Rick Wilson (O'Connor, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise today to welcome some special guests who have flown in from WA to help myself and the member for Burt for Showcase WA. The PM will open the event in the Mural Hall just after 6 pm, with over 50 Canberra based heads of missions attending. To make this project a reality, we've partnered with Perth Airport, who plan to open a third runway to facilitate greater international and interstate tourism as well as improving the logistics of moving our amazing produce to our near neighbours.

Perth Convention Bureau will host a stand. Our mining giants are represented here with Woodside, Rio Tinto, BHP, and the WA Chamber of Minerals and Energy all hosting stands showcasing our incredible mineral diversity and the contribution this makes to the Australian economy. Our regions have all brought a taste of what they're famous for, whether that be wine, whisky, gin, Manjimup truffles or our amazing green, clean agriproduce. I welcome our WA food ambassador, celebrity chef Anna Gare, who shared her delectable secret recipes with the APH catering team. They will bring out the best in our WA rock lobster, MG Kailis prawns, Harvey beef, WAMMCO Katanning lamb, Plantagenet free-range pork, Mt Barker free-range chicken, Kytren goat cheese and Manjimup Truffle & Wine Co truffles. Wines have been sourced from Wines of Western Australia and paired with the food offerings by CEO Larry Jorgensen.

I close in saying welcome to all our special guests. I invite all senators, MPs, ministers and their staff to join us in the Mural Hall after 6 pm this evening.