❓ Question regarding progress on the new Busselton health campus. The Minister provides details on the appointment of the design company, budget, bed numbers, and construction timeline, addressing previous delays due to the global financial crisis.
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BUSSELTON HEALTH CAMPUS
Minister, nobody appreciates more than myself the hard work that our health professionals are doing, and also how much the Liberal–National government is doing — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.P. JACOB : Members, it is one sentence!—to provide state-of-the-art facilities for them to do their work. Can the minister please provide the house with more details about further progress on the new Busselton health campus? Dr K.D. HAMES
Minister, nobody appreciates more than myself the hard work that our health professionals are doing, and also how much the Liberal–National government is doing — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.P. JACOB : Members, it is one sentence!—to provide state-of-the-art facilities for them to do their work. Can the minister please provide the house with more details about further progress on the new Busselton health campus? Dr K.D. HAMES
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Obviously the member for Vasse would have loved to have asked that question, because he has been giving me a hard time about making sure that this stays going. Can I say that that was an excellent preamble. It was a lot shorter than the member for Warnbro’s preamble just a day or two ago. We are getting on with Busselton, and the next step forward has been announced this week, which is the appointment of the company that is going to be responsible for the design of the hospital, and that is a company called Hassell. There was a lot of interest in doing that job. I think six or eight companies expressed interest. That was whittled down to a small number that went through detailed interviews, and it was decided that Hassell would be the company to do that job. We have a project definition plan for the hospital site that confirms that there is enough room to build a new hospital on that site and that there is enough room for expansion. Initially the hospital will have 84 beds and a total budget of $117.9 million, which includes $40.5 million through royalties for regions. That extra funding will give us the capacity to build what I believe will be a magnificent hospital on that site. I am sure the people of Busselton will be very pleased to hear that. As members know, there were some initial delays because of the financial crisis. The former Treasurer, the member for Vasse, endured some of the pain of that financial difficulty caused by the global financial crisis. However, I believe the community will be very pleased to hear that the construction of the hospital will start in 2012 and be completed in 2014. Some members know that I now have to leave the chamber, and although the member for Kimberley is not in the chamber, I will say for those members who are here that I thought the editorial in The West Australian today was excellent, and I strongly endorse the comments made in that editorial about the member for Kimberley.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.P. JACOB : Members, it is one sentence!—to provide state-of-the-art facilities for them to do their work. Can the minister please provide the house with more details about further progress on the new Busselton health campus? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: Obviously the member for Vasse would have loved to have asked that question, because he has been giving me a hard time about making sure that this stays going. Can I say that that was an excellent preamble. It was a lot shorter than the member for Warnbro’s preamble just a day or two ago. We are getting on with Busselton, and the next step forward has been announced this week, which is the appointment of the company that is going to be responsible for the design of the hospital, and that is a company called Hassell. There was a lot of interest in doing that job. I think six or eight companies expressed interest. That was whittled down to a small number that went through detailed interviews, and it was decided that Hassell would be the company to do that job. We have a project definition plan for the hospital site that confirms that there is enough room to build a new hospital on that site and that there is enough room for expansion. Initially the hospital will have 84 beds and a total budget of $117.9 million, which includes $40.5 million through royalties for regions. That extra funding will give us the capacity to build what I believe will be a magnificent hospital on that site. I am sure the people of Busselton will be very pleased to hear that. As members know, there were some initial delays because of the financial crisis. The former Treasurer, the member for Vasse, endured some of the pain of that financial difficulty caused by the global financial crisis. However, I believe the community will be very pleased to hear that the construction of the hospital will start in 2012 and be completed in 2014. Some members know that I now have to leave the chamber, and although the member for Kimberley is not in the chamber, I will say for those members who are here that I thought the editorial in The West Australian today was excellent, and I strongly endorse the comments made in that editorial about the member for Kimberley.
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.P. JACOB : Members, it is one sentence!—to provide state-of-the-art facilities for them to do their work. Can the minister please provide the house with more details about further progress on the new Busselton health campus? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: Obviously the member for Vasse would have loved to have asked that question, because he has been giving me a hard time about making sure that this stays going. Can I say that that was an excellent preamble. It was a lot shorter than the member for Warnbro’s preamble just a day or two ago. We are getting on with Busselton, and the next step forward has been announced this week, which is the appointment of the company that is going to be responsible for the design of the hospital, and that is a company called Hassell. There was a lot of interest in doing that job. I think six or eight companies expressed interest. That was whittled down to a small number that went through detailed interviews, and it was decided that Hassell would be the company to do that job. We have a project definition plan for the hospital site that confirms that there is enough room to build a new hospital on that site and that there is enough room for expansion. Initially the hospital will have 84 beds and a total budget of $117.9 million, which includes $40.5 million through royalties for regions. That extra funding will give us the capacity to build what I believe will be a magnificent hospital on that site. I am sure the people of Busselton will be very pleased to hear that. As members know, there were some initial delays because of the financial crisis. The former Treasurer, the member for Vasse, endured some of the pain of that financial difficulty caused by the global financial crisis. However, I believe the community will be very pleased to hear that the construction of the hospital will start in 2012 and be completed in 2014. Some members know that I now have to leave the chamber, and although the member for Kimberley is not in the chamber, I will say for those members who are here that I thought the editorial in The West Australian today was excellent, and I strongly endorse the comments made in that editorial about the member for Kimberley.
Mr A.P. JACOB : Members, it is one sentence!—to provide state-of-the-art facilities for them to do their work. Can the minister please provide the house with more details about further progress on the new Busselton health campus? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: Obviously the member for Vasse would have loved to have asked that question, because he has been giving me a hard time about making sure that this stays going. Can I say that that was an excellent preamble. It was a lot shorter than the member for Warnbro’s preamble just a day or two ago. We are getting on with Busselton, and the next step forward has been announced this week, which is the appointment of the company that is going to be responsible for the design of the hospital, and that is a company called Hassell. There was a lot of interest in doing that job. I think six or eight companies expressed interest. That was whittled down to a small number that went through detailed interviews, and it was decided that Hassell would be the company to do that job. We have a project definition plan for the hospital site that confirms that there is enough room to build a new hospital on that site and that there is enough room for expansion. Initially the hospital will have 84 beds and a total budget of $117.9 million, which includes $40.5 million through royalties for regions. That extra funding will give us the capacity to build what I believe will be a magnificent hospital on that site. I am sure the people of Busselton will be very pleased to hear that. As members know, there were some initial delays because of the financial crisis. The former Treasurer, the member for Vasse, endured some of the pain of that financial difficulty caused by the global financial crisis. However, I believe the community will be very pleased to hear that the construction of the hospital will start in 2012 and be completed in 2014. Some members know that I now have to leave the chamber, and although the member for Kimberley is not in the chamber, I will say for those members who are here that I thought the editorial in The West Australian today was excellent, and I strongly endorse the comments made in that editorial about the member for Kimberley.
Dr K.D. HAMES replied: Obviously the member for Vasse would have loved to have asked that question, because he has been giving me a hard time about making sure that this stays going. Can I say that that was an excellent preamble. It was a lot shorter than the member for Warnbro’s preamble just a day or two ago. We are getting on with Busselton, and the next step forward has been announced this week, which is the appointment of the company that is going to be responsible for the design of the hospital, and that is a company called Hassell. There was a lot of interest in doing that job. I think six or eight companies expressed interest. That was whittled down to a small number that went through detailed interviews, and it was decided that Hassell would be the company to do that job. We have a project definition plan for the hospital site that confirms that there is enough room to build a new hospital on that site and that there is enough room for expansion. Initially the hospital will have 84 beds and a total budget of $117.9 million, which includes $40.5 million through royalties for regions. That extra funding will give us the capacity to build what I believe will be a magnificent hospital on that site. I am sure the people of Busselton will be very pleased to hear that. As members know, there were some initial delays because of the financial crisis. The former Treasurer, the member for Vasse, endured some of the pain of that financial difficulty caused by the global financial crisis. However, I believe the community will be very pleased to hear that the construction of the hospital will start in 2012 and be completed in 2014. Some members know that I now have to leave the chamber, and although the member for Kimberley is not in the chamber, I will say for those members who are here that I thought the editorial in The West Australian today was excellent, and I strongly endorse the comments made in that editorial about the member for Kimberley.
Obviously the member for Vasse would have loved to have asked that question, because he has been giving me a hard time about making sure that this stays going. Can I say that that was an excellent preamble. It was a lot shorter than the member for Warnbro’s preamble just a day or two ago. We are getting on with Busselton, and the next step forward has been announced this week, which is the appointment of the company that is going to be responsible for the design of the hospital, and that is a company called Hassell. There was a lot of interest in doing that job. I think six or eight companies expressed interest. That was whittled down to a small number that went through detailed interviews, and it was decided that Hassell would be the company to do that job. We have a project definition plan for the hospital site that confirms that there is enough room to build a new hospital on that site and that there is enough room for expansion. Initially the hospital will have 84 beds and a total budget of $117.9 million, which includes $40.5 million through royalties for regions. That extra funding will give us the capacity to build what I believe will be a magnificent hospital on that site. I am sure the people of Busselton will be very pleased to hear that. As members know, there were some initial delays because of the financial crisis. The former Treasurer, the member for Vasse, endured some of the pain of that financial difficulty caused by the global financial crisis. However, I believe the community will be very pleased to hear that the construction of the hospital will start in 2012 and be completed in 2014. Some members know that I now have to leave the chamber, and although the member for Kimberley is not in the chamber, I will say for those members who are here that I thought the editorial in The West Australian today was excellent, and I strongly endorse the comments made in that editorial about the member for Kimberley.
We are getting on with Busselton, and the next step forward has been announced this week, which is the appointment of the company that is going to be responsible for the design of the hospital, and that is a company called Hassell. There was a lot of interest in doing that job. I think six or eight companies expressed interest. That was whittled down to a small number that went through detailed interviews, and it was decided that Hassell would be the company to do that job. We have a project definition plan for the hospital site that confirms that there is enough room to build a new hospital on that site and that there is enough room for expansion. Initially the hospital will have 84 beds and a total budget of $117.9 million, which includes $40.5 million through royalties for regions. That extra funding will give us the capacity to build what I believe will be a magnificent hospital on that site. I am sure the people of Busselton will be very pleased to hear that. As members know, there were some initial delays because of the financial crisis. The former Treasurer, the member for Vasse, endured some of the pain of that financial difficulty caused by the global financial crisis. However, I believe the community will be very pleased to hear that the construction of the hospital will start in 2012 and be completed in 2014. Some members know that I now have to leave the chamber, and although the member for Kimberley is not in the chamber, I will say for those members who are here that I thought the editorial in The West Australian today was excellent, and I strongly endorse the comments made in that editorial about the member for Kimberley.
Some members know that I now have to leave the chamber, and although the member for Kimberley is not in the chamber, I will say for those members who are here that I thought the editorial in The West Australian today was excellent, and I strongly endorse the comments made in that editorial about the member for Kimberley.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.P. JACOB : Members, it is one sentence!—to provide state-of-the-art facilities for them to do their work. Can the minister please provide the house with more details about further progress on the new Busselton health campus? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: Obviously the member for Vasse would have loved to have asked that question, because he has been giving me a hard time about making sure that this stays going. Can I say that that was an excellent preamble. It was a lot shorter than the member for Warnbro’s preamble just a day or two ago. We are getting on with Busselton, and the next step forward has been announced this week, which is the appointment of the company that is going to be responsible for the design of the hospital, and that is a company called Hassell. There was a lot of interest in doing that job. I think six or eight companies expressed interest. That was whittled down to a small number that went through detailed interviews, and it was decided that Hassell would be the company to do that job. We have a project definition plan for the hospital site that confirms that there is enough room to build a new hospital on that site and that there is enough room for expansion. Initially the hospital will have 84 beds and a total budget of $117.9 million, which includes $40.5 million through royalties for regions. That extra funding will give us the capacity to build what I believe will be a magnificent hospital on that site. I am sure the people of Busselton will be very pleased to hear that. As members know, there were some initial delays because of the financial crisis. The former Treasurer, the member for Vasse, endured some of the pain of that financial difficulty caused by the global financial crisis. However, I believe the community will be very pleased to hear that the construction of the hospital will start in 2012 and be completed in 2014. Some members know that I now have to leave the chamber, and although the member for Kimberley is not in the chamber, I will say for those members who are here that I thought the editorial in The West Australian today was excellent, and I strongly endorse the comments made in that editorial about the member for Kimberley.
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.P. JACOB : Members, it is one sentence!—to provide state-of-the-art facilities for them to do their work. Can the minister please provide the house with more details about further progress on the new Busselton health campus? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: Obviously the member for Vasse would have loved to have asked that question, because he has been giving me a hard time about making sure that this stays going. Can I say that that was an excellent preamble. It was a lot shorter than the member for Warnbro’s preamble just a day or two ago. We are getting on with Busselton, and the next step forward has been announced this week, which is the appointment of the company that is going to be responsible for the design of the hospital, and that is a company called Hassell. There was a lot of interest in doing that job. I think six or eight companies expressed interest. That was whittled down to a small number that went through detailed interviews, and it was decided that Hassell would be the company to do that job. We have a project definition plan for the hospital site that confirms that there is enough room to build a new hospital on that site and that there is enough room for expansion. Initially the hospital will have 84 beds and a total budget of $117.9 million, which includes $40.5 million through royalties for regions. That extra funding will give us the capacity to build what I believe will be a magnificent hospital on that site. I am sure the people of Busselton will be very pleased to hear that. As members know, there were some initial delays because of the financial crisis. The former Treasurer, the member for Vasse, endured some of the pain of that financial difficulty caused by the global financial crisis. However, I believe the community will be very pleased to hear that the construction of the hospital will start in 2012 and be completed in 2014. Some members know that I now have to leave the chamber, and although the member for Kimberley is not in the chamber, I will say for those members who are here that I thought the editorial in The West Australian today was excellent, and I strongly endorse the comments made in that editorial about the member for Kimberley.
Mr A.P. JACOB : Members, it is one sentence!—to provide state-of-the-art facilities for them to do their work. Can the minister please provide the house with more details about further progress on the new Busselton health campus? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: Obviously the member for Vasse would have loved to have asked that question, because he has been giving me a hard time about making sure that this stays going. Can I say that that was an excellent preamble. It was a lot shorter than the member for Warnbro’s preamble just a day or two ago. We are getting on with Busselton, and the next step forward has been announced this week, which is the appointment of the company that is going to be responsible for the design of the hospital, and that is a company called Hassell. There was a lot of interest in doing that job. I think six or eight companies expressed interest. That was whittled down to a small number that went through detailed interviews, and it was decided that Hassell would be the company to do that job. We have a project definition plan for the hospital site that confirms that there is enough room to build a new hospital on that site and that there is enough room for expansion. Initially the hospital will have 84 beds and a total budget of $117.9 million, which includes $40.5 million through royalties for regions. That extra funding will give us the capacity to build what I believe will be a magnificent hospital on that site. I am sure the people of Busselton will be very pleased to hear that. As members know, there were some initial delays because of the financial crisis. The former Treasurer, the member for Vasse, endured some of the pain of that financial difficulty caused by the global financial crisis. However, I believe the community will be very pleased to hear that the construction of the hospital will start in 2012 and be completed in 2014. Some members know that I now have to leave the chamber, and although the member for Kimberley is not in the chamber, I will say for those members who are here that I thought the editorial in The West Australian today was excellent, and I strongly endorse the comments made in that editorial about the member for Kimberley.
Dr K.D. HAMES replied: Obviously the member for Vasse would have loved to have asked that question, because he has been giving me a hard time about making sure that this stays going. Can I say that that was an excellent preamble. It was a lot shorter than the member for Warnbro’s preamble just a day or two ago. We are getting on with Busselton, and the next step forward has been announced this week, which is the appointment of the company that is going to be responsible for the design of the hospital, and that is a company called Hassell. There was a lot of interest in doing that job. I think six or eight companies expressed interest. That was whittled down to a small number that went through detailed interviews, and it was decided that Hassell would be the company to do that job. We have a project definition plan for the hospital site that confirms that there is enough room to build a new hospital on that site and that there is enough room for expansion. Initially the hospital will have 84 beds and a total budget of $117.9 million, which includes $40.5 million through royalties for regions. That extra funding will give us the capacity to build what I believe will be a magnificent hospital on that site. I am sure the people of Busselton will be very pleased to hear that. As members know, there were some initial delays because of the financial crisis. The former Treasurer, the member for Vasse, endured some of the pain of that financial difficulty caused by the global financial crisis. However, I believe the community will be very pleased to hear that the construction of the hospital will start in 2012 and be completed in 2014. Some members know that I now have to leave the chamber, and although the member for Kimberley is not in the chamber, I will say for those members who are here that I thought the editorial in The West Australian today was excellent, and I strongly endorse the comments made in that editorial about the member for Kimberley.
Obviously the member for Vasse would have loved to have asked that question, because he has been giving me a hard time about making sure that this stays going. Can I say that that was an excellent preamble. It was a lot shorter than the member for Warnbro’s preamble just a day or two ago. We are getting on with Busselton, and the next step forward has been announced this week, which is the appointment of the company that is going to be responsible for the design of the hospital, and that is a company called Hassell. There was a lot of interest in doing that job. I think six or eight companies expressed interest. That was whittled down to a small number that went through detailed interviews, and it was decided that Hassell would be the company to do that job. We have a project definition plan for the hospital site that confirms that there is enough room to build a new hospital on that site and that there is enough room for expansion. Initially the hospital will have 84 beds and a total budget of $117.9 million, which includes $40.5 million through royalties for regions. That extra funding will give us the capacity to build what I believe will be a magnificent hospital on that site. I am sure the people of Busselton will be very pleased to hear that. As members know, there were some initial delays because of the financial crisis. The former Treasurer, the member for Vasse, endured some of the pain of that financial difficulty caused by the global financial crisis. However, I believe the community will be very pleased to hear that the construction of the hospital will start in 2012 and be completed in 2014. Some members know that I now have to leave the chamber, and although the member for Kimberley is not in the chamber, I will say for those members who are here that I thought the editorial in The West Australian today was excellent, and I strongly endorse the comments made in that editorial about the member for Kimberley.
We are getting on with Busselton, and the next step forward has been announced this week, which is the appointment of the company that is going to be responsible for the design of the hospital, and that is a company called Hassell. There was a lot of interest in doing that job. I think six or eight companies expressed interest. That was whittled down to a small number that went through detailed interviews, and it was decided that Hassell would be the company to do that job. We have a project definition plan for the hospital site that confirms that there is enough room to build a new hospital on that site and that there is enough room for expansion. Initially the hospital will have 84 beds and a total budget of $117.9 million, which includes $40.5 million through royalties for regions. That extra funding will give us the capacity to build what I believe will be a magnificent hospital on that site. I am sure the people of Busselton will be very pleased to hear that. As members know, there were some initial delays because of the financial crisis. The former Treasurer, the member for Vasse, endured some of the pain of that financial difficulty caused by the global financial crisis. However, I believe the community will be very pleased to hear that the construction of the hospital will start in 2012 and be completed in 2014. Some members know that I now have to leave the chamber, and although the member for Kimberley is not in the chamber, I will say for those members who are here that I thought the editorial in The West Australian today was excellent, and I strongly endorse the comments made in that editorial about the member for Kimberley.
Some members know that I now have to leave the chamber, and although the member for Kimberley is not in the chamber, I will say for those members who are here that I thought the editorial in The West Australian today was excellent, and I strongly endorse the comments made in that editorial about the member for Kimberley.
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