❓ Mrs. Godfrey asks for an update on the Perth Stadium precinct. Minister Davies details BHP Billiton's $5 million commitment to a boardwalk and amphitheatre, along with other precinct features, amidst significant interjections and parliamentary disorder.
AnsweredQoN 693Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
PERTH
STADIUM — PRECINCT
693. Mrs G.J. GODFREY to the
Minister for Sport and Recreation:
The Perth Stadium continues to progress and I understand an
announcement was made this morning about the surrounding precinct. Could the
minister please provide an update to the house?
STADIUM — PRECINCT
693. Mrs G.J. GODFREY to the
Minister for Sport and Recreation:
The Perth Stadium continues to progress and I understand an
announcement was made this morning about the surrounding precinct. Could the
minister please provide an update to the house?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for her interest. The work on Perth
Stadium, as I have already had the opportunity to update the house, is
progressing very well. It is 25 per cent complete. We have about 200 people out
on site at the moment, and will have about 5 800 over the course of the
project. It is creating lots of jobs and it is a hive of activity. The Premier,
the member for South Perth and I were out there this morning for the
announcement that BHP Billiton will commit $5 million towards the boardwalk and
amphitheatre.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members! Member for Girrawheen!
Ms M.J. DAVIES : I
think we are suffering a little the same as the Minister for Health; we are
accused of not bringing information to the house, and when we do, members do
not listen.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Through the Chair, please.
Ms M.J. DAVIES :
The boardwalk is going to be fantastic. In essence, this will allow us to
really energise that precinct. It will be an important part of the —
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the first time. I was hoping to
get another question in, but there has been such a waste of time, we will not
be able to. Minister, a quick answer, please.
Ms M.J. DAVIES :
There is $5 million towards a boardwalk and amphitheatre in the precinct, which
will essentially allow us to start developing the precinct at the same time as
the stadium is being constructed so it can be activated —
Several members interjected.
Withdrawal of Remark
Mr
W.J. JOHNSTON : Point of order, Mr Speaker.
The
SPEAKER : I never heard anything. What is your point of order?
Mr W.J. JOHNSTON :
The Premier said, ''You're all a bunch of idiots''. Would
you ask him to withdraw?
The SPEAKER : I
never heard any statement. Are we going to now bog this thing down?
Mr W.J. JOHNSTON :
The usual practice that occurs with me is that when a member raises this sort
of point of order, the member who is accused of having said something is asked
to say whether they said the words or not. I have explained to the house the
unparliamentary words that were used by our arrogant Premier, and I would like
to know whether he is going to be asked to withdraw.
The SPEAKER :
Premier? I never heard anything said.
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I certainly said ''What a bunch of
idiots'', and if that is unparliamentary, I withdraw.
Questions
without Notice Resumed
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : The
statement has been withdrawn; we are wasting time.
Ms M.J. DAVIES : I
just have one more thing to say and I really would like to say it!
There will be a series of interpretive storyboards along the
way recognising the role and importance of Indigenous Australians within the
stadium site and within Western Australia. So this will be a really important
part of the precinct. It will be activated alongside the construction of the —
Mr
W.J. Johnston interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Cannington! Member for Cannington, do you want to have
a rest? I do not want to hear from you again.
Mr
P. Papalia interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : It will include children's playgrounds, there will be
picnic and barbecue areas, an oval, integrated artwork, and a whole range of
food and beverage. It will be open all year round so that people who live in
and around the Burswood peninsula, which is becoming a really vibrant area,
will be able to utilise those facilities. It is a fantastic partnership, facilitated
as part of Westadium's bid, and it is a $5 million investment to create
a really wonderful precinct around our world-class stadium.
Stadium, as I have already had the opportunity to update the house, is
progressing very well. It is 25 per cent complete. We have about 200 people out
on site at the moment, and will have about 5 800 over the course of the
project. It is creating lots of jobs and it is a hive of activity. The Premier,
the member for South Perth and I were out there this morning for the
announcement that BHP Billiton will commit $5 million towards the boardwalk and
amphitheatre.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members! Member for Girrawheen!
Ms M.J. DAVIES : I
think we are suffering a little the same as the Minister for Health; we are
accused of not bringing information to the house, and when we do, members do
not listen.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Through the Chair, please.
Ms M.J. DAVIES :
The boardwalk is going to be fantastic. In essence, this will allow us to
really energise that precinct. It will be an important part of the —
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the first time. I was hoping to
get another question in, but there has been such a waste of time, we will not
be able to. Minister, a quick answer, please.
Ms M.J. DAVIES :
There is $5 million towards a boardwalk and amphitheatre in the precinct, which
will essentially allow us to start developing the precinct at the same time as
the stadium is being constructed so it can be activated —
Several members interjected.
Withdrawal of Remark
Mr
W.J. JOHNSTON : Point of order, Mr Speaker.
The
SPEAKER : I never heard anything. What is your point of order?
Mr W.J. JOHNSTON :
The Premier said, ''You're all a bunch of idiots''. Would
you ask him to withdraw?
The SPEAKER : I
never heard any statement. Are we going to now bog this thing down?
Mr W.J. JOHNSTON :
The usual practice that occurs with me is that when a member raises this sort
of point of order, the member who is accused of having said something is asked
to say whether they said the words or not. I have explained to the house the
unparliamentary words that were used by our arrogant Premier, and I would like
to know whether he is going to be asked to withdraw.
The SPEAKER :
Premier? I never heard anything said.
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I certainly said ''What a bunch of
idiots'', and if that is unparliamentary, I withdraw.
Questions
without Notice Resumed
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : The
statement has been withdrawn; we are wasting time.
Ms M.J. DAVIES : I
just have one more thing to say and I really would like to say it!
There will be a series of interpretive storyboards along the
way recognising the role and importance of Indigenous Australians within the
stadium site and within Western Australia. So this will be a really important
part of the precinct. It will be activated alongside the construction of the —
Mr
W.J. Johnston interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Cannington! Member for Cannington, do you want to have
a rest? I do not want to hear from you again.
Mr
P. Papalia interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : It will include children's playgrounds, there will be
picnic and barbecue areas, an oval, integrated artwork, and a whole range of
food and beverage. It will be open all year round so that people who live in
and around the Burswood peninsula, which is becoming a really vibrant area,
will be able to utilise those facilities. It is a fantastic partnership, facilitated
as part of Westadium's bid, and it is a $5 million investment to create
a really wonderful precinct around our world-class stadium.
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