❓ Hon Robin Chapple questions the government's strategy for relocating Wittenoom residents, given their reluctance to leave the asbestos-contaminated town. The Minister assures that current policy relies on voluntary agreements for property purchases, aiming to reduce the population size due to health risks.
AnsweredQoN 277Legislative Council
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(1) With regard to the Wittenoom strategy committee directions paper, and given that most of the existing residents of Wittenoom do not wish to move from the town, what are the options available to government to remove members of the community from their homes? (2) Which of the options listed in the answer to (1) does the minister intend to take? (3) What is the reason behind the decision to remove members of the community from their homes? Hon KEN TRAVERS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised of the following - (1) Under current policy, the Government purchases houses in Wittenoom on the basis of voluntary agreements reached with property owners. (2) The Government has not made any decision to change the above property purchase policy. (3) The Wittenoom town site is heavily contaminated with asbestos tailings, and the Government’s Wittenoom property purchase policy is designed to reduce the size of the population remaining in Wittenoom.
(2) Which of the options listed in the answer to (1) does the minister intend to take? (3) What is the reason behind the decision to remove members of the community from their homes? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised of the following - (1) Under current policy, the Government purchases houses in Wittenoom on the basis of voluntary agreements reached with property owners. (2) The Government has not made any decision to change the above property purchase policy. (3) The Wittenoom town site is heavily contaminated with asbestos tailings, and the Government’s Wittenoom property purchase policy is designed to reduce the size of the population remaining in Wittenoom.
(3) What is the reason behind the decision to remove members of the community from their homes? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised of the following - (1) Under current policy, the Government purchases houses in Wittenoom on the basis of voluntary agreements reached with property owners. (2) The Government has not made any decision to change the above property purchase policy. (3) The Wittenoom town site is heavily contaminated with asbestos tailings, and the Government’s Wittenoom property purchase policy is designed to reduce the size of the population remaining in Wittenoom.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised of the following - (1) Under current policy, the Government purchases houses in Wittenoom on the basis of voluntary agreements reached with property owners. (2) The Government has not made any decision to change the above property purchase policy. (3) The Wittenoom town site is heavily contaminated with asbestos tailings, and the Government’s Wittenoom property purchase policy is designed to reduce the size of the population remaining in Wittenoom.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised of the following - (1) Under current policy, the Government purchases houses in Wittenoom on the basis of voluntary agreements reached with property owners. (2) The Government has not made any decision to change the above property purchase policy. (3) The Wittenoom town site is heavily contaminated with asbestos tailings, and the Government’s Wittenoom property purchase policy is designed to reduce the size of the population remaining in Wittenoom.
(1) Under current policy, the Government purchases houses in Wittenoom on the basis of voluntary agreements reached with property owners. (2) The Government has not made any decision to change the above property purchase policy. (3) The Wittenoom town site is heavily contaminated with asbestos tailings, and the Government’s Wittenoom property purchase policy is designed to reduce the size of the population remaining in Wittenoom.
(2) The Government has not made any decision to change the above property purchase policy. (3) The Wittenoom town site is heavily contaminated with asbestos tailings, and the Government’s Wittenoom property purchase policy is designed to reduce the size of the population remaining in Wittenoom.
(3) The Wittenoom town site is heavily contaminated with asbestos tailings, and the Government’s Wittenoom property purchase policy is designed to reduce the size of the population remaining in Wittenoom.
(2) Which of the options listed in the answer to (1) does the minister intend to take? (3) What is the reason behind the decision to remove members of the community from their homes? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised of the following - (1) Under current policy, the Government purchases houses in Wittenoom on the basis of voluntary agreements reached with property owners. (2) The Government has not made any decision to change the above property purchase policy. (3) The Wittenoom town site is heavily contaminated with asbestos tailings, and the Government’s Wittenoom property purchase policy is designed to reduce the size of the population remaining in Wittenoom.
(3) What is the reason behind the decision to remove members of the community from their homes? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised of the following - (1) Under current policy, the Government purchases houses in Wittenoom on the basis of voluntary agreements reached with property owners. (2) The Government has not made any decision to change the above property purchase policy. (3) The Wittenoom town site is heavily contaminated with asbestos tailings, and the Government’s Wittenoom property purchase policy is designed to reduce the size of the population remaining in Wittenoom.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised of the following - (1) Under current policy, the Government purchases houses in Wittenoom on the basis of voluntary agreements reached with property owners. (2) The Government has not made any decision to change the above property purchase policy. (3) The Wittenoom town site is heavily contaminated with asbestos tailings, and the Government’s Wittenoom property purchase policy is designed to reduce the size of the population remaining in Wittenoom.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised of the following - (1) Under current policy, the Government purchases houses in Wittenoom on the basis of voluntary agreements reached with property owners. (2) The Government has not made any decision to change the above property purchase policy. (3) The Wittenoom town site is heavily contaminated with asbestos tailings, and the Government’s Wittenoom property purchase policy is designed to reduce the size of the population remaining in Wittenoom.
(1) Under current policy, the Government purchases houses in Wittenoom on the basis of voluntary agreements reached with property owners. (2) The Government has not made any decision to change the above property purchase policy. (3) The Wittenoom town site is heavily contaminated with asbestos tailings, and the Government’s Wittenoom property purchase policy is designed to reduce the size of the population remaining in Wittenoom.
(2) The Government has not made any decision to change the above property purchase policy. (3) The Wittenoom town site is heavily contaminated with asbestos tailings, and the Government’s Wittenoom property purchase policy is designed to reduce the size of the population remaining in Wittenoom.
(3) The Wittenoom town site is heavily contaminated with asbestos tailings, and the Government’s Wittenoom property purchase policy is designed to reduce the size of the population remaining in Wittenoom.
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