❓ Mr. Rundle questions the Minister about the East Fremantle Oval redevelopment, criticising the lack of a fence and restrictions on gas usage. The Minister defends the project, highlighting its benefits and criticising Rundle's stance on local government autonomy.
AnsweredQoN 845Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
EAST FREMANTLE OVAL — REDEVELOPMENT
845. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Sport and Recreation:
I refer to the $30 million spend of
taxpayers' money at East Fremantle Oval, the home of the Sharks.
(1) Is the
minister and the member for Bicton embarrassed that this amount of money has
not resulted in a fence around the oval that now sees the Sharks looking to
play its home derby at Fremantle Oval just to generate some revenue?
(2) Can the minister confirm that due to the woke Town
of East Fremantle's decision to not allow gas on site —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Can the member pause for a moment? I want to hear the question in silence.
Mr P.J. RUNDLE : I repeat —
(2) Can the
minister confirm that due to the woke Town of East Fremantle's decision
to not allow gas on site, the facility is
able to host approximately only 1 500 patrons, excluding East Fremantle Oval
from the ability to host a derby for up to 6 000, 7 000 or 8 000
patrons?
845. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Sport and Recreation:
I refer to the $30 million spend of
taxpayers' money at East Fremantle Oval, the home of the Sharks.
(1) Is the
minister and the member for Bicton embarrassed that this amount of money has
not resulted in a fence around the oval that now sees the Sharks looking to
play its home derby at Fremantle Oval just to generate some revenue?
(2) Can the minister confirm that due to the woke Town
of East Fremantle's decision to not allow gas on site —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Can the member pause for a moment? I want to hear the question in silence.
Mr P.J. RUNDLE : I repeat —
(2) Can the
minister confirm that due to the woke Town of East Fremantle's decision
to not allow gas on site, the facility is
able to host approximately only 1 500 patrons, excluding East Fremantle Oval
from the ability to host a derby for up to 6 000, 7 000 or 8 000
patrons?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) It
is very interesting because the member has been in this place talking about his
defence of local governments. He has attacked the reforms to the Local
Government Act and said that we were interfering too much with local government
because local governments should have the autonomy to do all sorts of things
but when local governments do something through their own an autonomy, he says
they are woke. Who is he? Where is he from?
Several members
interjected.
Point of Order
Mr R.S. LOVE : Point of order.
The SPEAKER : I remind members
that they do not have to be called to order four times before they are asked to
leave. You can just be asked to leave. I do not want to have to say every time
I take a point of order that points of order are heard in silence. That is
something you should simply abide by.
Mr R.S. LOVE : I merely point
out the fact that the member is required to speak from his place instead of in
the corridor with his back to the Speaker.
The SPEAKER : Before the
minister continues, I will rule on the point of order. I am upholding this
point of order. I require the member to speak from his seat as I require other
members to speak from theirs.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : I have
only three left!
This member says that he supports
local governments having autonomy but when he does not agree with how they
handled an issue, he says they are woke, pathetic and that I should intervene.
Let me tell the member this: if we are talking about fences, the member is
sitting on a non-existent one. He comes into this place and raises issues like
this. I want to put a couple of things on the record. We are very proud of this
government's investment in what is a very significant community
facility in East Fremantle that has been wanted and needed for a long time.
While that seat was previously held by the member's side of politics
for so long, nothing happened—nothing happened—as is the case
with so many electorates throughout Western Australia. Those members sat on
their hands and did nothing at all to progress community facilities to support
and encourage sport for children and young people. The member comes in here and
says that it is a woke council over there. Gee, that is a dangerous thing to
say, because if there is any remnant of a conservative rump around the state,
there might be a couple in that area, and the member has gone and put himself offside
with them.
I will make it very clear that this
government made an election commitment to deliver a high-quality community
facility that would include a heritage club—the East Fremantle Football
Club—which I support strongly. I think it is a tremendous club with a great
history and its home should be where it has been built for it. That is because
of the advocacy of the member for Bicton who has ensured that it was built,
unlike other people who may have represented that electorate from the other side
of politics. There has been a bit of a tit for tat between the local government
and the football club. I have involved the director general in making sure that
there is progress with regard to the arrangements that will happen. But I can
tell members that East Fremantle Football Club now has access to a world-class
facility.
Mr P.J. Rundle interjected.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : No, no, ''wokey
boy'', you sit there!
The SPEAKER : Minister!
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : Oh no, I am
going to get in trouble!
Withdrawal of Remark
The
SPEAKER : Minister, just pause for
a moment. I ask you to withdraw calling the member for Roe ''wokey boy'' and apologise.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : This is
becoming a habit! Thank goodness my term is coming to an end! I will be in the
manure!
The SPEAKER : No, you say, ''Madam
Speaker, I withdraw and apologise.''
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : I apologise,
Madam Speaker, for calling him ''wokey boy''.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : But there
is this wokeism. Let us just look at this opposition, if we can call it that, because it is a fractured little rump of people
who do not talk to each other and do not know what each other is doing . When there are only three question times left
after this one, they raise issues such as this one. They know they cannot raise issues about employment because we have lowest unemployment in the nation
and we have a track record on that. The opposition does not raise questions
about record infrastructure in country towns and regional areas.
Point of Order
Dr D.J. HONEY : This theatrical
presentation has deviated into areas that have nothing whatsoever to do with
the question that was asked.
The SPEAKER : I am also not
upholding that point of order. We have had a lot of interjections. The minister
is answering as he sees fit and he is drawing an analogy that hopefully will
come to a conclusion soon.
Questions without Notice
Resumed
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : I am
looking forward to next week!
The trouble with the member for Roe
and others on his side is that there is no theme or thread in their arguments.
They are so fractured.
Mr P.J. Rundle : That is $30
million of taxpayers' money.
Mr
D.A. TEMPLEMAN : Yes. Is it not a great
facility? Is it not a brilliant facility? Has the member for Roe seen it? Has
he gone and had a look? Has he poked his nose through the non-existent fence?
Has he? No, he probably has not.
The SPEAKER : Minister, stop
asking him questions. He has asked you the question. Can I just say that we
have not had a supplementary question yet.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : I cannot
wait for that doozy!
Regarding the fence, can I just say
that the early conversations were all about making this a community facility
that allowed community engagement. Three key clubs are part of that precinct—the
bowling club, the football club and the croquet club. This is a great
opportunity for them to enhance their membership, because the other elements
that have been added to that community facility include nature play places for
children and families and a whole range of
other additions. This will be a leading example of the community working with a
heritage club. I encourage both East Fremantle Football Club and the
local government to continue to work together through some of these issues that
the member for Roe says are ''wokey''. This is a great opportunity
for them to grow. This government, along with the local government and, I think,
the AFL, have invested some significant dollars and now it is their chance to
make this work really, really well. I do not sit around the council table and I
also do not sit on the board of East Fremantle Football Club, but I hope that
the club sees the opportunity that has been given to it and that it takes full
advantage of it to grow its membership, to grow participation and to ensure
that the female game in AFL through East Fremantle Football Club continues to
grow. That is what I think is important. Am I embarrassed? I am absolutely not.
It is a great investment; it is an important investment and it will have
lasting positive effects for children, families and people who visit East
Fremantle for games and on the whole precinct for the community.
is very interesting because the member has been in this place talking about his
defence of local governments. He has attacked the reforms to the Local
Government Act and said that we were interfering too much with local government
because local governments should have the autonomy to do all sorts of things
but when local governments do something through their own an autonomy, he says
they are woke. Who is he? Where is he from?
Several members
interjected.
Point of Order
Mr R.S. LOVE : Point of order.
The SPEAKER : I remind members
that they do not have to be called to order four times before they are asked to
leave. You can just be asked to leave. I do not want to have to say every time
I take a point of order that points of order are heard in silence. That is
something you should simply abide by.
Mr R.S. LOVE : I merely point
out the fact that the member is required to speak from his place instead of in
the corridor with his back to the Speaker.
The SPEAKER : Before the
minister continues, I will rule on the point of order. I am upholding this
point of order. I require the member to speak from his seat as I require other
members to speak from theirs.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : I have
only three left!
This member says that he supports
local governments having autonomy but when he does not agree with how they
handled an issue, he says they are woke, pathetic and that I should intervene.
Let me tell the member this: if we are talking about fences, the member is
sitting on a non-existent one. He comes into this place and raises issues like
this. I want to put a couple of things on the record. We are very proud of this
government's investment in what is a very significant community
facility in East Fremantle that has been wanted and needed for a long time.
While that seat was previously held by the member's side of politics
for so long, nothing happened—nothing happened—as is the case
with so many electorates throughout Western Australia. Those members sat on
their hands and did nothing at all to progress community facilities to support
and encourage sport for children and young people. The member comes in here and
says that it is a woke council over there. Gee, that is a dangerous thing to
say, because if there is any remnant of a conservative rump around the state,
there might be a couple in that area, and the member has gone and put himself offside
with them.
I will make it very clear that this
government made an election commitment to deliver a high-quality community
facility that would include a heritage club—the East Fremantle Football
Club—which I support strongly. I think it is a tremendous club with a great
history and its home should be where it has been built for it. That is because
of the advocacy of the member for Bicton who has ensured that it was built,
unlike other people who may have represented that electorate from the other side
of politics. There has been a bit of a tit for tat between the local government
and the football club. I have involved the director general in making sure that
there is progress with regard to the arrangements that will happen. But I can
tell members that East Fremantle Football Club now has access to a world-class
facility.
Mr P.J. Rundle interjected.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : No, no, ''wokey
boy'', you sit there!
The SPEAKER : Minister!
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : Oh no, I am
going to get in trouble!
Withdrawal of Remark
The
SPEAKER : Minister, just pause for
a moment. I ask you to withdraw calling the member for Roe ''wokey boy'' and apologise.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : This is
becoming a habit! Thank goodness my term is coming to an end! I will be in the
manure!
The SPEAKER : No, you say, ''Madam
Speaker, I withdraw and apologise.''
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : I apologise,
Madam Speaker, for calling him ''wokey boy''.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : But there
is this wokeism. Let us just look at this opposition, if we can call it that, because it is a fractured little rump of people
who do not talk to each other and do not know what each other is doing . When there are only three question times left
after this one, they raise issues such as this one. They know they cannot raise issues about employment because we have lowest unemployment in the nation
and we have a track record on that. The opposition does not raise questions
about record infrastructure in country towns and regional areas.
Point of Order
Dr D.J. HONEY : This theatrical
presentation has deviated into areas that have nothing whatsoever to do with
the question that was asked.
The SPEAKER : I am also not
upholding that point of order. We have had a lot of interjections. The minister
is answering as he sees fit and he is drawing an analogy that hopefully will
come to a conclusion soon.
Questions without Notice
Resumed
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : I am
looking forward to next week!
The trouble with the member for Roe
and others on his side is that there is no theme or thread in their arguments.
They are so fractured.
Mr P.J. Rundle : That is $30
million of taxpayers' money.
Mr
D.A. TEMPLEMAN : Yes. Is it not a great
facility? Is it not a brilliant facility? Has the member for Roe seen it? Has
he gone and had a look? Has he poked his nose through the non-existent fence?
Has he? No, he probably has not.
The SPEAKER : Minister, stop
asking him questions. He has asked you the question. Can I just say that we
have not had a supplementary question yet.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : I cannot
wait for that doozy!
Regarding the fence, can I just say
that the early conversations were all about making this a community facility
that allowed community engagement. Three key clubs are part of that precinct—the
bowling club, the football club and the croquet club. This is a great
opportunity for them to enhance their membership, because the other elements
that have been added to that community facility include nature play places for
children and families and a whole range of
other additions. This will be a leading example of the community working with a
heritage club. I encourage both East Fremantle Football Club and the
local government to continue to work together through some of these issues that
the member for Roe says are ''wokey''. This is a great opportunity
for them to grow. This government, along with the local government and, I think,
the AFL, have invested some significant dollars and now it is their chance to
make this work really, really well. I do not sit around the council table and I
also do not sit on the board of East Fremantle Football Club, but I hope that
the club sees the opportunity that has been given to it and that it takes full
advantage of it to grow its membership, to grow participation and to ensure
that the female game in AFL through East Fremantle Football Club continues to
grow. That is what I think is important. Am I embarrassed? I am absolutely not.
It is a great investment; it is an important investment and it will have
lasting positive effects for children, families and people who visit East
Fremantle for games and on the whole precinct for the community.
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