❓ The Minister for Tourism outlines new tourism events planned for Western Australia, including the Red Bull Air Race, the Australian Safari, and sailing events in Fremantle, highlighting their economic benefits and promotional reach.
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NEW TOURISM EVENTS
Can the minister outline any new tourism developments to attract visitors to Western Australia? Ms S.M. McHALE
Can the minister outline any new tourism developments to attract visitors to Western Australia? Ms S.M. McHALE
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I thank the member for her question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.M. McHALE : I want to inform the house of two very significant announcements made in the past few days. The first very significant announcement was about the approval by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to endorse the Red Bull Air Race, which is now on track to present a very spectacular “formula 1 of the sky” event in Perth. This is fantastic news for Western Australia. Members will be aware that this race has been held in cities such as Istanbul, Barcelona and Berlin, and now it will be held in Perth. The importance of CASA’s approval was significant, because without that, this race would not go ahead. This is a fantastic race for Western Australia. It will bring between 3 000 and 4 000 people to Perth and will be seen by many millions of people globally. The second announcement was made on Monday and will be of particular interest to regional members. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari, which people describe as the equivalent of the Paris to Dakar Rally. The equivalent of that race will run from Kununurra to Perth. Regional members should be very interested in this announcement. It is the fist time that Western Australia will host the Australian Safari. It is a 5 000-kilometre endurance race from Kununurra through to Broome, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie and, ultimately, to Perth for four-wheel drives and motorbikes. The importance of the Australian Safari is the economic return to those towns and to regional Western Australia. The other important significance of the race is that the route can change; it is very flexible. For instance, next year it may be held in the south west and perhaps even down to Esperance. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari for three years. It is a good investment and will provide a very good return. It is important because it will contribute to the economic investment in regional towns. We are ensuring that events are held not just in Perth, but also throughout the whole of Western Australia. The race will be promoted on television in places such as Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan, the United Kingdom and so on. Two other new events will be held in Perth, and in Fremantle in particular. One of those events is the Summer of Sailing in Fremantle. Two races will be held in Perth: the Audi Etchells Worlds 2006 will be held in November, and the Velux 5 Oceans solo race will be held in December. Some members may have heard Tim Fischer on the radio yesterday. Mr Fischer is now the chair of Tourism Australia. I hope that members heard him because he was very complimentary about what is happening in Tourism Western Australia. For those members who did not hear the former federal Leader of the National Party, Tourism Western Australia is doing a very good job and Western Australia is looking very good, especially with the huge growth in tourism we expect from China. I know that the opposition has been quite critical of domestic tourism. It is important to say to people - this is what Tim Fischer said yesterday - that they should be calm and realise that domestic tourism is flat right across Australia. That is because people bought plasma televisions to watch the soccer World Cup and the like and fuel prices are having an impact. I think that Western Australia is working through that problem and the potential is good. I am pleased that Tim Fischer recognises what Western Australia is doing, because the opposition certainly cannot bring itself to recognise that. Tomorrow I will attend the Tourism Ministers Council, and the domestic tourism issue will be one of the items on the agenda. I will leave members with this: three new events will be held in Western Australia in 2007 - the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, the Australian Safari and the Red Bull Air Race. We are working on new events and new initiatives. The SPEAKER : I call the members for Hillarys, Roe and Cottesloe to order.
Ms S.M. McHALE replied: I thank the member for her question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.M. McHALE : I want to inform the house of two very significant announcements made in the past few days. The first very significant announcement was about the approval by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to endorse the Red Bull Air Race, which is now on track to present a very spectacular “formula 1 of the sky” event in Perth. This is fantastic news for Western Australia. Members will be aware that this race has been held in cities such as Istanbul, Barcelona and Berlin, and now it will be held in Perth. The importance of CASA’s approval was significant, because without that, this race would not go ahead. This is a fantastic race for Western Australia. It will bring between 3 000 and 4 000 people to Perth and will be seen by many millions of people globally. The second announcement was made on Monday and will be of particular interest to regional members. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari, which people describe as the equivalent of the Paris to Dakar Rally. The equivalent of that race will run from Kununurra to Perth. Regional members should be very interested in this announcement. It is the fist time that Western Australia will host the Australian Safari. It is a 5 000-kilometre endurance race from Kununurra through to Broome, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie and, ultimately, to Perth for four-wheel drives and motorbikes. The importance of the Australian Safari is the economic return to those towns and to regional Western Australia. The other important significance of the race is that the route can change; it is very flexible. For instance, next year it may be held in the south west and perhaps even down to Esperance. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari for three years. It is a good investment and will provide a very good return. It is important because it will contribute to the economic investment in regional towns. We are ensuring that events are held not just in Perth, but also throughout the whole of Western Australia. The race will be promoted on television in places such as Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan, the United Kingdom and so on. Two other new events will be held in Perth, and in Fremantle in particular. One of those events is the Summer of Sailing in Fremantle. Two races will be held in Perth: the Audi Etchells Worlds 2006 will be held in November, and the Velux 5 Oceans solo race will be held in December. Some members may have heard Tim Fischer on the radio yesterday. Mr Fischer is now the chair of Tourism Australia. I hope that members heard him because he was very complimentary about what is happening in Tourism Western Australia. For those members who did not hear the former federal Leader of the National Party, Tourism Western Australia is doing a very good job and Western Australia is looking very good, especially with the huge growth in tourism we expect from China. I know that the opposition has been quite critical of domestic tourism. It is important to say to people - this is what Tim Fischer said yesterday - that they should be calm and realise that domestic tourism is flat right across Australia. That is because people bought plasma televisions to watch the soccer World Cup and the like and fuel prices are having an impact. I think that Western Australia is working through that problem and the potential is good. I am pleased that Tim Fischer recognises what Western Australia is doing, because the opposition certainly cannot bring itself to recognise that. Tomorrow I will attend the Tourism Ministers Council, and the domestic tourism issue will be one of the items on the agenda. I will leave members with this: three new events will be held in Western Australia in 2007 - the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, the Australian Safari and the Red Bull Air Race. We are working on new events and new initiatives. The SPEAKER : I call the members for Hillarys, Roe and Cottesloe to order.
I thank the member for her question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.M. McHALE : I want to inform the house of two very significant announcements made in the past few days. The first very significant announcement was about the approval by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to endorse the Red Bull Air Race, which is now on track to present a very spectacular “formula 1 of the sky” event in Perth. This is fantastic news for Western Australia. Members will be aware that this race has been held in cities such as Istanbul, Barcelona and Berlin, and now it will be held in Perth. The importance of CASA’s approval was significant, because without that, this race would not go ahead. This is a fantastic race for Western Australia. It will bring between 3 000 and 4 000 people to Perth and will be seen by many millions of people globally. The second announcement was made on Monday and will be of particular interest to regional members. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari, which people describe as the equivalent of the Paris to Dakar Rally. The equivalent of that race will run from Kununurra to Perth. Regional members should be very interested in this announcement. It is the fist time that Western Australia will host the Australian Safari. It is a 5 000-kilometre endurance race from Kununurra through to Broome, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie and, ultimately, to Perth for four-wheel drives and motorbikes. The importance of the Australian Safari is the economic return to those towns and to regional Western Australia. The other important significance of the race is that the route can change; it is very flexible. For instance, next year it may be held in the south west and perhaps even down to Esperance. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari for three years. It is a good investment and will provide a very good return. It is important because it will contribute to the economic investment in regional towns. We are ensuring that events are held not just in Perth, but also throughout the whole of Western Australia. The race will be promoted on television in places such as Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan, the United Kingdom and so on. Two other new events will be held in Perth, and in Fremantle in particular. One of those events is the Summer of Sailing in Fremantle. Two races will be held in Perth: the Audi Etchells Worlds 2006 will be held in November, and the Velux 5 Oceans solo race will be held in December. Some members may have heard Tim Fischer on the radio yesterday. Mr Fischer is now the chair of Tourism Australia. I hope that members heard him because he was very complimentary about what is happening in Tourism Western Australia. For those members who did not hear the former federal Leader of the National Party, Tourism Western Australia is doing a very good job and Western Australia is looking very good, especially with the huge growth in tourism we expect from China. I know that the opposition has been quite critical of domestic tourism. It is important to say to people - this is what Tim Fischer said yesterday - that they should be calm and realise that domestic tourism is flat right across Australia. That is because people bought plasma televisions to watch the soccer World Cup and the like and fuel prices are having an impact. I think that Western Australia is working through that problem and the potential is good. I am pleased that Tim Fischer recognises what Western Australia is doing, because the opposition certainly cannot bring itself to recognise that. Tomorrow I will attend the Tourism Ministers Council, and the domestic tourism issue will be one of the items on the agenda. I will leave members with this: three new events will be held in Western Australia in 2007 - the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, the Australian Safari and the Red Bull Air Race. We are working on new events and new initiatives. The SPEAKER : I call the members for Hillarys, Roe and Cottesloe to order.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.M. McHALE : I want to inform the house of two very significant announcements made in the past few days. The first very significant announcement was about the approval by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to endorse the Red Bull Air Race, which is now on track to present a very spectacular “formula 1 of the sky” event in Perth. This is fantastic news for Western Australia. Members will be aware that this race has been held in cities such as Istanbul, Barcelona and Berlin, and now it will be held in Perth. The importance of CASA’s approval was significant, because without that, this race would not go ahead. This is a fantastic race for Western Australia. It will bring between 3 000 and 4 000 people to Perth and will be seen by many millions of people globally. The second announcement was made on Monday and will be of particular interest to regional members. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari, which people describe as the equivalent of the Paris to Dakar Rally. The equivalent of that race will run from Kununurra to Perth. Regional members should be very interested in this announcement. It is the fist time that Western Australia will host the Australian Safari. It is a 5 000-kilometre endurance race from Kununurra through to Broome, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie and, ultimately, to Perth for four-wheel drives and motorbikes. The importance of the Australian Safari is the economic return to those towns and to regional Western Australia. The other important significance of the race is that the route can change; it is very flexible. For instance, next year it may be held in the south west and perhaps even down to Esperance. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari for three years. It is a good investment and will provide a very good return. It is important because it will contribute to the economic investment in regional towns. We are ensuring that events are held not just in Perth, but also throughout the whole of Western Australia. The race will be promoted on television in places such as Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan, the United Kingdom and so on. Two other new events will be held in Perth, and in Fremantle in particular. One of those events is the Summer of Sailing in Fremantle. Two races will be held in Perth: the Audi Etchells Worlds 2006 will be held in November, and the Velux 5 Oceans solo race will be held in December. Some members may have heard Tim Fischer on the radio yesterday. Mr Fischer is now the chair of Tourism Australia. I hope that members heard him because he was very complimentary about what is happening in Tourism Western Australia. For those members who did not hear the former federal Leader of the National Party, Tourism Western Australia is doing a very good job and Western Australia is looking very good, especially with the huge growth in tourism we expect from China. I know that the opposition has been quite critical of domestic tourism. It is important to say to people - this is what Tim Fischer said yesterday - that they should be calm and realise that domestic tourism is flat right across Australia. That is because people bought plasma televisions to watch the soccer World Cup and the like and fuel prices are having an impact. I think that Western Australia is working through that problem and the potential is good. I am pleased that Tim Fischer recognises what Western Australia is doing, because the opposition certainly cannot bring itself to recognise that. Tomorrow I will attend the Tourism Ministers Council, and the domestic tourism issue will be one of the items on the agenda. I will leave members with this: three new events will be held in Western Australia in 2007 - the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, the Australian Safari and the Red Bull Air Race. We are working on new events and new initiatives. The SPEAKER : I call the members for Hillarys, Roe and Cottesloe to order.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.M. McHALE : I want to inform the house of two very significant announcements made in the past few days. The first very significant announcement was about the approval by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to endorse the Red Bull Air Race, which is now on track to present a very spectacular “formula 1 of the sky” event in Perth. This is fantastic news for Western Australia. Members will be aware that this race has been held in cities such as Istanbul, Barcelona and Berlin, and now it will be held in Perth. The importance of CASA’s approval was significant, because without that, this race would not go ahead. This is a fantastic race for Western Australia. It will bring between 3 000 and 4 000 people to Perth and will be seen by many millions of people globally. The second announcement was made on Monday and will be of particular interest to regional members. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari, which people describe as the equivalent of the Paris to Dakar Rally. The equivalent of that race will run from Kununurra to Perth. Regional members should be very interested in this announcement. It is the fist time that Western Australia will host the Australian Safari. It is a 5 000-kilometre endurance race from Kununurra through to Broome, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie and, ultimately, to Perth for four-wheel drives and motorbikes. The importance of the Australian Safari is the economic return to those towns and to regional Western Australia. The other important significance of the race is that the route can change; it is very flexible. For instance, next year it may be held in the south west and perhaps even down to Esperance. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari for three years. It is a good investment and will provide a very good return. It is important because it will contribute to the economic investment in regional towns. We are ensuring that events are held not just in Perth, but also throughout the whole of Western Australia. The race will be promoted on television in places such as Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan, the United Kingdom and so on. Two other new events will be held in Perth, and in Fremantle in particular. One of those events is the Summer of Sailing in Fremantle. Two races will be held in Perth: the Audi Etchells Worlds 2006 will be held in November, and the Velux 5 Oceans solo race will be held in December. Some members may have heard Tim Fischer on the radio yesterday. Mr Fischer is now the chair of Tourism Australia. I hope that members heard him because he was very complimentary about what is happening in Tourism Western Australia. For those members who did not hear the former federal Leader of the National Party, Tourism Western Australia is doing a very good job and Western Australia is looking very good, especially with the huge growth in tourism we expect from China. I know that the opposition has been quite critical of domestic tourism. It is important to say to people - this is what Tim Fischer said yesterday - that they should be calm and realise that domestic tourism is flat right across Australia. That is because people bought plasma televisions to watch the soccer World Cup and the like and fuel prices are having an impact. I think that Western Australia is working through that problem and the potential is good. I am pleased that Tim Fischer recognises what Western Australia is doing, because the opposition certainly cannot bring itself to recognise that. Tomorrow I will attend the Tourism Ministers Council, and the domestic tourism issue will be one of the items on the agenda. I will leave members with this: three new events will be held in Western Australia in 2007 - the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, the Australian Safari and the Red Bull Air Race. We are working on new events and new initiatives. The SPEAKER : I call the members for Hillarys, Roe and Cottesloe to order.
Ms S.M. McHALE : I want to inform the house of two very significant announcements made in the past few days. The first very significant announcement was about the approval by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to endorse the Red Bull Air Race, which is now on track to present a very spectacular “formula 1 of the sky” event in Perth. This is fantastic news for Western Australia. Members will be aware that this race has been held in cities such as Istanbul, Barcelona and Berlin, and now it will be held in Perth. The importance of CASA’s approval was significant, because without that, this race would not go ahead. This is a fantastic race for Western Australia. It will bring between 3 000 and 4 000 people to Perth and will be seen by many millions of people globally. The second announcement was made on Monday and will be of particular interest to regional members. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari, which people describe as the equivalent of the Paris to Dakar Rally. The equivalent of that race will run from Kununurra to Perth. Regional members should be very interested in this announcement. It is the fist time that Western Australia will host the Australian Safari. It is a 5 000-kilometre endurance race from Kununurra through to Broome, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie and, ultimately, to Perth for four-wheel drives and motorbikes. The importance of the Australian Safari is the economic return to those towns and to regional Western Australia. The other important significance of the race is that the route can change; it is very flexible. For instance, next year it may be held in the south west and perhaps even down to Esperance. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari for three years. It is a good investment and will provide a very good return. It is important because it will contribute to the economic investment in regional towns. We are ensuring that events are held not just in Perth, but also throughout the whole of Western Australia. The race will be promoted on television in places such as Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan, the United Kingdom and so on. Two other new events will be held in Perth, and in Fremantle in particular. One of those events is the Summer of Sailing in Fremantle. Two races will be held in Perth: the Audi Etchells Worlds 2006 will be held in November, and the Velux 5 Oceans solo race will be held in December. Some members may have heard Tim Fischer on the radio yesterday. Mr Fischer is now the chair of Tourism Australia. I hope that members heard him because he was very complimentary about what is happening in Tourism Western Australia. For those members who did not hear the former federal Leader of the National Party, Tourism Western Australia is doing a very good job and Western Australia is looking very good, especially with the huge growth in tourism we expect from China. I know that the opposition has been quite critical of domestic tourism. It is important to say to people - this is what Tim Fischer said yesterday - that they should be calm and realise that domestic tourism is flat right across Australia. That is because people bought plasma televisions to watch the soccer World Cup and the like and fuel prices are having an impact. I think that Western Australia is working through that problem and the potential is good. I am pleased that Tim Fischer recognises what Western Australia is doing, because the opposition certainly cannot bring itself to recognise that. Tomorrow I will attend the Tourism Ministers Council, and the domestic tourism issue will be one of the items on the agenda. I will leave members with this: three new events will be held in Western Australia in 2007 - the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, the Australian Safari and the Red Bull Air Race. We are working on new events and new initiatives. The SPEAKER : I call the members for Hillarys, Roe and Cottesloe to order.
The second announcement was made on Monday and will be of particular interest to regional members. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari, which people describe as the equivalent of the Paris to Dakar Rally. The equivalent of that race will run from Kununurra to Perth. Regional members should be very interested in this announcement. It is the fist time that Western Australia will host the Australian Safari. It is a 5 000-kilometre endurance race from Kununurra through to Broome, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie and, ultimately, to Perth for four-wheel drives and motorbikes. The importance of the Australian Safari is the economic return to those towns and to regional Western Australia. The other important significance of the race is that the route can change; it is very flexible. For instance, next year it may be held in the south west and perhaps even down to Esperance. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari for three years. It is a good investment and will provide a very good return. It is important because it will contribute to the economic investment in regional towns. We are ensuring that events are held not just in Perth, but also throughout the whole of Western Australia. The race will be promoted on television in places such as Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan, the United Kingdom and so on. Two other new events will be held in Perth, and in Fremantle in particular. One of those events is the Summer of Sailing in Fremantle. Two races will be held in Perth: the Audi Etchells Worlds 2006 will be held in November, and the Velux 5 Oceans solo race will be held in December. Some members may have heard Tim Fischer on the radio yesterday. Mr Fischer is now the chair of Tourism Australia. I hope that members heard him because he was very complimentary about what is happening in Tourism Western Australia. For those members who did not hear the former federal Leader of the National Party, Tourism Western Australia is doing a very good job and Western Australia is looking very good, especially with the huge growth in tourism we expect from China. I know that the opposition has been quite critical of domestic tourism. It is important to say to people - this is what Tim Fischer said yesterday - that they should be calm and realise that domestic tourism is flat right across Australia. That is because people bought plasma televisions to watch the soccer World Cup and the like and fuel prices are having an impact. I think that Western Australia is working through that problem and the potential is good. I am pleased that Tim Fischer recognises what Western Australia is doing, because the opposition certainly cannot bring itself to recognise that. Tomorrow I will attend the Tourism Ministers Council, and the domestic tourism issue will be one of the items on the agenda. I will leave members with this: three new events will be held in Western Australia in 2007 - the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, the Australian Safari and the Red Bull Air Race. We are working on new events and new initiatives. The SPEAKER : I call the members for Hillarys, Roe and Cottesloe to order.
Two other new events will be held in Perth, and in Fremantle in particular. One of those events is the Summer of Sailing in Fremantle. Two races will be held in Perth: the Audi Etchells Worlds 2006 will be held in November, and the Velux 5 Oceans solo race will be held in December. Some members may have heard Tim Fischer on the radio yesterday. Mr Fischer is now the chair of Tourism Australia. I hope that members heard him because he was very complimentary about what is happening in Tourism Western Australia. For those members who did not hear the former federal Leader of the National Party, Tourism Western Australia is doing a very good job and Western Australia is looking very good, especially with the huge growth in tourism we expect from China. I know that the opposition has been quite critical of domestic tourism. It is important to say to people - this is what Tim Fischer said yesterday - that they should be calm and realise that domestic tourism is flat right across Australia. That is because people bought plasma televisions to watch the soccer World Cup and the like and fuel prices are having an impact. I think that Western Australia is working through that problem and the potential is good. I am pleased that Tim Fischer recognises what Western Australia is doing, because the opposition certainly cannot bring itself to recognise that. Tomorrow I will attend the Tourism Ministers Council, and the domestic tourism issue will be one of the items on the agenda. I will leave members with this: three new events will be held in Western Australia in 2007 - the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, the Australian Safari and the Red Bull Air Race. We are working on new events and new initiatives. The SPEAKER : I call the members for Hillarys, Roe and Cottesloe to order.
The SPEAKER : I call the members for Hillarys, Roe and Cottesloe to order.
Ms S.M. McHALE replied: I thank the member for her question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.M. McHALE : I want to inform the house of two very significant announcements made in the past few days. The first very significant announcement was about the approval by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to endorse the Red Bull Air Race, which is now on track to present a very spectacular “formula 1 of the sky” event in Perth. This is fantastic news for Western Australia. Members will be aware that this race has been held in cities such as Istanbul, Barcelona and Berlin, and now it will be held in Perth. The importance of CASA’s approval was significant, because without that, this race would not go ahead. This is a fantastic race for Western Australia. It will bring between 3 000 and 4 000 people to Perth and will be seen by many millions of people globally. The second announcement was made on Monday and will be of particular interest to regional members. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari, which people describe as the equivalent of the Paris to Dakar Rally. The equivalent of that race will run from Kununurra to Perth. Regional members should be very interested in this announcement. It is the fist time that Western Australia will host the Australian Safari. It is a 5 000-kilometre endurance race from Kununurra through to Broome, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie and, ultimately, to Perth for four-wheel drives and motorbikes. The importance of the Australian Safari is the economic return to those towns and to regional Western Australia. The other important significance of the race is that the route can change; it is very flexible. For instance, next year it may be held in the south west and perhaps even down to Esperance. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari for three years. It is a good investment and will provide a very good return. It is important because it will contribute to the economic investment in regional towns. We are ensuring that events are held not just in Perth, but also throughout the whole of Western Australia. The race will be promoted on television in places such as Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan, the United Kingdom and so on. Two other new events will be held in Perth, and in Fremantle in particular. One of those events is the Summer of Sailing in Fremantle. Two races will be held in Perth: the Audi Etchells Worlds 2006 will be held in November, and the Velux 5 Oceans solo race will be held in December. Some members may have heard Tim Fischer on the radio yesterday. Mr Fischer is now the chair of Tourism Australia. I hope that members heard him because he was very complimentary about what is happening in Tourism Western Australia. For those members who did not hear the former federal Leader of the National Party, Tourism Western Australia is doing a very good job and Western Australia is looking very good, especially with the huge growth in tourism we expect from China. I know that the opposition has been quite critical of domestic tourism. It is important to say to people - this is what Tim Fischer said yesterday - that they should be calm and realise that domestic tourism is flat right across Australia. That is because people bought plasma televisions to watch the soccer World Cup and the like and fuel prices are having an impact. I think that Western Australia is working through that problem and the potential is good. I am pleased that Tim Fischer recognises what Western Australia is doing, because the opposition certainly cannot bring itself to recognise that. Tomorrow I will attend the Tourism Ministers Council, and the domestic tourism issue will be one of the items on the agenda. I will leave members with this: three new events will be held in Western Australia in 2007 - the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, the Australian Safari and the Red Bull Air Race. We are working on new events and new initiatives. The SPEAKER : I call the members for Hillarys, Roe and Cottesloe to order.
I thank the member for her question. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.M. McHALE : I want to inform the house of two very significant announcements made in the past few days. The first very significant announcement was about the approval by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to endorse the Red Bull Air Race, which is now on track to present a very spectacular “formula 1 of the sky” event in Perth. This is fantastic news for Western Australia. Members will be aware that this race has been held in cities such as Istanbul, Barcelona and Berlin, and now it will be held in Perth. The importance of CASA’s approval was significant, because without that, this race would not go ahead. This is a fantastic race for Western Australia. It will bring between 3 000 and 4 000 people to Perth and will be seen by many millions of people globally. The second announcement was made on Monday and will be of particular interest to regional members. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari, which people describe as the equivalent of the Paris to Dakar Rally. The equivalent of that race will run from Kununurra to Perth. Regional members should be very interested in this announcement. It is the fist time that Western Australia will host the Australian Safari. It is a 5 000-kilometre endurance race from Kununurra through to Broome, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie and, ultimately, to Perth for four-wheel drives and motorbikes. The importance of the Australian Safari is the economic return to those towns and to regional Western Australia. The other important significance of the race is that the route can change; it is very flexible. For instance, next year it may be held in the south west and perhaps even down to Esperance. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari for three years. It is a good investment and will provide a very good return. It is important because it will contribute to the economic investment in regional towns. We are ensuring that events are held not just in Perth, but also throughout the whole of Western Australia. The race will be promoted on television in places such as Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan, the United Kingdom and so on. Two other new events will be held in Perth, and in Fremantle in particular. One of those events is the Summer of Sailing in Fremantle. Two races will be held in Perth: the Audi Etchells Worlds 2006 will be held in November, and the Velux 5 Oceans solo race will be held in December. Some members may have heard Tim Fischer on the radio yesterday. Mr Fischer is now the chair of Tourism Australia. I hope that members heard him because he was very complimentary about what is happening in Tourism Western Australia. For those members who did not hear the former federal Leader of the National Party, Tourism Western Australia is doing a very good job and Western Australia is looking very good, especially with the huge growth in tourism we expect from China. I know that the opposition has been quite critical of domestic tourism. It is important to say to people - this is what Tim Fischer said yesterday - that they should be calm and realise that domestic tourism is flat right across Australia. That is because people bought plasma televisions to watch the soccer World Cup and the like and fuel prices are having an impact. I think that Western Australia is working through that problem and the potential is good. I am pleased that Tim Fischer recognises what Western Australia is doing, because the opposition certainly cannot bring itself to recognise that. Tomorrow I will attend the Tourism Ministers Council, and the domestic tourism issue will be one of the items on the agenda. I will leave members with this: three new events will be held in Western Australia in 2007 - the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, the Australian Safari and the Red Bull Air Race. We are working on new events and new initiatives. The SPEAKER : I call the members for Hillarys, Roe and Cottesloe to order.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.M. McHALE : I want to inform the house of two very significant announcements made in the past few days. The first very significant announcement was about the approval by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to endorse the Red Bull Air Race, which is now on track to present a very spectacular “formula 1 of the sky” event in Perth. This is fantastic news for Western Australia. Members will be aware that this race has been held in cities such as Istanbul, Barcelona and Berlin, and now it will be held in Perth. The importance of CASA’s approval was significant, because without that, this race would not go ahead. This is a fantastic race for Western Australia. It will bring between 3 000 and 4 000 people to Perth and will be seen by many millions of people globally. The second announcement was made on Monday and will be of particular interest to regional members. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari, which people describe as the equivalent of the Paris to Dakar Rally. The equivalent of that race will run from Kununurra to Perth. Regional members should be very interested in this announcement. It is the fist time that Western Australia will host the Australian Safari. It is a 5 000-kilometre endurance race from Kununurra through to Broome, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie and, ultimately, to Perth for four-wheel drives and motorbikes. The importance of the Australian Safari is the economic return to those towns and to regional Western Australia. The other important significance of the race is that the route can change; it is very flexible. For instance, next year it may be held in the south west and perhaps even down to Esperance. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari for three years. It is a good investment and will provide a very good return. It is important because it will contribute to the economic investment in regional towns. We are ensuring that events are held not just in Perth, but also throughout the whole of Western Australia. The race will be promoted on television in places such as Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan, the United Kingdom and so on. Two other new events will be held in Perth, and in Fremantle in particular. One of those events is the Summer of Sailing in Fremantle. Two races will be held in Perth: the Audi Etchells Worlds 2006 will be held in November, and the Velux 5 Oceans solo race will be held in December. Some members may have heard Tim Fischer on the radio yesterday. Mr Fischer is now the chair of Tourism Australia. I hope that members heard him because he was very complimentary about what is happening in Tourism Western Australia. For those members who did not hear the former federal Leader of the National Party, Tourism Western Australia is doing a very good job and Western Australia is looking very good, especially with the huge growth in tourism we expect from China. I know that the opposition has been quite critical of domestic tourism. It is important to say to people - this is what Tim Fischer said yesterday - that they should be calm and realise that domestic tourism is flat right across Australia. That is because people bought plasma televisions to watch the soccer World Cup and the like and fuel prices are having an impact. I think that Western Australia is working through that problem and the potential is good. I am pleased that Tim Fischer recognises what Western Australia is doing, because the opposition certainly cannot bring itself to recognise that. Tomorrow I will attend the Tourism Ministers Council, and the domestic tourism issue will be one of the items on the agenda. I will leave members with this: three new events will be held in Western Australia in 2007 - the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, the Australian Safari and the Red Bull Air Race. We are working on new events and new initiatives. The SPEAKER : I call the members for Hillarys, Roe and Cottesloe to order.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.M. McHALE : I want to inform the house of two very significant announcements made in the past few days. The first very significant announcement was about the approval by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to endorse the Red Bull Air Race, which is now on track to present a very spectacular “formula 1 of the sky” event in Perth. This is fantastic news for Western Australia. Members will be aware that this race has been held in cities such as Istanbul, Barcelona and Berlin, and now it will be held in Perth. The importance of CASA’s approval was significant, because without that, this race would not go ahead. This is a fantastic race for Western Australia. It will bring between 3 000 and 4 000 people to Perth and will be seen by many millions of people globally. The second announcement was made on Monday and will be of particular interest to regional members. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari, which people describe as the equivalent of the Paris to Dakar Rally. The equivalent of that race will run from Kununurra to Perth. Regional members should be very interested in this announcement. It is the fist time that Western Australia will host the Australian Safari. It is a 5 000-kilometre endurance race from Kununurra through to Broome, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie and, ultimately, to Perth for four-wheel drives and motorbikes. The importance of the Australian Safari is the economic return to those towns and to regional Western Australia. The other important significance of the race is that the route can change; it is very flexible. For instance, next year it may be held in the south west and perhaps even down to Esperance. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari for three years. It is a good investment and will provide a very good return. It is important because it will contribute to the economic investment in regional towns. We are ensuring that events are held not just in Perth, but also throughout the whole of Western Australia. The race will be promoted on television in places such as Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan, the United Kingdom and so on. Two other new events will be held in Perth, and in Fremantle in particular. One of those events is the Summer of Sailing in Fremantle. Two races will be held in Perth: the Audi Etchells Worlds 2006 will be held in November, and the Velux 5 Oceans solo race will be held in December. Some members may have heard Tim Fischer on the radio yesterday. Mr Fischer is now the chair of Tourism Australia. I hope that members heard him because he was very complimentary about what is happening in Tourism Western Australia. For those members who did not hear the former federal Leader of the National Party, Tourism Western Australia is doing a very good job and Western Australia is looking very good, especially with the huge growth in tourism we expect from China. I know that the opposition has been quite critical of domestic tourism. It is important to say to people - this is what Tim Fischer said yesterday - that they should be calm and realise that domestic tourism is flat right across Australia. That is because people bought plasma televisions to watch the soccer World Cup and the like and fuel prices are having an impact. I think that Western Australia is working through that problem and the potential is good. I am pleased that Tim Fischer recognises what Western Australia is doing, because the opposition certainly cannot bring itself to recognise that. Tomorrow I will attend the Tourism Ministers Council, and the domestic tourism issue will be one of the items on the agenda. I will leave members with this: three new events will be held in Western Australia in 2007 - the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, the Australian Safari and the Red Bull Air Race. We are working on new events and new initiatives. The SPEAKER : I call the members for Hillarys, Roe and Cottesloe to order.
Ms S.M. McHALE : I want to inform the house of two very significant announcements made in the past few days. The first very significant announcement was about the approval by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to endorse the Red Bull Air Race, which is now on track to present a very spectacular “formula 1 of the sky” event in Perth. This is fantastic news for Western Australia. Members will be aware that this race has been held in cities such as Istanbul, Barcelona and Berlin, and now it will be held in Perth. The importance of CASA’s approval was significant, because without that, this race would not go ahead. This is a fantastic race for Western Australia. It will bring between 3 000 and 4 000 people to Perth and will be seen by many millions of people globally. The second announcement was made on Monday and will be of particular interest to regional members. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari, which people describe as the equivalent of the Paris to Dakar Rally. The equivalent of that race will run from Kununurra to Perth. Regional members should be very interested in this announcement. It is the fist time that Western Australia will host the Australian Safari. It is a 5 000-kilometre endurance race from Kununurra through to Broome, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie and, ultimately, to Perth for four-wheel drives and motorbikes. The importance of the Australian Safari is the economic return to those towns and to regional Western Australia. The other important significance of the race is that the route can change; it is very flexible. For instance, next year it may be held in the south west and perhaps even down to Esperance. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari for three years. It is a good investment and will provide a very good return. It is important because it will contribute to the economic investment in regional towns. We are ensuring that events are held not just in Perth, but also throughout the whole of Western Australia. The race will be promoted on television in places such as Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan, the United Kingdom and so on. Two other new events will be held in Perth, and in Fremantle in particular. One of those events is the Summer of Sailing in Fremantle. Two races will be held in Perth: the Audi Etchells Worlds 2006 will be held in November, and the Velux 5 Oceans solo race will be held in December. Some members may have heard Tim Fischer on the radio yesterday. Mr Fischer is now the chair of Tourism Australia. I hope that members heard him because he was very complimentary about what is happening in Tourism Western Australia. For those members who did not hear the former federal Leader of the National Party, Tourism Western Australia is doing a very good job and Western Australia is looking very good, especially with the huge growth in tourism we expect from China. I know that the opposition has been quite critical of domestic tourism. It is important to say to people - this is what Tim Fischer said yesterday - that they should be calm and realise that domestic tourism is flat right across Australia. That is because people bought plasma televisions to watch the soccer World Cup and the like and fuel prices are having an impact. I think that Western Australia is working through that problem and the potential is good. I am pleased that Tim Fischer recognises what Western Australia is doing, because the opposition certainly cannot bring itself to recognise that. Tomorrow I will attend the Tourism Ministers Council, and the domestic tourism issue will be one of the items on the agenda. I will leave members with this: three new events will be held in Western Australia in 2007 - the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, the Australian Safari and the Red Bull Air Race. We are working on new events and new initiatives. The SPEAKER : I call the members for Hillarys, Roe and Cottesloe to order.
The second announcement was made on Monday and will be of particular interest to regional members. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari, which people describe as the equivalent of the Paris to Dakar Rally. The equivalent of that race will run from Kununurra to Perth. Regional members should be very interested in this announcement. It is the fist time that Western Australia will host the Australian Safari. It is a 5 000-kilometre endurance race from Kununurra through to Broome, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie and, ultimately, to Perth for four-wheel drives and motorbikes. The importance of the Australian Safari is the economic return to those towns and to regional Western Australia. The other important significance of the race is that the route can change; it is very flexible. For instance, next year it may be held in the south west and perhaps even down to Esperance. Western Australia will host the Australian Safari for three years. It is a good investment and will provide a very good return. It is important because it will contribute to the economic investment in regional towns. We are ensuring that events are held not just in Perth, but also throughout the whole of Western Australia. The race will be promoted on television in places such as Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan, the United Kingdom and so on. Two other new events will be held in Perth, and in Fremantle in particular. One of those events is the Summer of Sailing in Fremantle. Two races will be held in Perth: the Audi Etchells Worlds 2006 will be held in November, and the Velux 5 Oceans solo race will be held in December. Some members may have heard Tim Fischer on the radio yesterday. Mr Fischer is now the chair of Tourism Australia. I hope that members heard him because he was very complimentary about what is happening in Tourism Western Australia. For those members who did not hear the former federal Leader of the National Party, Tourism Western Australia is doing a very good job and Western Australia is looking very good, especially with the huge growth in tourism we expect from China. I know that the opposition has been quite critical of domestic tourism. It is important to say to people - this is what Tim Fischer said yesterday - that they should be calm and realise that domestic tourism is flat right across Australia. That is because people bought plasma televisions to watch the soccer World Cup and the like and fuel prices are having an impact. I think that Western Australia is working through that problem and the potential is good. I am pleased that Tim Fischer recognises what Western Australia is doing, because the opposition certainly cannot bring itself to recognise that. Tomorrow I will attend the Tourism Ministers Council, and the domestic tourism issue will be one of the items on the agenda. I will leave members with this: three new events will be held in Western Australia in 2007 - the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, the Australian Safari and the Red Bull Air Race. We are working on new events and new initiatives. The SPEAKER : I call the members for Hillarys, Roe and Cottesloe to order.
Two other new events will be held in Perth, and in Fremantle in particular. One of those events is the Summer of Sailing in Fremantle. Two races will be held in Perth: the Audi Etchells Worlds 2006 will be held in November, and the Velux 5 Oceans solo race will be held in December. Some members may have heard Tim Fischer on the radio yesterday. Mr Fischer is now the chair of Tourism Australia. I hope that members heard him because he was very complimentary about what is happening in Tourism Western Australia. For those members who did not hear the former federal Leader of the National Party, Tourism Western Australia is doing a very good job and Western Australia is looking very good, especially with the huge growth in tourism we expect from China. I know that the opposition has been quite critical of domestic tourism. It is important to say to people - this is what Tim Fischer said yesterday - that they should be calm and realise that domestic tourism is flat right across Australia. That is because people bought plasma televisions to watch the soccer World Cup and the like and fuel prices are having an impact. I think that Western Australia is working through that problem and the potential is good. I am pleased that Tim Fischer recognises what Western Australia is doing, because the opposition certainly cannot bring itself to recognise that. Tomorrow I will attend the Tourism Ministers Council, and the domestic tourism issue will be one of the items on the agenda. I will leave members with this: three new events will be held in Western Australia in 2007 - the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, the Australian Safari and the Red Bull Air Race. We are working on new events and new initiatives. The SPEAKER : I call the members for Hillarys, Roe and Cottesloe to order.
The SPEAKER : I call the members for Hillarys, Roe and Cottesloe to order.
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