❓ A parliamentary question highlights concerns about sewage disposal in Hyden, WA, and requests government action. The Premier denies awareness of 'Third World conditions' and clarifies funding arrangements.
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The Premier and the Treasurer continue to roll out a rich tapestry of statements about the joys of living in Western Australia under their government, continually boasting about the state’s economic performance and infrastructure spending. (1) Is the Premier aware of the Third World conditions in the wheatbelt town of Hyden, where residents are facing a health threat from raw sewage because his government has refused to fund the infill sewerage initiative? (2) Is it acceptable in a so-called V8 economy that the local health inspector, owners and managers cannot find a solution for safely disposing of sewage and wastewater in the town? (3) Will the Premier confirm that under his revised small towns and infill sewerage program, Hyden may not receive funding until the year 2019? (4) Will he immediately direct the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development and the Minister for Housing and Works to travel to the town to inspect the crisis and do something about it? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(4) Hyden, like the majority of small Western Australian towns, relies on septic tanks for wastewater disposal. The project to provide deep sewerage facilities to Hyden is one of a small number of projects to towns that comprise the small country town sewerage scheme. It has never been part of the infill sewerage program. Funding for future years of the small country town sewerage scheme has not been determined at this stage.
(1) Is the Premier aware of the Third World conditions in the wheatbelt town of Hyden, where residents are facing a health threat from raw sewage because his government has refused to fund the infill sewerage initiative? (2) Is it acceptable in a so-called V8 economy that the local health inspector, owners and managers cannot find a solution for safely disposing of sewage and wastewater in the town? (3) Will the Premier confirm that under his revised small towns and infill sewerage program, Hyden may not receive funding until the year 2019? (4) Will he immediately direct the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development and the Minister for Housing and Works to travel to the town to inspect the crisis and do something about it? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(4) Hyden, like the majority of small Western Australian towns, relies on septic tanks for wastewater disposal. The project to provide deep sewerage facilities to Hyden is one of a small number of projects to towns that comprise the small country town sewerage scheme. It has never been part of the infill sewerage program. Funding for future years of the small country town sewerage scheme has not been determined at this stage.
(2) Is it acceptable in a so-called V8 economy that the local health inspector, owners and managers cannot find a solution for safely disposing of sewage and wastewater in the town? (3) Will the Premier confirm that under his revised small towns and infill sewerage program, Hyden may not receive funding until the year 2019? (4) Will he immediately direct the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development and the Minister for Housing and Works to travel to the town to inspect the crisis and do something about it? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(4) Hyden, like the majority of small Western Australian towns, relies on septic tanks for wastewater disposal. The project to provide deep sewerage facilities to Hyden is one of a small number of projects to towns that comprise the small country town sewerage scheme. It has never been part of the infill sewerage program. Funding for future years of the small country town sewerage scheme has not been determined at this stage.
(3) Will the Premier confirm that under his revised small towns and infill sewerage program, Hyden may not receive funding until the year 2019? (4) Will he immediately direct the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development and the Minister for Housing and Works to travel to the town to inspect the crisis and do something about it? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(4) Hyden, like the majority of small Western Australian towns, relies on septic tanks for wastewater disposal. The project to provide deep sewerage facilities to Hyden is one of a small number of projects to towns that comprise the small country town sewerage scheme. It has never been part of the infill sewerage program. Funding for future years of the small country town sewerage scheme has not been determined at this stage.
(4) Will he immediately direct the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development and the Minister for Housing and Works to travel to the town to inspect the crisis and do something about it? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(4) Hyden, like the majority of small Western Australian towns, relies on septic tanks for wastewater disposal. The project to provide deep sewerage facilities to Hyden is one of a small number of projects to towns that comprise the small country town sewerage scheme. It has never been part of the infill sewerage program. Funding for future years of the small country town sewerage scheme has not been determined at this stage.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(4) Hyden, like the majority of small Western Australian towns, relies on septic tanks for wastewater disposal. The project to provide deep sewerage facilities to Hyden is one of a small number of projects to towns that comprise the small country town sewerage scheme. It has never been part of the infill sewerage program. Funding for future years of the small country town sewerage scheme has not been determined at this stage.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(4) Hyden, like the majority of small Western Australian towns, relies on septic tanks for wastewater disposal. The project to provide deep sewerage facilities to Hyden is one of a small number of projects to towns that comprise the small country town sewerage scheme. It has never been part of the infill sewerage program. Funding for future years of the small country town sewerage scheme has not been determined at this stage.
(1) No. (2)-(4) Hyden, like the majority of small Western Australian towns, relies on septic tanks for wastewater disposal. The project to provide deep sewerage facilities to Hyden is one of a small number of projects to towns that comprise the small country town sewerage scheme. It has never been part of the infill sewerage program. Funding for future years of the small country town sewerage scheme has not been determined at this stage.
(2)-(4) Hyden, like the majority of small Western Australian towns, relies on septic tanks for wastewater disposal. The project to provide deep sewerage facilities to Hyden is one of a small number of projects to towns that comprise the small country town sewerage scheme. It has never been part of the infill sewerage program. Funding for future years of the small country town sewerage scheme has not been determined at this stage.
(1) Is the Premier aware of the Third World conditions in the wheatbelt town of Hyden, where residents are facing a health threat from raw sewage because his government has refused to fund the infill sewerage initiative? (2) Is it acceptable in a so-called V8 economy that the local health inspector, owners and managers cannot find a solution for safely disposing of sewage and wastewater in the town? (3) Will the Premier confirm that under his revised small towns and infill sewerage program, Hyden may not receive funding until the year 2019? (4) Will he immediately direct the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development and the Minister for Housing and Works to travel to the town to inspect the crisis and do something about it? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(4) Hyden, like the majority of small Western Australian towns, relies on septic tanks for wastewater disposal. The project to provide deep sewerage facilities to Hyden is one of a small number of projects to towns that comprise the small country town sewerage scheme. It has never been part of the infill sewerage program. Funding for future years of the small country town sewerage scheme has not been determined at this stage.
(2) Is it acceptable in a so-called V8 economy that the local health inspector, owners and managers cannot find a solution for safely disposing of sewage and wastewater in the town? (3) Will the Premier confirm that under his revised small towns and infill sewerage program, Hyden may not receive funding until the year 2019? (4) Will he immediately direct the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development and the Minister for Housing and Works to travel to the town to inspect the crisis and do something about it? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(4) Hyden, like the majority of small Western Australian towns, relies on septic tanks for wastewater disposal. The project to provide deep sewerage facilities to Hyden is one of a small number of projects to towns that comprise the small country town sewerage scheme. It has never been part of the infill sewerage program. Funding for future years of the small country town sewerage scheme has not been determined at this stage.
(3) Will the Premier confirm that under his revised small towns and infill sewerage program, Hyden may not receive funding until the year 2019? (4) Will he immediately direct the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development and the Minister for Housing and Works to travel to the town to inspect the crisis and do something about it? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(4) Hyden, like the majority of small Western Australian towns, relies on septic tanks for wastewater disposal. The project to provide deep sewerage facilities to Hyden is one of a small number of projects to towns that comprise the small country town sewerage scheme. It has never been part of the infill sewerage program. Funding for future years of the small country town sewerage scheme has not been determined at this stage.
(4) Will he immediately direct the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development and the Minister for Housing and Works to travel to the town to inspect the crisis and do something about it? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(4) Hyden, like the majority of small Western Australian towns, relies on septic tanks for wastewater disposal. The project to provide deep sewerage facilities to Hyden is one of a small number of projects to towns that comprise the small country town sewerage scheme. It has never been part of the infill sewerage program. Funding for future years of the small country town sewerage scheme has not been determined at this stage.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(4) Hyden, like the majority of small Western Australian towns, relies on septic tanks for wastewater disposal. The project to provide deep sewerage facilities to Hyden is one of a small number of projects to towns that comprise the small country town sewerage scheme. It has never been part of the infill sewerage program. Funding for future years of the small country town sewerage scheme has not been determined at this stage.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(4) Hyden, like the majority of small Western Australian towns, relies on septic tanks for wastewater disposal. The project to provide deep sewerage facilities to Hyden is one of a small number of projects to towns that comprise the small country town sewerage scheme. It has never been part of the infill sewerage program. Funding for future years of the small country town sewerage scheme has not been determined at this stage.
(1) No. (2)-(4) Hyden, like the majority of small Western Australian towns, relies on septic tanks for wastewater disposal. The project to provide deep sewerage facilities to Hyden is one of a small number of projects to towns that comprise the small country town sewerage scheme. It has never been part of the infill sewerage program. Funding for future years of the small country town sewerage scheme has not been determined at this stage.
(2)-(4) Hyden, like the majority of small Western Australian towns, relies on septic tanks for wastewater disposal. The project to provide deep sewerage facilities to Hyden is one of a small number of projects to towns that comprise the small country town sewerage scheme. It has never been part of the infill sewerage program. Funding for future years of the small country town sewerage scheme has not been determined at this stage.
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