House of Assembly - Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2)
2008-06-04 Daily Xml

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AAMI STADIUM

Mr GRIFFITHS (Goyder) (14:56): Did the department of the Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing advise against the expenditure of $100 million on the upgrade of AAMI Stadium?

The Hon. M.J. WRIGHT (Lee—Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Finance, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (14:56): As I said yesterday, this is a very important project. It has been very widely welcomed—

The SPEAKER: Order!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. M.J. WRIGHT: —right throughout the community. As I said yesterday, this $100 million project—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. M.J. WRIGHT: —will involve a better roof facility, it will involve better entry and exit gates and it will provide a better community-type facility in the western grandstand. It has been very widely agreed to throughout the community.