PERTH ROYAL SHOW —
CANCELLATION
580. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I
have a supplementary question. With around 20 of Western Australia's 57
regional agricultural shows taking place in October and November—and
many, including the Katanning and Kojonup shows in my electorate, planning to
go ahead—what advice is the state government providing to regional
agricultural societies to ensure that events can take place safely?
Mr M. McGOWAN
replied:
I thank the member for that question
as well; it is a good question. When I made the announcement yesterday morning,
I indicated to the assembled press that we were getting urgent advice from the
Chief Health Officer about regional shows and,
indeed, outer metropolitan shows. There are shows in Wanneroo, Cannington and
Osborne Park, and country shows like the Brunswick Show that are very
large. We are getting urgent advice about these events, whether they can
continue and, if so, what the conditions around them would be. That is
something on which we are getting written advice from the Chief Health Officer;
hopefully, it will arrive in coming days and we will be able to provide some
direction going forward.