❓ The Minister outlines the benefits of the government's investment in the Geraldton port, including increased iron ore shipments, job creation, and benefits to grain farmers, contrasting it with alternative investments.
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Will the minister outline the benefits that have already materialised from the Government’s far-sighted decision to invest $103 million in the dredging of Geraldton port? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN
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This is yet another example of good news, how the economy is doing so well in Western Australia and how the strategic investment that the Government is making is paying off by bringing home the bacon. Cynics in this House have said that we should not have invested in the Geraldton port but should have put our money into Kingstream Steel Ltd and Oakajee. We made the decision to invest $103 million in the Geraldton port. The results are everything that we expected. The member for Geraldton and I were very pleased 10 days ago to wave off the first iron ore shipment from the mid west for 30 years. Dr G.I. Gallop: Did any iron ore go from Kingstream Steel Ltd? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Not a gram. Some $20 million of public money was spent on investigating Oakajee, but not one gram of iron ore was processed or exported. Not only was that iron ore shipment a great milestone, but also while we were at Geraldton, Asia Iron and Steel, whose principals had been involved in the first development, announced that it was about to award Mt Gibson a further contract for 15 million tonnes of magnetite concentrate that was to be extracted, processed and exported through the mid west. That will mean another 200 jobs directly for the mid west and an extraordinary boost to its economy. In addition, I cannot fail to mention the hundreds of grain farmers who have benefited from the port enhancement. This year a record harvest has been moved through the Geraldton port - 2.4 million tonnes. The port enhancement project means that in this one year an additional $1 million plus has gone back into the pockets of mid west farmers, which, of course, is good for the entire region. It is therefore a very successful project. May I thank the member for Geraldton for his assistance in pushing this project forward?
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: This is yet another example of good news, how the economy is doing so well in Western Australia and how the strategic investment that the Government is making is paying off by bringing home the bacon. Cynics in this House have said that we should not have invested in the Geraldton port but should have put our money into Kingstream Steel Ltd and Oakajee. We made the decision to invest $103 million in the Geraldton port. The results are everything that we expected. The member for Geraldton and I were very pleased 10 days ago to wave off the first iron ore shipment from the mid west for 30 years. Dr G.I. Gallop: Did any iron ore go from Kingstream Steel Ltd? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Not a gram. Some $20 million of public money was spent on investigating Oakajee, but not one gram of iron ore was processed or exported. Not only was that iron ore shipment a great milestone, but also while we were at Geraldton, Asia Iron and Steel, whose principals had been involved in the first development, announced that it was about to award Mt Gibson a further contract for 15 million tonnes of magnetite concentrate that was to be extracted, processed and exported through the mid west. That will mean another 200 jobs directly for the mid west and an extraordinary boost to its economy. In addition, I cannot fail to mention the hundreds of grain farmers who have benefited from the port enhancement. This year a record harvest has been moved through the Geraldton port - 2.4 million tonnes. The port enhancement project means that in this one year an additional $1 million plus has gone back into the pockets of mid west farmers, which, of course, is good for the entire region. It is therefore a very successful project. May I thank the member for Geraldton for his assistance in pushing this project forward?
This is yet another example of good news, how the economy is doing so well in Western Australia and how the strategic investment that the Government is making is paying off by bringing home the bacon. Cynics in this House have said that we should not have invested in the Geraldton port but should have put our money into Kingstream Steel Ltd and Oakajee. We made the decision to invest $103 million in the Geraldton port. The results are everything that we expected. The member for Geraldton and I were very pleased 10 days ago to wave off the first iron ore shipment from the mid west for 30 years. Dr G.I. Gallop: Did any iron ore go from Kingstream Steel Ltd? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Not a gram. Some $20 million of public money was spent on investigating Oakajee, but not one gram of iron ore was processed or exported. Not only was that iron ore shipment a great milestone, but also while we were at Geraldton, Asia Iron and Steel, whose principals had been involved in the first development, announced that it was about to award Mt Gibson a further contract for 15 million tonnes of magnetite concentrate that was to be extracted, processed and exported through the mid west. That will mean another 200 jobs directly for the mid west and an extraordinary boost to its economy. In addition, I cannot fail to mention the hundreds of grain farmers who have benefited from the port enhancement. This year a record harvest has been moved through the Geraldton port - 2.4 million tonnes. The port enhancement project means that in this one year an additional $1 million plus has gone back into the pockets of mid west farmers, which, of course, is good for the entire region. It is therefore a very successful project. May I thank the member for Geraldton for his assistance in pushing this project forward?
Dr G.I. Gallop: Did any iron ore go from Kingstream Steel Ltd? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Not a gram. Some $20 million of public money was spent on investigating Oakajee, but not one gram of iron ore was processed or exported. Not only was that iron ore shipment a great milestone, but also while we were at Geraldton, Asia Iron and Steel, whose principals had been involved in the first development, announced that it was about to award Mt Gibson a further contract for 15 million tonnes of magnetite concentrate that was to be extracted, processed and exported through the mid west. That will mean another 200 jobs directly for the mid west and an extraordinary boost to its economy. In addition, I cannot fail to mention the hundreds of grain farmers who have benefited from the port enhancement. This year a record harvest has been moved through the Geraldton port - 2.4 million tonnes. The port enhancement project means that in this one year an additional $1 million plus has gone back into the pockets of mid west farmers, which, of course, is good for the entire region. It is therefore a very successful project. May I thank the member for Geraldton for his assistance in pushing this project forward?
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Not a gram. Some $20 million of public money was spent on investigating Oakajee, but not one gram of iron ore was processed or exported. Not only was that iron ore shipment a great milestone, but also while we were at Geraldton, Asia Iron and Steel, whose principals had been involved in the first development, announced that it was about to award Mt Gibson a further contract for 15 million tonnes of magnetite concentrate that was to be extracted, processed and exported through the mid west. That will mean another 200 jobs directly for the mid west and an extraordinary boost to its economy. In addition, I cannot fail to mention the hundreds of grain farmers who have benefited from the port enhancement. This year a record harvest has been moved through the Geraldton port - 2.4 million tonnes. The port enhancement project means that in this one year an additional $1 million plus has gone back into the pockets of mid west farmers, which, of course, is good for the entire region. It is therefore a very successful project. May I thank the member for Geraldton for his assistance in pushing this project forward?
Not only was that iron ore shipment a great milestone, but also while we were at Geraldton, Asia Iron and Steel, whose principals had been involved in the first development, announced that it was about to award Mt Gibson a further contract for 15 million tonnes of magnetite concentrate that was to be extracted, processed and exported through the mid west. That will mean another 200 jobs directly for the mid west and an extraordinary boost to its economy. In addition, I cannot fail to mention the hundreds of grain farmers who have benefited from the port enhancement. This year a record harvest has been moved through the Geraldton port - 2.4 million tonnes. The port enhancement project means that in this one year an additional $1 million plus has gone back into the pockets of mid west farmers, which, of course, is good for the entire region. It is therefore a very successful project. May I thank the member for Geraldton for his assistance in pushing this project forward?
In addition, I cannot fail to mention the hundreds of grain farmers who have benefited from the port enhancement. This year a record harvest has been moved through the Geraldton port - 2.4 million tonnes. The port enhancement project means that in this one year an additional $1 million plus has gone back into the pockets of mid west farmers, which, of course, is good for the entire region. It is therefore a very successful project. May I thank the member for Geraldton for his assistance in pushing this project forward?
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: This is yet another example of good news, how the economy is doing so well in Western Australia and how the strategic investment that the Government is making is paying off by bringing home the bacon. Cynics in this House have said that we should not have invested in the Geraldton port but should have put our money into Kingstream Steel Ltd and Oakajee. We made the decision to invest $103 million in the Geraldton port. The results are everything that we expected. The member for Geraldton and I were very pleased 10 days ago to wave off the first iron ore shipment from the mid west for 30 years. Dr G.I. Gallop: Did any iron ore go from Kingstream Steel Ltd? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Not a gram. Some $20 million of public money was spent on investigating Oakajee, but not one gram of iron ore was processed or exported. Not only was that iron ore shipment a great milestone, but also while we were at Geraldton, Asia Iron and Steel, whose principals had been involved in the first development, announced that it was about to award Mt Gibson a further contract for 15 million tonnes of magnetite concentrate that was to be extracted, processed and exported through the mid west. That will mean another 200 jobs directly for the mid west and an extraordinary boost to its economy. In addition, I cannot fail to mention the hundreds of grain farmers who have benefited from the port enhancement. This year a record harvest has been moved through the Geraldton port - 2.4 million tonnes. The port enhancement project means that in this one year an additional $1 million plus has gone back into the pockets of mid west farmers, which, of course, is good for the entire region. It is therefore a very successful project. May I thank the member for Geraldton for his assistance in pushing this project forward?
This is yet another example of good news, how the economy is doing so well in Western Australia and how the strategic investment that the Government is making is paying off by bringing home the bacon. Cynics in this House have said that we should not have invested in the Geraldton port but should have put our money into Kingstream Steel Ltd and Oakajee. We made the decision to invest $103 million in the Geraldton port. The results are everything that we expected. The member for Geraldton and I were very pleased 10 days ago to wave off the first iron ore shipment from the mid west for 30 years. Dr G.I. Gallop: Did any iron ore go from Kingstream Steel Ltd? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Not a gram. Some $20 million of public money was spent on investigating Oakajee, but not one gram of iron ore was processed or exported. Not only was that iron ore shipment a great milestone, but also while we were at Geraldton, Asia Iron and Steel, whose principals had been involved in the first development, announced that it was about to award Mt Gibson a further contract for 15 million tonnes of magnetite concentrate that was to be extracted, processed and exported through the mid west. That will mean another 200 jobs directly for the mid west and an extraordinary boost to its economy. In addition, I cannot fail to mention the hundreds of grain farmers who have benefited from the port enhancement. This year a record harvest has been moved through the Geraldton port - 2.4 million tonnes. The port enhancement project means that in this one year an additional $1 million plus has gone back into the pockets of mid west farmers, which, of course, is good for the entire region. It is therefore a very successful project. May I thank the member for Geraldton for his assistance in pushing this project forward?
Dr G.I. Gallop: Did any iron ore go from Kingstream Steel Ltd? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Not a gram. Some $20 million of public money was spent on investigating Oakajee, but not one gram of iron ore was processed or exported. Not only was that iron ore shipment a great milestone, but also while we were at Geraldton, Asia Iron and Steel, whose principals had been involved in the first development, announced that it was about to award Mt Gibson a further contract for 15 million tonnes of magnetite concentrate that was to be extracted, processed and exported through the mid west. That will mean another 200 jobs directly for the mid west and an extraordinary boost to its economy. In addition, I cannot fail to mention the hundreds of grain farmers who have benefited from the port enhancement. This year a record harvest has been moved through the Geraldton port - 2.4 million tonnes. The port enhancement project means that in this one year an additional $1 million plus has gone back into the pockets of mid west farmers, which, of course, is good for the entire region. It is therefore a very successful project. May I thank the member for Geraldton for his assistance in pushing this project forward?
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Not a gram. Some $20 million of public money was spent on investigating Oakajee, but not one gram of iron ore was processed or exported. Not only was that iron ore shipment a great milestone, but also while we were at Geraldton, Asia Iron and Steel, whose principals had been involved in the first development, announced that it was about to award Mt Gibson a further contract for 15 million tonnes of magnetite concentrate that was to be extracted, processed and exported through the mid west. That will mean another 200 jobs directly for the mid west and an extraordinary boost to its economy. In addition, I cannot fail to mention the hundreds of grain farmers who have benefited from the port enhancement. This year a record harvest has been moved through the Geraldton port - 2.4 million tonnes. The port enhancement project means that in this one year an additional $1 million plus has gone back into the pockets of mid west farmers, which, of course, is good for the entire region. It is therefore a very successful project. May I thank the member for Geraldton for his assistance in pushing this project forward?
Not only was that iron ore shipment a great milestone, but also while we were at Geraldton, Asia Iron and Steel, whose principals had been involved in the first development, announced that it was about to award Mt Gibson a further contract for 15 million tonnes of magnetite concentrate that was to be extracted, processed and exported through the mid west. That will mean another 200 jobs directly for the mid west and an extraordinary boost to its economy. In addition, I cannot fail to mention the hundreds of grain farmers who have benefited from the port enhancement. This year a record harvest has been moved through the Geraldton port - 2.4 million tonnes. The port enhancement project means that in this one year an additional $1 million plus has gone back into the pockets of mid west farmers, which, of course, is good for the entire region. It is therefore a very successful project. May I thank the member for Geraldton for his assistance in pushing this project forward?
In addition, I cannot fail to mention the hundreds of grain farmers who have benefited from the port enhancement. This year a record harvest has been moved through the Geraldton port - 2.4 million tonnes. The port enhancement project means that in this one year an additional $1 million plus has gone back into the pockets of mid west farmers, which, of course, is good for the entire region. It is therefore a very successful project. May I thank the member for Geraldton for his assistance in pushing this project forward?
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