❓ Question regarding the progress of the Perth City Link project and expenditure by the Barnett government, with a response detailing project progress and expenditure figures, while also criticising the opposition's understanding and past performance.
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CITY LINK PROJECT
I note that the shadow Minister for Planning indicated in The West Australian this week that the Barnett government had not spent a cent on the City Link project. Can the minister please advise the house of the progress made with the City Link project since the Liberal–National government took office? Mr J.H.D. DAY
I note that the shadow Minister for Planning indicated in The West Australian this week that the Barnett government had not spent a cent on the City Link project. Can the minister please advise the house of the progress made with the City Link project since the Liberal–National government took office? Mr J.H.D. DAY
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I think this question is primarily in my role as Minister for Planning, but it does indeed touch on the Culture and the Arts portfolio. I noticed the member for Perth’s statement in Monday’s paper. He said — “The Barnett Government has not spent a cent yet on the City Link project and they’ve been in Government for three years.” The depth of understanding that the member for Perth has about what is happening in his electorate and in his shadow portfolio of planning is really quite astounding. All he needs to do is visit the site of the Perth rail station, as I do from time to time, and he will see work underway at the moment that is directly related to the Perth City Link project and the undergrounding of the rail line, to be followed by undergrounding of the bus station. If it is too difficult for the member for Perth to visit the Perth rail station or the area of ground, there is a Perth City Link website, and that will take him through to the Public Transport Authority. He will see there a webcam picture of what is happening at the Perth rail station in real time. Let us look at a little more of the details. Mr J.N. Hyde : You still haven’t dug a hole there! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Perth does not seem to understand that it is necessary to do some preparatory work above the ground before work is done under the ground to install a tunnel, as well as the other work. This is a $610 million project that is funded by this government. The member is getting mixed up in his comments with his own side when it was in government: it was very good at announcing things, putting up signs and putting out media statements, glossy documents and so on, and then nothing actually happened. I very well recall the front-page newspaper article prior to the 2005 election in which a big splash was made by the then Premier and leader of the Labor Party about how Labor was going to undertake the project within the next few years. Six years later, it is the Liberal–National government that has funded the project, together with the Australian government and the City of Perth, to make it a reality. In particular, in the current financial year, 2010–11, the East Perth Redevelopment Authority will expend $8.3 million—a little more than a cent, member for Perth—and the Public Transport Authority — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I realise that you have been referred to. Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
Mr J.H.D. DAY replied: I think this question is primarily in my role as Minister for Planning, but it does indeed touch on the Culture and the Arts portfolio. I noticed the member for Perth’s statement in Monday’s paper. He said — “The Barnett Government has not spent a cent yet on the City Link project and they’ve been in Government for three years.” The depth of understanding that the member for Perth has about what is happening in his electorate and in his shadow portfolio of planning is really quite astounding. All he needs to do is visit the site of the Perth rail station, as I do from time to time, and he will see work underway at the moment that is directly related to the Perth City Link project and the undergrounding of the rail line, to be followed by undergrounding of the bus station. If it is too difficult for the member for Perth to visit the Perth rail station or the area of ground, there is a Perth City Link website, and that will take him through to the Public Transport Authority. He will see there a webcam picture of what is happening at the Perth rail station in real time. Let us look at a little more of the details. Mr J.N. Hyde : You still haven’t dug a hole there! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Perth does not seem to understand that it is necessary to do some preparatory work above the ground before work is done under the ground to install a tunnel, as well as the other work. This is a $610 million project that is funded by this government. The member is getting mixed up in his comments with his own side when it was in government: it was very good at announcing things, putting up signs and putting out media statements, glossy documents and so on, and then nothing actually happened. I very well recall the front-page newspaper article prior to the 2005 election in which a big splash was made by the then Premier and leader of the Labor Party about how Labor was going to undertake the project within the next few years. Six years later, it is the Liberal–National government that has funded the project, together with the Australian government and the City of Perth, to make it a reality. In particular, in the current financial year, 2010–11, the East Perth Redevelopment Authority will expend $8.3 million—a little more than a cent, member for Perth—and the Public Transport Authority — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I realise that you have been referred to. Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
I think this question is primarily in my role as Minister for Planning, but it does indeed touch on the Culture and the Arts portfolio. I noticed the member for Perth’s statement in Monday’s paper. He said — “The Barnett Government has not spent a cent yet on the City Link project and they’ve been in Government for three years.” The depth of understanding that the member for Perth has about what is happening in his electorate and in his shadow portfolio of planning is really quite astounding. All he needs to do is visit the site of the Perth rail station, as I do from time to time, and he will see work underway at the moment that is directly related to the Perth City Link project and the undergrounding of the rail line, to be followed by undergrounding of the bus station. If it is too difficult for the member for Perth to visit the Perth rail station or the area of ground, there is a Perth City Link website, and that will take him through to the Public Transport Authority. He will see there a webcam picture of what is happening at the Perth rail station in real time. Let us look at a little more of the details. Mr J.N. Hyde : You still haven’t dug a hole there! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Perth does not seem to understand that it is necessary to do some preparatory work above the ground before work is done under the ground to install a tunnel, as well as the other work. This is a $610 million project that is funded by this government. The member is getting mixed up in his comments with his own side when it was in government: it was very good at announcing things, putting up signs and putting out media statements, glossy documents and so on, and then nothing actually happened. I very well recall the front-page newspaper article prior to the 2005 election in which a big splash was made by the then Premier and leader of the Labor Party about how Labor was going to undertake the project within the next few years. Six years later, it is the Liberal–National government that has funded the project, together with the Australian government and the City of Perth, to make it a reality. In particular, in the current financial year, 2010–11, the East Perth Redevelopment Authority will expend $8.3 million—a little more than a cent, member for Perth—and the Public Transport Authority — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I realise that you have been referred to. Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
Let us look at a little more of the details. Mr J.N. Hyde : You still haven’t dug a hole there! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Perth does not seem to understand that it is necessary to do some preparatory work above the ground before work is done under the ground to install a tunnel, as well as the other work. This is a $610 million project that is funded by this government. The member is getting mixed up in his comments with his own side when it was in government: it was very good at announcing things, putting up signs and putting out media statements, glossy documents and so on, and then nothing actually happened. I very well recall the front-page newspaper article prior to the 2005 election in which a big splash was made by the then Premier and leader of the Labor Party about how Labor was going to undertake the project within the next few years. Six years later, it is the Liberal–National government that has funded the project, together with the Australian government and the City of Perth, to make it a reality. In particular, in the current financial year, 2010–11, the East Perth Redevelopment Authority will expend $8.3 million—a little more than a cent, member for Perth—and the Public Transport Authority — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I realise that you have been referred to. Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
Mr J.N. Hyde : You still haven’t dug a hole there! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Perth does not seem to understand that it is necessary to do some preparatory work above the ground before work is done under the ground to install a tunnel, as well as the other work. This is a $610 million project that is funded by this government. The member is getting mixed up in his comments with his own side when it was in government: it was very good at announcing things, putting up signs and putting out media statements, glossy documents and so on, and then nothing actually happened. I very well recall the front-page newspaper article prior to the 2005 election in which a big splash was made by the then Premier and leader of the Labor Party about how Labor was going to undertake the project within the next few years. Six years later, it is the Liberal–National government that has funded the project, together with the Australian government and the City of Perth, to make it a reality. In particular, in the current financial year, 2010–11, the East Perth Redevelopment Authority will expend $8.3 million—a little more than a cent, member for Perth—and the Public Transport Authority — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I realise that you have been referred to. Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
The SPEAKER : Member for Perth! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Perth does not seem to understand that it is necessary to do some preparatory work above the ground before work is done under the ground to install a tunnel, as well as the other work. This is a $610 million project that is funded by this government. The member is getting mixed up in his comments with his own side when it was in government: it was very good at announcing things, putting up signs and putting out media statements, glossy documents and so on, and then nothing actually happened. I very well recall the front-page newspaper article prior to the 2005 election in which a big splash was made by the then Premier and leader of the Labor Party about how Labor was going to undertake the project within the next few years. Six years later, it is the Liberal–National government that has funded the project, together with the Australian government and the City of Perth, to make it a reality. In particular, in the current financial year, 2010–11, the East Perth Redevelopment Authority will expend $8.3 million—a little more than a cent, member for Perth—and the Public Transport Authority — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I realise that you have been referred to. Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Perth does not seem to understand that it is necessary to do some preparatory work above the ground before work is done under the ground to install a tunnel, as well as the other work. This is a $610 million project that is funded by this government. The member is getting mixed up in his comments with his own side when it was in government: it was very good at announcing things, putting up signs and putting out media statements, glossy documents and so on, and then nothing actually happened. I very well recall the front-page newspaper article prior to the 2005 election in which a big splash was made by the then Premier and leader of the Labor Party about how Labor was going to undertake the project within the next few years. Six years later, it is the Liberal–National government that has funded the project, together with the Australian government and the City of Perth, to make it a reality. In particular, in the current financial year, 2010–11, the East Perth Redevelopment Authority will expend $8.3 million—a little more than a cent, member for Perth—and the Public Transport Authority — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I realise that you have been referred to. Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
This is a $610 million project that is funded by this government. The member is getting mixed up in his comments with his own side when it was in government: it was very good at announcing things, putting up signs and putting out media statements, glossy documents and so on, and then nothing actually happened. I very well recall the front-page newspaper article prior to the 2005 election in which a big splash was made by the then Premier and leader of the Labor Party about how Labor was going to undertake the project within the next few years. Six years later, it is the Liberal–National government that has funded the project, together with the Australian government and the City of Perth, to make it a reality. In particular, in the current financial year, 2010–11, the East Perth Redevelopment Authority will expend $8.3 million—a little more than a cent, member for Perth—and the Public Transport Authority — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I realise that you have been referred to. Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I realise that you have been referred to. Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I realise that you have been referred to. Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
Mr J.H.D. DAY replied: I think this question is primarily in my role as Minister for Planning, but it does indeed touch on the Culture and the Arts portfolio. I noticed the member for Perth’s statement in Monday’s paper. He said — “The Barnett Government has not spent a cent yet on the City Link project and they’ve been in Government for three years.” The depth of understanding that the member for Perth has about what is happening in his electorate and in his shadow portfolio of planning is really quite astounding. All he needs to do is visit the site of the Perth rail station, as I do from time to time, and he will see work underway at the moment that is directly related to the Perth City Link project and the undergrounding of the rail line, to be followed by undergrounding of the bus station. If it is too difficult for the member for Perth to visit the Perth rail station or the area of ground, there is a Perth City Link website, and that will take him through to the Public Transport Authority. He will see there a webcam picture of what is happening at the Perth rail station in real time. Let us look at a little more of the details. Mr J.N. Hyde : You still haven’t dug a hole there! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Perth does not seem to understand that it is necessary to do some preparatory work above the ground before work is done under the ground to install a tunnel, as well as the other work. This is a $610 million project that is funded by this government. The member is getting mixed up in his comments with his own side when it was in government: it was very good at announcing things, putting up signs and putting out media statements, glossy documents and so on, and then nothing actually happened. I very well recall the front-page newspaper article prior to the 2005 election in which a big splash was made by the then Premier and leader of the Labor Party about how Labor was going to undertake the project within the next few years. Six years later, it is the Liberal–National government that has funded the project, together with the Australian government and the City of Perth, to make it a reality. In particular, in the current financial year, 2010–11, the East Perth Redevelopment Authority will expend $8.3 million—a little more than a cent, member for Perth—and the Public Transport Authority — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I realise that you have been referred to. Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
I think this question is primarily in my role as Minister for Planning, but it does indeed touch on the Culture and the Arts portfolio. I noticed the member for Perth’s statement in Monday’s paper. He said — “The Barnett Government has not spent a cent yet on the City Link project and they’ve been in Government for three years.” The depth of understanding that the member for Perth has about what is happening in his electorate and in his shadow portfolio of planning is really quite astounding. All he needs to do is visit the site of the Perth rail station, as I do from time to time, and he will see work underway at the moment that is directly related to the Perth City Link project and the undergrounding of the rail line, to be followed by undergrounding of the bus station. If it is too difficult for the member for Perth to visit the Perth rail station or the area of ground, there is a Perth City Link website, and that will take him through to the Public Transport Authority. He will see there a webcam picture of what is happening at the Perth rail station in real time. Let us look at a little more of the details. Mr J.N. Hyde : You still haven’t dug a hole there! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Perth does not seem to understand that it is necessary to do some preparatory work above the ground before work is done under the ground to install a tunnel, as well as the other work. This is a $610 million project that is funded by this government. The member is getting mixed up in his comments with his own side when it was in government: it was very good at announcing things, putting up signs and putting out media statements, glossy documents and so on, and then nothing actually happened. I very well recall the front-page newspaper article prior to the 2005 election in which a big splash was made by the then Premier and leader of the Labor Party about how Labor was going to undertake the project within the next few years. Six years later, it is the Liberal–National government that has funded the project, together with the Australian government and the City of Perth, to make it a reality. In particular, in the current financial year, 2010–11, the East Perth Redevelopment Authority will expend $8.3 million—a little more than a cent, member for Perth—and the Public Transport Authority — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I realise that you have been referred to. Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
Let us look at a little more of the details. Mr J.N. Hyde : You still haven’t dug a hole there! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Perth does not seem to understand that it is necessary to do some preparatory work above the ground before work is done under the ground to install a tunnel, as well as the other work. This is a $610 million project that is funded by this government. The member is getting mixed up in his comments with his own side when it was in government: it was very good at announcing things, putting up signs and putting out media statements, glossy documents and so on, and then nothing actually happened. I very well recall the front-page newspaper article prior to the 2005 election in which a big splash was made by the then Premier and leader of the Labor Party about how Labor was going to undertake the project within the next few years. Six years later, it is the Liberal–National government that has funded the project, together with the Australian government and the City of Perth, to make it a reality. In particular, in the current financial year, 2010–11, the East Perth Redevelopment Authority will expend $8.3 million—a little more than a cent, member for Perth—and the Public Transport Authority — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I realise that you have been referred to. Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
Mr J.N. Hyde : You still haven’t dug a hole there! The SPEAKER : Member for Perth! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Perth does not seem to understand that it is necessary to do some preparatory work above the ground before work is done under the ground to install a tunnel, as well as the other work. This is a $610 million project that is funded by this government. The member is getting mixed up in his comments with his own side when it was in government: it was very good at announcing things, putting up signs and putting out media statements, glossy documents and so on, and then nothing actually happened. I very well recall the front-page newspaper article prior to the 2005 election in which a big splash was made by the then Premier and leader of the Labor Party about how Labor was going to undertake the project within the next few years. Six years later, it is the Liberal–National government that has funded the project, together with the Australian government and the City of Perth, to make it a reality. In particular, in the current financial year, 2010–11, the East Perth Redevelopment Authority will expend $8.3 million—a little more than a cent, member for Perth—and the Public Transport Authority — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I realise that you have been referred to. Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
The SPEAKER : Member for Perth! Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Perth does not seem to understand that it is necessary to do some preparatory work above the ground before work is done under the ground to install a tunnel, as well as the other work. This is a $610 million project that is funded by this government. The member is getting mixed up in his comments with his own side when it was in government: it was very good at announcing things, putting up signs and putting out media statements, glossy documents and so on, and then nothing actually happened. I very well recall the front-page newspaper article prior to the 2005 election in which a big splash was made by the then Premier and leader of the Labor Party about how Labor was going to undertake the project within the next few years. Six years later, it is the Liberal–National government that has funded the project, together with the Australian government and the City of Perth, to make it a reality. In particular, in the current financial year, 2010–11, the East Perth Redevelopment Authority will expend $8.3 million—a little more than a cent, member for Perth—and the Public Transport Authority — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I realise that you have been referred to. Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : The member for Perth does not seem to understand that it is necessary to do some preparatory work above the ground before work is done under the ground to install a tunnel, as well as the other work. This is a $610 million project that is funded by this government. The member is getting mixed up in his comments with his own side when it was in government: it was very good at announcing things, putting up signs and putting out media statements, glossy documents and so on, and then nothing actually happened. I very well recall the front-page newspaper article prior to the 2005 election in which a big splash was made by the then Premier and leader of the Labor Party about how Labor was going to undertake the project within the next few years. Six years later, it is the Liberal–National government that has funded the project, together with the Australian government and the City of Perth, to make it a reality. In particular, in the current financial year, 2010–11, the East Perth Redevelopment Authority will expend $8.3 million—a little more than a cent, member for Perth—and the Public Transport Authority — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I realise that you have been referred to. Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
This is a $610 million project that is funded by this government. The member is getting mixed up in his comments with his own side when it was in government: it was very good at announcing things, putting up signs and putting out media statements, glossy documents and so on, and then nothing actually happened. I very well recall the front-page newspaper article prior to the 2005 election in which a big splash was made by the then Premier and leader of the Labor Party about how Labor was going to undertake the project within the next few years. Six years later, it is the Liberal–National government that has funded the project, together with the Australian government and the City of Perth, to make it a reality. In particular, in the current financial year, 2010–11, the East Perth Redevelopment Authority will expend $8.3 million—a little more than a cent, member for Perth—and the Public Transport Authority — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I realise that you have been referred to. Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I realise that you have been referred to. Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I realise that you have been referred to. Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
Mr J.N. Hyde : Verballed. The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
The SPEAKER : Member for Perth, I am endeavouring to protect you in this place. However, you do not do your cause any good by continually interjecting. I am just giving you that advice, member for Perth. Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : In the current financial year, the Public Transport Authority will expend $31.4 million, making a total of almost $40 million being expended in the current financial year. In the previous financial year, 2009–10, it was $2.9 million and $1.85 million respectively, and there was previous expenditure in 2008–09, most of which happened in the time of the current government. The good news is that this project is actually happening. One need only visit the Perth rail station, as I said, to see some of the early works underway. The major construction work to actually dig a hole, as the member for Perth says, will commence later this year. This project is becoming a reality.
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