❓ Mr Wyatt questions the Premier on whether he will adopt the National Party's $150 million Goldfields Strategic Development Plan if re-elected. The Premier expresses support for the plan and indicates it will be considered within the government's broader regional development strategy.
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GOLDFIELDS STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN
715. Mr B.S. WYATT to the Premier:
On 18 August the Leader of the National Party announced that,
if re-elected, the National Party will establish a $150 million goldfields
strategic development plan. Does the Premier support this proposal and will he
implement this policy if he is re-elected as Premier?
715. Mr B.S. WYATT to the Premier:
On 18 August the Leader of the National Party announced that,
if re-elected, the National Party will establish a $150 million goldfields
strategic development plan. Does the Premier support this proposal and will he
implement this policy if he is re-elected as Premier?
AnswerView source ↗
The next state election is on 9
March—still quite some time away—and sometime between now and
then the Liberal Party will release its policies.
Mr
B.S. Wyatt : Will they include the National Party commitments?
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : I am just answering the member's question. I am just
filling him in on what is going to happen. We will start to release policies in
the lead-up to that 9 March election. We are not going to be doing that now.
With respect to the proposal by the National Party for the $150 million
goldfields revitalisation program, I have discussed that only recently with
Mayor Ron Yuryevich and the full council. I think it is a meritorious program.
Mr
B.S. Wyatt : Will you commit to it?
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : Listen to the answer! I do support it.
Mr
B.S. Wyatt : Will you commit to it?
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : Hang on! Just listen! I do support it, and indeed I went
through some detail on the projects that the goldfields thought were most
important, and there will be some discussion about that. It is fair to say, and
the Minister for Regional Development has acknowledged that perhaps there has
been a big focus in the Pilbara and probably the Kimberley and the south west,
and that although the goldfields has not missed out, maybe there has not been
as much focus there as we would have hoped. So I think maybe the goldfields'
turn is coming up. I think the idea of $150 million over four years is
reasonable within the royalties for regions program, and I do support it.
March—still quite some time away—and sometime between now and
then the Liberal Party will release its policies.
Mr
B.S. Wyatt : Will they include the National Party commitments?
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : I am just answering the member's question. I am just
filling him in on what is going to happen. We will start to release policies in
the lead-up to that 9 March election. We are not going to be doing that now.
With respect to the proposal by the National Party for the $150 million
goldfields revitalisation program, I have discussed that only recently with
Mayor Ron Yuryevich and the full council. I think it is a meritorious program.
Mr
B.S. Wyatt : Will you commit to it?
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : Listen to the answer! I do support it.
Mr
B.S. Wyatt : Will you commit to it?
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : Hang on! Just listen! I do support it, and indeed I went
through some detail on the projects that the goldfields thought were most
important, and there will be some discussion about that. It is fair to say, and
the Minister for Regional Development has acknowledged that perhaps there has
been a big focus in the Pilbara and probably the Kimberley and the south west,
and that although the goldfields has not missed out, maybe there has not been
as much focus there as we would have hoped. So I think maybe the goldfields'
turn is coming up. I think the idea of $150 million over four years is
reasonable within the royalties for regions program, and I do support it.
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