Vince Connelly (Stirling, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Since being elected, I have visited as many of the 19,818 small to medium businesses in my electorate of Stirling as I can. I was pleased to be joined by some of my ministerial colleagues as well. The Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Cash, joined me to visit internationally awarded hair salon Hairloom in Osborne Park, where Tony and Connie explained which government policies supported their family-run business and where else we can help.

I learned from Sam, at Silvestro Butchers in Osborne Park, how to make sausages. Sam and I chatted about the improvements technology has made to his business. The extension of the instant asset write-off and reductions in company tax will now help Sam take Silvestro Butchers to the next level.

I was joined by Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar at Perth Swedish Auto Centre, where Dick, Lisa and the team voiced support for the government's proposed mandatory sharing of vehicle service and repair information. We then headed to Karrinyup shops to view the $700 million redevelopment being undertaken by AMP Capital, a project creating 2½ thousand jobs during construction and another 2½ thousand ongoing jobs.

Lastly, I acknowledge IMDEX Ltd, a global mining tech company in Balcatta, where Burnie and Sean took me on an in-depth tour of their operations. I was blown away by their innovative success. IMDEX is a finalist in tomorrow's Australian Export Awards. I wish them the very best of luck.

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