❓ Hon Robin Chapple asks about the preservation or relocation of a culturally significant Boab tree during roadworks on the Great Northern Highway. The Minister for Transport confirms the tree will be retained in its original location.
AnsweredQoN 2194Legislative Council
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I refer to proposed clearing and road works on the 15 km
stretch of Great Northern Highway east from juncture with the Derby Highway and
question on notice 1874 of 14 February 2019 and the significantly large and culturally
important Boab located at 17°38'05.5"S 123°44'36.5"E,
and ask: (a) will this Boab be retained in situ; (b) if no to (a), why not; (c) if no to (a), what process will be put in place to ensure that it is relocated and not buried as occurred in the previous road works; (d) if it is to be relocated, what specialist horticultural services will be used to ensure that it is relocated successfully; and (e) if it is to be relocated, given its age and enormous weight, what specialist lifting sources will be mobilised to the Kimberley to enable its lifting with root ball intact?
stretch of Great Northern Highway east from juncture with the Derby Highway and
question on notice 1874 of 14 February 2019 and the significantly large and culturally
important Boab located at 17°38'05.5"S 123°44'36.5"E,
and ask: (a) will this Boab be retained in situ; (b) if no to (a), why not; (c) if no to (a), what process will be put in place to ensure that it is relocated and not buried as occurred in the previous road works; (d) if it is to be relocated, what specialist horticultural services will be used to ensure that it is relocated successfully; and (e) if it is to be relocated, given its age and enormous weight, what specialist lifting sources will be mobilised to the Kimberley to enable its lifting with root ball intact?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
6 August 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Transport
Response time
10 days
(a) Yes
(b)-(e) Not applicable
(b)-(e) Not applicable
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