Hon. Samantha Rowe asks the Minister representing the Minister for Local Government if a poll will be conducted in Belmont and Kalamunda regarding the proposed merger. The Minister responds that they will await advice from the Local Government Advisory Board before making a decision.

AnsweredQoN 277Legislative Council
Asked
20 March 2014
Portfolio
Local Government

QuestionView source ↗

CITY OF BELMONT–SHIRE OF KALAMUNDA — MERGER
277. Hon SAMANTHA ROWE to the
minister representing the Minister for Local Government:
I refer to
the Minister for Local Government's recommendation to merge the City of
Belmont and the Shire of Kalamunda through a boundary change.
(1) If the decision is made to merge
Belmont and Kalamunda through a boundary change, will the minister commit to conducting a poll of
residents in Belmont and Kalamunda to gauge their support or opposition?
(2) If no to
(1), why not?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the
member for some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) The Local Government
Advisory Board is in the process of inquiring into all the proposals for
boundary change that it has received. The minister will await the advice of the
board before making any decision about the potential changes.

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