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8 April 1987145 451 [Wednesday. 8 April 1987145 451 We are not prepared to accept the Iiegistutiute AssembIll experiment at the expense of our children. Wednesday. 8 April 1987 Your petitioners therefore pray that you will take whatever action is necessary to have the Post Release Programme located- THE SPEAKER (Mr Barnett) took the Chair at another location, and your petitoners as at 2.1 5 pm. and read prayers. in duty bound, will ever pray. The petition bears 363 signatures. I certify that ENVIRONMENT: OLD SWAN BREWERY it conforms to the Standing Orders of the Legis- Demolition: Petition lative Assembly. MR MacKINNON (Murdoch-Lecader of The SPEAKER: I direct that the petition be the Opposition) [2.1 7 pm]: I present a petition brought to the Table of the House. to the House couched in the following terms- (See petition No. 18.) To the Honourable the Speaker and ENVIRONMENT: Members of the Legislative Assembly in OLD SWAN BREWERY Parliament assembled. The petition of the Rode velopinen i: Petition under-signed respectfully showeth we pro- MR LEWIS (East Melville) [2.19 pm]: I test strongly against the proposed develop- present a petition from 98 residents of Western ment for the old Brewery and Stables sites Australia in the following terms- and urge that the buildings be demolished To: The Honourable the Speaker and and the area be converted to parkland Members of the Legislative Assembly of under the control of the King's Park the Parliament of Western Australia in Par- Board. liament assembled. Your Petitioners as in duty bound, will We the undersigned request that the Par- ever pray. liament reject the proposed development The petition contains 16 514 signatures. I cer- of the Old Swan Brewery site by Brewlech tify that it conforms to the Standing Orders of Limited. We believe the site should be the Legislative Assembly. landscaped for a public recreation area and linked to Kings Park. The SPEAKER: I direct that the petition be brought to the Table of the House. Your petitioners. therefore humbly pray that you will give this matter your earnest (See petition No. 17.) consideration and your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray. PRISONERS- I certify that the petition conforms to the h1alfway House: Petition Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly. MR WATT (Albany) [2.18 pm]: I have a pet- The SPEAKER: I direct that the petition be ition addressed to the Parliament which reads brought to the Table of the House. as follows- (See petition No. 19.) To: The Honourable, the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of MINERALS the Parliament of Western Australia in. Gravel Pit: Petition Parliament assembled. MR TROY (Mundaring-Minister for We, the undersigned, desire to register Transport) 12.20 pm]: I present a petition from our strong protest at the decision to estab- 624 citizens of Western Australia which reads lish a Post Release Programme. or Halfway as follows- House, in premises at 52-54 Beaufort To: The Honourable the Speaker and Road. Albany for newly released prisoners. Members of the Legislative Assembly of While having no objection to the prin- the Parliament of Western Australia in ciple of the programme we are particularly Parliament assembled. concerned that it should be located We the undersigned citizens of Western immediately next to the Yakamia Primary Australia being residents of the Shire of School. which we consider exposes the Mundaring request that any proposal to children attending that school to unnecess- mine sand and gravel on Reserve 21940 ary risk. Portion of Lot 1531 Martin Road and 452 452[ASSEMBLY] Portion of Lot 247 Phillips Road The banks of the Swan River provide one of M undaring Slate Forrcst No 50 be the most beautiful places in the world. If people rejected. have not read a book by George Seddon Your petitioners therefore humbly pray entitled "Swan River Landscapes". I com- that you will give this matter earnest con- mend it to them. I commend also a recent pub- sideration and your petitioners, as in duty li cation, a copy of which was given to me by a bound, will ever pray. thoughtful person at Christmas. entitled A City and its Setting-Images of Perth. Western I certify that the petition conforms to the Atustralia". by George Seddon and David Rav- Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly. ine. Contained in the book is a magnificent The SPEAKER: I direct that the petition be photo of Mrs Rischbieth as she stood on the brought to the Table of the House. edge of the Swan River and, as this cryptic (See petit ion No. 20.) writer states. "with bunions and allF-one can imagine Mrs Rischbieth's bunions standing out which, no doubt, were due to the fashions of PARLIAMENTARY SUPERANNUATION earlier years-to make the point which graphi- FUND cally illustrates how people regard any inter- Appoflintmti~~l (If7rustee ference of the Swan River and its banks. On motion by Mr Pearce (Leader of the We have an exciting House). resolved- opportunity today to enhance the beauty of the Swan River. The way That pursuant to the provisions of the is simple: Demolish the old Swan Brewery; that Parliamentary Superannuation Act 1970. is. the buildings between the river bank, and the Legislative Assembly hereby appoints the road and create a simple passive park on the member for Collie (Mr Tom Jones) to the edge of the river. be a trustee of the Parliamentary Superannuation Fund as from this day. In 1883 a flour mill was built on the site and not long after that a brewery took its place. It is BILLS (2): INTRODUCT'ION AND FIRST interesting that this week is Heritage Week and READING it stirred the Minister for Planning to say on 1. Occupational Health. Safety and Wel- Monday, "it is important for Western Australian people to think in terms of their fare Amendment Bill." Bill introduced, on motion by Mr Peter total heritage." It is a great pity the Minister Dowding (Minister for Labour. Pro- does not practise what he preaches. ductivity and Employment), and read a first time. The people who support the demolition of 2. Acts Amendment (Protection of the the old Swan Brewery do think in terms of their Community) Bill. heritage and they understand that the Swan is a Bill introduced, on motion by Mr fundamental part of it. They see the protection Mensaros. and read a first time. and enhancement of the Swan River and its banks as a crucial part of Western Austmalia ADDRESS-IN-REPLY: FIFTH DAY and its total heritage. They believe that the Minister does not understand the importance Alot6i17 of this. He is either aesthetically ignorant or he Debate resumed from 7 April. is developmentally insensitive. MR CLARKO (Karrinyup) [2.24 pm]: The The Minister for Planning also said on prime reason that Perth has gained an inter- Monday this week, "There is a tendency for national reputation for its beauty is the Swan some people to look at their heritage on an River. In the words of someone else the Swan issue-by-issue basis with passions which some- River is -A thing of beauty: its loveliness in- times run very high." I suggest that in that creases: it will never pass into nothingness, but statement he is delivering an insult to those always will remain a bower quiet for us." people associated with the demolition of the The Swan River is essentially part of West- old brewery. The Minister fails to understand ern Australia's true heritage. Touch it. threaten that this issue is a single issue, but in a way it is it. or abuse it and many, if not most. Western a whole issue-it is a whole issue for those Australians will be upset, irritated and an- people who are concerned about the beauty of noyed. Perth and its environmental context. [Wednesday. 8 April 1987]15 453 There should be no buildings between groups in our State. A petition was presented Crawley Bay and (he Narrows Bridge. How- today which contained more than 16 000 signa- ever, there is one building only and that is this tures. I take this opportunity to commend the monstrosity which sits on the site like the ob- chairman of the committee working for this verse to a missing front tooth. The present cause. Joe Stokes. and thc others who have building created previously a great deal of been actively involved in putting the petition mixing of traffic flow on a very dangerous together and organising the several rallies stretch of road. If the new project goes ahead which have taken place. They have done a truly the traffic flow will, of course. be much greater worthwhile job for the citizens of Perth. than it has been in the past. I was born in Cottesloc, went 10 school in In addition, the timing of the project is Perth, and travelled around Mounts Bay Road wrong. It is being considered at the same time by trolleybus every school day and sometimes as the Government has set up a task force to more often. I can remember saying to my look into future management practices for the mother when I passed the old Swan Brewery Swan and Canning Rivers. The Government site that I thought the people living there ate has made this committee a eunuch. Dr pumpkin pie very frequently. I confused the Hamilton and his colleagues must feel that they smell of hops used in the brewing process with have been passed by because in the midst of all the smell of pumpkin pie.
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