❓ Hon Alan Cadby questions the Minister for Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne about the amalgamation of East and West Pilbara TAFE colleges, potential job losses, and the retention of savings for the Pilbara TAFE system. The Minister supports the decision and advocates for the return of savings to the region.
AnsweredQoN 1305Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
EAST AND WEST PILBARA TAFE COLLEGES, AMALGAMATION
(1) Does the minister support the amalgamation of the East and West Pilbara TAFE colleges and the job losses the Minister for Training has stated will occur? (2) Will the minister demand the retention of the proposed $1.5 million in savings from this plan for use in the Pilbara TAFE system; and, if not, why will he not support the local communities? Hon TOM STEPHENS
(1) Does the minister support the amalgamation of the East and West Pilbara TAFE colleges and the job losses the Minister for Training has stated will occur? (2) Will the minister demand the retention of the proposed $1.5 million in savings from this plan for use in the Pilbara TAFE system; and, if not, why will he not support the local communities? Hon TOM STEPHENS
AnswerView source ↗
(1)-(2) The decision to amalgamate the TAFE colleges in the Pilbara was made by this Government following the work that was done by lower House member Tony McRae as chairman of a review process. That recommendation came to Cabinet, and the decision of Cabinet has my support. In the lead-up to that decision, some reservations were expressed in the Pilbara region, and I have relayed those reservations to Tony McRae, Minister Kobelke and my other government colleagues. A number of significant people expressed reservations, but no widespread opposition was drawn to my attention in the lead-up to this decision being made. That surprised me; nonetheless, that is the case. Hon Norman Moore: Now that you have made the decision, you may find out what they believe. Hon TOM STEPHENS: That may well be the case. This decision is not the first to amalgamate facilities in the Pilbara. The current Leader of the Opposition was responsible for amalgamating the Pundulmurra College of TAFE. Hon Norman Moore: Your memory is faulty. That was not done by me. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I have always blamed the current Leader of the Opposition. Hon Norman Moore: I did not do it; and, besides that, they are 50 metres apart, not 240 kilometres apart. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is interesting that the Newman and Port Hedland campuses are many kilometres apart, yet it is the same college. It is not beyond the wit of modern man or woman to operate two campuses of the same college. The Port Hedland and Newman campuses of that TAFE college have managed to do that to the satisfaction of both towns. Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
(2) Will the minister demand the retention of the proposed $1.5 million in savings from this plan for use in the Pilbara TAFE system; and, if not, why will he not support the local communities? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) The decision to amalgamate the TAFE colleges in the Pilbara was made by this Government following the work that was done by lower House member Tony McRae as chairman of a review process. That recommendation came to Cabinet, and the decision of Cabinet has my support. In the lead-up to that decision, some reservations were expressed in the Pilbara region, and I have relayed those reservations to Tony McRae, Minister Kobelke and my other government colleagues. A number of significant people expressed reservations, but no widespread opposition was drawn to my attention in the lead-up to this decision being made. That surprised me; nonetheless, that is the case. Hon Norman Moore: Now that you have made the decision, you may find out what they believe. Hon TOM STEPHENS: That may well be the case. This decision is not the first to amalgamate facilities in the Pilbara. The current Leader of the Opposition was responsible for amalgamating the Pundulmurra College of TAFE. Hon Norman Moore: Your memory is faulty. That was not done by me. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I have always blamed the current Leader of the Opposition. Hon Norman Moore: I did not do it; and, besides that, they are 50 metres apart, not 240 kilometres apart. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is interesting that the Newman and Port Hedland campuses are many kilometres apart, yet it is the same college. It is not beyond the wit of modern man or woman to operate two campuses of the same college. The Port Hedland and Newman campuses of that TAFE college have managed to do that to the satisfaction of both towns. Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) The decision to amalgamate the TAFE colleges in the Pilbara was made by this Government following the work that was done by lower House member Tony McRae as chairman of a review process. That recommendation came to Cabinet, and the decision of Cabinet has my support. In the lead-up to that decision, some reservations were expressed in the Pilbara region, and I have relayed those reservations to Tony McRae, Minister Kobelke and my other government colleagues. A number of significant people expressed reservations, but no widespread opposition was drawn to my attention in the lead-up to this decision being made. That surprised me; nonetheless, that is the case. Hon Norman Moore: Now that you have made the decision, you may find out what they believe. Hon TOM STEPHENS: That may well be the case. This decision is not the first to amalgamate facilities in the Pilbara. The current Leader of the Opposition was responsible for amalgamating the Pundulmurra College of TAFE. Hon Norman Moore: Your memory is faulty. That was not done by me. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I have always blamed the current Leader of the Opposition. Hon Norman Moore: I did not do it; and, besides that, they are 50 metres apart, not 240 kilometres apart. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is interesting that the Newman and Port Hedland campuses are many kilometres apart, yet it is the same college. It is not beyond the wit of modern man or woman to operate two campuses of the same college. The Port Hedland and Newman campuses of that TAFE college have managed to do that to the satisfaction of both towns. Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
(1)-(2) The decision to amalgamate the TAFE colleges in the Pilbara was made by this Government following the work that was done by lower House member Tony McRae as chairman of a review process. That recommendation came to Cabinet, and the decision of Cabinet has my support. In the lead-up to that decision, some reservations were expressed in the Pilbara region, and I have relayed those reservations to Tony McRae, Minister Kobelke and my other government colleagues. A number of significant people expressed reservations, but no widespread opposition was drawn to my attention in the lead-up to this decision being made. That surprised me; nonetheless, that is the case. Hon Norman Moore: Now that you have made the decision, you may find out what they believe. Hon TOM STEPHENS: That may well be the case. This decision is not the first to amalgamate facilities in the Pilbara. The current Leader of the Opposition was responsible for amalgamating the Pundulmurra College of TAFE. Hon Norman Moore: Your memory is faulty. That was not done by me. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I have always blamed the current Leader of the Opposition. Hon Norman Moore: I did not do it; and, besides that, they are 50 metres apart, not 240 kilometres apart. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is interesting that the Newman and Port Hedland campuses are many kilometres apart, yet it is the same college. It is not beyond the wit of modern man or woman to operate two campuses of the same college. The Port Hedland and Newman campuses of that TAFE college have managed to do that to the satisfaction of both towns. Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
Hon Norman Moore: Now that you have made the decision, you may find out what they believe. Hon TOM STEPHENS: That may well be the case. This decision is not the first to amalgamate facilities in the Pilbara. The current Leader of the Opposition was responsible for amalgamating the Pundulmurra College of TAFE. Hon Norman Moore: Your memory is faulty. That was not done by me. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I have always blamed the current Leader of the Opposition. Hon Norman Moore: I did not do it; and, besides that, they are 50 metres apart, not 240 kilometres apart. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is interesting that the Newman and Port Hedland campuses are many kilometres apart, yet it is the same college. It is not beyond the wit of modern man or woman to operate two campuses of the same college. The Port Hedland and Newman campuses of that TAFE college have managed to do that to the satisfaction of both towns. Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: That may well be the case. This decision is not the first to amalgamate facilities in the Pilbara. The current Leader of the Opposition was responsible for amalgamating the Pundulmurra College of TAFE. Hon Norman Moore: Your memory is faulty. That was not done by me. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I have always blamed the current Leader of the Opposition. Hon Norman Moore: I did not do it; and, besides that, they are 50 metres apart, not 240 kilometres apart. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is interesting that the Newman and Port Hedland campuses are many kilometres apart, yet it is the same college. It is not beyond the wit of modern man or woman to operate two campuses of the same college. The Port Hedland and Newman campuses of that TAFE college have managed to do that to the satisfaction of both towns. Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
Hon Norman Moore: Your memory is faulty. That was not done by me. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I have always blamed the current Leader of the Opposition. Hon Norman Moore: I did not do it; and, besides that, they are 50 metres apart, not 240 kilometres apart. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is interesting that the Newman and Port Hedland campuses are many kilometres apart, yet it is the same college. It is not beyond the wit of modern man or woman to operate two campuses of the same college. The Port Hedland and Newman campuses of that TAFE college have managed to do that to the satisfaction of both towns. Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: I have always blamed the current Leader of the Opposition. Hon Norman Moore: I did not do it; and, besides that, they are 50 metres apart, not 240 kilometres apart. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is interesting that the Newman and Port Hedland campuses are many kilometres apart, yet it is the same college. It is not beyond the wit of modern man or woman to operate two campuses of the same college. The Port Hedland and Newman campuses of that TAFE college have managed to do that to the satisfaction of both towns. Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
Hon Norman Moore: I did not do it; and, besides that, they are 50 metres apart, not 240 kilometres apart. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is interesting that the Newman and Port Hedland campuses are many kilometres apart, yet it is the same college. It is not beyond the wit of modern man or woman to operate two campuses of the same college. The Port Hedland and Newman campuses of that TAFE college have managed to do that to the satisfaction of both towns. Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is interesting that the Newman and Port Hedland campuses are many kilometres apart, yet it is the same college. It is not beyond the wit of modern man or woman to operate two campuses of the same college. The Port Hedland and Newman campuses of that TAFE college have managed to do that to the satisfaction of both towns. Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
(2) Will the minister demand the retention of the proposed $1.5 million in savings from this plan for use in the Pilbara TAFE system; and, if not, why will he not support the local communities? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) The decision to amalgamate the TAFE colleges in the Pilbara was made by this Government following the work that was done by lower House member Tony McRae as chairman of a review process. That recommendation came to Cabinet, and the decision of Cabinet has my support. In the lead-up to that decision, some reservations were expressed in the Pilbara region, and I have relayed those reservations to Tony McRae, Minister Kobelke and my other government colleagues. A number of significant people expressed reservations, but no widespread opposition was drawn to my attention in the lead-up to this decision being made. That surprised me; nonetheless, that is the case. Hon Norman Moore: Now that you have made the decision, you may find out what they believe. Hon TOM STEPHENS: That may well be the case. This decision is not the first to amalgamate facilities in the Pilbara. The current Leader of the Opposition was responsible for amalgamating the Pundulmurra College of TAFE. Hon Norman Moore: Your memory is faulty. That was not done by me. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I have always blamed the current Leader of the Opposition. Hon Norman Moore: I did not do it; and, besides that, they are 50 metres apart, not 240 kilometres apart. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is interesting that the Newman and Port Hedland campuses are many kilometres apart, yet it is the same college. It is not beyond the wit of modern man or woman to operate two campuses of the same college. The Port Hedland and Newman campuses of that TAFE college have managed to do that to the satisfaction of both towns. Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) The decision to amalgamate the TAFE colleges in the Pilbara was made by this Government following the work that was done by lower House member Tony McRae as chairman of a review process. That recommendation came to Cabinet, and the decision of Cabinet has my support. In the lead-up to that decision, some reservations were expressed in the Pilbara region, and I have relayed those reservations to Tony McRae, Minister Kobelke and my other government colleagues. A number of significant people expressed reservations, but no widespread opposition was drawn to my attention in the lead-up to this decision being made. That surprised me; nonetheless, that is the case. Hon Norman Moore: Now that you have made the decision, you may find out what they believe. Hon TOM STEPHENS: That may well be the case. This decision is not the first to amalgamate facilities in the Pilbara. The current Leader of the Opposition was responsible for amalgamating the Pundulmurra College of TAFE. Hon Norman Moore: Your memory is faulty. That was not done by me. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I have always blamed the current Leader of the Opposition. Hon Norman Moore: I did not do it; and, besides that, they are 50 metres apart, not 240 kilometres apart. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is interesting that the Newman and Port Hedland campuses are many kilometres apart, yet it is the same college. It is not beyond the wit of modern man or woman to operate two campuses of the same college. The Port Hedland and Newman campuses of that TAFE college have managed to do that to the satisfaction of both towns. Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
(1)-(2) The decision to amalgamate the TAFE colleges in the Pilbara was made by this Government following the work that was done by lower House member Tony McRae as chairman of a review process. That recommendation came to Cabinet, and the decision of Cabinet has my support. In the lead-up to that decision, some reservations were expressed in the Pilbara region, and I have relayed those reservations to Tony McRae, Minister Kobelke and my other government colleagues. A number of significant people expressed reservations, but no widespread opposition was drawn to my attention in the lead-up to this decision being made. That surprised me; nonetheless, that is the case. Hon Norman Moore: Now that you have made the decision, you may find out what they believe. Hon TOM STEPHENS: That may well be the case. This decision is not the first to amalgamate facilities in the Pilbara. The current Leader of the Opposition was responsible for amalgamating the Pundulmurra College of TAFE. Hon Norman Moore: Your memory is faulty. That was not done by me. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I have always blamed the current Leader of the Opposition. Hon Norman Moore: I did not do it; and, besides that, they are 50 metres apart, not 240 kilometres apart. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is interesting that the Newman and Port Hedland campuses are many kilometres apart, yet it is the same college. It is not beyond the wit of modern man or woman to operate two campuses of the same college. The Port Hedland and Newman campuses of that TAFE college have managed to do that to the satisfaction of both towns. Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
Hon Norman Moore: Now that you have made the decision, you may find out what they believe. Hon TOM STEPHENS: That may well be the case. This decision is not the first to amalgamate facilities in the Pilbara. The current Leader of the Opposition was responsible for amalgamating the Pundulmurra College of TAFE. Hon Norman Moore: Your memory is faulty. That was not done by me. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I have always blamed the current Leader of the Opposition. Hon Norman Moore: I did not do it; and, besides that, they are 50 metres apart, not 240 kilometres apart. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is interesting that the Newman and Port Hedland campuses are many kilometres apart, yet it is the same college. It is not beyond the wit of modern man or woman to operate two campuses of the same college. The Port Hedland and Newman campuses of that TAFE college have managed to do that to the satisfaction of both towns. Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: That may well be the case. This decision is not the first to amalgamate facilities in the Pilbara. The current Leader of the Opposition was responsible for amalgamating the Pundulmurra College of TAFE. Hon Norman Moore: Your memory is faulty. That was not done by me. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I have always blamed the current Leader of the Opposition. Hon Norman Moore: I did not do it; and, besides that, they are 50 metres apart, not 240 kilometres apart. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is interesting that the Newman and Port Hedland campuses are many kilometres apart, yet it is the same college. It is not beyond the wit of modern man or woman to operate two campuses of the same college. The Port Hedland and Newman campuses of that TAFE college have managed to do that to the satisfaction of both towns. Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
Hon Norman Moore: Your memory is faulty. That was not done by me. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I have always blamed the current Leader of the Opposition. Hon Norman Moore: I did not do it; and, besides that, they are 50 metres apart, not 240 kilometres apart. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is interesting that the Newman and Port Hedland campuses are many kilometres apart, yet it is the same college. It is not beyond the wit of modern man or woman to operate two campuses of the same college. The Port Hedland and Newman campuses of that TAFE college have managed to do that to the satisfaction of both towns. Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: I have always blamed the current Leader of the Opposition. Hon Norman Moore: I did not do it; and, besides that, they are 50 metres apart, not 240 kilometres apart. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is interesting that the Newman and Port Hedland campuses are many kilometres apart, yet it is the same college. It is not beyond the wit of modern man or woman to operate two campuses of the same college. The Port Hedland and Newman campuses of that TAFE college have managed to do that to the satisfaction of both towns. Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
Hon Norman Moore: I did not do it; and, besides that, they are 50 metres apart, not 240 kilometres apart. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is interesting that the Newman and Port Hedland campuses are many kilometres apart, yet it is the same college. It is not beyond the wit of modern man or woman to operate two campuses of the same college. The Port Hedland and Newman campuses of that TAFE college have managed to do that to the satisfaction of both towns. Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is interesting that the Newman and Port Hedland campuses are many kilometres apart, yet it is the same college. It is not beyond the wit of modern man or woman to operate two campuses of the same college. The Port Hedland and Newman campuses of that TAFE college have managed to do that to the satisfaction of both towns. Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
Hon Alan Cadby: What about the $1.5 million in savings? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: I understand that the Minister for Training takes very seriously the ambitions of local communities that are producing savings and is trying to find ways of ensuring that those savings are returned to increase the educational facilities within those regions. As an advocate for the people in that region as the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne, I will, of course, be advocating the return to that region of any savings that are produced to improve the educational facilities. I have absolute confidence that Hon John Kobelke, as Minister for Training, will view that approach favourably. I note also that Tony McRae, who is the advocate for and architect of this process that has been adopted by the Government, is, as a former resident of the Pilbara, not unfamiliar with the challenge and the opportunity. He knows the community of the Pilbara reasonably well, and he did a fair amount of work to ensure that his recommendations were understood before they were adopted by the Government.
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.