Question regarding the Lancelin Off-Road Vehicle Area (ORVA) and its potential closure due to mining, seeking Minister's awareness, collaboration for an alternative site, and compensation for tourism operators.

AnsweredQoN 606Legislative Assembly
Asked
27 October 2022
Portfolio
Tourism

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I refer to the Lancelin Off-road Vehicle Area (ORVA) administered by the Shire of Gingin, subject to a mining lease for the extraction of limesand and ask : (a) Is the Minister aware of the numbers of persons visiting the ORVA in Lancelin; (b) Is the Minister aware that the area is to be desanded; (c) Will the Minister work with the Lancelin community in the provision of an alternative ORVA site for recreational use; and (d) Will the Minister for Tourism consider compensation for Lancelin-based tourism operators and businesses when the ORVA is closed for recreational use?

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Answered
30 November 2022
Responded by
Minister for Tourism
Response time
8 days
Please refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 607

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