Ms WALKER - 2012-02-14
Can you please update the House on how the government is supporting businesses to attract and keep workers?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, there is no doubt the Territory is on a cusp of growth and development like never seen before. I have a McCarthy family saying: give credit where credit is due. The Henderson government deserves all that credit. The Henderson government has not only been working at the coalface to bring a major …
Mr ELFERINK: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Did the Martin government have any role in this or is it just the Henderson government?
Madam SPEAKER: Member for Port Darwin, that is not a point of order. You have raised a number of frivolous points of order. You are on a warning.
Mr McCARTHY: Madam Speaker, before I was so rudely interrupted I was talking about a major gas and oil project and the Marine Supply Base. What has been said many times over this journey has been that it is basically positioning Darwin and the Northern Territory as a major player in regard to the global energy sector.
One of the carefully planned initiatives the Henderson government has put forward is the short-stay accommodation village at Marrara, and the Treasurer spoke briefly about it. It is a 9.5 ha Crown site. It is proposed to develop the workers village with the private sector. We announced it at the end of January. It is in the process of design, construct and operate. It is a proposal that will accommodate, in its first stage, up to 250 workers with the potential for many more.
We have had a great level of interest from the development community because it provides options. It is part of the plan. It is part of the enabling infrastructure to support the powerful policy of this government. There have been 45 registrations of interest, and 27 people attended an industry briefing on the proposal earlier this month. We are very proud of those numbers because that is real engagement with the community. Interested parties are now developing their more detailed proposals for the design, construction and operation of a short-term workers accommodation village. The proposals have to be in by Friday, 9 March. What it says to Territorians, whether you live in Yuendumu, Tennant Creek, or Minyerri, is that the prosperity the Henderson government is bringing to town is available, because there will be housing options, opportunities, and places to stay. Cast your imagination a little further, member for Blain, because this is the real deal; this is what it is about.
Not only is the private sector engaging in this, the INPEX project is engaging in this. This is a good concept driven by our government. Once again, it is visionary to support good policy ...
Madam SPEAKER: Minister, your time has expired.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, there is no doubt the Territory is on a cusp of growth and development like never seen before. I have a McCarthy family saying: give credit where credit is due. The Henderson government deserves all that credit. The Henderson government has not only been working at the coalface to bring a major …
Mr ELFERINK: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Did the Martin government have any role in this or is it just the Henderson government?
Madam SPEAKER: Member for Port Darwin, that is not a point of order. You have raised a number of frivolous points of order. You are on a warning.
Mr McCARTHY: Madam Speaker, before I was so rudely interrupted I was talking about a major gas and oil project and the Marine Supply Base. What has been said many times over this journey has been that it is basically positioning Darwin and the Northern Territory as a major player in regard to the global energy sector.
One of the carefully planned initiatives the Henderson government has put forward is the short-stay accommodation village at Marrara, and the Treasurer spoke briefly about it. It is a 9.5 ha Crown site. It is proposed to develop the workers village with the private sector. We announced it at the end of January. It is in the process of design, construct and operate. It is a proposal that will accommodate, in its first stage, up to 250 workers with the potential for many more.
We have had a great level of interest from the development community because it provides options. It is part of the plan. It is part of the enabling infrastructure to support the powerful policy of this government. There have been 45 registrations of interest, and 27 people attended an industry briefing on the proposal earlier this month. We are very proud of those numbers because that is real engagement with the community. Interested parties are now developing their more detailed proposals for the design, construction and operation of a short-term workers accommodation village. The proposals have to be in by Friday, 9 March. What it says to Territorians, whether you live in Yuendumu, Tennant Creek, or Minyerri, is that the prosperity the Henderson government is bringing to town is available, because there will be housing options, opportunities, and places to stay. Cast your imagination a little further, member for Blain, because this is the real deal; this is what it is about.
Not only is the private sector engaging in this, the INPEX project is engaging in this. This is a good concept driven by our government. Once again, it is visionary to support good policy ...
Madam SPEAKER: Minister, your time has expired.
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