❓ Mr. Baker asks about the Causeway pedestrian and cyclist bridges and other alliances. The Minister provides an update on the bridge progress and then digresses into criticising the opposition's internal dynamics.
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CAUSEWAY PEDESTRIAN AND
CYCLIST BRIDGES
Mr G. BAKER : Madam Speaker!
The SPEAKER : The minister
for South Perth—sorry, the member for South Perth!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : You are very
important, yes.
128. Mr G. BAKER to the Minister for Transport:
I will have to move seats!
I refer to the Cook Labor
government's efforts to deliver a more vibrant, connected city.
(1) Can the
minister update the house on the Causeway Link Alliance's work to
deliver the new Causeway pedestrian and cyclist bridges, including the plans to
create a new digital canvas?
(2) Can the minister update the
house on the status of other alliances?
CYCLIST BRIDGES
Mr G. BAKER : Madam Speaker!
The SPEAKER : The minister
for South Perth—sorry, the member for South Perth!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : You are very
important, yes.
128. Mr G. BAKER to the Minister for Transport:
I will have to move seats!
I refer to the Cook Labor
government's efforts to deliver a more vibrant, connected city.
(1) Can the
minister update the house on the Causeway Link Alliance's work to
deliver the new Causeway pedestrian and cyclist bridges, including the plans to
create a new digital canvas?
(2) Can the minister update the
house on the status of other alliances?
AnswerView source ↗
Gee, that one was quite hidden! I thank
the member for South Perth for the question.
(1)–(2) On
the weekend, we marked another major milestone in the delivery of the Causeway
pedestrian and cycling bridges. We walked over the first part of the deck that
has been laid on the bridge. The remaining 15 modules, ranging from 22 to 42 metres
in length, will be lifted into place by the middle of this year. Of course, it is aimed at making the crossing safer
and also more useable for the thousands of people who currently cross
the Causeway on the 1960s slab that is about a metre wide and very unsafe. The
new Causeway pedestrian bridge will be an iconic structure. Similar to the
Matagarup Bridge, we wanted to make sure that it is an iconic structure that
doubles as a tourism icon for the state, and that is why we have incorporated
lights into the bridge. It will be very similar to the Matagarup Bridge, but
even better with the ability to project across the cables.
We are delivering this as part of an
alliance contract. As the member said, the alliance contract is going well, as
are many alliances that we are delivering across the state. I will tell members
which alliance is not going very well.
Mr R.H. Cook : Tell us.
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : It is the
one on the opposite side. In relation to the alliance of the Nationals WA and
the Liberal Party —
Point of Order
Dr D.J. HONEY : I have a point
of order.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members, I will
just remind you that points of order are heard in silence.
Dr D.J. HONEY : This is
drifting well off the original topic of the question.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Cottesloe, I think you needed to listen to the original question that was
asked. It was specifically asked by the member for South Perth.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : The question
was about alliances. As I said, there is no alliance in WA that could be more dysfunctional and broken. Watching the opposition
has been like watching a series of Succession and seeing the Roy
family tearing each other apart. Those who have watched the series know that we
could not get a more dysfunctional family,
and that is exactly what is in the opposition. No-one knows what will happen
from one episode to the next. No-one
knows who will be the leader at the end. Who could have predicted that the
member for North West Central would swap from one side to the other? All
those who know the series know cousin Greg. Do members remember cousin Greg?
Cousin Greg in the upper house turned up on the doorstep and then found himself
to be shadow Treasurer. I will not go into who we think Kendall is; that is a story
for another day.
No wonder this dysfunctional family
is prone to a takeover bid from outside Parliament when it is so broken and so
dysfunctional. I am glad the alliances that we are delivering are working well—alliances
between industry and government. There are six opposition members on the other
side. It is a family that cannot get on with each other. A more dysfunctional
broken alliance we will never meet.
the member for South Perth for the question.
(1)–(2) On
the weekend, we marked another major milestone in the delivery of the Causeway
pedestrian and cycling bridges. We walked over the first part of the deck that
has been laid on the bridge. The remaining 15 modules, ranging from 22 to 42 metres
in length, will be lifted into place by the middle of this year. Of course, it is aimed at making the crossing safer
and also more useable for the thousands of people who currently cross
the Causeway on the 1960s slab that is about a metre wide and very unsafe. The
new Causeway pedestrian bridge will be an iconic structure. Similar to the
Matagarup Bridge, we wanted to make sure that it is an iconic structure that
doubles as a tourism icon for the state, and that is why we have incorporated
lights into the bridge. It will be very similar to the Matagarup Bridge, but
even better with the ability to project across the cables.
We are delivering this as part of an
alliance contract. As the member said, the alliance contract is going well, as
are many alliances that we are delivering across the state. I will tell members
which alliance is not going very well.
Mr R.H. Cook : Tell us.
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : It is the
one on the opposite side. In relation to the alliance of the Nationals WA and
the Liberal Party —
Point of Order
Dr D.J. HONEY : I have a point
of order.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members, I will
just remind you that points of order are heard in silence.
Dr D.J. HONEY : This is
drifting well off the original topic of the question.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Cottesloe, I think you needed to listen to the original question that was
asked. It was specifically asked by the member for South Perth.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : The question
was about alliances. As I said, there is no alliance in WA that could be more dysfunctional and broken. Watching the opposition
has been like watching a series of Succession and seeing the Roy
family tearing each other apart. Those who have watched the series know that we
could not get a more dysfunctional family,
and that is exactly what is in the opposition. No-one knows what will happen
from one episode to the next. No-one
knows who will be the leader at the end. Who could have predicted that the
member for North West Central would swap from one side to the other? All
those who know the series know cousin Greg. Do members remember cousin Greg?
Cousin Greg in the upper house turned up on the doorstep and then found himself
to be shadow Treasurer. I will not go into who we think Kendall is; that is a story
for another day.
No wonder this dysfunctional family
is prone to a takeover bid from outside Parliament when it is so broken and so
dysfunctional. I am glad the alliances that we are delivering are working well—alliances
between industry and government. There are six opposition members on the other
side. It is a family that cannot get on with each other. A more dysfunctional
broken alliance we will never meet.
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