Page 2934 - Week 10 - Tuesday, 16 October 2007
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to work with housing and community services and to share their expertise in residential development and retirement living is confirmation of the government’s confidence in the joint venture process.
We should acknowledge, I think, quite sincerely with our hands on our hearts the work of the former Liberal government, which took 1,000 houses out of the marketplace. We have put them back. We talked about competence this morning in the motion against the Chief Minister. You have to challenge the competence of the predecessors of those opposite—and not just the predecessors of those opposite, because, in fact, the cabinet decision to reduce public housing was taken whilst Mr Smyth and Mr Stefaniak were in cabinet. Of course, Mr Smyth will get up in time and have a go at this government about its performance in public housing.
I have just indicated to the house, Mr Speaker, how we are moving forward in partnership with business. Is that not strange? We are moving forward in partnership with business—in partnership with business. These are building businesses; I have to say that they are not cleaning businesses, Mr Gentleman.
Those folks opposite have no right to talk about competence; they are experts in incompetence, and I am happy to hear from them any time they like when they talk about their own incompetence. But they have to acknowledge, Mr Speaker, that we are actually doing things. We are moving forward in not only our public housing but also, of course, in our multi-unit properties.
MR SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Ms Porter?
MS PORTER: Thank you, Mr Speaker. Minister, what other multi-unit properties are being considered for redevelopment?
MR HARGREAVES: I thank Ms Porter for the supplementary question on multi-unit properties. Members will be aware that my department took Fraser Court and Currong Apartments to the market for joint venture developments. Following an assessment of the risk involved in developing Fraser Court, negotiations with the preferred joint venture tenderer have been ceased. I am sure Mrs Burke will be interested to hear all this. She is sitting there opposite with her ears flapping, and I am having trouble talking over the noise.
I will go again: following an assessment of the risk involved in developing Fraser Court, negotiations with the preferred joint venture tenderer have ceased. It is now proposed to proceed with a subdivision and sale of the site. Mrs Burke pops up here and she criticises this government, but she does not listen when something as important as a change in the process for Fraser Court is actually advised in this house. No, what she does is mumble away, and I just draw her attention to the fact that it is now proposed to proceed with a subdivision and sale of the site. It is anticipated that this will be put to the market before the end of this calendar year.
Mr Speaker, no reasonable offer was received for Currong Apartments. There have been discussions with industry about the release of the site, and, based on the progress achieved at Lyons, there has been strong support from the private sector for working
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