❓ The Minister for Police and Emergency Services announces plans for a new $3.5 million Newman Police Station to replace the outdated existing facility, addressing overcrowding and improving court facilities.
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Can the minister inform the House of any progress to replace the Newman Police Station? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS
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I thank the member for Eyre for the question and for his interest in policing, particularly in Newman. Since we have come to government, we have been fulfilling our commitment to make our communities safer and more secure. We have provided more police, and we have provided the Police Service with much more by way of resources so that the police can get on and do the job on behalf of the community of Western Australia. The State Government is particularly committed to policing in the region and ensuring that it has modern facilities. On Monday I had the pleasure of unveiling new plans for the Newman Police Station, which will cost in the order of $3.5 million. Mr J.J.M. Bowler: It was very well received. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It was certainly very well received by the people working there. Members may not be aware that the current Newman Police Station was built in the late 1960s to cater for about four officers. I am told that in its initial years two officers were located there. There are now 20 staff at the Newman Police Station and although there have been a few add-ons, they are working in very cramped conditions. I am pleased to say that the new police station will have a far more appropriate location. The new police station will, as does the current police station, incorporate a courtroom and certainly a far more modern and appropriate one. Currently, the police station is opposite the primary school, which means that, because of the lack of facilities, the people making court appearances must sit on the front lawn of the police station waiting to have their turn in court, which is most unsatisfactory. About $100 000 has been allocated from the Department of Justice budget for an appropriate courtroom facility to be incorporated in the police station. That courtroom facility will also double as an operation centre if there is ever an emergency in the Newman region. The new location is closer to other emergency services. It will have modern features designed to fit in with the residential setting, while at the same time it will promote a very strong police presence. I expect construction of the new station to commence in April next year and to be completed by the end of the year. As the member for Eyre is well aware, a police station is an important focal point for the community in the fight against crime and it is imperative that modern police stations provide for both police needs and public comforts. Once again our Government is fulfilling that need for regional Western Australia.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for Eyre for the question and for his interest in policing, particularly in Newman. Since we have come to government, we have been fulfilling our commitment to make our communities safer and more secure. We have provided more police, and we have provided the Police Service with much more by way of resources so that the police can get on and do the job on behalf of the community of Western Australia. The State Government is particularly committed to policing in the region and ensuring that it has modern facilities. On Monday I had the pleasure of unveiling new plans for the Newman Police Station, which will cost in the order of $3.5 million. Mr J.J.M. Bowler: It was very well received. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It was certainly very well received by the people working there. Members may not be aware that the current Newman Police Station was built in the late 1960s to cater for about four officers. I am told that in its initial years two officers were located there. There are now 20 staff at the Newman Police Station and although there have been a few add-ons, they are working in very cramped conditions. I am pleased to say that the new police station will have a far more appropriate location. The new police station will, as does the current police station, incorporate a courtroom and certainly a far more modern and appropriate one. Currently, the police station is opposite the primary school, which means that, because of the lack of facilities, the people making court appearances must sit on the front lawn of the police station waiting to have their turn in court, which is most unsatisfactory. About $100 000 has been allocated from the Department of Justice budget for an appropriate courtroom facility to be incorporated in the police station. That courtroom facility will also double as an operation centre if there is ever an emergency in the Newman region. The new location is closer to other emergency services. It will have modern features designed to fit in with the residential setting, while at the same time it will promote a very strong police presence. I expect construction of the new station to commence in April next year and to be completed by the end of the year. As the member for Eyre is well aware, a police station is an important focal point for the community in the fight against crime and it is imperative that modern police stations provide for both police needs and public comforts. Once again our Government is fulfilling that need for regional Western Australia.
I thank the member for Eyre for the question and for his interest in policing, particularly in Newman. Since we have come to government, we have been fulfilling our commitment to make our communities safer and more secure. We have provided more police, and we have provided the Police Service with much more by way of resources so that the police can get on and do the job on behalf of the community of Western Australia. The State Government is particularly committed to policing in the region and ensuring that it has modern facilities. On Monday I had the pleasure of unveiling new plans for the Newman Police Station, which will cost in the order of $3.5 million. Mr J.J.M. Bowler: It was very well received. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It was certainly very well received by the people working there. Members may not be aware that the current Newman Police Station was built in the late 1960s to cater for about four officers. I am told that in its initial years two officers were located there. There are now 20 staff at the Newman Police Station and although there have been a few add-ons, they are working in very cramped conditions. I am pleased to say that the new police station will have a far more appropriate location. The new police station will, as does the current police station, incorporate a courtroom and certainly a far more modern and appropriate one. Currently, the police station is opposite the primary school, which means that, because of the lack of facilities, the people making court appearances must sit on the front lawn of the police station waiting to have their turn in court, which is most unsatisfactory. About $100 000 has been allocated from the Department of Justice budget for an appropriate courtroom facility to be incorporated in the police station. That courtroom facility will also double as an operation centre if there is ever an emergency in the Newman region. The new location is closer to other emergency services. It will have modern features designed to fit in with the residential setting, while at the same time it will promote a very strong police presence. I expect construction of the new station to commence in April next year and to be completed by the end of the year. As the member for Eyre is well aware, a police station is an important focal point for the community in the fight against crime and it is imperative that modern police stations provide for both police needs and public comforts. Once again our Government is fulfilling that need for regional Western Australia.
Mr J.J.M. Bowler: It was very well received. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It was certainly very well received by the people working there. Members may not be aware that the current Newman Police Station was built in the late 1960s to cater for about four officers. I am told that in its initial years two officers were located there. There are now 20 staff at the Newman Police Station and although there have been a few add-ons, they are working in very cramped conditions. I am pleased to say that the new police station will have a far more appropriate location. The new police station will, as does the current police station, incorporate a courtroom and certainly a far more modern and appropriate one. Currently, the police station is opposite the primary school, which means that, because of the lack of facilities, the people making court appearances must sit on the front lawn of the police station waiting to have their turn in court, which is most unsatisfactory. About $100 000 has been allocated from the Department of Justice budget for an appropriate courtroom facility to be incorporated in the police station. That courtroom facility will also double as an operation centre if there is ever an emergency in the Newman region. The new location is closer to other emergency services. It will have modern features designed to fit in with the residential setting, while at the same time it will promote a very strong police presence. I expect construction of the new station to commence in April next year and to be completed by the end of the year. As the member for Eyre is well aware, a police station is an important focal point for the community in the fight against crime and it is imperative that modern police stations provide for both police needs and public comforts. Once again our Government is fulfilling that need for regional Western Australia.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It was certainly very well received by the people working there. Members may not be aware that the current Newman Police Station was built in the late 1960s to cater for about four officers. I am told that in its initial years two officers were located there. There are now 20 staff at the Newman Police Station and although there have been a few add-ons, they are working in very cramped conditions. I am pleased to say that the new police station will have a far more appropriate location. The new police station will, as does the current police station, incorporate a courtroom and certainly a far more modern and appropriate one. Currently, the police station is opposite the primary school, which means that, because of the lack of facilities, the people making court appearances must sit on the front lawn of the police station waiting to have their turn in court, which is most unsatisfactory. About $100 000 has been allocated from the Department of Justice budget for an appropriate courtroom facility to be incorporated in the police station. That courtroom facility will also double as an operation centre if there is ever an emergency in the Newman region. The new location is closer to other emergency services. It will have modern features designed to fit in with the residential setting, while at the same time it will promote a very strong police presence. I expect construction of the new station to commence in April next year and to be completed by the end of the year. As the member for Eyre is well aware, a police station is an important focal point for the community in the fight against crime and it is imperative that modern police stations provide for both police needs and public comforts. Once again our Government is fulfilling that need for regional Western Australia.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for Eyre for the question and for his interest in policing, particularly in Newman. Since we have come to government, we have been fulfilling our commitment to make our communities safer and more secure. We have provided more police, and we have provided the Police Service with much more by way of resources so that the police can get on and do the job on behalf of the community of Western Australia. The State Government is particularly committed to policing in the region and ensuring that it has modern facilities. On Monday I had the pleasure of unveiling new plans for the Newman Police Station, which will cost in the order of $3.5 million. Mr J.J.M. Bowler: It was very well received. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It was certainly very well received by the people working there. Members may not be aware that the current Newman Police Station was built in the late 1960s to cater for about four officers. I am told that in its initial years two officers were located there. There are now 20 staff at the Newman Police Station and although there have been a few add-ons, they are working in very cramped conditions. I am pleased to say that the new police station will have a far more appropriate location. The new police station will, as does the current police station, incorporate a courtroom and certainly a far more modern and appropriate one. Currently, the police station is opposite the primary school, which means that, because of the lack of facilities, the people making court appearances must sit on the front lawn of the police station waiting to have their turn in court, which is most unsatisfactory. About $100 000 has been allocated from the Department of Justice budget for an appropriate courtroom facility to be incorporated in the police station. That courtroom facility will also double as an operation centre if there is ever an emergency in the Newman region. The new location is closer to other emergency services. It will have modern features designed to fit in with the residential setting, while at the same time it will promote a very strong police presence. I expect construction of the new station to commence in April next year and to be completed by the end of the year. As the member for Eyre is well aware, a police station is an important focal point for the community in the fight against crime and it is imperative that modern police stations provide for both police needs and public comforts. Once again our Government is fulfilling that need for regional Western Australia.
I thank the member for Eyre for the question and for his interest in policing, particularly in Newman. Since we have come to government, we have been fulfilling our commitment to make our communities safer and more secure. We have provided more police, and we have provided the Police Service with much more by way of resources so that the police can get on and do the job on behalf of the community of Western Australia. The State Government is particularly committed to policing in the region and ensuring that it has modern facilities. On Monday I had the pleasure of unveiling new plans for the Newman Police Station, which will cost in the order of $3.5 million. Mr J.J.M. Bowler: It was very well received. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It was certainly very well received by the people working there. Members may not be aware that the current Newman Police Station was built in the late 1960s to cater for about four officers. I am told that in its initial years two officers were located there. There are now 20 staff at the Newman Police Station and although there have been a few add-ons, they are working in very cramped conditions. I am pleased to say that the new police station will have a far more appropriate location. The new police station will, as does the current police station, incorporate a courtroom and certainly a far more modern and appropriate one. Currently, the police station is opposite the primary school, which means that, because of the lack of facilities, the people making court appearances must sit on the front lawn of the police station waiting to have their turn in court, which is most unsatisfactory. About $100 000 has been allocated from the Department of Justice budget for an appropriate courtroom facility to be incorporated in the police station. That courtroom facility will also double as an operation centre if there is ever an emergency in the Newman region. The new location is closer to other emergency services. It will have modern features designed to fit in with the residential setting, while at the same time it will promote a very strong police presence. I expect construction of the new station to commence in April next year and to be completed by the end of the year. As the member for Eyre is well aware, a police station is an important focal point for the community in the fight against crime and it is imperative that modern police stations provide for both police needs and public comforts. Once again our Government is fulfilling that need for regional Western Australia.
Mr J.J.M. Bowler: It was very well received. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It was certainly very well received by the people working there. Members may not be aware that the current Newman Police Station was built in the late 1960s to cater for about four officers. I am told that in its initial years two officers were located there. There are now 20 staff at the Newman Police Station and although there have been a few add-ons, they are working in very cramped conditions. I am pleased to say that the new police station will have a far more appropriate location. The new police station will, as does the current police station, incorporate a courtroom and certainly a far more modern and appropriate one. Currently, the police station is opposite the primary school, which means that, because of the lack of facilities, the people making court appearances must sit on the front lawn of the police station waiting to have their turn in court, which is most unsatisfactory. About $100 000 has been allocated from the Department of Justice budget for an appropriate courtroom facility to be incorporated in the police station. That courtroom facility will also double as an operation centre if there is ever an emergency in the Newman region. The new location is closer to other emergency services. It will have modern features designed to fit in with the residential setting, while at the same time it will promote a very strong police presence. I expect construction of the new station to commence in April next year and to be completed by the end of the year. As the member for Eyre is well aware, a police station is an important focal point for the community in the fight against crime and it is imperative that modern police stations provide for both police needs and public comforts. Once again our Government is fulfilling that need for regional Western Australia.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: It was certainly very well received by the people working there. Members may not be aware that the current Newman Police Station was built in the late 1960s to cater for about four officers. I am told that in its initial years two officers were located there. There are now 20 staff at the Newman Police Station and although there have been a few add-ons, they are working in very cramped conditions. I am pleased to say that the new police station will have a far more appropriate location. The new police station will, as does the current police station, incorporate a courtroom and certainly a far more modern and appropriate one. Currently, the police station is opposite the primary school, which means that, because of the lack of facilities, the people making court appearances must sit on the front lawn of the police station waiting to have their turn in court, which is most unsatisfactory. About $100 000 has been allocated from the Department of Justice budget for an appropriate courtroom facility to be incorporated in the police station. That courtroom facility will also double as an operation centre if there is ever an emergency in the Newman region. The new location is closer to other emergency services. It will have modern features designed to fit in with the residential setting, while at the same time it will promote a very strong police presence. I expect construction of the new station to commence in April next year and to be completed by the end of the year. As the member for Eyre is well aware, a police station is an important focal point for the community in the fight against crime and it is imperative that modern police stations provide for both police needs and public comforts. Once again our Government is fulfilling that need for regional Western Australia.
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