Mr Leary questions Tourism WA's assurance of government agency preparedness for regional events, impacting confidence in hosting. The Minister's response avoids specifics, highlighting overall tourism confidence and government promotion efforts.

AnsweredQoN 68Legislative Assembly
Asked
30 April 2025
Portfolio
Tourism

QuestionView source ↗

Gascoyne Dash—Risk management plan—Tourism
WA
68. Mr Scott Leary to
the Minister for Tourism:
I have a
supplementary question. How can any regional centre be expected to host events
with confidence if Tourism WA has not assured—
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker : Members!
Minister!
Mr Don Punch interjected.
The Speaker : Member for
Bunbury!
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker : Members!
Questions need to be asked in a manner that can be heard, so the chamber needs
to be quiet.
Start again, member
for Albany.
Mr Scott Leary: Minister, how can any regional centre
be expected to host events with confidence if Tourism WA has not assured that
other government agencies are properly prepared?

AnswerView source ↗

We do not know the
facts behind that based on that supplementary question, but I can tell the
member that there is enormous confidence in tourism right across Western
Australia. We see it all the time. Western Australia is an amazing place to
visit. It has an amazing array of attractions.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker : Members of
the opposition!
Mr Reece Whitby: We are, as a government, doing
wonderful things to promote it. I can assure the member that that is a key role
of tourism and a key role of me as minister.

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