
that from the last financial year there has been an increase of 2.6 per cent,
or 129 additional properties, for GROH. We draw on a range of mechanisms,
ranging from leasing, spot purchasing and working with local governments. I am
proud we have seen that increase. We are investing nearly $1 billion in
affordable homes, public housing and social housing across Western Australia.
I want to clarify the record for
GROH. This is really critical to understand. I know the member for Roe
struggles to concentrate—he made that very clear last night—but
so he understands this very clearly, I will speak slowly for him. The reality is that the former government
clocked up $180 million of debt with the program. That is the fact; it is not contested. Also, the member's state government, which had the
now Leader of the Opposition in the cabinet, endorsed an aggressive sales
program. I will just give an example. We should make a T-shirt for the Leader
of the Opposition—she can wear it in the midwest. It would say, ''I
sold 44 GROH homes.'' In fact, the biggest sale of GROH homes in any
financial year was under the Liberal–National government. I want to be
very clear: we have a Leader of the Opposition who cries crocodile tears, as if
she came down from the heavens and had no history at all. The reality is that
the Liberal–National government —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please,
members!
Mr D.J. Kelly interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please,
ministers!
Mr J.N. CAREY : Your state
government clocked up, because of poor financial management, which is no
surprise because of your full record—Osprey Village is another one that
the Leader of the Opposition crows about. It was $95 million over budget. We
can get her a second T-shirt for that! The reality is that this Leader of the
Opposition oversaw the largest number of sales of GROH homes in the wheatbelt
in any one financial year. She was a cabinet member and she endorsed that
strategy.
question. As of 30 June there were 5 040 GROH properties. I am pleased to say
that from the last financial year there has been an increase of 2.6 per cent,
or 129 additional properties, for GROH. We draw on a range of mechanisms,
ranging from leasing, spot purchasing and working with local governments. I am
proud we have seen that increase. We are investing nearly $1 billion in
affordable homes, public housing and social housing across Western Australia.
I want to clarify the record for
GROH. This is really critical to understand. I know the member for Roe
struggles to concentrate—he made that very clear last night—but
so he understands this very clearly, I will speak slowly for him. The reality is that the former government
clocked up $180 million of debt with the program. That is the fact; it is not contested. Also, the member's state government, which had the
now Leader of the Opposition in the cabinet, endorsed an aggressive sales
program. I will just give an example. We should make a T-shirt for the Leader
of the Opposition—she can wear it in the midwest. It would say, ''I
sold 44 GROH homes.'' In fact, the biggest sale of GROH homes in any
financial year was under the Liberal–National government. I want to be
very clear: we have a Leader of the Opposition who cries crocodile tears, as if
she came down from the heavens and had no history at all. The reality is that
the Liberal–National government —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please,
members!
Mr D.J. Kelly interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please,
ministers!
Mr J.N. CAREY : Your state
government clocked up, because of poor financial management, which is no
surprise because of your full record—Osprey Village is another one that
the Leader of the Opposition crows about. It was $95 million over budget. We
can get her a second T-shirt for that! The reality is that this Leader of the
Opposition oversaw the largest number of sales of GROH homes in the wheatbelt
in any one financial year. She was a cabinet member and she endorsed that
strategy.
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