❓ A parliamentary question regarding the Withers urban renewal project, seeking details on committee memberships, meeting schedules, survey data, and costings. The answer provides membership details, meeting dates, and reasons for not tabling minutes or survey data, referring to confidentiality and ongoing strategy finalization.
AnsweredQoN 1035Legislative Council
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WITHERS URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT
1035. Hon ADELE FARINA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Regional Development:
I refer to the Withers urban renewal project.
(1) In
relation to the steering committee, the project control group, and each of the
three reference groups, who makes up the membership of the committee/group, and
please list the members; how many times has it met and on what dates; and will
the minister table the minutes of the meetings; and, if no, why not?
(2) Will the
minister table the 287 completed surveys and the 34 comments received in the
anonymous comment box; and, if no, why not?
(3) Will the
strategy and action plan include full costings of recommended strategies and
actions; and, if no, why not?
1035. Hon ADELE FARINA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Regional Development:
I refer to the Withers urban renewal project.
(1) In
relation to the steering committee, the project control group, and each of the
three reference groups, who makes up the membership of the committee/group, and
please list the members; how many times has it met and on what dates; and will
the minister table the minutes of the meetings; and, if no, why not?
(2) Will the
minister table the 287 completed surveys and the 34 comments received in the
anonymous comment box; and, if no, why not?
(3) Will the
strategy and action plan include full costings of recommended strategies and
actions; and, if no, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) For the
steering committee, it is not applicable. For the project control group, the
membership is the City of Bunbury, the South West Development Commission, the
Department of Planning and the Department of Housing. For the reference groups,
the membership is as follows: the government agencies are the City of Bunbury,
the South West Development Commission, the Department of Planning, the
Department of Housing, the Department for Communities, the Department for Child
Protection, the Department of Transport, the Department of Health, the WA
Country Health Service, the Department of Education, the Department of
Corrective Services, WA Police, Centrelink, the commonwealth Department of Education,
Employment and Workplace Relations, and LandCorp.
The community groups are the
Withers Action Group, the Bunbury Police and Community Youth Centre, the South
West Drug Service team, Indigenous representatives, the South West Seniors Expo
group, Friends of Des Ugle Park, Withers residents, the Hudson Road Family
Centre, and Withers Primary School. The business and industry groups are the
Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries, the Bunbury–Wellington
Small Business Centre, Access Housing, and local business owners in the Withers
area.
The project control group meetings were on 3 July
2012, 23 August 2012, 12 October 2012 and 12 November 2012. The community
reference group meeting was on 3 July 2012. The government reference group
meetings were on 3 July 2012 and 23 August 2102. The business and industry
group meeting was on 3 July 2012.
No, the minister will not table the minutes of
the meetings. A strategy and action plan are currently being finalised and will
be released for public comment once approved by the project partners.
(2) No. A
commitment of confidentiality was given to all participants.
(3) Please
refer to Legislative Council question without notice 1013.
question.
(1) For the
steering committee, it is not applicable. For the project control group, the
membership is the City of Bunbury, the South West Development Commission, the
Department of Planning and the Department of Housing. For the reference groups,
the membership is as follows: the government agencies are the City of Bunbury,
the South West Development Commission, the Department of Planning, the
Department of Housing, the Department for Communities, the Department for Child
Protection, the Department of Transport, the Department of Health, the WA
Country Health Service, the Department of Education, the Department of
Corrective Services, WA Police, Centrelink, the commonwealth Department of Education,
Employment and Workplace Relations, and LandCorp.
The community groups are the
Withers Action Group, the Bunbury Police and Community Youth Centre, the South
West Drug Service team, Indigenous representatives, the South West Seniors Expo
group, Friends of Des Ugle Park, Withers residents, the Hudson Road Family
Centre, and Withers Primary School. The business and industry groups are the
Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries, the Bunbury–Wellington
Small Business Centre, Access Housing, and local business owners in the Withers
area.
The project control group meetings were on 3 July
2012, 23 August 2012, 12 October 2012 and 12 November 2012. The community
reference group meeting was on 3 July 2012. The government reference group
meetings were on 3 July 2012 and 23 August 2102. The business and industry
group meeting was on 3 July 2012.
No, the minister will not table the minutes of
the meetings. A strategy and action plan are currently being finalised and will
be released for public comment once approved by the project partners.
(2) No. A
commitment of confidentiality was given to all participants.
(3) Please
refer to Legislative Council question without notice 1013.
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