Western Australia (WA) Labor has announced it will commit more than 200 million dollars to building a new motorsport street circuit in Perth if re-elected in March. The entertainment precinct would transform roads around Burswood Park into a racetrack, alongside Perth's largest outdoor music venue.
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00:00In another boost to tourism, Labor has pledged $217.5 million for its plan to create a new
00:07Perth street circuit, multi-use event infrastructure and an outdoor amphitheatre.
00:12Don't you get a bit claustrophobic?
00:1450,000 motorsports fans will be able to crowd this area and celebrate bringing supercars
00:20into the city.
00:21And 20,000 fans will be able to go to the outdoor amphitheatre to continue to celebrate
00:27great festivals, concerts and fairs that we see staged here on Burrswood throughout the year.
00:33Labor says it will transform Burrswood into a tourism mecca.
00:37This is an incredible plan for the state. It's an incredible plan for tourism.
00:41And what it will do is make sure that this area becomes a premier sport and recreation centre of WA.
00:48The local member says residents' concerns will be heard.
00:51An area that they brought up with me is noise, so stakeholders and the town of Victoria Park
00:56are currently in conversations about what those noise limitations look like.
01:00The Liberal Party says its campaign is focused on everyday needs.
01:04Our priorities are addressing cost of living pressures, fixing a broken health system,
01:10addressing law and order issues and delivering more housing for Western Australians.
01:14Labor says the new street circuit would be completed ahead of the 2027 supercar season.
01:21For more information visit www.fema.gov