❓ Question regarding the environmental impact of increased accommodation capacity at Coral Bay under the draft Ningaloo Coast management strategy. The Premier defends the plan, highlighting infrastructure improvements and a cap on visitor numbers, contrasting it with the opposition's proposals.
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I refer the Premier to the draft strategy for the management of the Ningaloo coast, released yesterday, which will result in a doubling of the accommodation capacity of Coral Bay to 3 600, including a 400-bed resort. (1) Given that the Premier viewed the environmental risks of the Coral Coast development as unacceptable, can the Premier now demonstrate that the environmental risks of this proposal are acceptable? (2) Will the Premier admit that his backflip on a new resort on the Ningaloo Reef will place further pressure on the environment at arguably one of the most environmentally sensitive parts of the reef? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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(1)-(2) They have no shame! These are the people who are advocating a marina and resort development at Mauds Landing, and they ask that question! Mr R.F. Johnson: Perhaps you will answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will. Let me make clear what our approach to Coral Bay will be. First, we will make sure that before there is any more development at Coral Bay, we get the infrastructure right. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have already made the sewerage commitment. That is under way. We are currently in the process of planning for a new water supply. We have made a commitment to a new boat launching facility, which will be in a much better location from an environmental point of view. Of course we will also have to deal in the future with power supply. We will deal with all those infrastructure issues, which have never been dealt with by any former Government in Western Australia. Secondly, we are putting a cap on the future development of Coral Bay. How have we determined this cap? Currently at peak times about 4 500 people go to Coral Bay. Sometimes it is as many as 6 000 people. We are putting a cap of 3 600 on the number of overnight visitors. There also needs to be accommodation for the workers, because currently there is not adequate accommodation for the 400 workers. About 500 people come to Coral Bay each day as day visitors. That is the planning framework that we are putting in place. We are not just talking about Coral Bay, though. We are talking about the Ningaloo coast. I urge every member of this House to look at the report that I released yesterday. It is a magnificent report that deals with a sustainable development strategy along the Ningaloo coast from Exmouth through to Carnarvon. The top priority in that report is the environment, the environment, the environment, because if Ningaloo Reef and the marine park are to mean anything for the future of Western Australia, they need to be protected. The report refers to a proposed ecotourism facility in Coral Bay and it outlines how, when we have consolidated all the issues that I have mentioned, we can have an ecologically-friendly facility in Coral Bay that will have a very low impact on the environment but will cater for the people who want to go there. Of course such a facility will be some time down the track in the development of that area. Exmouth and Carnarvon are the gateways to the Ningaloo. Along the coast we will have nodes of development that will be sensitive to the environment. Unlike the Liberals, there will be no marinas or resort developments between Exmouth and Carnarvon. That is the difference between members on this side of the House and members opposite. I will finish by saying that Hon Norman Moore still has not told the Parliament and the people of Western Australia who paid for the legal advice that he used during the parliamentary debates.
(1) Given that the Premier viewed the environmental risks of the Coral Coast development as unacceptable, can the Premier now demonstrate that the environmental risks of this proposal are acceptable? (2) Will the Premier admit that his backflip on a new resort on the Ningaloo Reef will place further pressure on the environment at arguably one of the most environmentally sensitive parts of the reef? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) They have no shame! These are the people who are advocating a marina and resort development at Mauds Landing, and they ask that question! Mr R.F. Johnson: Perhaps you will answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will. Let me make clear what our approach to Coral Bay will be. First, we will make sure that before there is any more development at Coral Bay, we get the infrastructure right. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have already made the sewerage commitment. That is under way. We are currently in the process of planning for a new water supply. We have made a commitment to a new boat launching facility, which will be in a much better location from an environmental point of view. Of course we will also have to deal in the future with power supply. We will deal with all those infrastructure issues, which have never been dealt with by any former Government in Western Australia. Secondly, we are putting a cap on the future development of Coral Bay. How have we determined this cap? Currently at peak times about 4 500 people go to Coral Bay. Sometimes it is as many as 6 000 people. We are putting a cap of 3 600 on the number of overnight visitors. There also needs to be accommodation for the workers, because currently there is not adequate accommodation for the 400 workers. About 500 people come to Coral Bay each day as day visitors. That is the planning framework that we are putting in place. We are not just talking about Coral Bay, though. We are talking about the Ningaloo coast. I urge every member of this House to look at the report that I released yesterday. It is a magnificent report that deals with a sustainable development strategy along the Ningaloo coast from Exmouth through to Carnarvon. The top priority in that report is the environment, the environment, the environment, because if Ningaloo Reef and the marine park are to mean anything for the future of Western Australia, they need to be protected. The report refers to a proposed ecotourism facility in Coral Bay and it outlines how, when we have consolidated all the issues that I have mentioned, we can have an ecologically-friendly facility in Coral Bay that will have a very low impact on the environment but will cater for the people who want to go there. Of course such a facility will be some time down the track in the development of that area. Exmouth and Carnarvon are the gateways to the Ningaloo. Along the coast we will have nodes of development that will be sensitive to the environment. Unlike the Liberals, there will be no marinas or resort developments between Exmouth and Carnarvon. That is the difference between members on this side of the House and members opposite. I will finish by saying that Hon Norman Moore still has not told the Parliament and the people of Western Australia who paid for the legal advice that he used during the parliamentary debates.
(2) Will the Premier admit that his backflip on a new resort on the Ningaloo Reef will place further pressure on the environment at arguably one of the most environmentally sensitive parts of the reef? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) They have no shame! These are the people who are advocating a marina and resort development at Mauds Landing, and they ask that question! Mr R.F. Johnson: Perhaps you will answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will. Let me make clear what our approach to Coral Bay will be. First, we will make sure that before there is any more development at Coral Bay, we get the infrastructure right. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have already made the sewerage commitment. That is under way. We are currently in the process of planning for a new water supply. We have made a commitment to a new boat launching facility, which will be in a much better location from an environmental point of view. Of course we will also have to deal in the future with power supply. We will deal with all those infrastructure issues, which have never been dealt with by any former Government in Western Australia. Secondly, we are putting a cap on the future development of Coral Bay. How have we determined this cap? Currently at peak times about 4 500 people go to Coral Bay. Sometimes it is as many as 6 000 people. We are putting a cap of 3 600 on the number of overnight visitors. There also needs to be accommodation for the workers, because currently there is not adequate accommodation for the 400 workers. About 500 people come to Coral Bay each day as day visitors. That is the planning framework that we are putting in place. We are not just talking about Coral Bay, though. We are talking about the Ningaloo coast. I urge every member of this House to look at the report that I released yesterday. It is a magnificent report that deals with a sustainable development strategy along the Ningaloo coast from Exmouth through to Carnarvon. The top priority in that report is the environment, the environment, the environment, because if Ningaloo Reef and the marine park are to mean anything for the future of Western Australia, they need to be protected. The report refers to a proposed ecotourism facility in Coral Bay and it outlines how, when we have consolidated all the issues that I have mentioned, we can have an ecologically-friendly facility in Coral Bay that will have a very low impact on the environment but will cater for the people who want to go there. Of course such a facility will be some time down the track in the development of that area. Exmouth and Carnarvon are the gateways to the Ningaloo. Along the coast we will have nodes of development that will be sensitive to the environment. Unlike the Liberals, there will be no marinas or resort developments between Exmouth and Carnarvon. That is the difference between members on this side of the House and members opposite. I will finish by saying that Hon Norman Moore still has not told the Parliament and the people of Western Australia who paid for the legal advice that he used during the parliamentary debates.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) They have no shame! These are the people who are advocating a marina and resort development at Mauds Landing, and they ask that question! Mr R.F. Johnson: Perhaps you will answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will. Let me make clear what our approach to Coral Bay will be. First, we will make sure that before there is any more development at Coral Bay, we get the infrastructure right. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have already made the sewerage commitment. That is under way. We are currently in the process of planning for a new water supply. We have made a commitment to a new boat launching facility, which will be in a much better location from an environmental point of view. Of course we will also have to deal in the future with power supply. We will deal with all those infrastructure issues, which have never been dealt with by any former Government in Western Australia. Secondly, we are putting a cap on the future development of Coral Bay. How have we determined this cap? Currently at peak times about 4 500 people go to Coral Bay. Sometimes it is as many as 6 000 people. We are putting a cap of 3 600 on the number of overnight visitors. There also needs to be accommodation for the workers, because currently there is not adequate accommodation for the 400 workers. About 500 people come to Coral Bay each day as day visitors. That is the planning framework that we are putting in place. We are not just talking about Coral Bay, though. We are talking about the Ningaloo coast. I urge every member of this House to look at the report that I released yesterday. It is a magnificent report that deals with a sustainable development strategy along the Ningaloo coast from Exmouth through to Carnarvon. The top priority in that report is the environment, the environment, the environment, because if Ningaloo Reef and the marine park are to mean anything for the future of Western Australia, they need to be protected. The report refers to a proposed ecotourism facility in Coral Bay and it outlines how, when we have consolidated all the issues that I have mentioned, we can have an ecologically-friendly facility in Coral Bay that will have a very low impact on the environment but will cater for the people who want to go there. Of course such a facility will be some time down the track in the development of that area. Exmouth and Carnarvon are the gateways to the Ningaloo. Along the coast we will have nodes of development that will be sensitive to the environment. Unlike the Liberals, there will be no marinas or resort developments between Exmouth and Carnarvon. That is the difference between members on this side of the House and members opposite. I will finish by saying that Hon Norman Moore still has not told the Parliament and the people of Western Australia who paid for the legal advice that he used during the parliamentary debates.
(1)-(2) They have no shame! These are the people who are advocating a marina and resort development at Mauds Landing, and they ask that question! Mr R.F. Johnson: Perhaps you will answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will. Let me make clear what our approach to Coral Bay will be. First, we will make sure that before there is any more development at Coral Bay, we get the infrastructure right. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have already made the sewerage commitment. That is under way. We are currently in the process of planning for a new water supply. We have made a commitment to a new boat launching facility, which will be in a much better location from an environmental point of view. Of course we will also have to deal in the future with power supply. We will deal with all those infrastructure issues, which have never been dealt with by any former Government in Western Australia. Secondly, we are putting a cap on the future development of Coral Bay. How have we determined this cap? Currently at peak times about 4 500 people go to Coral Bay. Sometimes it is as many as 6 000 people. We are putting a cap of 3 600 on the number of overnight visitors. There also needs to be accommodation for the workers, because currently there is not adequate accommodation for the 400 workers. About 500 people come to Coral Bay each day as day visitors. That is the planning framework that we are putting in place. We are not just talking about Coral Bay, though. We are talking about the Ningaloo coast. I urge every member of this House to look at the report that I released yesterday. It is a magnificent report that deals with a sustainable development strategy along the Ningaloo coast from Exmouth through to Carnarvon. The top priority in that report is the environment, the environment, the environment, because if Ningaloo Reef and the marine park are to mean anything for the future of Western Australia, they need to be protected. The report refers to a proposed ecotourism facility in Coral Bay and it outlines how, when we have consolidated all the issues that I have mentioned, we can have an ecologically-friendly facility in Coral Bay that will have a very low impact on the environment but will cater for the people who want to go there. Of course such a facility will be some time down the track in the development of that area. Exmouth and Carnarvon are the gateways to the Ningaloo. Along the coast we will have nodes of development that will be sensitive to the environment. Unlike the Liberals, there will be no marinas or resort developments between Exmouth and Carnarvon. That is the difference between members on this side of the House and members opposite. I will finish by saying that Hon Norman Moore still has not told the Parliament and the people of Western Australia who paid for the legal advice that he used during the parliamentary debates.
Mr R.F. Johnson: Perhaps you will answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will. Let me make clear what our approach to Coral Bay will be. First, we will make sure that before there is any more development at Coral Bay, we get the infrastructure right. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have already made the sewerage commitment. That is under way. We are currently in the process of planning for a new water supply. We have made a commitment to a new boat launching facility, which will be in a much better location from an environmental point of view. Of course we will also have to deal in the future with power supply. We will deal with all those infrastructure issues, which have never been dealt with by any former Government in Western Australia. Secondly, we are putting a cap on the future development of Coral Bay. How have we determined this cap? Currently at peak times about 4 500 people go to Coral Bay. Sometimes it is as many as 6 000 people. We are putting a cap of 3 600 on the number of overnight visitors. There also needs to be accommodation for the workers, because currently there is not adequate accommodation for the 400 workers. About 500 people come to Coral Bay each day as day visitors. That is the planning framework that we are putting in place. We are not just talking about Coral Bay, though. We are talking about the Ningaloo coast. I urge every member of this House to look at the report that I released yesterday. It is a magnificent report that deals with a sustainable development strategy along the Ningaloo coast from Exmouth through to Carnarvon. The top priority in that report is the environment, the environment, the environment, because if Ningaloo Reef and the marine park are to mean anything for the future of Western Australia, they need to be protected. The report refers to a proposed ecotourism facility in Coral Bay and it outlines how, when we have consolidated all the issues that I have mentioned, we can have an ecologically-friendly facility in Coral Bay that will have a very low impact on the environment but will cater for the people who want to go there. Of course such a facility will be some time down the track in the development of that area. Exmouth and Carnarvon are the gateways to the Ningaloo. Along the coast we will have nodes of development that will be sensitive to the environment. Unlike the Liberals, there will be no marinas or resort developments between Exmouth and Carnarvon. That is the difference between members on this side of the House and members opposite. I will finish by saying that Hon Norman Moore still has not told the Parliament and the people of Western Australia who paid for the legal advice that he used during the parliamentary debates.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will. Let me make clear what our approach to Coral Bay will be. First, we will make sure that before there is any more development at Coral Bay, we get the infrastructure right. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have already made the sewerage commitment. That is under way. We are currently in the process of planning for a new water supply. We have made a commitment to a new boat launching facility, which will be in a much better location from an environmental point of view. Of course we will also have to deal in the future with power supply. We will deal with all those infrastructure issues, which have never been dealt with by any former Government in Western Australia. Secondly, we are putting a cap on the future development of Coral Bay. How have we determined this cap? Currently at peak times about 4 500 people go to Coral Bay. Sometimes it is as many as 6 000 people. We are putting a cap of 3 600 on the number of overnight visitors. There also needs to be accommodation for the workers, because currently there is not adequate accommodation for the 400 workers. About 500 people come to Coral Bay each day as day visitors. That is the planning framework that we are putting in place. We are not just talking about Coral Bay, though. We are talking about the Ningaloo coast. I urge every member of this House to look at the report that I released yesterday. It is a magnificent report that deals with a sustainable development strategy along the Ningaloo coast from Exmouth through to Carnarvon. The top priority in that report is the environment, the environment, the environment, because if Ningaloo Reef and the marine park are to mean anything for the future of Western Australia, they need to be protected. The report refers to a proposed ecotourism facility in Coral Bay and it outlines how, when we have consolidated all the issues that I have mentioned, we can have an ecologically-friendly facility in Coral Bay that will have a very low impact on the environment but will cater for the people who want to go there. Of course such a facility will be some time down the track in the development of that area. Exmouth and Carnarvon are the gateways to the Ningaloo. Along the coast we will have nodes of development that will be sensitive to the environment. Unlike the Liberals, there will be no marinas or resort developments between Exmouth and Carnarvon. That is the difference between members on this side of the House and members opposite. I will finish by saying that Hon Norman Moore still has not told the Parliament and the people of Western Australia who paid for the legal advice that he used during the parliamentary debates.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have already made the sewerage commitment. That is under way. We are currently in the process of planning for a new water supply. We have made a commitment to a new boat launching facility, which will be in a much better location from an environmental point of view. Of course we will also have to deal in the future with power supply. We will deal with all those infrastructure issues, which have never been dealt with by any former Government in Western Australia. Secondly, we are putting a cap on the future development of Coral Bay. How have we determined this cap? Currently at peak times about 4 500 people go to Coral Bay. Sometimes it is as many as 6 000 people. We are putting a cap of 3 600 on the number of overnight visitors. There also needs to be accommodation for the workers, because currently there is not adequate accommodation for the 400 workers. About 500 people come to Coral Bay each day as day visitors. That is the planning framework that we are putting in place. We are not just talking about Coral Bay, though. We are talking about the Ningaloo coast. I urge every member of this House to look at the report that I released yesterday. It is a magnificent report that deals with a sustainable development strategy along the Ningaloo coast from Exmouth through to Carnarvon. The top priority in that report is the environment, the environment, the environment, because if Ningaloo Reef and the marine park are to mean anything for the future of Western Australia, they need to be protected. The report refers to a proposed ecotourism facility in Coral Bay and it outlines how, when we have consolidated all the issues that I have mentioned, we can have an ecologically-friendly facility in Coral Bay that will have a very low impact on the environment but will cater for the people who want to go there. Of course such a facility will be some time down the track in the development of that area. Exmouth and Carnarvon are the gateways to the Ningaloo. Along the coast we will have nodes of development that will be sensitive to the environment. Unlike the Liberals, there will be no marinas or resort developments between Exmouth and Carnarvon. That is the difference between members on this side of the House and members opposite. I will finish by saying that Hon Norman Moore still has not told the Parliament and the people of Western Australia who paid for the legal advice that he used during the parliamentary debates.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have already made the sewerage commitment. That is under way. We are currently in the process of planning for a new water supply. We have made a commitment to a new boat launching facility, which will be in a much better location from an environmental point of view. Of course we will also have to deal in the future with power supply. We will deal with all those infrastructure issues, which have never been dealt with by any former Government in Western Australia. Secondly, we are putting a cap on the future development of Coral Bay. How have we determined this cap? Currently at peak times about 4 500 people go to Coral Bay. Sometimes it is as many as 6 000 people. We are putting a cap of 3 600 on the number of overnight visitors. There also needs to be accommodation for the workers, because currently there is not adequate accommodation for the 400 workers. About 500 people come to Coral Bay each day as day visitors. That is the planning framework that we are putting in place. We are not just talking about Coral Bay, though. We are talking about the Ningaloo coast. I urge every member of this House to look at the report that I released yesterday. It is a magnificent report that deals with a sustainable development strategy along the Ningaloo coast from Exmouth through to Carnarvon. The top priority in that report is the environment, the environment, the environment, because if Ningaloo Reef and the marine park are to mean anything for the future of Western Australia, they need to be protected. The report refers to a proposed ecotourism facility in Coral Bay and it outlines how, when we have consolidated all the issues that I have mentioned, we can have an ecologically-friendly facility in Coral Bay that will have a very low impact on the environment but will cater for the people who want to go there. Of course such a facility will be some time down the track in the development of that area. Exmouth and Carnarvon are the gateways to the Ningaloo. Along the coast we will have nodes of development that will be sensitive to the environment. Unlike the Liberals, there will be no marinas or resort developments between Exmouth and Carnarvon. That is the difference between members on this side of the House and members opposite. I will finish by saying that Hon Norman Moore still has not told the Parliament and the people of Western Australia who paid for the legal advice that he used during the parliamentary debates.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have already made the sewerage commitment. That is under way. We are currently in the process of planning for a new water supply. We have made a commitment to a new boat launching facility, which will be in a much better location from an environmental point of view. Of course we will also have to deal in the future with power supply. We will deal with all those infrastructure issues, which have never been dealt with by any former Government in Western Australia. Secondly, we are putting a cap on the future development of Coral Bay. How have we determined this cap? Currently at peak times about 4 500 people go to Coral Bay. Sometimes it is as many as 6 000 people. We are putting a cap of 3 600 on the number of overnight visitors. There also needs to be accommodation for the workers, because currently there is not adequate accommodation for the 400 workers. About 500 people come to Coral Bay each day as day visitors. That is the planning framework that we are putting in place. We are not just talking about Coral Bay, though. We are talking about the Ningaloo coast. I urge every member of this House to look at the report that I released yesterday. It is a magnificent report that deals with a sustainable development strategy along the Ningaloo coast from Exmouth through to Carnarvon. The top priority in that report is the environment, the environment, the environment, because if Ningaloo Reef and the marine park are to mean anything for the future of Western Australia, they need to be protected. The report refers to a proposed ecotourism facility in Coral Bay and it outlines how, when we have consolidated all the issues that I have mentioned, we can have an ecologically-friendly facility in Coral Bay that will have a very low impact on the environment but will cater for the people who want to go there. Of course such a facility will be some time down the track in the development of that area. Exmouth and Carnarvon are the gateways to the Ningaloo. Along the coast we will have nodes of development that will be sensitive to the environment. Unlike the Liberals, there will be no marinas or resort developments between Exmouth and Carnarvon. That is the difference between members on this side of the House and members opposite. I will finish by saying that Hon Norman Moore still has not told the Parliament and the people of Western Australia who paid for the legal advice that he used during the parliamentary debates.
(1) Given that the Premier viewed the environmental risks of the Coral Coast development as unacceptable, can the Premier now demonstrate that the environmental risks of this proposal are acceptable? (2) Will the Premier admit that his backflip on a new resort on the Ningaloo Reef will place further pressure on the environment at arguably one of the most environmentally sensitive parts of the reef? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) They have no shame! These are the people who are advocating a marina and resort development at Mauds Landing, and they ask that question! Mr R.F. Johnson: Perhaps you will answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will. Let me make clear what our approach to Coral Bay will be. First, we will make sure that before there is any more development at Coral Bay, we get the infrastructure right. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have already made the sewerage commitment. That is under way. We are currently in the process of planning for a new water supply. We have made a commitment to a new boat launching facility, which will be in a much better location from an environmental point of view. Of course we will also have to deal in the future with power supply. We will deal with all those infrastructure issues, which have never been dealt with by any former Government in Western Australia. Secondly, we are putting a cap on the future development of Coral Bay. How have we determined this cap? Currently at peak times about 4 500 people go to Coral Bay. Sometimes it is as many as 6 000 people. We are putting a cap of 3 600 on the number of overnight visitors. There also needs to be accommodation for the workers, because currently there is not adequate accommodation for the 400 workers. About 500 people come to Coral Bay each day as day visitors. That is the planning framework that we are putting in place. We are not just talking about Coral Bay, though. We are talking about the Ningaloo coast. I urge every member of this House to look at the report that I released yesterday. It is a magnificent report that deals with a sustainable development strategy along the Ningaloo coast from Exmouth through to Carnarvon. The top priority in that report is the environment, the environment, the environment, because if Ningaloo Reef and the marine park are to mean anything for the future of Western Australia, they need to be protected. The report refers to a proposed ecotourism facility in Coral Bay and it outlines how, when we have consolidated all the issues that I have mentioned, we can have an ecologically-friendly facility in Coral Bay that will have a very low impact on the environment but will cater for the people who want to go there. Of course such a facility will be some time down the track in the development of that area. Exmouth and Carnarvon are the gateways to the Ningaloo. Along the coast we will have nodes of development that will be sensitive to the environment. Unlike the Liberals, there will be no marinas or resort developments between Exmouth and Carnarvon. That is the difference between members on this side of the House and members opposite. I will finish by saying that Hon Norman Moore still has not told the Parliament and the people of Western Australia who paid for the legal advice that he used during the parliamentary debates.
(2) Will the Premier admit that his backflip on a new resort on the Ningaloo Reef will place further pressure on the environment at arguably one of the most environmentally sensitive parts of the reef? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) They have no shame! These are the people who are advocating a marina and resort development at Mauds Landing, and they ask that question! Mr R.F. Johnson: Perhaps you will answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will. Let me make clear what our approach to Coral Bay will be. First, we will make sure that before there is any more development at Coral Bay, we get the infrastructure right. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have already made the sewerage commitment. That is under way. We are currently in the process of planning for a new water supply. We have made a commitment to a new boat launching facility, which will be in a much better location from an environmental point of view. Of course we will also have to deal in the future with power supply. We will deal with all those infrastructure issues, which have never been dealt with by any former Government in Western Australia. Secondly, we are putting a cap on the future development of Coral Bay. How have we determined this cap? Currently at peak times about 4 500 people go to Coral Bay. Sometimes it is as many as 6 000 people. We are putting a cap of 3 600 on the number of overnight visitors. There also needs to be accommodation for the workers, because currently there is not adequate accommodation for the 400 workers. About 500 people come to Coral Bay each day as day visitors. That is the planning framework that we are putting in place. We are not just talking about Coral Bay, though. We are talking about the Ningaloo coast. I urge every member of this House to look at the report that I released yesterday. It is a magnificent report that deals with a sustainable development strategy along the Ningaloo coast from Exmouth through to Carnarvon. The top priority in that report is the environment, the environment, the environment, because if Ningaloo Reef and the marine park are to mean anything for the future of Western Australia, they need to be protected. The report refers to a proposed ecotourism facility in Coral Bay and it outlines how, when we have consolidated all the issues that I have mentioned, we can have an ecologically-friendly facility in Coral Bay that will have a very low impact on the environment but will cater for the people who want to go there. Of course such a facility will be some time down the track in the development of that area. Exmouth and Carnarvon are the gateways to the Ningaloo. Along the coast we will have nodes of development that will be sensitive to the environment. Unlike the Liberals, there will be no marinas or resort developments between Exmouth and Carnarvon. That is the difference between members on this side of the House and members opposite. I will finish by saying that Hon Norman Moore still has not told the Parliament and the people of Western Australia who paid for the legal advice that he used during the parliamentary debates.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) They have no shame! These are the people who are advocating a marina and resort development at Mauds Landing, and they ask that question! Mr R.F. Johnson: Perhaps you will answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will. Let me make clear what our approach to Coral Bay will be. First, we will make sure that before there is any more development at Coral Bay, we get the infrastructure right. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have already made the sewerage commitment. That is under way. We are currently in the process of planning for a new water supply. We have made a commitment to a new boat launching facility, which will be in a much better location from an environmental point of view. Of course we will also have to deal in the future with power supply. We will deal with all those infrastructure issues, which have never been dealt with by any former Government in Western Australia. Secondly, we are putting a cap on the future development of Coral Bay. How have we determined this cap? Currently at peak times about 4 500 people go to Coral Bay. Sometimes it is as many as 6 000 people. We are putting a cap of 3 600 on the number of overnight visitors. There also needs to be accommodation for the workers, because currently there is not adequate accommodation for the 400 workers. About 500 people come to Coral Bay each day as day visitors. That is the planning framework that we are putting in place. We are not just talking about Coral Bay, though. We are talking about the Ningaloo coast. I urge every member of this House to look at the report that I released yesterday. It is a magnificent report that deals with a sustainable development strategy along the Ningaloo coast from Exmouth through to Carnarvon. The top priority in that report is the environment, the environment, the environment, because if Ningaloo Reef and the marine park are to mean anything for the future of Western Australia, they need to be protected. The report refers to a proposed ecotourism facility in Coral Bay and it outlines how, when we have consolidated all the issues that I have mentioned, we can have an ecologically-friendly facility in Coral Bay that will have a very low impact on the environment but will cater for the people who want to go there. Of course such a facility will be some time down the track in the development of that area. Exmouth and Carnarvon are the gateways to the Ningaloo. Along the coast we will have nodes of development that will be sensitive to the environment. Unlike the Liberals, there will be no marinas or resort developments between Exmouth and Carnarvon. That is the difference between members on this side of the House and members opposite. I will finish by saying that Hon Norman Moore still has not told the Parliament and the people of Western Australia who paid for the legal advice that he used during the parliamentary debates.
(1)-(2) They have no shame! These are the people who are advocating a marina and resort development at Mauds Landing, and they ask that question! Mr R.F. Johnson: Perhaps you will answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will. Let me make clear what our approach to Coral Bay will be. First, we will make sure that before there is any more development at Coral Bay, we get the infrastructure right. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have already made the sewerage commitment. That is under way. We are currently in the process of planning for a new water supply. We have made a commitment to a new boat launching facility, which will be in a much better location from an environmental point of view. Of course we will also have to deal in the future with power supply. We will deal with all those infrastructure issues, which have never been dealt with by any former Government in Western Australia. Secondly, we are putting a cap on the future development of Coral Bay. How have we determined this cap? Currently at peak times about 4 500 people go to Coral Bay. Sometimes it is as many as 6 000 people. We are putting a cap of 3 600 on the number of overnight visitors. There also needs to be accommodation for the workers, because currently there is not adequate accommodation for the 400 workers. About 500 people come to Coral Bay each day as day visitors. That is the planning framework that we are putting in place. We are not just talking about Coral Bay, though. We are talking about the Ningaloo coast. I urge every member of this House to look at the report that I released yesterday. It is a magnificent report that deals with a sustainable development strategy along the Ningaloo coast from Exmouth through to Carnarvon. The top priority in that report is the environment, the environment, the environment, because if Ningaloo Reef and the marine park are to mean anything for the future of Western Australia, they need to be protected. The report refers to a proposed ecotourism facility in Coral Bay and it outlines how, when we have consolidated all the issues that I have mentioned, we can have an ecologically-friendly facility in Coral Bay that will have a very low impact on the environment but will cater for the people who want to go there. Of course such a facility will be some time down the track in the development of that area. Exmouth and Carnarvon are the gateways to the Ningaloo. Along the coast we will have nodes of development that will be sensitive to the environment. Unlike the Liberals, there will be no marinas or resort developments between Exmouth and Carnarvon. That is the difference between members on this side of the House and members opposite. I will finish by saying that Hon Norman Moore still has not told the Parliament and the people of Western Australia who paid for the legal advice that he used during the parliamentary debates.
Mr R.F. Johnson: Perhaps you will answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will. Let me make clear what our approach to Coral Bay will be. First, we will make sure that before there is any more development at Coral Bay, we get the infrastructure right. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have already made the sewerage commitment. That is under way. We are currently in the process of planning for a new water supply. We have made a commitment to a new boat launching facility, which will be in a much better location from an environmental point of view. Of course we will also have to deal in the future with power supply. We will deal with all those infrastructure issues, which have never been dealt with by any former Government in Western Australia. Secondly, we are putting a cap on the future development of Coral Bay. How have we determined this cap? Currently at peak times about 4 500 people go to Coral Bay. Sometimes it is as many as 6 000 people. We are putting a cap of 3 600 on the number of overnight visitors. There also needs to be accommodation for the workers, because currently there is not adequate accommodation for the 400 workers. About 500 people come to Coral Bay each day as day visitors. That is the planning framework that we are putting in place. We are not just talking about Coral Bay, though. We are talking about the Ningaloo coast. I urge every member of this House to look at the report that I released yesterday. It is a magnificent report that deals with a sustainable development strategy along the Ningaloo coast from Exmouth through to Carnarvon. The top priority in that report is the environment, the environment, the environment, because if Ningaloo Reef and the marine park are to mean anything for the future of Western Australia, they need to be protected. The report refers to a proposed ecotourism facility in Coral Bay and it outlines how, when we have consolidated all the issues that I have mentioned, we can have an ecologically-friendly facility in Coral Bay that will have a very low impact on the environment but will cater for the people who want to go there. Of course such a facility will be some time down the track in the development of that area. Exmouth and Carnarvon are the gateways to the Ningaloo. Along the coast we will have nodes of development that will be sensitive to the environment. Unlike the Liberals, there will be no marinas or resort developments between Exmouth and Carnarvon. That is the difference between members on this side of the House and members opposite. I will finish by saying that Hon Norman Moore still has not told the Parliament and the people of Western Australia who paid for the legal advice that he used during the parliamentary debates.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will. Let me make clear what our approach to Coral Bay will be. First, we will make sure that before there is any more development at Coral Bay, we get the infrastructure right. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have already made the sewerage commitment. That is under way. We are currently in the process of planning for a new water supply. We have made a commitment to a new boat launching facility, which will be in a much better location from an environmental point of view. Of course we will also have to deal in the future with power supply. We will deal with all those infrastructure issues, which have never been dealt with by any former Government in Western Australia. Secondly, we are putting a cap on the future development of Coral Bay. How have we determined this cap? Currently at peak times about 4 500 people go to Coral Bay. Sometimes it is as many as 6 000 people. We are putting a cap of 3 600 on the number of overnight visitors. There also needs to be accommodation for the workers, because currently there is not adequate accommodation for the 400 workers. About 500 people come to Coral Bay each day as day visitors. That is the planning framework that we are putting in place. We are not just talking about Coral Bay, though. We are talking about the Ningaloo coast. I urge every member of this House to look at the report that I released yesterday. It is a magnificent report that deals with a sustainable development strategy along the Ningaloo coast from Exmouth through to Carnarvon. The top priority in that report is the environment, the environment, the environment, because if Ningaloo Reef and the marine park are to mean anything for the future of Western Australia, they need to be protected. The report refers to a proposed ecotourism facility in Coral Bay and it outlines how, when we have consolidated all the issues that I have mentioned, we can have an ecologically-friendly facility in Coral Bay that will have a very low impact on the environment but will cater for the people who want to go there. Of course such a facility will be some time down the track in the development of that area. Exmouth and Carnarvon are the gateways to the Ningaloo. Along the coast we will have nodes of development that will be sensitive to the environment. Unlike the Liberals, there will be no marinas or resort developments between Exmouth and Carnarvon. That is the difference between members on this side of the House and members opposite. I will finish by saying that Hon Norman Moore still has not told the Parliament and the people of Western Australia who paid for the legal advice that he used during the parliamentary debates.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have already made the sewerage commitment. That is under way. We are currently in the process of planning for a new water supply. We have made a commitment to a new boat launching facility, which will be in a much better location from an environmental point of view. Of course we will also have to deal in the future with power supply. We will deal with all those infrastructure issues, which have never been dealt with by any former Government in Western Australia. Secondly, we are putting a cap on the future development of Coral Bay. How have we determined this cap? Currently at peak times about 4 500 people go to Coral Bay. Sometimes it is as many as 6 000 people. We are putting a cap of 3 600 on the number of overnight visitors. There also needs to be accommodation for the workers, because currently there is not adequate accommodation for the 400 workers. About 500 people come to Coral Bay each day as day visitors. That is the planning framework that we are putting in place. We are not just talking about Coral Bay, though. We are talking about the Ningaloo coast. I urge every member of this House to look at the report that I released yesterday. It is a magnificent report that deals with a sustainable development strategy along the Ningaloo coast from Exmouth through to Carnarvon. The top priority in that report is the environment, the environment, the environment, because if Ningaloo Reef and the marine park are to mean anything for the future of Western Australia, they need to be protected. The report refers to a proposed ecotourism facility in Coral Bay and it outlines how, when we have consolidated all the issues that I have mentioned, we can have an ecologically-friendly facility in Coral Bay that will have a very low impact on the environment but will cater for the people who want to go there. Of course such a facility will be some time down the track in the development of that area. Exmouth and Carnarvon are the gateways to the Ningaloo. Along the coast we will have nodes of development that will be sensitive to the environment. Unlike the Liberals, there will be no marinas or resort developments between Exmouth and Carnarvon. That is the difference between members on this side of the House and members opposite. I will finish by saying that Hon Norman Moore still has not told the Parliament and the people of Western Australia who paid for the legal advice that he used during the parliamentary debates.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have already made the sewerage commitment. That is under way. We are currently in the process of planning for a new water supply. We have made a commitment to a new boat launching facility, which will be in a much better location from an environmental point of view. Of course we will also have to deal in the future with power supply. We will deal with all those infrastructure issues, which have never been dealt with by any former Government in Western Australia. Secondly, we are putting a cap on the future development of Coral Bay. How have we determined this cap? Currently at peak times about 4 500 people go to Coral Bay. Sometimes it is as many as 6 000 people. We are putting a cap of 3 600 on the number of overnight visitors. There also needs to be accommodation for the workers, because currently there is not adequate accommodation for the 400 workers. About 500 people come to Coral Bay each day as day visitors. That is the planning framework that we are putting in place. We are not just talking about Coral Bay, though. We are talking about the Ningaloo coast. I urge every member of this House to look at the report that I released yesterday. It is a magnificent report that deals with a sustainable development strategy along the Ningaloo coast from Exmouth through to Carnarvon. The top priority in that report is the environment, the environment, the environment, because if Ningaloo Reef and the marine park are to mean anything for the future of Western Australia, they need to be protected. The report refers to a proposed ecotourism facility in Coral Bay and it outlines how, when we have consolidated all the issues that I have mentioned, we can have an ecologically-friendly facility in Coral Bay that will have a very low impact on the environment but will cater for the people who want to go there. Of course such a facility will be some time down the track in the development of that area. Exmouth and Carnarvon are the gateways to the Ningaloo. Along the coast we will have nodes of development that will be sensitive to the environment. Unlike the Liberals, there will be no marinas or resort developments between Exmouth and Carnarvon. That is the difference between members on this side of the House and members opposite. I will finish by saying that Hon Norman Moore still has not told the Parliament and the people of Western Australia who paid for the legal advice that he used during the parliamentary debates.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have already made the sewerage commitment. That is under way. We are currently in the process of planning for a new water supply. We have made a commitment to a new boat launching facility, which will be in a much better location from an environmental point of view. Of course we will also have to deal in the future with power supply. We will deal with all those infrastructure issues, which have never been dealt with by any former Government in Western Australia. Secondly, we are putting a cap on the future development of Coral Bay. How have we determined this cap? Currently at peak times about 4 500 people go to Coral Bay. Sometimes it is as many as 6 000 people. We are putting a cap of 3 600 on the number of overnight visitors. There also needs to be accommodation for the workers, because currently there is not adequate accommodation for the 400 workers. About 500 people come to Coral Bay each day as day visitors. That is the planning framework that we are putting in place. We are not just talking about Coral Bay, though. We are talking about the Ningaloo coast. I urge every member of this House to look at the report that I released yesterday. It is a magnificent report that deals with a sustainable development strategy along the Ningaloo coast from Exmouth through to Carnarvon. The top priority in that report is the environment, the environment, the environment, because if Ningaloo Reef and the marine park are to mean anything for the future of Western Australia, they need to be protected. The report refers to a proposed ecotourism facility in Coral Bay and it outlines how, when we have consolidated all the issues that I have mentioned, we can have an ecologically-friendly facility in Coral Bay that will have a very low impact on the environment but will cater for the people who want to go there. Of course such a facility will be some time down the track in the development of that area. Exmouth and Carnarvon are the gateways to the Ningaloo. Along the coast we will have nodes of development that will be sensitive to the environment. Unlike the Liberals, there will be no marinas or resort developments between Exmouth and Carnarvon. That is the difference between members on this side of the House and members opposite. I will finish by saying that Hon Norman Moore still has not told the Parliament and the people of Western Australia who paid for the legal advice that he used during the parliamentary debates.
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