❓ The Minister for Planning outlines the government's investment in the Mirrabooka city centre revitalisation project, including funding for the bus station upgrade and the release of crown land for a new town square and mixed-use development. He contrasts this with the previous Labor government's underutilisation of allocated funds.
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MIRRABOOKA CITY CENTRE
Mirrabooka has not received its fair share over past years because of a lack of action by previous Labor members and governments. Will the minister please outline the good news that this government is delivering for Mirrabooka and the surrounding community? Mr J.H.D. DAY
Mirrabooka has not received its fair share over past years because of a lack of action by previous Labor members and governments. Will the minister please outline the good news that this government is delivering for Mirrabooka and the surrounding community? Mr J.H.D. DAY
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I thank the member for Kingsley for the question. All members who are familiar with Mirrabooka, as I know are members on both sides of the house, would know that the Mirrabooka city centre, which was originally designed and constructed in the 1970s — Ms J.M. Freeman : In particular, the member for Nollamara is very familiar with it. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Indeed. This is yet another example of this government looking after the member for Nollamara’s electorate. Several members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We are also ensuring that the $1 million allocation for the Koondoola revitalisation project will actually be used and put into effect, as works are about to commence there. The Mirrabooka city centre was originally designed and constructed in the 1970s, but unfortunately it has become very dysfunctional. A lot of antisocial activity and behaviour occurs there and it is certainly not being used to anything like its full potential. The planning and functionality outcomes of that area have been poor. Ms J.M. Freeman : It didn’t look antisocial during the Harmony Day celebrations today. It looked fantastic today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : That is good to hear. Back in 2000 when the previous coalition government was in office, an inquiry by design workshop was held with involvement from the City of Stirling and the then Ministry for Planning. There was a change of government in early 2001. Time went on. I acknowledge and am pleased to say that in 2004, the previous Labor government allocated $3 million to the Mirrabooka regional centre revitalisation strategy. However, when the change of government occurred in September 2008, we found that only $330 000 of that $3 million had been used. Very few tangible benefits had been achieved for the Mirrabooka city centre and the people of that area. Ms M.M. Quirk : Give yourself a pat on the back! Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Mr J.H.D. DAY replied: I thank the member for Kingsley for the question. All members who are familiar with Mirrabooka, as I know are members on both sides of the house, would know that the Mirrabooka city centre, which was originally designed and constructed in the 1970s — Ms J.M. Freeman : In particular, the member for Nollamara is very familiar with it. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Indeed. This is yet another example of this government looking after the member for Nollamara’s electorate. Several members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We are also ensuring that the $1 million allocation for the Koondoola revitalisation project will actually be used and put into effect, as works are about to commence there. The Mirrabooka city centre was originally designed and constructed in the 1970s, but unfortunately it has become very dysfunctional. A lot of antisocial activity and behaviour occurs there and it is certainly not being used to anything like its full potential. The planning and functionality outcomes of that area have been poor. Ms J.M. Freeman : It didn’t look antisocial during the Harmony Day celebrations today. It looked fantastic today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : That is good to hear. Back in 2000 when the previous coalition government was in office, an inquiry by design workshop was held with involvement from the City of Stirling and the then Ministry for Planning. There was a change of government in early 2001. Time went on. I acknowledge and am pleased to say that in 2004, the previous Labor government allocated $3 million to the Mirrabooka regional centre revitalisation strategy. However, when the change of government occurred in September 2008, we found that only $330 000 of that $3 million had been used. Very few tangible benefits had been achieved for the Mirrabooka city centre and the people of that area. Ms M.M. Quirk : Give yourself a pat on the back! Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
I thank the member for Kingsley for the question. All members who are familiar with Mirrabooka, as I know are members on both sides of the house, would know that the Mirrabooka city centre, which was originally designed and constructed in the 1970s — Ms J.M. Freeman : In particular, the member for Nollamara is very familiar with it. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Indeed. This is yet another example of this government looking after the member for Nollamara’s electorate. Several members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We are also ensuring that the $1 million allocation for the Koondoola revitalisation project will actually be used and put into effect, as works are about to commence there. The Mirrabooka city centre was originally designed and constructed in the 1970s, but unfortunately it has become very dysfunctional. A lot of antisocial activity and behaviour occurs there and it is certainly not being used to anything like its full potential. The planning and functionality outcomes of that area have been poor. Ms J.M. Freeman : It didn’t look antisocial during the Harmony Day celebrations today. It looked fantastic today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : That is good to hear. Back in 2000 when the previous coalition government was in office, an inquiry by design workshop was held with involvement from the City of Stirling and the then Ministry for Planning. There was a change of government in early 2001. Time went on. I acknowledge and am pleased to say that in 2004, the previous Labor government allocated $3 million to the Mirrabooka regional centre revitalisation strategy. However, when the change of government occurred in September 2008, we found that only $330 000 of that $3 million had been used. Very few tangible benefits had been achieved for the Mirrabooka city centre and the people of that area. Ms M.M. Quirk : Give yourself a pat on the back! Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Ms J.M. Freeman : In particular, the member for Nollamara is very familiar with it. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Indeed. This is yet another example of this government looking after the member for Nollamara’s electorate. Several members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We are also ensuring that the $1 million allocation for the Koondoola revitalisation project will actually be used and put into effect, as works are about to commence there. The Mirrabooka city centre was originally designed and constructed in the 1970s, but unfortunately it has become very dysfunctional. A lot of antisocial activity and behaviour occurs there and it is certainly not being used to anything like its full potential. The planning and functionality outcomes of that area have been poor. Ms J.M. Freeman : It didn’t look antisocial during the Harmony Day celebrations today. It looked fantastic today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : That is good to hear. Back in 2000 when the previous coalition government was in office, an inquiry by design workshop was held with involvement from the City of Stirling and the then Ministry for Planning. There was a change of government in early 2001. Time went on. I acknowledge and am pleased to say that in 2004, the previous Labor government allocated $3 million to the Mirrabooka regional centre revitalisation strategy. However, when the change of government occurred in September 2008, we found that only $330 000 of that $3 million had been used. Very few tangible benefits had been achieved for the Mirrabooka city centre and the people of that area. Ms M.M. Quirk : Give yourself a pat on the back! Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : Indeed. This is yet another example of this government looking after the member for Nollamara’s electorate. Several members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We are also ensuring that the $1 million allocation for the Koondoola revitalisation project will actually be used and put into effect, as works are about to commence there. The Mirrabooka city centre was originally designed and constructed in the 1970s, but unfortunately it has become very dysfunctional. A lot of antisocial activity and behaviour occurs there and it is certainly not being used to anything like its full potential. The planning and functionality outcomes of that area have been poor. Ms J.M. Freeman : It didn’t look antisocial during the Harmony Day celebrations today. It looked fantastic today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : That is good to hear. Back in 2000 when the previous coalition government was in office, an inquiry by design workshop was held with involvement from the City of Stirling and the then Ministry for Planning. There was a change of government in early 2001. Time went on. I acknowledge and am pleased to say that in 2004, the previous Labor government allocated $3 million to the Mirrabooka regional centre revitalisation strategy. However, when the change of government occurred in September 2008, we found that only $330 000 of that $3 million had been used. Very few tangible benefits had been achieved for the Mirrabooka city centre and the people of that area. Ms M.M. Quirk : Give yourself a pat on the back! Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Several members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We are also ensuring that the $1 million allocation for the Koondoola revitalisation project will actually be used and put into effect, as works are about to commence there. The Mirrabooka city centre was originally designed and constructed in the 1970s, but unfortunately it has become very dysfunctional. A lot of antisocial activity and behaviour occurs there and it is certainly not being used to anything like its full potential. The planning and functionality outcomes of that area have been poor. Ms J.M. Freeman : It didn’t look antisocial during the Harmony Day celebrations today. It looked fantastic today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : That is good to hear. Back in 2000 when the previous coalition government was in office, an inquiry by design workshop was held with involvement from the City of Stirling and the then Ministry for Planning. There was a change of government in early 2001. Time went on. I acknowledge and am pleased to say that in 2004, the previous Labor government allocated $3 million to the Mirrabooka regional centre revitalisation strategy. However, when the change of government occurred in September 2008, we found that only $330 000 of that $3 million had been used. Very few tangible benefits had been achieved for the Mirrabooka city centre and the people of that area. Ms M.M. Quirk : Give yourself a pat on the back! Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : We are also ensuring that the $1 million allocation for the Koondoola revitalisation project will actually be used and put into effect, as works are about to commence there. The Mirrabooka city centre was originally designed and constructed in the 1970s, but unfortunately it has become very dysfunctional. A lot of antisocial activity and behaviour occurs there and it is certainly not being used to anything like its full potential. The planning and functionality outcomes of that area have been poor. Ms J.M. Freeman : It didn’t look antisocial during the Harmony Day celebrations today. It looked fantastic today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : That is good to hear. Back in 2000 when the previous coalition government was in office, an inquiry by design workshop was held with involvement from the City of Stirling and the then Ministry for Planning. There was a change of government in early 2001. Time went on. I acknowledge and am pleased to say that in 2004, the previous Labor government allocated $3 million to the Mirrabooka regional centre revitalisation strategy. However, when the change of government occurred in September 2008, we found that only $330 000 of that $3 million had been used. Very few tangible benefits had been achieved for the Mirrabooka city centre and the people of that area. Ms M.M. Quirk : Give yourself a pat on the back! Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Ms J.M. Freeman : It didn’t look antisocial during the Harmony Day celebrations today. It looked fantastic today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : That is good to hear. Back in 2000 when the previous coalition government was in office, an inquiry by design workshop was held with involvement from the City of Stirling and the then Ministry for Planning. There was a change of government in early 2001. Time went on. I acknowledge and am pleased to say that in 2004, the previous Labor government allocated $3 million to the Mirrabooka regional centre revitalisation strategy. However, when the change of government occurred in September 2008, we found that only $330 000 of that $3 million had been used. Very few tangible benefits had been achieved for the Mirrabooka city centre and the people of that area. Ms M.M. Quirk : Give yourself a pat on the back! Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : That is good to hear. Back in 2000 when the previous coalition government was in office, an inquiry by design workshop was held with involvement from the City of Stirling and the then Ministry for Planning. There was a change of government in early 2001. Time went on. I acknowledge and am pleased to say that in 2004, the previous Labor government allocated $3 million to the Mirrabooka regional centre revitalisation strategy. However, when the change of government occurred in September 2008, we found that only $330 000 of that $3 million had been used. Very few tangible benefits had been achieved for the Mirrabooka city centre and the people of that area. Ms M.M. Quirk : Give yourself a pat on the back! Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Ms M.M. Quirk : Give yourself a pat on the back! Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Mr J.H.D. DAY replied: I thank the member for Kingsley for the question. All members who are familiar with Mirrabooka, as I know are members on both sides of the house, would know that the Mirrabooka city centre, which was originally designed and constructed in the 1970s — Ms J.M. Freeman : In particular, the member for Nollamara is very familiar with it. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Indeed. This is yet another example of this government looking after the member for Nollamara’s electorate. Several members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We are also ensuring that the $1 million allocation for the Koondoola revitalisation project will actually be used and put into effect, as works are about to commence there. The Mirrabooka city centre was originally designed and constructed in the 1970s, but unfortunately it has become very dysfunctional. A lot of antisocial activity and behaviour occurs there and it is certainly not being used to anything like its full potential. The planning and functionality outcomes of that area have been poor. Ms J.M. Freeman : It didn’t look antisocial during the Harmony Day celebrations today. It looked fantastic today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : That is good to hear. Back in 2000 when the previous coalition government was in office, an inquiry by design workshop was held with involvement from the City of Stirling and the then Ministry for Planning. There was a change of government in early 2001. Time went on. I acknowledge and am pleased to say that in 2004, the previous Labor government allocated $3 million to the Mirrabooka regional centre revitalisation strategy. However, when the change of government occurred in September 2008, we found that only $330 000 of that $3 million had been used. Very few tangible benefits had been achieved for the Mirrabooka city centre and the people of that area. Ms M.M. Quirk : Give yourself a pat on the back! Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
I thank the member for Kingsley for the question. All members who are familiar with Mirrabooka, as I know are members on both sides of the house, would know that the Mirrabooka city centre, which was originally designed and constructed in the 1970s — Ms J.M. Freeman : In particular, the member for Nollamara is very familiar with it. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Indeed. This is yet another example of this government looking after the member for Nollamara’s electorate. Several members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We are also ensuring that the $1 million allocation for the Koondoola revitalisation project will actually be used and put into effect, as works are about to commence there. The Mirrabooka city centre was originally designed and constructed in the 1970s, but unfortunately it has become very dysfunctional. A lot of antisocial activity and behaviour occurs there and it is certainly not being used to anything like its full potential. The planning and functionality outcomes of that area have been poor. Ms J.M. Freeman : It didn’t look antisocial during the Harmony Day celebrations today. It looked fantastic today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : That is good to hear. Back in 2000 when the previous coalition government was in office, an inquiry by design workshop was held with involvement from the City of Stirling and the then Ministry for Planning. There was a change of government in early 2001. Time went on. I acknowledge and am pleased to say that in 2004, the previous Labor government allocated $3 million to the Mirrabooka regional centre revitalisation strategy. However, when the change of government occurred in September 2008, we found that only $330 000 of that $3 million had been used. Very few tangible benefits had been achieved for the Mirrabooka city centre and the people of that area. Ms M.M. Quirk : Give yourself a pat on the back! Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Ms J.M. Freeman : In particular, the member for Nollamara is very familiar with it. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Indeed. This is yet another example of this government looking after the member for Nollamara’s electorate. Several members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We are also ensuring that the $1 million allocation for the Koondoola revitalisation project will actually be used and put into effect, as works are about to commence there. The Mirrabooka city centre was originally designed and constructed in the 1970s, but unfortunately it has become very dysfunctional. A lot of antisocial activity and behaviour occurs there and it is certainly not being used to anything like its full potential. The planning and functionality outcomes of that area have been poor. Ms J.M. Freeman : It didn’t look antisocial during the Harmony Day celebrations today. It looked fantastic today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : That is good to hear. Back in 2000 when the previous coalition government was in office, an inquiry by design workshop was held with involvement from the City of Stirling and the then Ministry for Planning. There was a change of government in early 2001. Time went on. I acknowledge and am pleased to say that in 2004, the previous Labor government allocated $3 million to the Mirrabooka regional centre revitalisation strategy. However, when the change of government occurred in September 2008, we found that only $330 000 of that $3 million had been used. Very few tangible benefits had been achieved for the Mirrabooka city centre and the people of that area. Ms M.M. Quirk : Give yourself a pat on the back! Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : Indeed. This is yet another example of this government looking after the member for Nollamara’s electorate. Several members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We are also ensuring that the $1 million allocation for the Koondoola revitalisation project will actually be used and put into effect, as works are about to commence there. The Mirrabooka city centre was originally designed and constructed in the 1970s, but unfortunately it has become very dysfunctional. A lot of antisocial activity and behaviour occurs there and it is certainly not being used to anything like its full potential. The planning and functionality outcomes of that area have been poor. Ms J.M. Freeman : It didn’t look antisocial during the Harmony Day celebrations today. It looked fantastic today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : That is good to hear. Back in 2000 when the previous coalition government was in office, an inquiry by design workshop was held with involvement from the City of Stirling and the then Ministry for Planning. There was a change of government in early 2001. Time went on. I acknowledge and am pleased to say that in 2004, the previous Labor government allocated $3 million to the Mirrabooka regional centre revitalisation strategy. However, when the change of government occurred in September 2008, we found that only $330 000 of that $3 million had been used. Very few tangible benefits had been achieved for the Mirrabooka city centre and the people of that area. Ms M.M. Quirk : Give yourself a pat on the back! Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Several members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We are also ensuring that the $1 million allocation for the Koondoola revitalisation project will actually be used and put into effect, as works are about to commence there. The Mirrabooka city centre was originally designed and constructed in the 1970s, but unfortunately it has become very dysfunctional. A lot of antisocial activity and behaviour occurs there and it is certainly not being used to anything like its full potential. The planning and functionality outcomes of that area have been poor. Ms J.M. Freeman : It didn’t look antisocial during the Harmony Day celebrations today. It looked fantastic today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : That is good to hear. Back in 2000 when the previous coalition government was in office, an inquiry by design workshop was held with involvement from the City of Stirling and the then Ministry for Planning. There was a change of government in early 2001. Time went on. I acknowledge and am pleased to say that in 2004, the previous Labor government allocated $3 million to the Mirrabooka regional centre revitalisation strategy. However, when the change of government occurred in September 2008, we found that only $330 000 of that $3 million had been used. Very few tangible benefits had been achieved for the Mirrabooka city centre and the people of that area. Ms M.M. Quirk : Give yourself a pat on the back! Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : We are also ensuring that the $1 million allocation for the Koondoola revitalisation project will actually be used and put into effect, as works are about to commence there. The Mirrabooka city centre was originally designed and constructed in the 1970s, but unfortunately it has become very dysfunctional. A lot of antisocial activity and behaviour occurs there and it is certainly not being used to anything like its full potential. The planning and functionality outcomes of that area have been poor. Ms J.M. Freeman : It didn’t look antisocial during the Harmony Day celebrations today. It looked fantastic today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : That is good to hear. Back in 2000 when the previous coalition government was in office, an inquiry by design workshop was held with involvement from the City of Stirling and the then Ministry for Planning. There was a change of government in early 2001. Time went on. I acknowledge and am pleased to say that in 2004, the previous Labor government allocated $3 million to the Mirrabooka regional centre revitalisation strategy. However, when the change of government occurred in September 2008, we found that only $330 000 of that $3 million had been used. Very few tangible benefits had been achieved for the Mirrabooka city centre and the people of that area. Ms M.M. Quirk : Give yourself a pat on the back! Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Ms J.M. Freeman : It didn’t look antisocial during the Harmony Day celebrations today. It looked fantastic today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : That is good to hear. Back in 2000 when the previous coalition government was in office, an inquiry by design workshop was held with involvement from the City of Stirling and the then Ministry for Planning. There was a change of government in early 2001. Time went on. I acknowledge and am pleased to say that in 2004, the previous Labor government allocated $3 million to the Mirrabooka regional centre revitalisation strategy. However, when the change of government occurred in September 2008, we found that only $330 000 of that $3 million had been used. Very few tangible benefits had been achieved for the Mirrabooka city centre and the people of that area. Ms M.M. Quirk : Give yourself a pat on the back! Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : That is good to hear. Back in 2000 when the previous coalition government was in office, an inquiry by design workshop was held with involvement from the City of Stirling and the then Ministry for Planning. There was a change of government in early 2001. Time went on. I acknowledge and am pleased to say that in 2004, the previous Labor government allocated $3 million to the Mirrabooka regional centre revitalisation strategy. However, when the change of government occurred in September 2008, we found that only $330 000 of that $3 million had been used. Very few tangible benefits had been achieved for the Mirrabooka city centre and the people of that area. Ms M.M. Quirk : Give yourself a pat on the back! Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Ms M.M. Quirk : Give yourself a pat on the back! Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am telling members what has been happening. Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Given the changed financial circumstances that the government faced when it came to office, there was a lot of pressure to return the remaining $2.6 million to Treasury so that it could be used in other ways. Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Those changed circumstances included the unsustainable royalties for regions program. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : The Leader of the Opposition obviously has not heard of the global financial crisis that has had a major impact on governments all over the world. I am pleased to say that Treasury accepted the argument for these funds to be retained and they are being put towards the reconstruction and upgrading of the bus station in Mirrabooka, together with some federal funding that the City of Stirling was able to obtain with my strong support. Reconstruction of the bus station is underway. That is a good thing for Mirrabooka and it is good for the member for Nollamara’s constituents. In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
In addition to that decision, I am pleased to say that last week cabinet decided to increase its investment in the project by agreeing to release at no cost 4 886 square metres of crown land to the City of Stirling. This allocation represents the bulk of the land that will be required for a complex land administration arrangement that will result in a further $4.4 million in town centre improvements. In particular, it will enable the construction of a new town square and a new, mixed-use main street to produce a new commercial core. This is a good outcome for Mirrabooka. It will enable another stage of this important revitalisation to be undertaken. It will provide opportunities for new developments in the area that will also vastly improve the passive surveillance of the Mirrabooka centre outside of normal business hours. Ultimately, it will enable broader regeneration of the surrounding locality. The City of Stirling was to agree to the awarding of the tender for that project earlier this week. The works are due to commence — Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Mr M. McGowan : Come on! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Rockingham might not be interested in the answer, but the member for Nollamara certainly is. This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
This is good news for people in the Mirrabooka area. It involves conscious and active decisions and actions by this government that will result in ensuring that positive developments occur in an important regional centre in the Perth area. I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
I also advise that as a result of this renewal project — Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Several opposition members interjected. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : Opposition members do not want to hear good news. We are doing similar things in Rockingham, Madora and Kenwick. A $16.8 million public housing project is being funded by the federal government for Northwood Grove, which is being undertaken to provide much needed social and affordable housing in the area. It is being undertaken with federal funding, but there will be a transfer of ownership to the Department of Housing. If members think I am taking too long to provide this information, it is because there is a lot of information about what is happening in Mirrabooka and the electorate of Nollamara.
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