❓ Dr. Steve Thomas questions the Minister for Transport regarding the status of business cases, funding, and rationale behind extending the Narrogin to Kulin tier 3 rail line to Wickepin. The Minister's response highlights a joint funding allocation for economic assessment and recommissioning, while criticising the opposition's past actions regarding rail privatisation.
AnsweredQoN 774Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
TIER 3 LINES — BUSINESS CASES
774. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
I refer to my questions without
notice 194, 241, 667, 691, 877 and 976 asked between March and October 2022 and
question without notice 58 asked on the 15 February this year in relation to
the Quairading to York, Kulin via Yilliminning to Narrogin—now extended
to Wickepin—and Kondinin via Narembeen to West Merredin proposed tier 3
lines.
(1) Have the
business cases for each or any of these three lines been completed?
(2) If yes to
(1), when were they each completed; and, if no to (1), when will they be
completed?
(3) When will the
business cases for each of these proposed lines be made public?
(4) Why was
the Narrogin to Kulin proposed tier 3 line extended to Wickepin?
(5) What funding
streams in the 2023–24 state budget including in the forward estimates
have been apportioned for the delivery of these tier 3 rail lines?
774. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
I refer to my questions without
notice 194, 241, 667, 691, 877 and 976 asked between March and October 2022 and
question without notice 58 asked on the 15 February this year in relation to
the Quairading to York, Kulin via Yilliminning to Narrogin—now extended
to Wickepin—and Kondinin via Narembeen to West Merredin proposed tier 3
lines.
(1) Have the
business cases for each or any of these three lines been completed?
(2) If yes to
(1), when were they each completed; and, if no to (1), when will they be
completed?
(3) When will the
business cases for each of these proposed lines be made public?
(4) Why was
the Narrogin to Kulin proposed tier 3 line extended to Wickepin?
(5) What funding
streams in the 2023–24 state budget including in the forward estimates
have been apportioned for the delivery of these tier 3 rail lines?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(5) A joint $200 million funding allocation from the
state and commonwealth governments towards agricultural supply chain
improvement includes a $72 million funding contribution towards an economic
assessment of priority tier 3 rail lines, Narrogin–Wickepin–Kulin,
and progressive recommissioning. The aim of the current economic assessment
study is to determine the most beneficial allocation of rail upgrade funding to
meet the needs of freight users in the Narrogin–Wickepin–Kulin
area and the community generally. WA Labor strongly supports the use of rail
for heavy freight, unlike the Liberals and Nationals who privatised the freight
rail network and then closed the tier 3 network.
some notice of the question.
(1)–(5) A joint $200 million funding allocation from the
state and commonwealth governments towards agricultural supply chain
improvement includes a $72 million funding contribution towards an economic
assessment of priority tier 3 rail lines, Narrogin–Wickepin–Kulin,
and progressive recommissioning. The aim of the current economic assessment
study is to determine the most beneficial allocation of rail upgrade funding to
meet the needs of freight users in the Narrogin–Wickepin–Kulin
area and the community generally. WA Labor strongly supports the use of rail
for heavy freight, unlike the Liberals and Nationals who privatised the freight
rail network and then closed the tier 3 network.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.