❓ Minister MacTiernan details the positive reception of the Geraldton port enhancement and southern transport corridor projects, highlighting economic benefits and national recognition, while also contrasting the current government's actions with the previous administration's inaction.
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Can the minister tell the House how this Government’s approval and funding in its first two years of the Geraldton port enhancement project and the Geraldton southern transport corridor project is being received in Geraldton and further afield? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN
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I thank the member for asking that question on behalf of the member for Geraldton, who is not able to be here today. The member for Geraldton has been a great advocate for the work we are doing in his electorate. I am very pleased to advise that the decision we made in our first two years of government to approve and fund the Geraldton port enhancement project and the Geraldton southern transport corridor are being very positively received not only in the mid west but also at a national level. The positive impact of the port enhancement project has been very apparent locally, especially since the arrival of the dredge in September this year. I can report to the House that the dredge is operating effectively and the work is proceeding rapidly. We are optimistic that we will meet the deadline. The Midwest Times recently reported that local business representatives believe that - The commencement of dredging at Geraldton’s port is the first of many projects to signal a rise in business confidence in the city, A Labor Government is good for business in Geraldton. The President of the Mid West Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr Craig Patterson, has publicly welcomed this dredging as the first of many projects that will turn Geraldton around. He has said - . . . the greatest change the Geraldton public will see is from the change in business confidence. They will probably see their house prices stop dropping and start rising. They’ll see that as businesses get more confident there will be more services and Geraldton will become a better place to live, The Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd area manager, Ian Gordon, recently voiced his strong support for the Government’s decision to proceed with this project and highlighted the savings for grain growers in the northern agricultural region. That is the enthusiasm we would expect from a town whose fortunes have been turned around after eight years of neglect. Things are now really rocking under a can-do Labor Government. We are able - Mr C.J. Barnett: That was Laurie Connell’s expression. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are doing it. We are turning Geraldton around and the business community - Mr C.J. Barnett: We heard that Brian Burke has been visiting some ministers. Maybe it is “can-do” again. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are unashamedly a can-do Government. We contrast ourselves with the “gunnas”: they were gunna build a rail, they were gunna do something for Geraldton, and they were gunna work with Kingstream Steel Ltd and Oakajee. They ended up doing absolutely nothing. This is an important day for the Geraldton port. Several members interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that members opposite may be upset about this, because it is embarrassing for them. Lloyd’s List DCN, the international shipping insurer and publisher, recently held its national port awards. It highly commended the port of Geraldton, which was the runner-up in the national award. In giving the award the judges said that it was an impressive example of a major regional port redevelopment in the making. The feature of the project that attracted the judges’ commendation was the integration that has been achieved between the port enhancement project, which cost $103 million, with the southern transport corridor road and rail network, which cost $88 million. The commendation recognises the work of the Geraldton Port Authority and, by implication, the work of the other relevant agencies involved in the transport corridor. I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for asking that question on behalf of the member for Geraldton, who is not able to be here today. The member for Geraldton has been a great advocate for the work we are doing in his electorate. I am very pleased to advise that the decision we made in our first two years of government to approve and fund the Geraldton port enhancement project and the Geraldton southern transport corridor are being very positively received not only in the mid west but also at a national level. The positive impact of the port enhancement project has been very apparent locally, especially since the arrival of the dredge in September this year. I can report to the House that the dredge is operating effectively and the work is proceeding rapidly. We are optimistic that we will meet the deadline. The Midwest Times recently reported that local business representatives believe that - The commencement of dredging at Geraldton’s port is the first of many projects to signal a rise in business confidence in the city, A Labor Government is good for business in Geraldton. The President of the Mid West Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr Craig Patterson, has publicly welcomed this dredging as the first of many projects that will turn Geraldton around. He has said - . . . the greatest change the Geraldton public will see is from the change in business confidence. They will probably see their house prices stop dropping and start rising. They’ll see that as businesses get more confident there will be more services and Geraldton will become a better place to live, The Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd area manager, Ian Gordon, recently voiced his strong support for the Government’s decision to proceed with this project and highlighted the savings for grain growers in the northern agricultural region. That is the enthusiasm we would expect from a town whose fortunes have been turned around after eight years of neglect. Things are now really rocking under a can-do Labor Government. We are able - Mr C.J. Barnett: That was Laurie Connell’s expression. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are doing it. We are turning Geraldton around and the business community - Mr C.J. Barnett: We heard that Brian Burke has been visiting some ministers. Maybe it is “can-do” again. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are unashamedly a can-do Government. We contrast ourselves with the “gunnas”: they were gunna build a rail, they were gunna do something for Geraldton, and they were gunna work with Kingstream Steel Ltd and Oakajee. They ended up doing absolutely nothing. This is an important day for the Geraldton port. Several members interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that members opposite may be upset about this, because it is embarrassing for them. Lloyd’s List DCN, the international shipping insurer and publisher, recently held its national port awards. It highly commended the port of Geraldton, which was the runner-up in the national award. In giving the award the judges said that it was an impressive example of a major regional port redevelopment in the making. The feature of the project that attracted the judges’ commendation was the integration that has been achieved between the port enhancement project, which cost $103 million, with the southern transport corridor road and rail network, which cost $88 million. The commendation recognises the work of the Geraldton Port Authority and, by implication, the work of the other relevant agencies involved in the transport corridor. I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
I thank the member for asking that question on behalf of the member for Geraldton, who is not able to be here today. The member for Geraldton has been a great advocate for the work we are doing in his electorate. I am very pleased to advise that the decision we made in our first two years of government to approve and fund the Geraldton port enhancement project and the Geraldton southern transport corridor are being very positively received not only in the mid west but also at a national level. The positive impact of the port enhancement project has been very apparent locally, especially since the arrival of the dredge in September this year. I can report to the House that the dredge is operating effectively and the work is proceeding rapidly. We are optimistic that we will meet the deadline. The Midwest Times recently reported that local business representatives believe that - The commencement of dredging at Geraldton’s port is the first of many projects to signal a rise in business confidence in the city, A Labor Government is good for business in Geraldton. The President of the Mid West Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr Craig Patterson, has publicly welcomed this dredging as the first of many projects that will turn Geraldton around. He has said - . . . the greatest change the Geraldton public will see is from the change in business confidence. They will probably see their house prices stop dropping and start rising. They’ll see that as businesses get more confident there will be more services and Geraldton will become a better place to live, The Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd area manager, Ian Gordon, recently voiced his strong support for the Government’s decision to proceed with this project and highlighted the savings for grain growers in the northern agricultural region. That is the enthusiasm we would expect from a town whose fortunes have been turned around after eight years of neglect. Things are now really rocking under a can-do Labor Government. We are able - Mr C.J. Barnett: That was Laurie Connell’s expression. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are doing it. We are turning Geraldton around and the business community - Mr C.J. Barnett: We heard that Brian Burke has been visiting some ministers. Maybe it is “can-do” again. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are unashamedly a can-do Government. We contrast ourselves with the “gunnas”: they were gunna build a rail, they were gunna do something for Geraldton, and they were gunna work with Kingstream Steel Ltd and Oakajee. They ended up doing absolutely nothing. This is an important day for the Geraldton port. Several members interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that members opposite may be upset about this, because it is embarrassing for them. Lloyd’s List DCN, the international shipping insurer and publisher, recently held its national port awards. It highly commended the port of Geraldton, which was the runner-up in the national award. In giving the award the judges said that it was an impressive example of a major regional port redevelopment in the making. The feature of the project that attracted the judges’ commendation was the integration that has been achieved between the port enhancement project, which cost $103 million, with the southern transport corridor road and rail network, which cost $88 million. The commendation recognises the work of the Geraldton Port Authority and, by implication, the work of the other relevant agencies involved in the transport corridor. I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
Mr C.J. Barnett: That was Laurie Connell’s expression. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are doing it. We are turning Geraldton around and the business community - Mr C.J. Barnett: We heard that Brian Burke has been visiting some ministers. Maybe it is “can-do” again. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are unashamedly a can-do Government. We contrast ourselves with the “gunnas”: they were gunna build a rail, they were gunna do something for Geraldton, and they were gunna work with Kingstream Steel Ltd and Oakajee. They ended up doing absolutely nothing. This is an important day for the Geraldton port. Several members interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that members opposite may be upset about this, because it is embarrassing for them. Lloyd’s List DCN, the international shipping insurer and publisher, recently held its national port awards. It highly commended the port of Geraldton, which was the runner-up in the national award. In giving the award the judges said that it was an impressive example of a major regional port redevelopment in the making. The feature of the project that attracted the judges’ commendation was the integration that has been achieved between the port enhancement project, which cost $103 million, with the southern transport corridor road and rail network, which cost $88 million. The commendation recognises the work of the Geraldton Port Authority and, by implication, the work of the other relevant agencies involved in the transport corridor. I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are doing it. We are turning Geraldton around and the business community - Mr C.J. Barnett: We heard that Brian Burke has been visiting some ministers. Maybe it is “can-do” again. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are unashamedly a can-do Government. We contrast ourselves with the “gunnas”: they were gunna build a rail, they were gunna do something for Geraldton, and they were gunna work with Kingstream Steel Ltd and Oakajee. They ended up doing absolutely nothing. This is an important day for the Geraldton port. Several members interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that members opposite may be upset about this, because it is embarrassing for them. Lloyd’s List DCN, the international shipping insurer and publisher, recently held its national port awards. It highly commended the port of Geraldton, which was the runner-up in the national award. In giving the award the judges said that it was an impressive example of a major regional port redevelopment in the making. The feature of the project that attracted the judges’ commendation was the integration that has been achieved between the port enhancement project, which cost $103 million, with the southern transport corridor road and rail network, which cost $88 million. The commendation recognises the work of the Geraldton Port Authority and, by implication, the work of the other relevant agencies involved in the transport corridor. I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
Mr C.J. Barnett: We heard that Brian Burke has been visiting some ministers. Maybe it is “can-do” again. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are unashamedly a can-do Government. We contrast ourselves with the “gunnas”: they were gunna build a rail, they were gunna do something for Geraldton, and they were gunna work with Kingstream Steel Ltd and Oakajee. They ended up doing absolutely nothing. This is an important day for the Geraldton port. Several members interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that members opposite may be upset about this, because it is embarrassing for them. Lloyd’s List DCN, the international shipping insurer and publisher, recently held its national port awards. It highly commended the port of Geraldton, which was the runner-up in the national award. In giving the award the judges said that it was an impressive example of a major regional port redevelopment in the making. The feature of the project that attracted the judges’ commendation was the integration that has been achieved between the port enhancement project, which cost $103 million, with the southern transport corridor road and rail network, which cost $88 million. The commendation recognises the work of the Geraldton Port Authority and, by implication, the work of the other relevant agencies involved in the transport corridor. I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are unashamedly a can-do Government. We contrast ourselves with the “gunnas”: they were gunna build a rail, they were gunna do something for Geraldton, and they were gunna work with Kingstream Steel Ltd and Oakajee. They ended up doing absolutely nothing. This is an important day for the Geraldton port. Several members interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that members opposite may be upset about this, because it is embarrassing for them. Lloyd’s List DCN, the international shipping insurer and publisher, recently held its national port awards. It highly commended the port of Geraldton, which was the runner-up in the national award. In giving the award the judges said that it was an impressive example of a major regional port redevelopment in the making. The feature of the project that attracted the judges’ commendation was the integration that has been achieved between the port enhancement project, which cost $103 million, with the southern transport corridor road and rail network, which cost $88 million. The commendation recognises the work of the Geraldton Port Authority and, by implication, the work of the other relevant agencies involved in the transport corridor. I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
This is an important day for the Geraldton port. Several members interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that members opposite may be upset about this, because it is embarrassing for them. Lloyd’s List DCN, the international shipping insurer and publisher, recently held its national port awards. It highly commended the port of Geraldton, which was the runner-up in the national award. In giving the award the judges said that it was an impressive example of a major regional port redevelopment in the making. The feature of the project that attracted the judges’ commendation was the integration that has been achieved between the port enhancement project, which cost $103 million, with the southern transport corridor road and rail network, which cost $88 million. The commendation recognises the work of the Geraldton Port Authority and, by implication, the work of the other relevant agencies involved in the transport corridor. I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
Several members interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that members opposite may be upset about this, because it is embarrassing for them. Lloyd’s List DCN, the international shipping insurer and publisher, recently held its national port awards. It highly commended the port of Geraldton, which was the runner-up in the national award. In giving the award the judges said that it was an impressive example of a major regional port redevelopment in the making. The feature of the project that attracted the judges’ commendation was the integration that has been achieved between the port enhancement project, which cost $103 million, with the southern transport corridor road and rail network, which cost $88 million. The commendation recognises the work of the Geraldton Port Authority and, by implication, the work of the other relevant agencies involved in the transport corridor. I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that members opposite may be upset about this, because it is embarrassing for them. Lloyd’s List DCN, the international shipping insurer and publisher, recently held its national port awards. It highly commended the port of Geraldton, which was the runner-up in the national award. In giving the award the judges said that it was an impressive example of a major regional port redevelopment in the making. The feature of the project that attracted the judges’ commendation was the integration that has been achieved between the port enhancement project, which cost $103 million, with the southern transport corridor road and rail network, which cost $88 million. The commendation recognises the work of the Geraldton Port Authority and, by implication, the work of the other relevant agencies involved in the transport corridor. I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for asking that question on behalf of the member for Geraldton, who is not able to be here today. The member for Geraldton has been a great advocate for the work we are doing in his electorate. I am very pleased to advise that the decision we made in our first two years of government to approve and fund the Geraldton port enhancement project and the Geraldton southern transport corridor are being very positively received not only in the mid west but also at a national level. The positive impact of the port enhancement project has been very apparent locally, especially since the arrival of the dredge in September this year. I can report to the House that the dredge is operating effectively and the work is proceeding rapidly. We are optimistic that we will meet the deadline. The Midwest Times recently reported that local business representatives believe that - The commencement of dredging at Geraldton’s port is the first of many projects to signal a rise in business confidence in the city, A Labor Government is good for business in Geraldton. The President of the Mid West Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr Craig Patterson, has publicly welcomed this dredging as the first of many projects that will turn Geraldton around. He has said - . . . the greatest change the Geraldton public will see is from the change in business confidence. They will probably see their house prices stop dropping and start rising. They’ll see that as businesses get more confident there will be more services and Geraldton will become a better place to live, The Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd area manager, Ian Gordon, recently voiced his strong support for the Government’s decision to proceed with this project and highlighted the savings for grain growers in the northern agricultural region. That is the enthusiasm we would expect from a town whose fortunes have been turned around after eight years of neglect. Things are now really rocking under a can-do Labor Government. We are able - Mr C.J. Barnett: That was Laurie Connell’s expression. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are doing it. We are turning Geraldton around and the business community - Mr C.J. Barnett: We heard that Brian Burke has been visiting some ministers. Maybe it is “can-do” again. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are unashamedly a can-do Government. We contrast ourselves with the “gunnas”: they were gunna build a rail, they were gunna do something for Geraldton, and they were gunna work with Kingstream Steel Ltd and Oakajee. They ended up doing absolutely nothing. This is an important day for the Geraldton port. Several members interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that members opposite may be upset about this, because it is embarrassing for them. Lloyd’s List DCN, the international shipping insurer and publisher, recently held its national port awards. It highly commended the port of Geraldton, which was the runner-up in the national award. In giving the award the judges said that it was an impressive example of a major regional port redevelopment in the making. The feature of the project that attracted the judges’ commendation was the integration that has been achieved between the port enhancement project, which cost $103 million, with the southern transport corridor road and rail network, which cost $88 million. The commendation recognises the work of the Geraldton Port Authority and, by implication, the work of the other relevant agencies involved in the transport corridor. I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
I thank the member for asking that question on behalf of the member for Geraldton, who is not able to be here today. The member for Geraldton has been a great advocate for the work we are doing in his electorate. I am very pleased to advise that the decision we made in our first two years of government to approve and fund the Geraldton port enhancement project and the Geraldton southern transport corridor are being very positively received not only in the mid west but also at a national level. The positive impact of the port enhancement project has been very apparent locally, especially since the arrival of the dredge in September this year. I can report to the House that the dredge is operating effectively and the work is proceeding rapidly. We are optimistic that we will meet the deadline. The Midwest Times recently reported that local business representatives believe that - The commencement of dredging at Geraldton’s port is the first of many projects to signal a rise in business confidence in the city, A Labor Government is good for business in Geraldton. The President of the Mid West Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr Craig Patterson, has publicly welcomed this dredging as the first of many projects that will turn Geraldton around. He has said - . . . the greatest change the Geraldton public will see is from the change in business confidence. They will probably see their house prices stop dropping and start rising. They’ll see that as businesses get more confident there will be more services and Geraldton will become a better place to live, The Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd area manager, Ian Gordon, recently voiced his strong support for the Government’s decision to proceed with this project and highlighted the savings for grain growers in the northern agricultural region. That is the enthusiasm we would expect from a town whose fortunes have been turned around after eight years of neglect. Things are now really rocking under a can-do Labor Government. We are able - Mr C.J. Barnett: That was Laurie Connell’s expression. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are doing it. We are turning Geraldton around and the business community - Mr C.J. Barnett: We heard that Brian Burke has been visiting some ministers. Maybe it is “can-do” again. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are unashamedly a can-do Government. We contrast ourselves with the “gunnas”: they were gunna build a rail, they were gunna do something for Geraldton, and they were gunna work with Kingstream Steel Ltd and Oakajee. They ended up doing absolutely nothing. This is an important day for the Geraldton port. Several members interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that members opposite may be upset about this, because it is embarrassing for them. Lloyd’s List DCN, the international shipping insurer and publisher, recently held its national port awards. It highly commended the port of Geraldton, which was the runner-up in the national award. In giving the award the judges said that it was an impressive example of a major regional port redevelopment in the making. The feature of the project that attracted the judges’ commendation was the integration that has been achieved between the port enhancement project, which cost $103 million, with the southern transport corridor road and rail network, which cost $88 million. The commendation recognises the work of the Geraldton Port Authority and, by implication, the work of the other relevant agencies involved in the transport corridor. I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
Mr C.J. Barnett: That was Laurie Connell’s expression. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are doing it. We are turning Geraldton around and the business community - Mr C.J. Barnett: We heard that Brian Burke has been visiting some ministers. Maybe it is “can-do” again. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are unashamedly a can-do Government. We contrast ourselves with the “gunnas”: they were gunna build a rail, they were gunna do something for Geraldton, and they were gunna work with Kingstream Steel Ltd and Oakajee. They ended up doing absolutely nothing. This is an important day for the Geraldton port. Several members interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that members opposite may be upset about this, because it is embarrassing for them. Lloyd’s List DCN, the international shipping insurer and publisher, recently held its national port awards. It highly commended the port of Geraldton, which was the runner-up in the national award. In giving the award the judges said that it was an impressive example of a major regional port redevelopment in the making. The feature of the project that attracted the judges’ commendation was the integration that has been achieved between the port enhancement project, which cost $103 million, with the southern transport corridor road and rail network, which cost $88 million. The commendation recognises the work of the Geraldton Port Authority and, by implication, the work of the other relevant agencies involved in the transport corridor. I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are doing it. We are turning Geraldton around and the business community - Mr C.J. Barnett: We heard that Brian Burke has been visiting some ministers. Maybe it is “can-do” again. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are unashamedly a can-do Government. We contrast ourselves with the “gunnas”: they were gunna build a rail, they were gunna do something for Geraldton, and they were gunna work with Kingstream Steel Ltd and Oakajee. They ended up doing absolutely nothing. This is an important day for the Geraldton port. Several members interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that members opposite may be upset about this, because it is embarrassing for them. Lloyd’s List DCN, the international shipping insurer and publisher, recently held its national port awards. It highly commended the port of Geraldton, which was the runner-up in the national award. In giving the award the judges said that it was an impressive example of a major regional port redevelopment in the making. The feature of the project that attracted the judges’ commendation was the integration that has been achieved between the port enhancement project, which cost $103 million, with the southern transport corridor road and rail network, which cost $88 million. The commendation recognises the work of the Geraldton Port Authority and, by implication, the work of the other relevant agencies involved in the transport corridor. I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
Mr C.J. Barnett: We heard that Brian Burke has been visiting some ministers. Maybe it is “can-do” again. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are unashamedly a can-do Government. We contrast ourselves with the “gunnas”: they were gunna build a rail, they were gunna do something for Geraldton, and they were gunna work with Kingstream Steel Ltd and Oakajee. They ended up doing absolutely nothing. This is an important day for the Geraldton port. Several members interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that members opposite may be upset about this, because it is embarrassing for them. Lloyd’s List DCN, the international shipping insurer and publisher, recently held its national port awards. It highly commended the port of Geraldton, which was the runner-up in the national award. In giving the award the judges said that it was an impressive example of a major regional port redevelopment in the making. The feature of the project that attracted the judges’ commendation was the integration that has been achieved between the port enhancement project, which cost $103 million, with the southern transport corridor road and rail network, which cost $88 million. The commendation recognises the work of the Geraldton Port Authority and, by implication, the work of the other relevant agencies involved in the transport corridor. I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: We are unashamedly a can-do Government. We contrast ourselves with the “gunnas”: they were gunna build a rail, they were gunna do something for Geraldton, and they were gunna work with Kingstream Steel Ltd and Oakajee. They ended up doing absolutely nothing. This is an important day for the Geraldton port. Several members interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that members opposite may be upset about this, because it is embarrassing for them. Lloyd’s List DCN, the international shipping insurer and publisher, recently held its national port awards. It highly commended the port of Geraldton, which was the runner-up in the national award. In giving the award the judges said that it was an impressive example of a major regional port redevelopment in the making. The feature of the project that attracted the judges’ commendation was the integration that has been achieved between the port enhancement project, which cost $103 million, with the southern transport corridor road and rail network, which cost $88 million. The commendation recognises the work of the Geraldton Port Authority and, by implication, the work of the other relevant agencies involved in the transport corridor. I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
This is an important day for the Geraldton port. Several members interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that members opposite may be upset about this, because it is embarrassing for them. Lloyd’s List DCN, the international shipping insurer and publisher, recently held its national port awards. It highly commended the port of Geraldton, which was the runner-up in the national award. In giving the award the judges said that it was an impressive example of a major regional port redevelopment in the making. The feature of the project that attracted the judges’ commendation was the integration that has been achieved between the port enhancement project, which cost $103 million, with the southern transport corridor road and rail network, which cost $88 million. The commendation recognises the work of the Geraldton Port Authority and, by implication, the work of the other relevant agencies involved in the transport corridor. I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
Several members interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that members opposite may be upset about this, because it is embarrassing for them. Lloyd’s List DCN, the international shipping insurer and publisher, recently held its national port awards. It highly commended the port of Geraldton, which was the runner-up in the national award. In giving the award the judges said that it was an impressive example of a major regional port redevelopment in the making. The feature of the project that attracted the judges’ commendation was the integration that has been achieved between the port enhancement project, which cost $103 million, with the southern transport corridor road and rail network, which cost $88 million. The commendation recognises the work of the Geraldton Port Authority and, by implication, the work of the other relevant agencies involved in the transport corridor. I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that members opposite may be upset about this, because it is embarrassing for them. Lloyd’s List DCN, the international shipping insurer and publisher, recently held its national port awards. It highly commended the port of Geraldton, which was the runner-up in the national award. In giving the award the judges said that it was an impressive example of a major regional port redevelopment in the making. The feature of the project that attracted the judges’ commendation was the integration that has been achieved between the port enhancement project, which cost $103 million, with the southern transport corridor road and rail network, which cost $88 million. The commendation recognises the work of the Geraldton Port Authority and, by implication, the work of the other relevant agencies involved in the transport corridor. I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
I put on record the Government’s congratulations to the Geraldton Port Authority, Main Roads Western Australia, the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the people of Geraldton for achieving this award.
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