❓ Hon Barbara Scott asks about a proposed Western Power substation in Waikiki near residential housing. Hon Kim Chance confirms the plan and states Western Power is investigating alternative sites with the community.
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(1) Will the minister confirm that Western Power intends to locate a power substation on Lot 15, corner of Read Street and Safety Bay Road at Warnbro-Waikiki, close to residential housing? (2) Will the minister seek to have the substation relocated to a non-residential area? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank Hon Barbara Scott for some notice of this question. (1) I have been advised by Western Power that it is proposing to build a new substation in Waikiki at the corner of Safety Bay Road and Read Street. The land is vested in the Department of Education and Training. The new substation is proposed for construction as part of Western Power’s commitment to improve the quality and reliability of power to homes in the Waikiki area, and construction is scheduled to start in 2006. It is proposed to be built because Rockingham and its surrounding areas, including Waikiki, is growing as more and more people choose to live in this area. Western Power must plan for this growth and supply power to the many new homes and businesses in the area. Currently power to homes in Waikiki is supplied from a similar substation located in Broughton Way, Rockingham, about five kilometres north of the proposed site for the new substation. Broughton Way substation is unable to cater for the expected growth in the region. It is currently proposed to build the new substation on about 1.6 hectares of land at the corner of Safety Bay Road and Read Street, Waikiki. The footprint of the actual substation itself will occupy an area measuring about 75 metres by 95 metres. A brick wall will be built along the perimeter of the substation. The remainder of the land will be landscaped with trees and bushes. The proposed site is adjacent to existing transmission lines on Safety Bay Road and Read Street. (2) Western Power is working with the local community to investigate alternative sites in the Waikiki area.
(2) Will the minister seek to have the substation relocated to a non-residential area? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Barbara Scott for some notice of this question. (1) I have been advised by Western Power that it is proposing to build a new substation in Waikiki at the corner of Safety Bay Road and Read Street. The land is vested in the Department of Education and Training. The new substation is proposed for construction as part of Western Power’s commitment to improve the quality and reliability of power to homes in the Waikiki area, and construction is scheduled to start in 2006. It is proposed to be built because Rockingham and its surrounding areas, including Waikiki, is growing as more and more people choose to live in this area. Western Power must plan for this growth and supply power to the many new homes and businesses in the area. Currently power to homes in Waikiki is supplied from a similar substation located in Broughton Way, Rockingham, about five kilometres north of the proposed site for the new substation. Broughton Way substation is unable to cater for the expected growth in the region. It is currently proposed to build the new substation on about 1.6 hectares of land at the corner of Safety Bay Road and Read Street, Waikiki. The footprint of the actual substation itself will occupy an area measuring about 75 metres by 95 metres. A brick wall will be built along the perimeter of the substation. The remainder of the land will be landscaped with trees and bushes. The proposed site is adjacent to existing transmission lines on Safety Bay Road and Read Street. (2) Western Power is working with the local community to investigate alternative sites in the Waikiki area.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Barbara Scott for some notice of this question. (1) I have been advised by Western Power that it is proposing to build a new substation in Waikiki at the corner of Safety Bay Road and Read Street. The land is vested in the Department of Education and Training. The new substation is proposed for construction as part of Western Power’s commitment to improve the quality and reliability of power to homes in the Waikiki area, and construction is scheduled to start in 2006. It is proposed to be built because Rockingham and its surrounding areas, including Waikiki, is growing as more and more people choose to live in this area. Western Power must plan for this growth and supply power to the many new homes and businesses in the area. Currently power to homes in Waikiki is supplied from a similar substation located in Broughton Way, Rockingham, about five kilometres north of the proposed site for the new substation. Broughton Way substation is unable to cater for the expected growth in the region. It is currently proposed to build the new substation on about 1.6 hectares of land at the corner of Safety Bay Road and Read Street, Waikiki. The footprint of the actual substation itself will occupy an area measuring about 75 metres by 95 metres. A brick wall will be built along the perimeter of the substation. The remainder of the land will be landscaped with trees and bushes. The proposed site is adjacent to existing transmission lines on Safety Bay Road and Read Street. (2) Western Power is working with the local community to investigate alternative sites in the Waikiki area.
I thank Hon Barbara Scott for some notice of this question. (1) I have been advised by Western Power that it is proposing to build a new substation in Waikiki at the corner of Safety Bay Road and Read Street. The land is vested in the Department of Education and Training. The new substation is proposed for construction as part of Western Power’s commitment to improve the quality and reliability of power to homes in the Waikiki area, and construction is scheduled to start in 2006. It is proposed to be built because Rockingham and its surrounding areas, including Waikiki, is growing as more and more people choose to live in this area. Western Power must plan for this growth and supply power to the many new homes and businesses in the area. Currently power to homes in Waikiki is supplied from a similar substation located in Broughton Way, Rockingham, about five kilometres north of the proposed site for the new substation. Broughton Way substation is unable to cater for the expected growth in the region. It is currently proposed to build the new substation on about 1.6 hectares of land at the corner of Safety Bay Road and Read Street, Waikiki. The footprint of the actual substation itself will occupy an area measuring about 75 metres by 95 metres. A brick wall will be built along the perimeter of the substation. The remainder of the land will be landscaped with trees and bushes. The proposed site is adjacent to existing transmission lines on Safety Bay Road and Read Street. (2) Western Power is working with the local community to investigate alternative sites in the Waikiki area.
(1) I have been advised by Western Power that it is proposing to build a new substation in Waikiki at the corner of Safety Bay Road and Read Street. The land is vested in the Department of Education and Training. The new substation is proposed for construction as part of Western Power’s commitment to improve the quality and reliability of power to homes in the Waikiki area, and construction is scheduled to start in 2006. It is proposed to be built because Rockingham and its surrounding areas, including Waikiki, is growing as more and more people choose to live in this area. Western Power must plan for this growth and supply power to the many new homes and businesses in the area. Currently power to homes in Waikiki is supplied from a similar substation located in Broughton Way, Rockingham, about five kilometres north of the proposed site for the new substation. Broughton Way substation is unable to cater for the expected growth in the region. It is currently proposed to build the new substation on about 1.6 hectares of land at the corner of Safety Bay Road and Read Street, Waikiki. The footprint of the actual substation itself will occupy an area measuring about 75 metres by 95 metres. A brick wall will be built along the perimeter of the substation. The remainder of the land will be landscaped with trees and bushes. The proposed site is adjacent to existing transmission lines on Safety Bay Road and Read Street. (2) Western Power is working with the local community to investigate alternative sites in the Waikiki area.
It is currently proposed to build the new substation on about 1.6 hectares of land at the corner of Safety Bay Road and Read Street, Waikiki. The footprint of the actual substation itself will occupy an area measuring about 75 metres by 95 metres. A brick wall will be built along the perimeter of the substation. The remainder of the land will be landscaped with trees and bushes. The proposed site is adjacent to existing transmission lines on Safety Bay Road and Read Street.
(2) Will the minister seek to have the substation relocated to a non-residential area? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Barbara Scott for some notice of this question. (1) I have been advised by Western Power that it is proposing to build a new substation in Waikiki at the corner of Safety Bay Road and Read Street. The land is vested in the Department of Education and Training. The new substation is proposed for construction as part of Western Power’s commitment to improve the quality and reliability of power to homes in the Waikiki area, and construction is scheduled to start in 2006. It is proposed to be built because Rockingham and its surrounding areas, including Waikiki, is growing as more and more people choose to live in this area. Western Power must plan for this growth and supply power to the many new homes and businesses in the area. Currently power to homes in Waikiki is supplied from a similar substation located in Broughton Way, Rockingham, about five kilometres north of the proposed site for the new substation. Broughton Way substation is unable to cater for the expected growth in the region. It is currently proposed to build the new substation on about 1.6 hectares of land at the corner of Safety Bay Road and Read Street, Waikiki. The footprint of the actual substation itself will occupy an area measuring about 75 metres by 95 metres. A brick wall will be built along the perimeter of the substation. The remainder of the land will be landscaped with trees and bushes. The proposed site is adjacent to existing transmission lines on Safety Bay Road and Read Street. (2) Western Power is working with the local community to investigate alternative sites in the Waikiki area.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Barbara Scott for some notice of this question. (1) I have been advised by Western Power that it is proposing to build a new substation in Waikiki at the corner of Safety Bay Road and Read Street. The land is vested in the Department of Education and Training. The new substation is proposed for construction as part of Western Power’s commitment to improve the quality and reliability of power to homes in the Waikiki area, and construction is scheduled to start in 2006. It is proposed to be built because Rockingham and its surrounding areas, including Waikiki, is growing as more and more people choose to live in this area. Western Power must plan for this growth and supply power to the many new homes and businesses in the area. Currently power to homes in Waikiki is supplied from a similar substation located in Broughton Way, Rockingham, about five kilometres north of the proposed site for the new substation. Broughton Way substation is unable to cater for the expected growth in the region. It is currently proposed to build the new substation on about 1.6 hectares of land at the corner of Safety Bay Road and Read Street, Waikiki. The footprint of the actual substation itself will occupy an area measuring about 75 metres by 95 metres. A brick wall will be built along the perimeter of the substation. The remainder of the land will be landscaped with trees and bushes. The proposed site is adjacent to existing transmission lines on Safety Bay Road and Read Street. (2) Western Power is working with the local community to investigate alternative sites in the Waikiki area.
I thank Hon Barbara Scott for some notice of this question. (1) I have been advised by Western Power that it is proposing to build a new substation in Waikiki at the corner of Safety Bay Road and Read Street. The land is vested in the Department of Education and Training. The new substation is proposed for construction as part of Western Power’s commitment to improve the quality and reliability of power to homes in the Waikiki area, and construction is scheduled to start in 2006. It is proposed to be built because Rockingham and its surrounding areas, including Waikiki, is growing as more and more people choose to live in this area. Western Power must plan for this growth and supply power to the many new homes and businesses in the area. Currently power to homes in Waikiki is supplied from a similar substation located in Broughton Way, Rockingham, about five kilometres north of the proposed site for the new substation. Broughton Way substation is unable to cater for the expected growth in the region. It is currently proposed to build the new substation on about 1.6 hectares of land at the corner of Safety Bay Road and Read Street, Waikiki. The footprint of the actual substation itself will occupy an area measuring about 75 metres by 95 metres. A brick wall will be built along the perimeter of the substation. The remainder of the land will be landscaped with trees and bushes. The proposed site is adjacent to existing transmission lines on Safety Bay Road and Read Street. (2) Western Power is working with the local community to investigate alternative sites in the Waikiki area.
(1) I have been advised by Western Power that it is proposing to build a new substation in Waikiki at the corner of Safety Bay Road and Read Street. The land is vested in the Department of Education and Training. The new substation is proposed for construction as part of Western Power’s commitment to improve the quality and reliability of power to homes in the Waikiki area, and construction is scheduled to start in 2006. It is proposed to be built because Rockingham and its surrounding areas, including Waikiki, is growing as more and more people choose to live in this area. Western Power must plan for this growth and supply power to the many new homes and businesses in the area. Currently power to homes in Waikiki is supplied from a similar substation located in Broughton Way, Rockingham, about five kilometres north of the proposed site for the new substation. Broughton Way substation is unable to cater for the expected growth in the region. It is currently proposed to build the new substation on about 1.6 hectares of land at the corner of Safety Bay Road and Read Street, Waikiki. The footprint of the actual substation itself will occupy an area measuring about 75 metres by 95 metres. A brick wall will be built along the perimeter of the substation. The remainder of the land will be landscaped with trees and bushes. The proposed site is adjacent to existing transmission lines on Safety Bay Road and Read Street. (2) Western Power is working with the local community to investigate alternative sites in the Waikiki area.
It is currently proposed to build the new substation on about 1.6 hectares of land at the corner of Safety Bay Road and Read Street, Waikiki. The footprint of the actual substation itself will occupy an area measuring about 75 metres by 95 metres. A brick wall will be built along the perimeter of the substation. The remainder of the land will be landscaped with trees and bushes. The proposed site is adjacent to existing transmission lines on Safety Bay Road and Read Street.
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