- 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.
As stated by 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."
As stated by 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."
As stated by 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."
