❓ The Minister for Lands provides an update on the redevelopment of the former Esplanade Hotel site in Middleton Beach, Albany, detailing LandCorp's purchase and planned community consultation for a mixed-use development.
AnsweredQoN 90Legislative Assembly
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ESPLANADE
HOTEL SITE, ALBANY
90. Dr G.G. JACOBS to the
Minister for Lands:
Will the minister please update the house on the progress of
the redevelopment of the former Esplanade Hotel site at Middleton Beach,
Albany?
HOTEL SITE, ALBANY
90. Dr G.G. JACOBS to the
Minister for Lands:
Will the minister please update the house on the progress of
the redevelopment of the former Esplanade Hotel site at Middleton Beach,
Albany?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Eyre very much for the question.
Indeed, progress is happening on the Middleton Beach site in Albany.
Mr P.B. Watson interjected.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : It
is really pleasing to see the member for Albany put his hand up, because when
the Premier made a commitment to the people of Albany that if the owners of the
Esplanade Hotel site did not do anything about it, the government would, the
member for Albany said at that time that it would not happen. I think he even
said that it was a thought bubble. Typical of people on this side of the house
and of this government, we make things happen. At the end of last year, the
government announced that it was very close to securing a deal with the owners
of the site, and since then—in fact, in December—LandCorp
finalised a deal for the settlement of the site. LandCorp purchased the
Middleton Beach site, which is fantastic.
Mr P. Papalia : A
million dollars.
Mr D.T. REDMAN :
Absolutely, member for Warnbro. It would be great if it had the member for
Albany's support—which I hope it has, member for Albany—because
at a cost of $7 million, including $3.5 million of royalties for regions funds
and a further $1.5 million of royalties for regions funds to help value add and
uplift the site to make it more attractive to the private sector for
development, this is a fantastic outcome for the people of Albany. For too long
they have been saying that this site is an eyesore. It is an iconic part of
Albany and is what the people of Albany considered in the past to be its jewel
in the crown, and I am sure that it can again be the jewel in the crown for
Albany.
We have in mind a mix of shops, cafes, bars, a boutique hotel
and even some residential accommodation, but what is really important is that
we engage strongly with the local community. A consultation process is in place
at the moment, the first phase of which has been an online survey. Already
there have been 484 visitors to that webpage—225 people have registered
for more information and 113 people have completed the online survey. I am sure
that one of those 484 people is the member for Albany. I am sure that he would
be pretty keen to find out that we are doing something in Albany, because we
know the history of his performance in this regard.
There are also going to be workshops and an online forum, so
there will be heaps of opportunities for local groups, those who have a strong
interest in what happens on that site, to feed back into LandCorp so that when
we develop the final plan, with the support of the shire, we will have
something that once again will be the jewel in the crown for Albany.
Indeed, progress is happening on the Middleton Beach site in Albany.
Mr P.B. Watson interjected.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : It
is really pleasing to see the member for Albany put his hand up, because when
the Premier made a commitment to the people of Albany that if the owners of the
Esplanade Hotel site did not do anything about it, the government would, the
member for Albany said at that time that it would not happen. I think he even
said that it was a thought bubble. Typical of people on this side of the house
and of this government, we make things happen. At the end of last year, the
government announced that it was very close to securing a deal with the owners
of the site, and since then—in fact, in December—LandCorp
finalised a deal for the settlement of the site. LandCorp purchased the
Middleton Beach site, which is fantastic.
Mr P. Papalia : A
million dollars.
Mr D.T. REDMAN :
Absolutely, member for Warnbro. It would be great if it had the member for
Albany's support—which I hope it has, member for Albany—because
at a cost of $7 million, including $3.5 million of royalties for regions funds
and a further $1.5 million of royalties for regions funds to help value add and
uplift the site to make it more attractive to the private sector for
development, this is a fantastic outcome for the people of Albany. For too long
they have been saying that this site is an eyesore. It is an iconic part of
Albany and is what the people of Albany considered in the past to be its jewel
in the crown, and I am sure that it can again be the jewel in the crown for
Albany.
We have in mind a mix of shops, cafes, bars, a boutique hotel
and even some residential accommodation, but what is really important is that
we engage strongly with the local community. A consultation process is in place
at the moment, the first phase of which has been an online survey. Already
there have been 484 visitors to that webpage—225 people have registered
for more information and 113 people have completed the online survey. I am sure
that one of those 484 people is the member for Albany. I am sure that he would
be pretty keen to find out that we are doing something in Albany, because we
know the history of his performance in this regard.
There are also going to be workshops and an online forum, so
there will be heaps of opportunities for local groups, those who have a strong
interest in what happens on that site, to feed back into LandCorp so that when
we develop the final plan, with the support of the shire, we will have
something that once again will be the jewel in the crown for Albany.
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