❓ Ms. Davies questions the Premier on housing and facilities support for workers relocating due to the State Economic Recovery Plan's advertising campaign. The Premier responds by highlighting existing Jobs and Skills Centres and emphasizes individual initiative.
AnsweredQoN 518Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
CORONAVIRUS —
STATE ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN
518. Ms
M.J. DAVIES to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
What strategy does the government have to accompany this advertising campaign
to ensure that those workers who can be matched have appropriate housing and
other enabling facilities to allow them to take these opportunities?
STATE ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN
518. Ms
M.J. DAVIES to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
What strategy does the government have to accompany this advertising campaign
to ensure that those workers who can be matched have appropriate housing and
other enabling facilities to allow them to take these opportunities?
AnswerView source ↗
We
have the jobs and skills centres, which we launched about three years ago. They
are designed around matching people —
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The member
asks me a question then starts yelling at me!
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
National Party!
Mr M. McGOWAN : When she
starts interrupting below her breath, I cannot get a word out. Ask again. What
is the member's point?
Ms M.J. Davies : What other
strategies will be put in place to accompany the advertising campaign?
Mr M. McGOWAN : I just said
it. I am answering the member's question. It is the jobs and skills
centres. They are part of it.
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
The SPEAKER : I call you to
order for the second time, Leader of the Nationals WA.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The jobs and
skills centres are about ensuring that people are matched to job opportunities.
They are in 13 locations at TAFE colleges around Western Australia. They were
never there before. A parent can go in there with their teenage son or daughter
and can work up a plan for what their son or daughter might do. An advertising
campaign or promotional campaign about life in the regions and the job
opportunities that might be there—and advertising some of the job
opportunities—is what we are planning to do. The plan is about
promoting to people who might be unemployed in the city that there are jobs out
there. When I was young—well, younger—people went somewhere if
there was a job there. They went and had a look at what rental vacancies were
there or whether they could rent a room somewhere. That is what people do.
Honestly!
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
National Party, I call you to order for the third time
Mr M. McGOWAN : What is the
member's view of the world? Does she want the government to drive
people there as well—a minibus to take them there? Should the
government organise the house? Does the member want someone there to cook for
them as well? Honestly! People have to show a little bit of initiative and do a
couple of things themselves, such as look for somewhere to rent or buy a house.
These days, people can get a grant to build a
house. They can get $55 000 to build a house. That is what is available to
people. Leader of the National Party, we cannot spoon-feed everyone. We
cannot do every single thing for everyone. I do not know what view of the world the member has, but that is not my view of
the world. When I was that age, I left home at 17 and went and made my way in the world. That is what people do and that
is what I encourage people to do. We will promote the opportunities that
are out there for people so they can take advantage of them.
have the jobs and skills centres, which we launched about three years ago. They
are designed around matching people —
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The member
asks me a question then starts yelling at me!
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
National Party!
Mr M. McGOWAN : When she
starts interrupting below her breath, I cannot get a word out. Ask again. What
is the member's point?
Ms M.J. Davies : What other
strategies will be put in place to accompany the advertising campaign?
Mr M. McGOWAN : I just said
it. I am answering the member's question. It is the jobs and skills
centres. They are part of it.
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
The SPEAKER : I call you to
order for the second time, Leader of the Nationals WA.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The jobs and
skills centres are about ensuring that people are matched to job opportunities.
They are in 13 locations at TAFE colleges around Western Australia. They were
never there before. A parent can go in there with their teenage son or daughter
and can work up a plan for what their son or daughter might do. An advertising
campaign or promotional campaign about life in the regions and the job
opportunities that might be there—and advertising some of the job
opportunities—is what we are planning to do. The plan is about
promoting to people who might be unemployed in the city that there are jobs out
there. When I was young—well, younger—people went somewhere if
there was a job there. They went and had a look at what rental vacancies were
there or whether they could rent a room somewhere. That is what people do.
Honestly!
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
National Party, I call you to order for the third time
Mr M. McGOWAN : What is the
member's view of the world? Does she want the government to drive
people there as well—a minibus to take them there? Should the
government organise the house? Does the member want someone there to cook for
them as well? Honestly! People have to show a little bit of initiative and do a
couple of things themselves, such as look for somewhere to rent or buy a house.
These days, people can get a grant to build a
house. They can get $55 000 to build a house. That is what is available to
people. Leader of the National Party, we cannot spoon-feed everyone. We
cannot do every single thing for everyone. I do not know what view of the world the member has, but that is not my view of
the world. When I was that age, I left home at 17 and went and made my way in the world. That is what people do and that
is what I encourage people to do. We will promote the opportunities that
are out there for people so they can take advantage of them.
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