❓ Mr. Zempilas asks detailed questions about the Perth Park project's timeline, component completion dates, contingency plans, and potential scope deferrals, indicating a concern for project delivery and accountability. The answer provided is vague and does not address the specific questions asked.
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I refer to the Government’s media statement titled “World-class Perth Park to deliver major boost to WA’s economy” published on 23 November 2025, and to the Perth Park – Business Case Summary prepared by ACIL Allen in November 2025, and that Perth Park is planned to open in 2027, and to the Perth Park Business Case Summary, and I ask:(a) For each of the following Perth Park components (outdoor amphitheatre, multi-use track, multi-use building, urban forest and wider landscaping, new and upgraded community facilities and transport and connectivity works), what is:(i) the scheduled date for commencement of on-site construction;(ii) the scheduled date for practical completion; and(iii) the targeted date for opening to the public;(b) Which, if any, of the components listed in (a) are expected not to be complete and open by 31 December 2027, and why;(c) What schedule contingency (in weeks or months) has been built into the master program for:(i) the overall project; and(ii) each of the components listed in (a); and(d) Have any elements of scope already been deferred to a later stage beyond the initial 2027 opening; if so, which elements and with what revised target dates?
I refer to the Government’s media statement titled “World-class Perth Park to deliver major boost to WA’s economy” published on 23 November 2025, and to the Perth Park – Business Case Summary prepared by ACIL Allen in November 2025, and that Perth Park is planned to open in 2027, and to the Perth Park Business Case Summary, and I ask:
(a) For each of the following Perth Park components (outdoor amphitheatre, multi-use track, multi-use building, urban forest and wider landscaping, new and upgraded community facilities and transport and connectivity works), what is:
(i) the scheduled date for commencement of on-site construction;
(ii) the scheduled date for practical completion; and
(iii) the targeted date for opening to the public;
(b) Which, if any, of the components listed in (a) are expected not to be complete and open by 31 December 2027, and why;
(c) What schedule contingency (in weeks or months) has been built into the master program for:
(i) the overall project; and
(ii) each of the components listed in (a); and
(d) Have any elements of scope already been deferred to a later stage beyond the initial 2027 opening; if so, which elements and with what revised target dates?
I refer to the Government’s media statement titled “World-class Perth Park to deliver major boost to WA’s economy” published on 23 November 2025, and to the Perth Park – Business Case Summary prepared by ACIL Allen in November 2025, and that Perth Park is planned to open in 2027, and to the Perth Park Business Case Summary, and I ask:
(a) For each of the following Perth Park components (outdoor amphitheatre, multi-use track, multi-use building, urban forest and wider landscaping, new and upgraded community facilities and transport and connectivity works), what is:
(i) the scheduled date for commencement of on-site construction;
(ii) the scheduled date for practical completion; and
(iii) the targeted date for opening to the public;
(b) Which, if any, of the components listed in (a) are expected not to be complete and open by 31 December 2027, and why;
(c) What schedule contingency (in weeks or months) has been built into the master program for:
(i) the overall project; and
(ii) each of the components listed in (a); and
(d) Have any elements of scope already been deferred to a later stage beyond the initial 2027 opening; if so, which elements and with what revised target dates?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
17 February 2026
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
4 days
(a)-(d) Site establishment works commenced on 2 February 2026.
Completion is targeted for the second half of 2027.
Completion is targeted for the second half of 2027.
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