❓ Hon Martin Aldridge questions the Minister for Planning regarding the progress of the Pickering Brook town site expansion project taskforce and the Metropolitan Region Scheme amendment. The Minister provides details on meeting dates and process.
AnsweredQoN 1323Legislative Council
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PICKERING BROOK — PROJECT TASKFORCE
1323. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the
Minister for Planning:
I refer to the proposed expansion of
the Pickering Brook town site.
(1) How many times has the project
taskforce met since it was created?
(2) Providing dates of meetings, has
the taskforce met since the minister took on the planning portfolio?
(3) Has the taskforce accepted the recommendations
of the working group?
(4) Has the Western
Australian Planning Commission initiated consideration of the amendment to the
metropolitan region scheme to expand the Pickering Brook town site?
(5) If yes to (4), when did this
commence?
1323. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the
Minister for Planning:
I refer to the proposed expansion of
the Pickering Brook town site.
(1) How many times has the project
taskforce met since it was created?
(2) Providing dates of meetings, has
the taskforce met since the minister took on the planning portfolio?
(3) Has the taskforce accepted the recommendations
of the working group?
(4) Has the Western
Australian Planning Commission initiated consideration of the amendment to the
metropolitan region scheme to expand the Pickering Brook town site?
(5) If yes to (4), when did this
commence?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Planning.
(1)–(2) The
taskforce has met four times—in September 2020, February 2022, November
2023 and April 2024.
(3) Part 1 of the strategy relating to the Pickering
Brook town site expansion was completed and released in 2020.
(4)–(5) The
metropolitan region scheme amendment is a separate process considered by the
independent Western Australian Planning Commission.
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Planning.
(1)–(2) The
taskforce has met four times—in September 2020, February 2022, November
2023 and April 2024.
(3) Part 1 of the strategy relating to the Pickering
Brook town site expansion was completed and released in 2020.
(4)–(5) The
metropolitan region scheme amendment is a separate process considered by the
independent Western Australian Planning Commission.
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