WEBVTT - Despite strong opposition, the Burswood racetrack proposal is advancing, causing concern among residents

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<v Speaker 1>And Sue Quinn joins us now she's the co chair

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<v Speaker 1>of the Save Birdswood Park Alliance. The first of four

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<v Speaker 1>dropping public forums we held later today on the Burswood

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<v Speaker 1>Racetrack and associated precinct diet They.

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<v Speaker 2>Sue Hi Simon, thanks for having me, no problems at all.

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<v Speaker 1>I imagine you're going along today.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll be along to every single session. Basically, we planned

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<v Speaker 2>to have a presence in the park, not a rally,

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<v Speaker 2>not a protest, but just to be there to maybe

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<v Speaker 2>help people better understand what's being touted here because we

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<v Speaker 2>don't believe it the information that's out there accurately covers

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think it'll be an exchange of ideas SI,

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<v Speaker 1>or are the project managers going to show you some

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<v Speaker 1>nice drawings and a flyover and say this is what's

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<v Speaker 1>going to happen and when Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I think in this case we have had a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of sessions where we have been given a presentation, so

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of people that are involved in our alliance.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think this they are it is there to

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<v Speaker 2>tick that public consultation box so that people will go

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<v Speaker 2>along there be able to have their say. They've said

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<v Speaker 2>that they are encouraging us to contribute ideas to help

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<v Speaker 2>shape the concept development. So basically they say this is

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<v Speaker 2>happening no matter what. You're not here to object to

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<v Speaker 2>it or oppose it or anything. You're here to just say, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>well we would like to see this there, we'd like

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<v Speaker 2>to see that there. So it's not really the consultation

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<v Speaker 2>that particularly local residents in Burswood and in East Perth

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<v Speaker 2>it will be most affected by a racetrack. It's not

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<v Speaker 2>the consultation that we've been promised since this was first

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<v Speaker 2>announced in January.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think you're right it is going to go ahead.

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<v Speaker 1>So that if it is a hybrid kind of consultation

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<v Speaker 1>where you might be able to shape X, Y and z,

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<v Speaker 1>how will you approach that? What do you want to

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<v Speaker 1>see if it is going to go ahead?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we're not at this stage. We're doing all we

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<v Speaker 2>can to have it stopped because it's you know, and

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<v Speaker 2>to be clear, and we're getting so much criticism from

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<v Speaker 2>people saying we're anti development and nimbi's and all that stuff,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not true. People here have always known about the

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<v Speaker 2>plans for Bursall Park as per the twenty year vision

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<v Speaker 2>that was put out a while back. Everybody's been expecting

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<v Speaker 2>that development. None of us have any problems with the antitheater,

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<v Speaker 2>all the different even the cycling events, etc. They're basically

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<v Speaker 2>trying to paint us as being objecting to everything. But

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<v Speaker 2>the objection that we have is for the VP supercars,

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<v Speaker 2>because clearly the noise from those is going to be

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<v Speaker 2>unbearable for the people that live here. But part of

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<v Speaker 2>their process is to tick that box to say they've

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<v Speaker 2>consulted with the community. It's a long way down the track,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think because it's taken them because they've received

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<v Speaker 2>so much criticism from people saying well, when are we

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<v Speaker 2>going to have our say? Now they've rolled this out.

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<v Speaker 2>But the disappointing thing is that from a resident's point

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<v Speaker 2>of view, we expected the opportunity to have a say

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<v Speaker 2>as local resid how this would impact on us personally.

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<v Speaker 2>But they have opened this up and the sessions are

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<v Speaker 2>only for a couple of hours. Interestingly, the weekend ones

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<v Speaker 2>only for two hours before the Eagles game and the

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<v Speaker 2>Dockers games on Saturday and Sunday, clearly targeting sports fans

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<v Speaker 2>and not really paying much attention to the people that

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<v Speaker 2>have really been waiting to have a say on this

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<v Speaker 2>and to find out exactly how this is going to

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<v Speaker 2>impact on us.

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<v Speaker 1>So did you, I think to be very yes, Sorry truck.

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<v Speaker 1>So I was involved in some of the forums with

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<v Speaker 1>regards the stadium back in the day, and there was

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<v Speaker 1>some objections from residents then. But the forums did explain

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<v Speaker 1>about how the roads would work, the fact that it

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<v Speaker 1>was getting a pub, you know, the new bridge, all

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<v Speaker 1>of that came into was eventually rolled out and the residents,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of the residents changed their minds. Were you

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<v Speaker 1>part of that process as well or did you move

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<v Speaker 1>into the area after the stadium was built? What impact

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<v Speaker 1>does the stadium have on your meaning.

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<v Speaker 2>Now? Yeah, no problem at all. I don't think you

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<v Speaker 2>see that. There was this action many years ago. I've

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<v Speaker 2>lived here for sixteen years. That was mainly regarding the

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<v Speaker 2>closure of what was a beautiful golf course that many

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<v Speaker 2>people had bought in the area for that reason. It

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<v Speaker 2>was more the closure of the golf course and the

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<v Speaker 2>development of the Crown Towers on that land more so

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<v Speaker 2>than the stadium. Objection to the actual stadium. At the time,

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<v Speaker 2>we remember there was probably about four or five other

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<v Speaker 2>locations being banded around. People were saying, I don't necessarily

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<v Speaker 2>think that right here, you know, on the burs of

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<v Speaker 2>Peninsula is the right place. I think it might be

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<v Speaker 2>better here or there. So there was some discussion about it,

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<v Speaker 2>but there wasn't the opposition that there is to this

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<v Speaker 2>thing here because this is a whole different thing. When

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<v Speaker 2>the games are on the stadium, the noise is very

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<v Speaker 2>well contained within there that the acoustics and the way

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<v Speaker 2>that that was a stadium was designed was perfect for

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<v Speaker 2>that and it doesn't impact on residents. If you close

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<v Speaker 2>your door, you wouldn't even know there was anything going

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<v Speaker 2>on out.

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<v Speaker 1>So just one fine one for me, su And is

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<v Speaker 1>if the V eight supercars weren't there for you know,

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<v Speaker 1>one weekend a year like that, you know, like when

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<v Speaker 1>they come the perse and they're upper barber Gellows. Would

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<v Speaker 1>that suffice for you and your gang? Would you be

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<v Speaker 1>okay with that?

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely? But what we've been told is categorically if supercars

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<v Speaker 2>aren't part of this, and let's be honest, they have

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<v Speaker 2>played this down since it was first announced as a

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<v Speaker 2>motorsport street circuit in January. It's now the Perth Entertainment

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<v Speaker 2>of Sporting Precinct and you barely see a mention of

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<v Speaker 2>the eight supercars in any of the paraphernalia now, But

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<v Speaker 2>the fact is that that is part of it. That

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<v Speaker 2>is what we are objecting to. Nothing else. They can

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<v Speaker 2>go ahead with the rest of the development, but the

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<v Speaker 2>noise from supercars. You know, many of these people live

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<v Speaker 2>literally meters forty to fifty meters from where the proposed

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<v Speaker 2>racetrack is. It would be unbearable to them. That's what

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<v Speaker 2>we're opposing to, end of the other.

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<v Speaker 1>Things, all right, So good luck in attending the forums.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for chatting to us today.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome, Thank you.