❓ Dr. Thomas questions the Minister for Ports regarding roll-on/roll-off (RORO) vehicle facilities at Bunbury Port, specifically requesting details and tabling of concept studies. The Minister provides details of past and ongoing studies and defers tabling until all studies are complete and findings confirmed.
AnsweredQoN 676Legislative Council
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ROLL ON, ROLL OFF VEHICLE FACILITIES —
BUNBURY PORT
676. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Ports:
I refer to my question without notice 523 of 16 May 2023
investigating potential roll on, roll off vehicle facilities at Bunbury port.
(1) As the
Southern Ports Authority has undertaken three specific concept studies
investigating RORO at Bunbury port since 2017, when were these studies
instigated and when were they completed?
(2) What is
the name of each study, and what primary recommendation regarding RORO
feasibility did each study conclude?
(3) Will the
minister table the three specific Southern Ports Authority concept plans to the
house; and, if not, why not?
BUNBURY PORT
676. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Ports:
I refer to my question without notice 523 of 16 May 2023
investigating potential roll on, roll off vehicle facilities at Bunbury port.
(1) As the
Southern Ports Authority has undertaken three specific concept studies
investigating RORO at Bunbury port since 2017, when were these studies
instigated and when were they completed?
(2) What is
the name of each study, and what primary recommendation regarding RORO
feasibility did each study conclude?
(3) Will the
minister table the three specific Southern Ports Authority concept plans to the
house; and, if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. The Minister for Ports
advises —
(1)–(2)
The three studies are —
(a) Tonsberg
Berth 3 and 5 RORO Study, which was completed in 2019 and presented possible
engineering options to cater for RORO at berth 3 or berth 5 in Bunbury;
(b) Berths 5
and 7 RORO Concept Options and Cost Estimate, which was completed in 2022 and
presented possible engineering options and associated costings at berth 5 or a new
berth 7 facility in Bunbury; and
(c) Workstream
3—Bunbury Inner Harbour RORO and Breakbulk Facilitation Study which is
a work in progress, due late 2023, in which the Department of Transport is
currently managing an overarching port planning study of eight work streams to
consider the future location of non-containerised trade currently facilitated
in Fremantle. Southern Ports assisted with developing workstream 3 for an
option to relocate NCT to Bunbury.
(3) The
findings of the two completed studies are already under internal review as part
of the third study. All of the studies will be used to inform government's
consideration of all options for the potential relocation of Fremantle inner
harbour trades arising from the Westport and Future Fremantle initiatives. I—that
is, the minister—will be in a position
to table the reports when all the current studies are completed and findings confirmed to my satisfaction.
honourable member for some notice of the question. The Minister for Ports
advises —
(1)–(2)
The three studies are —
(a) Tonsberg
Berth 3 and 5 RORO Study, which was completed in 2019 and presented possible
engineering options to cater for RORO at berth 3 or berth 5 in Bunbury;
(b) Berths 5
and 7 RORO Concept Options and Cost Estimate, which was completed in 2022 and
presented possible engineering options and associated costings at berth 5 or a new
berth 7 facility in Bunbury; and
(c) Workstream
3—Bunbury Inner Harbour RORO and Breakbulk Facilitation Study which is
a work in progress, due late 2023, in which the Department of Transport is
currently managing an overarching port planning study of eight work streams to
consider the future location of non-containerised trade currently facilitated
in Fremantle. Southern Ports assisted with developing workstream 3 for an
option to relocate NCT to Bunbury.
(3) The
findings of the two completed studies are already under internal review as part
of the third study. All of the studies will be used to inform government's
consideration of all options for the potential relocation of Fremantle inner
harbour trades arising from the Westport and Future Fremantle initiatives. I—that
is, the minister—will be in a position
to table the reports when all the current studies are completed and findings confirmed to my satisfaction.
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