Mrs SALLY QUINNELL (Camden) (13:03): My question is addressed to the Minister for Sport. Will the Minister update the House on how the Government is ensuring that more people have access to parking for major sporting events at Moore Park?
Mr STEPHEN KAMPER (Rockdale—Minister for Small Business, Minister for Lands and Property, Minister for Multiculturalism, and Minister for Sport) (13:03): I thank the member for Camden for her question. She is an energetic, fun‑loving, excellent representative for her community. I am afraid to say that the wowsers on the other side of the House are back in the news; they are back on.
Ms Robyn Preston: Point of order: My point of order relates to Standing Order 72. Using offensive words in this place is not acceptable.
The SPEAKER: In the common vernacular it is not considered an offensive word, certainly not by me.
Mr STEPHEN KAMPER: Let us say the boring ones on the other side of the House. Earlier this year we began work to overturn the concert cap to once again bring entertainment back into the entertainment precinct. I am happy to say we are working constructively to get the cap overturned. I should have known that the Opposition would have left more booby traps behind. It was probably the member for Wahroonga. The former Government legislated to remove parking at the Sydney Cricket Ground [SCG] precinct, without ensuring alternatives would be in place. That will disproportionately affect the many fans who still need to drive to the SCG and Allianz Stadium to enjoy an event.
Mr Dugald Saunders: Who wrote this, Kamper? Come on, who wrote this?
Mr STEPHEN KAMPER: Definitely not you.
The SPEAKER: The member for Terrigal will come to order.
Mr STEPHEN KAMPER: It affects young families, elderly people with accessibility needs and people from Western Sydney and regional New South Wales—the country folk, it affects them too. Venues NSW estimates that removing that parking will cost the local economy $30 million in revenue per year. Planning approval was provided only in July 2022, yet somehow Venues NSW was expected to build a multi‑level car park and village in 18 months. That is how good the programming and planning was. I am happy to say once again that we are cleaning up the mess of the former Government, working with the fantastic Minister for Planning and Public Spaces to unlock this valuable asset and ensure that on-grass parking is maintained until an alternative is delivered. [Extension of time]
The SPEAKER: Order! The Minister will be heard in silence.
Mr STEPHEN KAMPER: This will ensure that our venues are accessible to everyone. I am happy to inform the House that Sir Paul McCartney has heard the message.
The SPEAKER: The member for Miranda will come to order.
Mr STEPHEN KAMPER: In a matter of days he will be at Allianz Stadium performing his greatest hits, as well as some peculiar songs members may not have heard. He has turned one of his classics into an ode to the member for Wahroonga: Help! I Need More Listeners. He has been thrown out of the Chamber so we will not benefit from that one. There is more. I hear Paul will dedicate a song to the former Treasurer: All You Need is Love—and Another $7 Billion for the Black Hole. Finally, to serenade the Leader of the Opposition, Paul has chosen quite an apt song: The Long and Winding Boardwalk. If for some reason members do not like Paul, I have good news: Robbie Williams will also be touring. Robbie not only knows how to put on a show but also loves his Greek Australians. If he is loving Big Ange instead,Let me Entertain You. Let's unlock our venues and bring entertainment back into the entertainment precinct.
The SPEAKER: Members will come to order so that we can hear the next question. The member for Oatley will come to order.
