- Home Fire confirmed to build Western Australia's
new screen production facility
- Around 600 direct and indirect jobs to be created
during construction
- New facility to welcome productions in 2026
- Investment to help WA attract more of the $2
billion spent annually on national and international productions in Australia
Hundreds of local jobs will be created by construction of Western
Australia's new screen production facility, which begins today at the site on Marshall
Road, near the Malaga METRONET station precinct.
The Cook Labor Government today confirmed Home Fire will build the
facility, with doors to open to host the first production in 2026.
The facility will support the Cook Labor Government's investment in the
State's creative industries to diversify the economy, enabling Western
Australia to become a larger screen industry player, grow local productions and
attract more major projects.
The State will invest $233.5 million to
construct the facility, with approximately 600 local direct and indirect new jobs
to be created during its construction.
The facility will include four purpose-built
sound stages and other onsite screen production facilities such as production
offices, an art department and wardrobe, workshops, a backlot, parking and set
storage.
A Problem and Opportunity Statement for
delivery and operation of a screen production facility was released in an open
market process by the State Government under the Market-led Proposals Policy, with Home Fire selected as the preferred
proponent.
More information on the Market-led Proposal
can be found on the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website at https://wa.gov.au/market-led-proposals.
Comments attributed to Premier Roger Cook:
"Western Australia is already seeing a return on our Production Attraction
Incentive investment, with filming of major high-quality productions like The
Surfer, The Twelve and We Bury the Dead creating new local jobs opportunities,
enabling skill development and showing off our beautiful State.
"Backing
Western Australia's film and television industry is a critical part of our plan
to diversify WA's economy and set our State up for the long term.
"My
Government is committed to providing Western Australia's screen industry with a
production facility, and the commencement of construction today cements our important
election commitment.
"This investment will grow Western
Australia's screen industry, increasing our ability to attract more national
and international productions and benefit from the billions of dollars spent on
productions in Australia each year."
Comments attributed to Treasurer Rita
Saffioti:
"Our Government has a plan to diversify our economy to ensure we have a
broad mix of industries that create economic and social benefits for the State
– and the screen sector ticks all the boxes.
"Western Australia is already an attractive place to film due to our
shared time zones with Southeast Asia, natural assets that offer a variety of
unique filming locations, predictable weather conditions and an abundance of
sunshine that allows for consistent scheduling and lighting conditions.
"We also have an established industry, ready to take advantage of the
opportunities that will be created from the State's investment in the screen
production facility.
"The delivery of the METRONET Morley-Ellenbrook Line and Malaga Station
precinct has allowed us to plan for the growth of new industries in Perth's
north-eastern suburbs, including this one-of-a-kind screen production facility,
which is tangible evidence of our commitment to the area."
Comments attributed to Culture and the Arts
Minister David Templeman:
"The
start of construction of the screen production facility is a milestone moment
that represents the beginning of an exciting and prosperous future for the
industry here in WA.
"The facility
will be a cornerstone of our Government's long-term strategy to expand the
local creative industry and put WA in a strong position to attract high-quality
national and international productions, as well as enhance and support WA-based
productions.
"We have an
exceptionally talented sector who are well-regarded globally but have
historically had to venture elsewhere to work and this facility will ensure
that we keep this talent here.
"The Government's vision
for the future of the industry will be outlined in the WA Screen Industry
Strategy which will be released in the coming months.
"This strategy provides a
road map that will grow the film and TV production sector over the coming
decade and help achieve the Government's objective to diversify the WA
economy."
