While the Liberals continue to kick the can down the road with wishy-washy statements about Stony Rise, Labor has stepped up to back in the development.

Today I’ve given my full commitment to support the approval of the Stony Rise development through legislation in Parliament.

This is a $40 million development that will create hundreds of jobs in the north west - and Labor will do whatever is needed to make sure it goes ahead.

It’s now more than two months since the Premier promised to “immediately identify” a way to make sure the Stony Rise Village development could go ahead.

What’s happened since then? Nothing. 

It’s just like so many promises this Premier makes. He said he’d deliver the Cradle Mountain Cableway - there isn’t even an up-to-date business case. He said he was taking control of the Spirits project by taking over the infrastructure portfolio. He gave it up a month later, and it’s hard to avoid the feeling his government’s given up.

The proponents at Stony Rise are so frustrated at the lack of action they’ve taken out full page ads in the paper calling for someone to actually do something.

I mean it when I say Labor’s changed under my leadership. We stand for jobs, and we back development every day of the week.

The ball is now well and truly in Jeremy Rockliff’s court – and I urge him to drop the weasel words and start committing to some real actions on this project.

Dean Winter MP
Labor Leader