❓ Premier Carpenter discusses the success and expansion of the Migrant Welcome Walls initiative, highlighting its origins, impact, and future plans for Albany, while also touching on related issues like unexploded bombs in Albany harbour.
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MIGRANT WELCOME WALLS
Can the Premier please advise the house of the success of the state government’s Migrant Welcome Walls initiative? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
Can the Premier please advise the house of the success of the state government’s Migrant Welcome Walls initiative? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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Another phase is coming and that is why it is pertinent to raise this issue today. The first Migrant Welcome Wall was established at the Fremantle passenger terminal in 2004. The member for Avon can take some satisfaction from that because it was a speech he made in this Parliament that triggered the whole process. He made a speech about the Northam migrant camp. That sparked my interest in the migrant museum at Ellis Island. The idea took seed and the member for Yokine picked up the idea in government. Mr P.D. Omodei : Was it the member for Avon or the member for Yokine? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Avon was the first person to raise such a concept. I remember sitting opposite and listening to his speech. I looked up the details on the Internet because I thought it was a good idea. In fact, I remember the story in the Fremantle Herald in about 1997 or 1998 or whenever the speech was made. I remember that it was put to the member for Fremantle and me that we should be involved in such a concept. It was delayed because we were then in opposition. Nevertheless, the member for Fremantle, other members and I were at Fremantle for the opening of the second stage of the Migrant Welcome Wall. It was absolutely amazing. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Let us do the same thing with Sandakan. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is another issue that the member and I can work on together. It is another area of common interest between us. The member is referring to the death march in Sabah. We will work together on something along similar lines. About 10 000 people attended on the Saturday that we unveiled the second phase of the Welcome Wall - 5 000 attended in the morning and 5 000 in the afternoon. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why were members of the opposition not asked? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : They could have turned up. Stage 2 is absolutely beautiful, just like stage 1. In fact, it is an improvement on stage 1. All the members who attended, including the member for Rockingham, agreed that it is very good. The Migrant Welcome Walls now have 16 700 names on them. We are now moving to stage 3 because many more people have now found out about the project and want to have their family’s arrival at Fremantle marked in this way. It was beautiful to see all the families of the migrants, many of them from Europe, reclaim their heritage and remember the day their families arrived at the port. It was a beautiful experience for everybody concerned. The member for Albany will be pleased to know - I am interested in this as well - that a further phase will be conducted in Albany. A Migrant Welcome Wall will be established in Albany because, in the early days of the colony, many migrants arrived at Albany as the original port, including one strand of my antecedents. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: Another phase is coming and that is why it is pertinent to raise this issue today. The first Migrant Welcome Wall was established at the Fremantle passenger terminal in 2004. The member for Avon can take some satisfaction from that because it was a speech he made in this Parliament that triggered the whole process. He made a speech about the Northam migrant camp. That sparked my interest in the migrant museum at Ellis Island. The idea took seed and the member for Yokine picked up the idea in government. Mr P.D. Omodei : Was it the member for Avon or the member for Yokine? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Avon was the first person to raise such a concept. I remember sitting opposite and listening to his speech. I looked up the details on the Internet because I thought it was a good idea. In fact, I remember the story in the Fremantle Herald in about 1997 or 1998 or whenever the speech was made. I remember that it was put to the member for Fremantle and me that we should be involved in such a concept. It was delayed because we were then in opposition. Nevertheless, the member for Fremantle, other members and I were at Fremantle for the opening of the second stage of the Migrant Welcome Wall. It was absolutely amazing. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Let us do the same thing with Sandakan. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is another issue that the member and I can work on together. It is another area of common interest between us. The member is referring to the death march in Sabah. We will work together on something along similar lines. About 10 000 people attended on the Saturday that we unveiled the second phase of the Welcome Wall - 5 000 attended in the morning and 5 000 in the afternoon. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why were members of the opposition not asked? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : They could have turned up. Stage 2 is absolutely beautiful, just like stage 1. In fact, it is an improvement on stage 1. All the members who attended, including the member for Rockingham, agreed that it is very good. The Migrant Welcome Walls now have 16 700 names on them. We are now moving to stage 3 because many more people have now found out about the project and want to have their family’s arrival at Fremantle marked in this way. It was beautiful to see all the families of the migrants, many of them from Europe, reclaim their heritage and remember the day their families arrived at the port. It was a beautiful experience for everybody concerned. The member for Albany will be pleased to know - I am interested in this as well - that a further phase will be conducted in Albany. A Migrant Welcome Wall will be established in Albany because, in the early days of the colony, many migrants arrived at Albany as the original port, including one strand of my antecedents. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Another phase is coming and that is why it is pertinent to raise this issue today. The first Migrant Welcome Wall was established at the Fremantle passenger terminal in 2004. The member for Avon can take some satisfaction from that because it was a speech he made in this Parliament that triggered the whole process. He made a speech about the Northam migrant camp. That sparked my interest in the migrant museum at Ellis Island. The idea took seed and the member for Yokine picked up the idea in government. Mr P.D. Omodei : Was it the member for Avon or the member for Yokine? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Avon was the first person to raise such a concept. I remember sitting opposite and listening to his speech. I looked up the details on the Internet because I thought it was a good idea. In fact, I remember the story in the Fremantle Herald in about 1997 or 1998 or whenever the speech was made. I remember that it was put to the member for Fremantle and me that we should be involved in such a concept. It was delayed because we were then in opposition. Nevertheless, the member for Fremantle, other members and I were at Fremantle for the opening of the second stage of the Migrant Welcome Wall. It was absolutely amazing. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Let us do the same thing with Sandakan. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is another issue that the member and I can work on together. It is another area of common interest between us. The member is referring to the death march in Sabah. We will work together on something along similar lines. About 10 000 people attended on the Saturday that we unveiled the second phase of the Welcome Wall - 5 000 attended in the morning and 5 000 in the afternoon. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why were members of the opposition not asked? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : They could have turned up. Stage 2 is absolutely beautiful, just like stage 1. In fact, it is an improvement on stage 1. All the members who attended, including the member for Rockingham, agreed that it is very good. The Migrant Welcome Walls now have 16 700 names on them. We are now moving to stage 3 because many more people have now found out about the project and want to have their family’s arrival at Fremantle marked in this way. It was beautiful to see all the families of the migrants, many of them from Europe, reclaim their heritage and remember the day their families arrived at the port. It was a beautiful experience for everybody concerned. The member for Albany will be pleased to know - I am interested in this as well - that a further phase will be conducted in Albany. A Migrant Welcome Wall will be established in Albany because, in the early days of the colony, many migrants arrived at Albany as the original port, including one strand of my antecedents. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Was it the member for Avon or the member for Yokine? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Avon was the first person to raise such a concept. I remember sitting opposite and listening to his speech. I looked up the details on the Internet because I thought it was a good idea. In fact, I remember the story in the Fremantle Herald in about 1997 or 1998 or whenever the speech was made. I remember that it was put to the member for Fremantle and me that we should be involved in such a concept. It was delayed because we were then in opposition. Nevertheless, the member for Fremantle, other members and I were at Fremantle for the opening of the second stage of the Migrant Welcome Wall. It was absolutely amazing. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Let us do the same thing with Sandakan. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is another issue that the member and I can work on together. It is another area of common interest between us. The member is referring to the death march in Sabah. We will work together on something along similar lines. About 10 000 people attended on the Saturday that we unveiled the second phase of the Welcome Wall - 5 000 attended in the morning and 5 000 in the afternoon. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why were members of the opposition not asked? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : They could have turned up. Stage 2 is absolutely beautiful, just like stage 1. In fact, it is an improvement on stage 1. All the members who attended, including the member for Rockingham, agreed that it is very good. The Migrant Welcome Walls now have 16 700 names on them. We are now moving to stage 3 because many more people have now found out about the project and want to have their family’s arrival at Fremantle marked in this way. It was beautiful to see all the families of the migrants, many of them from Europe, reclaim their heritage and remember the day their families arrived at the port. It was a beautiful experience for everybody concerned. The member for Albany will be pleased to know - I am interested in this as well - that a further phase will be conducted in Albany. A Migrant Welcome Wall will be established in Albany because, in the early days of the colony, many migrants arrived at Albany as the original port, including one strand of my antecedents. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Avon was the first person to raise such a concept. I remember sitting opposite and listening to his speech. I looked up the details on the Internet because I thought it was a good idea. In fact, I remember the story in the Fremantle Herald in about 1997 or 1998 or whenever the speech was made. I remember that it was put to the member for Fremantle and me that we should be involved in such a concept. It was delayed because we were then in opposition. Nevertheless, the member for Fremantle, other members and I were at Fremantle for the opening of the second stage of the Migrant Welcome Wall. It was absolutely amazing. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Let us do the same thing with Sandakan. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is another issue that the member and I can work on together. It is another area of common interest between us. The member is referring to the death march in Sabah. We will work together on something along similar lines. About 10 000 people attended on the Saturday that we unveiled the second phase of the Welcome Wall - 5 000 attended in the morning and 5 000 in the afternoon. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why were members of the opposition not asked? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : They could have turned up. Stage 2 is absolutely beautiful, just like stage 1. In fact, it is an improvement on stage 1. All the members who attended, including the member for Rockingham, agreed that it is very good. The Migrant Welcome Walls now have 16 700 names on them. We are now moving to stage 3 because many more people have now found out about the project and want to have their family’s arrival at Fremantle marked in this way. It was beautiful to see all the families of the migrants, many of them from Europe, reclaim their heritage and remember the day their families arrived at the port. It was a beautiful experience for everybody concerned. The member for Albany will be pleased to know - I am interested in this as well - that a further phase will be conducted in Albany. A Migrant Welcome Wall will be established in Albany because, in the early days of the colony, many migrants arrived at Albany as the original port, including one strand of my antecedents. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Mr M.W. Trenorden : Let us do the same thing with Sandakan. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is another issue that the member and I can work on together. It is another area of common interest between us. The member is referring to the death march in Sabah. We will work together on something along similar lines. About 10 000 people attended on the Saturday that we unveiled the second phase of the Welcome Wall - 5 000 attended in the morning and 5 000 in the afternoon. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why were members of the opposition not asked? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : They could have turned up. Stage 2 is absolutely beautiful, just like stage 1. In fact, it is an improvement on stage 1. All the members who attended, including the member for Rockingham, agreed that it is very good. The Migrant Welcome Walls now have 16 700 names on them. We are now moving to stage 3 because many more people have now found out about the project and want to have their family’s arrival at Fremantle marked in this way. It was beautiful to see all the families of the migrants, many of them from Europe, reclaim their heritage and remember the day their families arrived at the port. It was a beautiful experience for everybody concerned. The member for Albany will be pleased to know - I am interested in this as well - that a further phase will be conducted in Albany. A Migrant Welcome Wall will be established in Albany because, in the early days of the colony, many migrants arrived at Albany as the original port, including one strand of my antecedents. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is another issue that the member and I can work on together. It is another area of common interest between us. The member is referring to the death march in Sabah. We will work together on something along similar lines. About 10 000 people attended on the Saturday that we unveiled the second phase of the Welcome Wall - 5 000 attended in the morning and 5 000 in the afternoon. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why were members of the opposition not asked? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : They could have turned up. Stage 2 is absolutely beautiful, just like stage 1. In fact, it is an improvement on stage 1. All the members who attended, including the member for Rockingham, agreed that it is very good. The Migrant Welcome Walls now have 16 700 names on them. We are now moving to stage 3 because many more people have now found out about the project and want to have their family’s arrival at Fremantle marked in this way. It was beautiful to see all the families of the migrants, many of them from Europe, reclaim their heritage and remember the day their families arrived at the port. It was a beautiful experience for everybody concerned. The member for Albany will be pleased to know - I am interested in this as well - that a further phase will be conducted in Albany. A Migrant Welcome Wall will be established in Albany because, in the early days of the colony, many migrants arrived at Albany as the original port, including one strand of my antecedents. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
About 10 000 people attended on the Saturday that we unveiled the second phase of the Welcome Wall - 5 000 attended in the morning and 5 000 in the afternoon. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why were members of the opposition not asked? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : They could have turned up. Stage 2 is absolutely beautiful, just like stage 1. In fact, it is an improvement on stage 1. All the members who attended, including the member for Rockingham, agreed that it is very good. The Migrant Welcome Walls now have 16 700 names on them. We are now moving to stage 3 because many more people have now found out about the project and want to have their family’s arrival at Fremantle marked in this way. It was beautiful to see all the families of the migrants, many of them from Europe, reclaim their heritage and remember the day their families arrived at the port. It was a beautiful experience for everybody concerned. The member for Albany will be pleased to know - I am interested in this as well - that a further phase will be conducted in Albany. A Migrant Welcome Wall will be established in Albany because, in the early days of the colony, many migrants arrived at Albany as the original port, including one strand of my antecedents. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Why were members of the opposition not asked? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : They could have turned up. Stage 2 is absolutely beautiful, just like stage 1. In fact, it is an improvement on stage 1. All the members who attended, including the member for Rockingham, agreed that it is very good. The Migrant Welcome Walls now have 16 700 names on them. We are now moving to stage 3 because many more people have now found out about the project and want to have their family’s arrival at Fremantle marked in this way. It was beautiful to see all the families of the migrants, many of them from Europe, reclaim their heritage and remember the day their families arrived at the port. It was a beautiful experience for everybody concerned. The member for Albany will be pleased to know - I am interested in this as well - that a further phase will be conducted in Albany. A Migrant Welcome Wall will be established in Albany because, in the early days of the colony, many migrants arrived at Albany as the original port, including one strand of my antecedents. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : They could have turned up. Stage 2 is absolutely beautiful, just like stage 1. In fact, it is an improvement on stage 1. All the members who attended, including the member for Rockingham, agreed that it is very good. The Migrant Welcome Walls now have 16 700 names on them. We are now moving to stage 3 because many more people have now found out about the project and want to have their family’s arrival at Fremantle marked in this way. It was beautiful to see all the families of the migrants, many of them from Europe, reclaim their heritage and remember the day their families arrived at the port. It was a beautiful experience for everybody concerned. The member for Albany will be pleased to know - I am interested in this as well - that a further phase will be conducted in Albany. A Migrant Welcome Wall will be established in Albany because, in the early days of the colony, many migrants arrived at Albany as the original port, including one strand of my antecedents. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: Another phase is coming and that is why it is pertinent to raise this issue today. The first Migrant Welcome Wall was established at the Fremantle passenger terminal in 2004. The member for Avon can take some satisfaction from that because it was a speech he made in this Parliament that triggered the whole process. He made a speech about the Northam migrant camp. That sparked my interest in the migrant museum at Ellis Island. The idea took seed and the member for Yokine picked up the idea in government. Mr P.D. Omodei : Was it the member for Avon or the member for Yokine? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Avon was the first person to raise such a concept. I remember sitting opposite and listening to his speech. I looked up the details on the Internet because I thought it was a good idea. In fact, I remember the story in the Fremantle Herald in about 1997 or 1998 or whenever the speech was made. I remember that it was put to the member for Fremantle and me that we should be involved in such a concept. It was delayed because we were then in opposition. Nevertheless, the member for Fremantle, other members and I were at Fremantle for the opening of the second stage of the Migrant Welcome Wall. It was absolutely amazing. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Let us do the same thing with Sandakan. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is another issue that the member and I can work on together. It is another area of common interest between us. The member is referring to the death march in Sabah. We will work together on something along similar lines. About 10 000 people attended on the Saturday that we unveiled the second phase of the Welcome Wall - 5 000 attended in the morning and 5 000 in the afternoon. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why were members of the opposition not asked? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : They could have turned up. Stage 2 is absolutely beautiful, just like stage 1. In fact, it is an improvement on stage 1. All the members who attended, including the member for Rockingham, agreed that it is very good. The Migrant Welcome Walls now have 16 700 names on them. We are now moving to stage 3 because many more people have now found out about the project and want to have their family’s arrival at Fremantle marked in this way. It was beautiful to see all the families of the migrants, many of them from Europe, reclaim their heritage and remember the day their families arrived at the port. It was a beautiful experience for everybody concerned. The member for Albany will be pleased to know - I am interested in this as well - that a further phase will be conducted in Albany. A Migrant Welcome Wall will be established in Albany because, in the early days of the colony, many migrants arrived at Albany as the original port, including one strand of my antecedents. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Another phase is coming and that is why it is pertinent to raise this issue today. The first Migrant Welcome Wall was established at the Fremantle passenger terminal in 2004. The member for Avon can take some satisfaction from that because it was a speech he made in this Parliament that triggered the whole process. He made a speech about the Northam migrant camp. That sparked my interest in the migrant museum at Ellis Island. The idea took seed and the member for Yokine picked up the idea in government. Mr P.D. Omodei : Was it the member for Avon or the member for Yokine? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Avon was the first person to raise such a concept. I remember sitting opposite and listening to his speech. I looked up the details on the Internet because I thought it was a good idea. In fact, I remember the story in the Fremantle Herald in about 1997 or 1998 or whenever the speech was made. I remember that it was put to the member for Fremantle and me that we should be involved in such a concept. It was delayed because we were then in opposition. Nevertheless, the member for Fremantle, other members and I were at Fremantle for the opening of the second stage of the Migrant Welcome Wall. It was absolutely amazing. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Let us do the same thing with Sandakan. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is another issue that the member and I can work on together. It is another area of common interest between us. The member is referring to the death march in Sabah. We will work together on something along similar lines. About 10 000 people attended on the Saturday that we unveiled the second phase of the Welcome Wall - 5 000 attended in the morning and 5 000 in the afternoon. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why were members of the opposition not asked? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : They could have turned up. Stage 2 is absolutely beautiful, just like stage 1. In fact, it is an improvement on stage 1. All the members who attended, including the member for Rockingham, agreed that it is very good. The Migrant Welcome Walls now have 16 700 names on them. We are now moving to stage 3 because many more people have now found out about the project and want to have their family’s arrival at Fremantle marked in this way. It was beautiful to see all the families of the migrants, many of them from Europe, reclaim their heritage and remember the day their families arrived at the port. It was a beautiful experience for everybody concerned. The member for Albany will be pleased to know - I am interested in this as well - that a further phase will be conducted in Albany. A Migrant Welcome Wall will be established in Albany because, in the early days of the colony, many migrants arrived at Albany as the original port, including one strand of my antecedents. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Was it the member for Avon or the member for Yokine? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Avon was the first person to raise such a concept. I remember sitting opposite and listening to his speech. I looked up the details on the Internet because I thought it was a good idea. In fact, I remember the story in the Fremantle Herald in about 1997 or 1998 or whenever the speech was made. I remember that it was put to the member for Fremantle and me that we should be involved in such a concept. It was delayed because we were then in opposition. Nevertheless, the member for Fremantle, other members and I were at Fremantle for the opening of the second stage of the Migrant Welcome Wall. It was absolutely amazing. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Let us do the same thing with Sandakan. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is another issue that the member and I can work on together. It is another area of common interest between us. The member is referring to the death march in Sabah. We will work together on something along similar lines. About 10 000 people attended on the Saturday that we unveiled the second phase of the Welcome Wall - 5 000 attended in the morning and 5 000 in the afternoon. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why were members of the opposition not asked? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : They could have turned up. Stage 2 is absolutely beautiful, just like stage 1. In fact, it is an improvement on stage 1. All the members who attended, including the member for Rockingham, agreed that it is very good. The Migrant Welcome Walls now have 16 700 names on them. We are now moving to stage 3 because many more people have now found out about the project and want to have their family’s arrival at Fremantle marked in this way. It was beautiful to see all the families of the migrants, many of them from Europe, reclaim their heritage and remember the day their families arrived at the port. It was a beautiful experience for everybody concerned. The member for Albany will be pleased to know - I am interested in this as well - that a further phase will be conducted in Albany. A Migrant Welcome Wall will be established in Albany because, in the early days of the colony, many migrants arrived at Albany as the original port, including one strand of my antecedents. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Avon was the first person to raise such a concept. I remember sitting opposite and listening to his speech. I looked up the details on the Internet because I thought it was a good idea. In fact, I remember the story in the Fremantle Herald in about 1997 or 1998 or whenever the speech was made. I remember that it was put to the member for Fremantle and me that we should be involved in such a concept. It was delayed because we were then in opposition. Nevertheless, the member for Fremantle, other members and I were at Fremantle for the opening of the second stage of the Migrant Welcome Wall. It was absolutely amazing. Mr M.W. Trenorden : Let us do the same thing with Sandakan. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is another issue that the member and I can work on together. It is another area of common interest between us. The member is referring to the death march in Sabah. We will work together on something along similar lines. About 10 000 people attended on the Saturday that we unveiled the second phase of the Welcome Wall - 5 000 attended in the morning and 5 000 in the afternoon. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why were members of the opposition not asked? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : They could have turned up. Stage 2 is absolutely beautiful, just like stage 1. In fact, it is an improvement on stage 1. All the members who attended, including the member for Rockingham, agreed that it is very good. The Migrant Welcome Walls now have 16 700 names on them. We are now moving to stage 3 because many more people have now found out about the project and want to have their family’s arrival at Fremantle marked in this way. It was beautiful to see all the families of the migrants, many of them from Europe, reclaim their heritage and remember the day their families arrived at the port. It was a beautiful experience for everybody concerned. The member for Albany will be pleased to know - I am interested in this as well - that a further phase will be conducted in Albany. A Migrant Welcome Wall will be established in Albany because, in the early days of the colony, many migrants arrived at Albany as the original port, including one strand of my antecedents. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Mr M.W. Trenorden : Let us do the same thing with Sandakan. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is another issue that the member and I can work on together. It is another area of common interest between us. The member is referring to the death march in Sabah. We will work together on something along similar lines. About 10 000 people attended on the Saturday that we unveiled the second phase of the Welcome Wall - 5 000 attended in the morning and 5 000 in the afternoon. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why were members of the opposition not asked? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : They could have turned up. Stage 2 is absolutely beautiful, just like stage 1. In fact, it is an improvement on stage 1. All the members who attended, including the member for Rockingham, agreed that it is very good. The Migrant Welcome Walls now have 16 700 names on them. We are now moving to stage 3 because many more people have now found out about the project and want to have their family’s arrival at Fremantle marked in this way. It was beautiful to see all the families of the migrants, many of them from Europe, reclaim their heritage and remember the day their families arrived at the port. It was a beautiful experience for everybody concerned. The member for Albany will be pleased to know - I am interested in this as well - that a further phase will be conducted in Albany. A Migrant Welcome Wall will be established in Albany because, in the early days of the colony, many migrants arrived at Albany as the original port, including one strand of my antecedents. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is another issue that the member and I can work on together. It is another area of common interest between us. The member is referring to the death march in Sabah. We will work together on something along similar lines. About 10 000 people attended on the Saturday that we unveiled the second phase of the Welcome Wall - 5 000 attended in the morning and 5 000 in the afternoon. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why were members of the opposition not asked? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : They could have turned up. Stage 2 is absolutely beautiful, just like stage 1. In fact, it is an improvement on stage 1. All the members who attended, including the member for Rockingham, agreed that it is very good. The Migrant Welcome Walls now have 16 700 names on them. We are now moving to stage 3 because many more people have now found out about the project and want to have their family’s arrival at Fremantle marked in this way. It was beautiful to see all the families of the migrants, many of them from Europe, reclaim their heritage and remember the day their families arrived at the port. It was a beautiful experience for everybody concerned. The member for Albany will be pleased to know - I am interested in this as well - that a further phase will be conducted in Albany. A Migrant Welcome Wall will be established in Albany because, in the early days of the colony, many migrants arrived at Albany as the original port, including one strand of my antecedents. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
About 10 000 people attended on the Saturday that we unveiled the second phase of the Welcome Wall - 5 000 attended in the morning and 5 000 in the afternoon. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why were members of the opposition not asked? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : They could have turned up. Stage 2 is absolutely beautiful, just like stage 1. In fact, it is an improvement on stage 1. All the members who attended, including the member for Rockingham, agreed that it is very good. The Migrant Welcome Walls now have 16 700 names on them. We are now moving to stage 3 because many more people have now found out about the project and want to have their family’s arrival at Fremantle marked in this way. It was beautiful to see all the families of the migrants, many of them from Europe, reclaim their heritage and remember the day their families arrived at the port. It was a beautiful experience for everybody concerned. The member for Albany will be pleased to know - I am interested in this as well - that a further phase will be conducted in Albany. A Migrant Welcome Wall will be established in Albany because, in the early days of the colony, many migrants arrived at Albany as the original port, including one strand of my antecedents. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Why were members of the opposition not asked? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : They could have turned up. Stage 2 is absolutely beautiful, just like stage 1. In fact, it is an improvement on stage 1. All the members who attended, including the member for Rockingham, agreed that it is very good. The Migrant Welcome Walls now have 16 700 names on them. We are now moving to stage 3 because many more people have now found out about the project and want to have their family’s arrival at Fremantle marked in this way. It was beautiful to see all the families of the migrants, many of them from Europe, reclaim their heritage and remember the day their families arrived at the port. It was a beautiful experience for everybody concerned. The member for Albany will be pleased to know - I am interested in this as well - that a further phase will be conducted in Albany. A Migrant Welcome Wall will be established in Albany because, in the early days of the colony, many migrants arrived at Albany as the original port, including one strand of my antecedents. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : They could have turned up. Stage 2 is absolutely beautiful, just like stage 1. In fact, it is an improvement on stage 1. All the members who attended, including the member for Rockingham, agreed that it is very good. The Migrant Welcome Walls now have 16 700 names on them. We are now moving to stage 3 because many more people have now found out about the project and want to have their family’s arrival at Fremantle marked in this way. It was beautiful to see all the families of the migrants, many of them from Europe, reclaim their heritage and remember the day their families arrived at the port. It was a beautiful experience for everybody concerned. The member for Albany will be pleased to know - I am interested in this as well - that a further phase will be conducted in Albany. A Migrant Welcome Wall will be established in Albany because, in the early days of the colony, many migrants arrived at Albany as the original port, including one strand of my antecedents. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It will probably be in 2008. I look forward to it. These things take time to plan and we anticipate that several thousand arrivals in Albany will be marked if people’s families engage in this project. It will be near the harbour-side development in Albany. The only other thing we need to do is to get the commonwealth government to take responsibility - in a way that it has not done hitherto - to deal with the unexploded bombs in Albany harbour. God knows what would happen if the commonwealth government ever got hold of the nuclear industry. The commonwealth government is saying that the bombs are not its responsibility and that maybe the Americans are responsible. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : It was the Japs! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Japanese! We will see the initiative developed in Albany and it will be much appreciated by the local people.
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