Question regarding the allocation, delay, and handling of $1 million allocated for Bunbury marine facilities, and a request for the business case for the Transforming Bunbury Waterfront project.

AnsweredQoN 567Legislative Council
Asked
22 June 2016
Portfolio
Regional Development

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BUNBURY MARINE FACILITIES
567. Hon
ADELE FARINA to the minister representing the Minister for Regional
Development:
(1) What was the purpose of the $1 million
allocated towards the Bunbury marine facilities in the 2014–15 budget?
(2) Why was the money rolled over in the 2015–16
budget and again in the 2016–17 budget, and to date remains unspent?
(3)
Why is the money being held by the City of Bunbury?
(4) In view of the government allocating $12.586 million
out of the 2015–16 budget towards the Transforming Bunbury Waterfront
stage 1 project, will the government be seeking reimbursement of the $1 million
allocated in 2014–15 that has not been spent to date, plus the interest
earned on that money?
(5) Will the minister table the Transforming
Bunbury Waterfront stage 1 business case; and, if not, why not?

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I
thank the member for some notice of this question.
(1) To assist environmental analysis and
engineering design for the construction of marine facilities in Bunbury.
(2) Pre-planning for the study brief for both the
engineering and environmental components of the work delayed the tender
process. This is now complete and the tender awarded.
(3)
Funds are being held in trust by the City of Bunbury.
(4)
No.
(5)
No. The business case is confidential to cabinet.

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