❓ Hon Robin Chapple asks about the declaration of a Class A Nature Reserve at Mungada Ridge, as promised in a 2009 EPA report. The government confirms it hasn't happened yet, citing a mining tenement relinquishment as a prerequisite.
AnsweredQoN 105Legislative Council
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MUNGADA RIDGE — NATURE RESERVE
105. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the minister representing
the Minister for Environment:
I refer to the undertaking by the
Minister for Environment, as stated in Environmental Protection Authority
report 1321 of April 2009, that ''the Government will set aside the
Mungada Ridge as a Class A Nature Reserve and statutorily protect that reserve
from development''.
(1) Has the government declared the
conservation area around Mungada Ridge?
(2) If no to (1), why not, and what
is the schedule for the declaration to occur?
105. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the minister representing
the Minister for Environment:
I refer to the undertaking by the
Minister for Environment, as stated in Environmental Protection Authority
report 1321 of April 2009, that ''the Government will set aside the
Mungada Ridge as a Class A Nature Reserve and statutorily protect that reserve
from development''.
(1) Has the government declared the
conservation area around Mungada Ridge?
(2) If no to (1), why not, and what
is the schedule for the declaration to occur?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The Minister for Environment has provided me with the
following advice.
(1) No.
(2) The process
of reserve creation will follow the proposed relinquishment of a mining
tenement over the affected portion of Mungada Ridge by the current tenement
holder, DSO Ventures Pty Ltd, on behalf of Karara Mining Limited.
of the question. The Minister for Environment has provided me with the
following advice.
(1) No.
(2) The process
of reserve creation will follow the proposed relinquishment of a mining
tenement over the affected portion of Mungada Ridge by the current tenement
holder, DSO Ventures Pty Ltd, on behalf of Karara Mining Limited.
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