❓ A parliamentary question regarding the implementation of recommendations from a Western Australian Museum report on maritime archaeological sites in Koombana Bay. The answer indicates progress in identifying and protecting these sites, but some shipwrecks remain unlocated.
AnsweredQoN 2699Legislative Council
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I refer to the Western Australian Museum Report No. 286, titled Koombana Bay Foreshore Maritime Archaeological Survey and Excavations 21-28 November 2011 , dated May 2012, and I ask: (a) has recommendation one of the Report, requiring a close-pot water probe survey of lots 881 and 882, been implemented; (b) if yes to (a): (i) when was the probe survey completed; and (ii) what was the outcome of the probe survey; (c) if no to (a): (i) will the probe survey need to be completed before any development can be considered on lots 881 and 882; and (ii) what is the estimated cost for the probe survey and how long would it take to complete; (d) has recommendation two of the Report, requiring the City of Bunbury to continue to work with the Western Australian Museum to investigate lots 881 and 882 to locate maritime archaeological sites and establish processes for their long term protection and management under the Maritime Archaeological Act 1973 and local planning regime, been implemented; (e) if yes to (d), what was the outcome of this work; (f) if no to (d): (i) will the work need to be completed before any development can be considered on lots 881 and 882; and (ii) what is the estimated cost of this work and how long would it take to complete this work; (g) has recommendation three of the report been implemented; (h) if yes to (g), have all 12 shipwrecks been listed; and (i) if no to (g), why not?
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Answered
24 March 2015
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
28 days
(a)Yes.
(b) (i) 22 November 2012.
(ii) Another concentration of buried timber was located.
(c) (i-ii) Not applicable.
(d) Yes.
(e) The Western Australian Museum and the City of Bunbury have worked to establish a 'Western Australian Museum Development Exclusion Zone' encompassing all known sites located on Lots 881 and 882 during the 2011 excavations and 2012 water probe survey.
(f) (i-ii) Not applicable.
(g) Yes.
(h) No.
(i) Not all 12 shipwrecks have been located and therefore cannot be listed.
(b) (i) 22 November 2012.
(ii) Another concentration of buried timber was located.
(c) (i-ii) Not applicable.
(d) Yes.
(e) The Western Australian Museum and the City of Bunbury have worked to establish a 'Western Australian Museum Development Exclusion Zone' encompassing all known sites located on Lots 881 and 882 during the 2011 excavations and 2012 water probe survey.
(f) (i-ii) Not applicable.
(g) Yes.
(h) No.
(i) Not all 12 shipwrecks have been located and therefore cannot be listed.
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