❓ Question regarding the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series announcement, its timing coinciding with Ian Fletcher's retirement, and seeking details about the event and government support.
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BHP BILLITON AQUATIC SUPER SERIES
I am sure it is just a coincidence that, on the day that marks the retirement of Ian Fletcher as BHP Billiton Vice President of External Affairs, the minister has announced the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series. Can the minister provide more details about this series of major swimming and water polo events, which was announced in my electorate this morning and which is being supported by the Liberal–National state government? Dr K.D. HAMES
I am sure it is just a coincidence that, on the day that marks the retirement of Ian Fletcher as BHP Billiton Vice President of External Affairs, the minister has announced the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series. Can the minister provide more details about this series of major swimming and water polo events, which was announced in my electorate this morning and which is being supported by the Liberal–National state government? Dr K.D. HAMES
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There are a number of acronyms that we could attach to that title, but this is the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series. It is a fantastic event. I would just like to thank all the members from both sides of this house who were in South Perth this morning for the launch. There must have been 50 to 100 people there as part of that announcement, including people from Swimming Australia, which is going to be an integral part of running the series. For those who were not there, just to let them know what this is, this event has significant funding from BHP over three years, starting at the beginning of 2013. There are three key components to this event. One is an international swimming meet between Australia, China and South Africa. At Challenge Stadium, over two days, there will be a swim-off in a range of different events between our elite swimmers from those three countries. There will be a water polo competition between as yet unnamed countries, not necessarily the same, but probably including those three. It may even be that the United States will be part of that water polo competition. There will be an open water event, although it is yet to be decided whether it will be an ocean or river event. That will be a marathon swimming event, and also a mass participation swim. That will be similar to what we have in the swim to Rotto or, in effect, the City to Surf fun run, as a mass participation event that will allow lots of people to compete. It is a fantastic event, and there is a strong royalties for regions component; the Minister for Regional Development was there. We will take a lot of those elite swimmers and their trainers out in the regions to be involved with children’s competitions, but also training the trainers to make sure that our local coaches have good coaching skills. We will also be going to remote Indigenous communities that have swimming pools to run similar programs with the kids there. I would also like to see some of those Aboriginal kids come down to Perth to compete in a sort of unique event with some of our elite swimmers in front of the large audiences I expect we will get. It is a fantastic event, and I would like to congratulate Ian Fletcher, because he has played a key role in developing this proposal, as well as David van Ooran from Tourism WA. Mr E.S. Ripper : I wish Ian Fletcher well for the future. Dr K.D. HAMES : I do also; I think he has done a fantastic job in this event, from the association I have had with him, but I am sure BHP will be sad to lose his services. Perhaps the same could be said for David van Ooran, who has announced that he will be leaving Tourism WA as events manager. He has played a key role in bringing this event to fruition. I think this will become an iconic event and that in the future we will be adding other countries, particularly looking at countries like the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. This will be an event of which all Western Australians can be proud for a long time into the future.
Dr K.D. HAMES replied: There are a number of acronyms that we could attach to that title, but this is the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series. It is a fantastic event. I would just like to thank all the members from both sides of this house who were in South Perth this morning for the launch. There must have been 50 to 100 people there as part of that announcement, including people from Swimming Australia, which is going to be an integral part of running the series. For those who were not there, just to let them know what this is, this event has significant funding from BHP over three years, starting at the beginning of 2013. There are three key components to this event. One is an international swimming meet between Australia, China and South Africa. At Challenge Stadium, over two days, there will be a swim-off in a range of different events between our elite swimmers from those three countries. There will be a water polo competition between as yet unnamed countries, not necessarily the same, but probably including those three. It may even be that the United States will be part of that water polo competition. There will be an open water event, although it is yet to be decided whether it will be an ocean or river event. That will be a marathon swimming event, and also a mass participation swim. That will be similar to what we have in the swim to Rotto or, in effect, the City to Surf fun run, as a mass participation event that will allow lots of people to compete. It is a fantastic event, and there is a strong royalties for regions component; the Minister for Regional Development was there. We will take a lot of those elite swimmers and their trainers out in the regions to be involved with children’s competitions, but also training the trainers to make sure that our local coaches have good coaching skills. We will also be going to remote Indigenous communities that have swimming pools to run similar programs with the kids there. I would also like to see some of those Aboriginal kids come down to Perth to compete in a sort of unique event with some of our elite swimmers in front of the large audiences I expect we will get. It is a fantastic event, and I would like to congratulate Ian Fletcher, because he has played a key role in developing this proposal, as well as David van Ooran from Tourism WA. Mr E.S. Ripper : I wish Ian Fletcher well for the future. Dr K.D. HAMES : I do also; I think he has done a fantastic job in this event, from the association I have had with him, but I am sure BHP will be sad to lose his services. Perhaps the same could be said for David van Ooran, who has announced that he will be leaving Tourism WA as events manager. He has played a key role in bringing this event to fruition. I think this will become an iconic event and that in the future we will be adding other countries, particularly looking at countries like the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. This will be an event of which all Western Australians can be proud for a long time into the future.
There are a number of acronyms that we could attach to that title, but this is the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series. It is a fantastic event. I would just like to thank all the members from both sides of this house who were in South Perth this morning for the launch. There must have been 50 to 100 people there as part of that announcement, including people from Swimming Australia, which is going to be an integral part of running the series. For those who were not there, just to let them know what this is, this event has significant funding from BHP over three years, starting at the beginning of 2013. There are three key components to this event. One is an international swimming meet between Australia, China and South Africa. At Challenge Stadium, over two days, there will be a swim-off in a range of different events between our elite swimmers from those three countries. There will be a water polo competition between as yet unnamed countries, not necessarily the same, but probably including those three. It may even be that the United States will be part of that water polo competition. There will be an open water event, although it is yet to be decided whether it will be an ocean or river event. That will be a marathon swimming event, and also a mass participation swim. That will be similar to what we have in the swim to Rotto or, in effect, the City to Surf fun run, as a mass participation event that will allow lots of people to compete. It is a fantastic event, and there is a strong royalties for regions component; the Minister for Regional Development was there. We will take a lot of those elite swimmers and their trainers out in the regions to be involved with children’s competitions, but also training the trainers to make sure that our local coaches have good coaching skills. We will also be going to remote Indigenous communities that have swimming pools to run similar programs with the kids there. I would also like to see some of those Aboriginal kids come down to Perth to compete in a sort of unique event with some of our elite swimmers in front of the large audiences I expect we will get. It is a fantastic event, and I would like to congratulate Ian Fletcher, because he has played a key role in developing this proposal, as well as David van Ooran from Tourism WA. Mr E.S. Ripper : I wish Ian Fletcher well for the future. Dr K.D. HAMES : I do also; I think he has done a fantastic job in this event, from the association I have had with him, but I am sure BHP will be sad to lose his services. Perhaps the same could be said for David van Ooran, who has announced that he will be leaving Tourism WA as events manager. He has played a key role in bringing this event to fruition. I think this will become an iconic event and that in the future we will be adding other countries, particularly looking at countries like the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. This will be an event of which all Western Australians can be proud for a long time into the future.
For those who were not there, just to let them know what this is, this event has significant funding from BHP over three years, starting at the beginning of 2013. There are three key components to this event. One is an international swimming meet between Australia, China and South Africa. At Challenge Stadium, over two days, there will be a swim-off in a range of different events between our elite swimmers from those three countries. There will be a water polo competition between as yet unnamed countries, not necessarily the same, but probably including those three. It may even be that the United States will be part of that water polo competition. There will be an open water event, although it is yet to be decided whether it will be an ocean or river event. That will be a marathon swimming event, and also a mass participation swim. That will be similar to what we have in the swim to Rotto or, in effect, the City to Surf fun run, as a mass participation event that will allow lots of people to compete. It is a fantastic event, and there is a strong royalties for regions component; the Minister for Regional Development was there. We will take a lot of those elite swimmers and their trainers out in the regions to be involved with children’s competitions, but also training the trainers to make sure that our local coaches have good coaching skills. We will also be going to remote Indigenous communities that have swimming pools to run similar programs with the kids there. I would also like to see some of those Aboriginal kids come down to Perth to compete in a sort of unique event with some of our elite swimmers in front of the large audiences I expect we will get. It is a fantastic event, and I would like to congratulate Ian Fletcher, because he has played a key role in developing this proposal, as well as David van Ooran from Tourism WA. Mr E.S. Ripper : I wish Ian Fletcher well for the future. Dr K.D. HAMES : I do also; I think he has done a fantastic job in this event, from the association I have had with him, but I am sure BHP will be sad to lose his services. Perhaps the same could be said for David van Ooran, who has announced that he will be leaving Tourism WA as events manager. He has played a key role in bringing this event to fruition. I think this will become an iconic event and that in the future we will be adding other countries, particularly looking at countries like the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. This will be an event of which all Western Australians can be proud for a long time into the future.
Mr E.S. Ripper : I wish Ian Fletcher well for the future. Dr K.D. HAMES : I do also; I think he has done a fantastic job in this event, from the association I have had with him, but I am sure BHP will be sad to lose his services. Perhaps the same could be said for David van Ooran, who has announced that he will be leaving Tourism WA as events manager. He has played a key role in bringing this event to fruition. I think this will become an iconic event and that in the future we will be adding other countries, particularly looking at countries like the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. This will be an event of which all Western Australians can be proud for a long time into the future.
Dr K.D. HAMES : I do also; I think he has done a fantastic job in this event, from the association I have had with him, but I am sure BHP will be sad to lose his services. Perhaps the same could be said for David van Ooran, who has announced that he will be leaving Tourism WA as events manager. He has played a key role in bringing this event to fruition. I think this will become an iconic event and that in the future we will be adding other countries, particularly looking at countries like the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. This will be an event of which all Western Australians can be proud for a long time into the future.
Dr K.D. HAMES replied: There are a number of acronyms that we could attach to that title, but this is the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series. It is a fantastic event. I would just like to thank all the members from both sides of this house who were in South Perth this morning for the launch. There must have been 50 to 100 people there as part of that announcement, including people from Swimming Australia, which is going to be an integral part of running the series. For those who were not there, just to let them know what this is, this event has significant funding from BHP over three years, starting at the beginning of 2013. There are three key components to this event. One is an international swimming meet between Australia, China and South Africa. At Challenge Stadium, over two days, there will be a swim-off in a range of different events between our elite swimmers from those three countries. There will be a water polo competition between as yet unnamed countries, not necessarily the same, but probably including those three. It may even be that the United States will be part of that water polo competition. There will be an open water event, although it is yet to be decided whether it will be an ocean or river event. That will be a marathon swimming event, and also a mass participation swim. That will be similar to what we have in the swim to Rotto or, in effect, the City to Surf fun run, as a mass participation event that will allow lots of people to compete. It is a fantastic event, and there is a strong royalties for regions component; the Minister for Regional Development was there. We will take a lot of those elite swimmers and their trainers out in the regions to be involved with children’s competitions, but also training the trainers to make sure that our local coaches have good coaching skills. We will also be going to remote Indigenous communities that have swimming pools to run similar programs with the kids there. I would also like to see some of those Aboriginal kids come down to Perth to compete in a sort of unique event with some of our elite swimmers in front of the large audiences I expect we will get. It is a fantastic event, and I would like to congratulate Ian Fletcher, because he has played a key role in developing this proposal, as well as David van Ooran from Tourism WA. Mr E.S. Ripper : I wish Ian Fletcher well for the future. Dr K.D. HAMES : I do also; I think he has done a fantastic job in this event, from the association I have had with him, but I am sure BHP will be sad to lose his services. Perhaps the same could be said for David van Ooran, who has announced that he will be leaving Tourism WA as events manager. He has played a key role in bringing this event to fruition. I think this will become an iconic event and that in the future we will be adding other countries, particularly looking at countries like the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. This will be an event of which all Western Australians can be proud for a long time into the future.
There are a number of acronyms that we could attach to that title, but this is the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series. It is a fantastic event. I would just like to thank all the members from both sides of this house who were in South Perth this morning for the launch. There must have been 50 to 100 people there as part of that announcement, including people from Swimming Australia, which is going to be an integral part of running the series. For those who were not there, just to let them know what this is, this event has significant funding from BHP over three years, starting at the beginning of 2013. There are three key components to this event. One is an international swimming meet between Australia, China and South Africa. At Challenge Stadium, over two days, there will be a swim-off in a range of different events between our elite swimmers from those three countries. There will be a water polo competition between as yet unnamed countries, not necessarily the same, but probably including those three. It may even be that the United States will be part of that water polo competition. There will be an open water event, although it is yet to be decided whether it will be an ocean or river event. That will be a marathon swimming event, and also a mass participation swim. That will be similar to what we have in the swim to Rotto or, in effect, the City to Surf fun run, as a mass participation event that will allow lots of people to compete. It is a fantastic event, and there is a strong royalties for regions component; the Minister for Regional Development was there. We will take a lot of those elite swimmers and their trainers out in the regions to be involved with children’s competitions, but also training the trainers to make sure that our local coaches have good coaching skills. We will also be going to remote Indigenous communities that have swimming pools to run similar programs with the kids there. I would also like to see some of those Aboriginal kids come down to Perth to compete in a sort of unique event with some of our elite swimmers in front of the large audiences I expect we will get. It is a fantastic event, and I would like to congratulate Ian Fletcher, because he has played a key role in developing this proposal, as well as David van Ooran from Tourism WA. Mr E.S. Ripper : I wish Ian Fletcher well for the future. Dr K.D. HAMES : I do also; I think he has done a fantastic job in this event, from the association I have had with him, but I am sure BHP will be sad to lose his services. Perhaps the same could be said for David van Ooran, who has announced that he will be leaving Tourism WA as events manager. He has played a key role in bringing this event to fruition. I think this will become an iconic event and that in the future we will be adding other countries, particularly looking at countries like the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. This will be an event of which all Western Australians can be proud for a long time into the future.
For those who were not there, just to let them know what this is, this event has significant funding from BHP over three years, starting at the beginning of 2013. There are three key components to this event. One is an international swimming meet between Australia, China and South Africa. At Challenge Stadium, over two days, there will be a swim-off in a range of different events between our elite swimmers from those three countries. There will be a water polo competition between as yet unnamed countries, not necessarily the same, but probably including those three. It may even be that the United States will be part of that water polo competition. There will be an open water event, although it is yet to be decided whether it will be an ocean or river event. That will be a marathon swimming event, and also a mass participation swim. That will be similar to what we have in the swim to Rotto or, in effect, the City to Surf fun run, as a mass participation event that will allow lots of people to compete. It is a fantastic event, and there is a strong royalties for regions component; the Minister for Regional Development was there. We will take a lot of those elite swimmers and their trainers out in the regions to be involved with children’s competitions, but also training the trainers to make sure that our local coaches have good coaching skills. We will also be going to remote Indigenous communities that have swimming pools to run similar programs with the kids there. I would also like to see some of those Aboriginal kids come down to Perth to compete in a sort of unique event with some of our elite swimmers in front of the large audiences I expect we will get. It is a fantastic event, and I would like to congratulate Ian Fletcher, because he has played a key role in developing this proposal, as well as David van Ooran from Tourism WA. Mr E.S. Ripper : I wish Ian Fletcher well for the future. Dr K.D. HAMES : I do also; I think he has done a fantastic job in this event, from the association I have had with him, but I am sure BHP will be sad to lose his services. Perhaps the same could be said for David van Ooran, who has announced that he will be leaving Tourism WA as events manager. He has played a key role in bringing this event to fruition. I think this will become an iconic event and that in the future we will be adding other countries, particularly looking at countries like the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. This will be an event of which all Western Australians can be proud for a long time into the future.
Mr E.S. Ripper : I wish Ian Fletcher well for the future. Dr K.D. HAMES : I do also; I think he has done a fantastic job in this event, from the association I have had with him, but I am sure BHP will be sad to lose his services. Perhaps the same could be said for David van Ooran, who has announced that he will be leaving Tourism WA as events manager. He has played a key role in bringing this event to fruition. I think this will become an iconic event and that in the future we will be adding other countries, particularly looking at countries like the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. This will be an event of which all Western Australians can be proud for a long time into the future.
Dr K.D. HAMES : I do also; I think he has done a fantastic job in this event, from the association I have had with him, but I am sure BHP will be sad to lose his services. Perhaps the same could be said for David van Ooran, who has announced that he will be leaving Tourism WA as events manager. He has played a key role in bringing this event to fruition. I think this will become an iconic event and that in the future we will be adding other countries, particularly looking at countries like the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. This will be an event of which all Western Australians can be proud for a long time into the future.
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