❓ Mr Redman questions the Premier on the disparity in disaster declarations and support following storms in the Great Southern and Bunbury. The Premier responds by outlining the support provided to both regions and details recovery efforts.
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I refer the Premier to his response last week to a grievance from the member for Bunbury in which the Premier outlined the government declaration of Bunbury as a natural disaster area following the storm on 15 May 2005. (1) Why did the heavy rains and storms on 1 April this year that devastated the great southern not trigger a similar disaster announcement, despite the death of almost 100 000 sheep, the loss of a significant number of last year’s lambs, widespread damage suffered by potato and wine producers and significant damage to infrastructure in the region? (2) What will the Premier do to address the lack of parity in the government’s response to these two events? (3) Following the event of 1 April, will the Premier also offer an interest subsidy on loans to the affected farmers in the great southern area, some of whom also experienced horrendous fires some 18 months earlier? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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The Fire and Emergency Services Authority advises - (1) The storm damage suffered in the great southern area on 1 April this year was given the same category disaster as that which occurred in the south west and Perth’s southern suburbs on 15 May. Both events were determined to be an eligible disaster in accordance with the 2004 determination of terms and conditions for natural disaster relief arrangements issued by the federal Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. The eligible disaster was identified as the 2004-05 great southern floods, as it covered a wide area of impact. The federal Department of Transport and Regional Services was formally notified of this event. Therefore, people facing genuine cases of hardship in the great southern have the same access to relief funds as those facing genuine cases of hardship in Bunbury and parts of Perth’s southern suburbs. All local governments in the great southern region were formally notified, as were relevant state government agencies. These are: the Water Corporation, Main Roads Western Australia, the Department of Conservation and Land Management, the Western Australia Police Service, the Department of Environment, the Department for Community Development, the Department of Health, the Department of Agriculture, the Public Transport Authority, the Department of Housing and Works and the Department of Education and Training. (2) Not relevant. (3) Refer to (1). It might be appropriate on this occasion to update Parliament on the recovery arrangements occurring in Bunbury and Bicton. If it is okay by you, Mr Speaker, I will quickly brief the Parliament on that matter. I refer firstly to Bicton. The City of Melville is coordinating the recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. Damage is estimated at $16 million and the cost of the clean-up to the City of Melville will be about $125 000 a fortnight. That amount is expected to continue to be needed for six weeks; that is, another four weeks in addition to the past two weeks. Three houses have been condemned and will be demolished. Power has been restored to all residents, bar those houses that will be demolished. All gas services are now working. Green waste collections will take place shortly to clear the trees and branches. Bicton Primary School students and staff are operating from the old Melville Primary School site. The tentative date for the return to the Bicton Primary School site is 30 May 2005. A barbecue to thank emergency services workers and all involved will take place at Point Walter on Sunday, 28 May 2005. I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
(1) Why did the heavy rains and storms on 1 April this year that devastated the great southern not trigger a similar disaster announcement, despite the death of almost 100 000 sheep, the loss of a significant number of last year’s lambs, widespread damage suffered by potato and wine producers and significant damage to infrastructure in the region? (2) What will the Premier do to address the lack of parity in the government’s response to these two events? (3) Following the event of 1 April, will the Premier also offer an interest subsidy on loans to the affected farmers in the great southern area, some of whom also experienced horrendous fires some 18 months earlier? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The Fire and Emergency Services Authority advises - (1) The storm damage suffered in the great southern area on 1 April this year was given the same category disaster as that which occurred in the south west and Perth’s southern suburbs on 15 May. Both events were determined to be an eligible disaster in accordance with the 2004 determination of terms and conditions for natural disaster relief arrangements issued by the federal Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. The eligible disaster was identified as the 2004-05 great southern floods, as it covered a wide area of impact. The federal Department of Transport and Regional Services was formally notified of this event. Therefore, people facing genuine cases of hardship in the great southern have the same access to relief funds as those facing genuine cases of hardship in Bunbury and parts of Perth’s southern suburbs. All local governments in the great southern region were formally notified, as were relevant state government agencies. These are: the Water Corporation, Main Roads Western Australia, the Department of Conservation and Land Management, the Western Australia Police Service, the Department of Environment, the Department for Community Development, the Department of Health, the Department of Agriculture, the Public Transport Authority, the Department of Housing and Works and the Department of Education and Training. (2) Not relevant. (3) Refer to (1). It might be appropriate on this occasion to update Parliament on the recovery arrangements occurring in Bunbury and Bicton. If it is okay by you, Mr Speaker, I will quickly brief the Parliament on that matter. I refer firstly to Bicton. The City of Melville is coordinating the recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. Damage is estimated at $16 million and the cost of the clean-up to the City of Melville will be about $125 000 a fortnight. That amount is expected to continue to be needed for six weeks; that is, another four weeks in addition to the past two weeks. Three houses have been condemned and will be demolished. Power has been restored to all residents, bar those houses that will be demolished. All gas services are now working. Green waste collections will take place shortly to clear the trees and branches. Bicton Primary School students and staff are operating from the old Melville Primary School site. The tentative date for the return to the Bicton Primary School site is 30 May 2005. A barbecue to thank emergency services workers and all involved will take place at Point Walter on Sunday, 28 May 2005. I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
(2) What will the Premier do to address the lack of parity in the government’s response to these two events? (3) Following the event of 1 April, will the Premier also offer an interest subsidy on loans to the affected farmers in the great southern area, some of whom also experienced horrendous fires some 18 months earlier? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The Fire and Emergency Services Authority advises - (1) The storm damage suffered in the great southern area on 1 April this year was given the same category disaster as that which occurred in the south west and Perth’s southern suburbs on 15 May. Both events were determined to be an eligible disaster in accordance with the 2004 determination of terms and conditions for natural disaster relief arrangements issued by the federal Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. The eligible disaster was identified as the 2004-05 great southern floods, as it covered a wide area of impact. The federal Department of Transport and Regional Services was formally notified of this event. Therefore, people facing genuine cases of hardship in the great southern have the same access to relief funds as those facing genuine cases of hardship in Bunbury and parts of Perth’s southern suburbs. All local governments in the great southern region were formally notified, as were relevant state government agencies. These are: the Water Corporation, Main Roads Western Australia, the Department of Conservation and Land Management, the Western Australia Police Service, the Department of Environment, the Department for Community Development, the Department of Health, the Department of Agriculture, the Public Transport Authority, the Department of Housing and Works and the Department of Education and Training. (2) Not relevant. (3) Refer to (1). It might be appropriate on this occasion to update Parliament on the recovery arrangements occurring in Bunbury and Bicton. If it is okay by you, Mr Speaker, I will quickly brief the Parliament on that matter. I refer firstly to Bicton. The City of Melville is coordinating the recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. Damage is estimated at $16 million and the cost of the clean-up to the City of Melville will be about $125 000 a fortnight. That amount is expected to continue to be needed for six weeks; that is, another four weeks in addition to the past two weeks. Three houses have been condemned and will be demolished. Power has been restored to all residents, bar those houses that will be demolished. All gas services are now working. Green waste collections will take place shortly to clear the trees and branches. Bicton Primary School students and staff are operating from the old Melville Primary School site. The tentative date for the return to the Bicton Primary School site is 30 May 2005. A barbecue to thank emergency services workers and all involved will take place at Point Walter on Sunday, 28 May 2005. I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
(3) Following the event of 1 April, will the Premier also offer an interest subsidy on loans to the affected farmers in the great southern area, some of whom also experienced horrendous fires some 18 months earlier? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The Fire and Emergency Services Authority advises - (1) The storm damage suffered in the great southern area on 1 April this year was given the same category disaster as that which occurred in the south west and Perth’s southern suburbs on 15 May. Both events were determined to be an eligible disaster in accordance with the 2004 determination of terms and conditions for natural disaster relief arrangements issued by the federal Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. The eligible disaster was identified as the 2004-05 great southern floods, as it covered a wide area of impact. The federal Department of Transport and Regional Services was formally notified of this event. Therefore, people facing genuine cases of hardship in the great southern have the same access to relief funds as those facing genuine cases of hardship in Bunbury and parts of Perth’s southern suburbs. All local governments in the great southern region were formally notified, as were relevant state government agencies. These are: the Water Corporation, Main Roads Western Australia, the Department of Conservation and Land Management, the Western Australia Police Service, the Department of Environment, the Department for Community Development, the Department of Health, the Department of Agriculture, the Public Transport Authority, the Department of Housing and Works and the Department of Education and Training. (2) Not relevant. (3) Refer to (1). It might be appropriate on this occasion to update Parliament on the recovery arrangements occurring in Bunbury and Bicton. If it is okay by you, Mr Speaker, I will quickly brief the Parliament on that matter. I refer firstly to Bicton. The City of Melville is coordinating the recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. Damage is estimated at $16 million and the cost of the clean-up to the City of Melville will be about $125 000 a fortnight. That amount is expected to continue to be needed for six weeks; that is, another four weeks in addition to the past two weeks. Three houses have been condemned and will be demolished. Power has been restored to all residents, bar those houses that will be demolished. All gas services are now working. Green waste collections will take place shortly to clear the trees and branches. Bicton Primary School students and staff are operating from the old Melville Primary School site. The tentative date for the return to the Bicton Primary School site is 30 May 2005. A barbecue to thank emergency services workers and all involved will take place at Point Walter on Sunday, 28 May 2005. I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The Fire and Emergency Services Authority advises - (1) The storm damage suffered in the great southern area on 1 April this year was given the same category disaster as that which occurred in the south west and Perth’s southern suburbs on 15 May. Both events were determined to be an eligible disaster in accordance with the 2004 determination of terms and conditions for natural disaster relief arrangements issued by the federal Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. The eligible disaster was identified as the 2004-05 great southern floods, as it covered a wide area of impact. The federal Department of Transport and Regional Services was formally notified of this event. Therefore, people facing genuine cases of hardship in the great southern have the same access to relief funds as those facing genuine cases of hardship in Bunbury and parts of Perth’s southern suburbs. All local governments in the great southern region were formally notified, as were relevant state government agencies. These are: the Water Corporation, Main Roads Western Australia, the Department of Conservation and Land Management, the Western Australia Police Service, the Department of Environment, the Department for Community Development, the Department of Health, the Department of Agriculture, the Public Transport Authority, the Department of Housing and Works and the Department of Education and Training. (2) Not relevant. (3) Refer to (1). It might be appropriate on this occasion to update Parliament on the recovery arrangements occurring in Bunbury and Bicton. If it is okay by you, Mr Speaker, I will quickly brief the Parliament on that matter. I refer firstly to Bicton. The City of Melville is coordinating the recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. Damage is estimated at $16 million and the cost of the clean-up to the City of Melville will be about $125 000 a fortnight. That amount is expected to continue to be needed for six weeks; that is, another four weeks in addition to the past two weeks. Three houses have been condemned and will be demolished. Power has been restored to all residents, bar those houses that will be demolished. All gas services are now working. Green waste collections will take place shortly to clear the trees and branches. Bicton Primary School students and staff are operating from the old Melville Primary School site. The tentative date for the return to the Bicton Primary School site is 30 May 2005. A barbecue to thank emergency services workers and all involved will take place at Point Walter on Sunday, 28 May 2005. I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
The Fire and Emergency Services Authority advises - (1) The storm damage suffered in the great southern area on 1 April this year was given the same category disaster as that which occurred in the south west and Perth’s southern suburbs on 15 May. Both events were determined to be an eligible disaster in accordance with the 2004 determination of terms and conditions for natural disaster relief arrangements issued by the federal Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. The eligible disaster was identified as the 2004-05 great southern floods, as it covered a wide area of impact. The federal Department of Transport and Regional Services was formally notified of this event. Therefore, people facing genuine cases of hardship in the great southern have the same access to relief funds as those facing genuine cases of hardship in Bunbury and parts of Perth’s southern suburbs. All local governments in the great southern region were formally notified, as were relevant state government agencies. These are: the Water Corporation, Main Roads Western Australia, the Department of Conservation and Land Management, the Western Australia Police Service, the Department of Environment, the Department for Community Development, the Department of Health, the Department of Agriculture, the Public Transport Authority, the Department of Housing and Works and the Department of Education and Training. (2) Not relevant. (3) Refer to (1). It might be appropriate on this occasion to update Parliament on the recovery arrangements occurring in Bunbury and Bicton. If it is okay by you, Mr Speaker, I will quickly brief the Parliament on that matter. I refer firstly to Bicton. The City of Melville is coordinating the recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. Damage is estimated at $16 million and the cost of the clean-up to the City of Melville will be about $125 000 a fortnight. That amount is expected to continue to be needed for six weeks; that is, another four weeks in addition to the past two weeks. Three houses have been condemned and will be demolished. Power has been restored to all residents, bar those houses that will be demolished. All gas services are now working. Green waste collections will take place shortly to clear the trees and branches. Bicton Primary School students and staff are operating from the old Melville Primary School site. The tentative date for the return to the Bicton Primary School site is 30 May 2005. A barbecue to thank emergency services workers and all involved will take place at Point Walter on Sunday, 28 May 2005. I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
(1) The storm damage suffered in the great southern area on 1 April this year was given the same category disaster as that which occurred in the south west and Perth’s southern suburbs on 15 May. Both events were determined to be an eligible disaster in accordance with the 2004 determination of terms and conditions for natural disaster relief arrangements issued by the federal Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. The eligible disaster was identified as the 2004-05 great southern floods, as it covered a wide area of impact. The federal Department of Transport and Regional Services was formally notified of this event. Therefore, people facing genuine cases of hardship in the great southern have the same access to relief funds as those facing genuine cases of hardship in Bunbury and parts of Perth’s southern suburbs. All local governments in the great southern region were formally notified, as were relevant state government agencies. These are: the Water Corporation, Main Roads Western Australia, the Department of Conservation and Land Management, the Western Australia Police Service, the Department of Environment, the Department for Community Development, the Department of Health, the Department of Agriculture, the Public Transport Authority, the Department of Housing and Works and the Department of Education and Training. (2) Not relevant. (3) Refer to (1). It might be appropriate on this occasion to update Parliament on the recovery arrangements occurring in Bunbury and Bicton. If it is okay by you, Mr Speaker, I will quickly brief the Parliament on that matter. I refer firstly to Bicton. The City of Melville is coordinating the recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. Damage is estimated at $16 million and the cost of the clean-up to the City of Melville will be about $125 000 a fortnight. That amount is expected to continue to be needed for six weeks; that is, another four weeks in addition to the past two weeks. Three houses have been condemned and will be demolished. Power has been restored to all residents, bar those houses that will be demolished. All gas services are now working. Green waste collections will take place shortly to clear the trees and branches. Bicton Primary School students and staff are operating from the old Melville Primary School site. The tentative date for the return to the Bicton Primary School site is 30 May 2005. A barbecue to thank emergency services workers and all involved will take place at Point Walter on Sunday, 28 May 2005. I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
(2) Not relevant. (3) Refer to (1). It might be appropriate on this occasion to update Parliament on the recovery arrangements occurring in Bunbury and Bicton. If it is okay by you, Mr Speaker, I will quickly brief the Parliament on that matter. I refer firstly to Bicton. The City of Melville is coordinating the recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. Damage is estimated at $16 million and the cost of the clean-up to the City of Melville will be about $125 000 a fortnight. That amount is expected to continue to be needed for six weeks; that is, another four weeks in addition to the past two weeks. Three houses have been condemned and will be demolished. Power has been restored to all residents, bar those houses that will be demolished. All gas services are now working. Green waste collections will take place shortly to clear the trees and branches. Bicton Primary School students and staff are operating from the old Melville Primary School site. The tentative date for the return to the Bicton Primary School site is 30 May 2005. A barbecue to thank emergency services workers and all involved will take place at Point Walter on Sunday, 28 May 2005. I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
(3) Refer to (1). It might be appropriate on this occasion to update Parliament on the recovery arrangements occurring in Bunbury and Bicton. If it is okay by you, Mr Speaker, I will quickly brief the Parliament on that matter. I refer firstly to Bicton. The City of Melville is coordinating the recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. Damage is estimated at $16 million and the cost of the clean-up to the City of Melville will be about $125 000 a fortnight. That amount is expected to continue to be needed for six weeks; that is, another four weeks in addition to the past two weeks. Three houses have been condemned and will be demolished. Power has been restored to all residents, bar those houses that will be demolished. All gas services are now working. Green waste collections will take place shortly to clear the trees and branches. Bicton Primary School students and staff are operating from the old Melville Primary School site. The tentative date for the return to the Bicton Primary School site is 30 May 2005. A barbecue to thank emergency services workers and all involved will take place at Point Walter on Sunday, 28 May 2005. I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
It might be appropriate on this occasion to update Parliament on the recovery arrangements occurring in Bunbury and Bicton. If it is okay by you, Mr Speaker, I will quickly brief the Parliament on that matter. I refer firstly to Bicton. The City of Melville is coordinating the recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. Damage is estimated at $16 million and the cost of the clean-up to the City of Melville will be about $125 000 a fortnight. That amount is expected to continue to be needed for six weeks; that is, another four weeks in addition to the past two weeks. Three houses have been condemned and will be demolished. Power has been restored to all residents, bar those houses that will be demolished. All gas services are now working. Green waste collections will take place shortly to clear the trees and branches. Bicton Primary School students and staff are operating from the old Melville Primary School site. The tentative date for the return to the Bicton Primary School site is 30 May 2005. A barbecue to thank emergency services workers and all involved will take place at Point Walter on Sunday, 28 May 2005. I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
(1) Why did the heavy rains and storms on 1 April this year that devastated the great southern not trigger a similar disaster announcement, despite the death of almost 100 000 sheep, the loss of a significant number of last year’s lambs, widespread damage suffered by potato and wine producers and significant damage to infrastructure in the region? (2) What will the Premier do to address the lack of parity in the government’s response to these two events? (3) Following the event of 1 April, will the Premier also offer an interest subsidy on loans to the affected farmers in the great southern area, some of whom also experienced horrendous fires some 18 months earlier? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The Fire and Emergency Services Authority advises - (1) The storm damage suffered in the great southern area on 1 April this year was given the same category disaster as that which occurred in the south west and Perth’s southern suburbs on 15 May. Both events were determined to be an eligible disaster in accordance with the 2004 determination of terms and conditions for natural disaster relief arrangements issued by the federal Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. The eligible disaster was identified as the 2004-05 great southern floods, as it covered a wide area of impact. The federal Department of Transport and Regional Services was formally notified of this event. Therefore, people facing genuine cases of hardship in the great southern have the same access to relief funds as those facing genuine cases of hardship in Bunbury and parts of Perth’s southern suburbs. All local governments in the great southern region were formally notified, as were relevant state government agencies. These are: the Water Corporation, Main Roads Western Australia, the Department of Conservation and Land Management, the Western Australia Police Service, the Department of Environment, the Department for Community Development, the Department of Health, the Department of Agriculture, the Public Transport Authority, the Department of Housing and Works and the Department of Education and Training. (2) Not relevant. (3) Refer to (1). It might be appropriate on this occasion to update Parliament on the recovery arrangements occurring in Bunbury and Bicton. If it is okay by you, Mr Speaker, I will quickly brief the Parliament on that matter. I refer firstly to Bicton. The City of Melville is coordinating the recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. Damage is estimated at $16 million and the cost of the clean-up to the City of Melville will be about $125 000 a fortnight. That amount is expected to continue to be needed for six weeks; that is, another four weeks in addition to the past two weeks. Three houses have been condemned and will be demolished. Power has been restored to all residents, bar those houses that will be demolished. All gas services are now working. Green waste collections will take place shortly to clear the trees and branches. Bicton Primary School students and staff are operating from the old Melville Primary School site. The tentative date for the return to the Bicton Primary School site is 30 May 2005. A barbecue to thank emergency services workers and all involved will take place at Point Walter on Sunday, 28 May 2005. I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
(2) What will the Premier do to address the lack of parity in the government’s response to these two events? (3) Following the event of 1 April, will the Premier also offer an interest subsidy on loans to the affected farmers in the great southern area, some of whom also experienced horrendous fires some 18 months earlier? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The Fire and Emergency Services Authority advises - (1) The storm damage suffered in the great southern area on 1 April this year was given the same category disaster as that which occurred in the south west and Perth’s southern suburbs on 15 May. Both events were determined to be an eligible disaster in accordance with the 2004 determination of terms and conditions for natural disaster relief arrangements issued by the federal Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. The eligible disaster was identified as the 2004-05 great southern floods, as it covered a wide area of impact. The federal Department of Transport and Regional Services was formally notified of this event. Therefore, people facing genuine cases of hardship in the great southern have the same access to relief funds as those facing genuine cases of hardship in Bunbury and parts of Perth’s southern suburbs. All local governments in the great southern region were formally notified, as were relevant state government agencies. These are: the Water Corporation, Main Roads Western Australia, the Department of Conservation and Land Management, the Western Australia Police Service, the Department of Environment, the Department for Community Development, the Department of Health, the Department of Agriculture, the Public Transport Authority, the Department of Housing and Works and the Department of Education and Training. (2) Not relevant. (3) Refer to (1). It might be appropriate on this occasion to update Parliament on the recovery arrangements occurring in Bunbury and Bicton. If it is okay by you, Mr Speaker, I will quickly brief the Parliament on that matter. I refer firstly to Bicton. The City of Melville is coordinating the recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. Damage is estimated at $16 million and the cost of the clean-up to the City of Melville will be about $125 000 a fortnight. That amount is expected to continue to be needed for six weeks; that is, another four weeks in addition to the past two weeks. Three houses have been condemned and will be demolished. Power has been restored to all residents, bar those houses that will be demolished. All gas services are now working. Green waste collections will take place shortly to clear the trees and branches. Bicton Primary School students and staff are operating from the old Melville Primary School site. The tentative date for the return to the Bicton Primary School site is 30 May 2005. A barbecue to thank emergency services workers and all involved will take place at Point Walter on Sunday, 28 May 2005. I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
(3) Following the event of 1 April, will the Premier also offer an interest subsidy on loans to the affected farmers in the great southern area, some of whom also experienced horrendous fires some 18 months earlier? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The Fire and Emergency Services Authority advises - (1) The storm damage suffered in the great southern area on 1 April this year was given the same category disaster as that which occurred in the south west and Perth’s southern suburbs on 15 May. Both events were determined to be an eligible disaster in accordance with the 2004 determination of terms and conditions for natural disaster relief arrangements issued by the federal Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. The eligible disaster was identified as the 2004-05 great southern floods, as it covered a wide area of impact. The federal Department of Transport and Regional Services was formally notified of this event. Therefore, people facing genuine cases of hardship in the great southern have the same access to relief funds as those facing genuine cases of hardship in Bunbury and parts of Perth’s southern suburbs. All local governments in the great southern region were formally notified, as were relevant state government agencies. These are: the Water Corporation, Main Roads Western Australia, the Department of Conservation and Land Management, the Western Australia Police Service, the Department of Environment, the Department for Community Development, the Department of Health, the Department of Agriculture, the Public Transport Authority, the Department of Housing and Works and the Department of Education and Training. (2) Not relevant. (3) Refer to (1). It might be appropriate on this occasion to update Parliament on the recovery arrangements occurring in Bunbury and Bicton. If it is okay by you, Mr Speaker, I will quickly brief the Parliament on that matter. I refer firstly to Bicton. The City of Melville is coordinating the recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. Damage is estimated at $16 million and the cost of the clean-up to the City of Melville will be about $125 000 a fortnight. That amount is expected to continue to be needed for six weeks; that is, another four weeks in addition to the past two weeks. Three houses have been condemned and will be demolished. Power has been restored to all residents, bar those houses that will be demolished. All gas services are now working. Green waste collections will take place shortly to clear the trees and branches. Bicton Primary School students and staff are operating from the old Melville Primary School site. The tentative date for the return to the Bicton Primary School site is 30 May 2005. A barbecue to thank emergency services workers and all involved will take place at Point Walter on Sunday, 28 May 2005. I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The Fire and Emergency Services Authority advises - (1) The storm damage suffered in the great southern area on 1 April this year was given the same category disaster as that which occurred in the south west and Perth’s southern suburbs on 15 May. Both events were determined to be an eligible disaster in accordance with the 2004 determination of terms and conditions for natural disaster relief arrangements issued by the federal Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. The eligible disaster was identified as the 2004-05 great southern floods, as it covered a wide area of impact. The federal Department of Transport and Regional Services was formally notified of this event. Therefore, people facing genuine cases of hardship in the great southern have the same access to relief funds as those facing genuine cases of hardship in Bunbury and parts of Perth’s southern suburbs. All local governments in the great southern region were formally notified, as were relevant state government agencies. These are: the Water Corporation, Main Roads Western Australia, the Department of Conservation and Land Management, the Western Australia Police Service, the Department of Environment, the Department for Community Development, the Department of Health, the Department of Agriculture, the Public Transport Authority, the Department of Housing and Works and the Department of Education and Training. (2) Not relevant. (3) Refer to (1). It might be appropriate on this occasion to update Parliament on the recovery arrangements occurring in Bunbury and Bicton. If it is okay by you, Mr Speaker, I will quickly brief the Parliament on that matter. I refer firstly to Bicton. The City of Melville is coordinating the recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. Damage is estimated at $16 million and the cost of the clean-up to the City of Melville will be about $125 000 a fortnight. That amount is expected to continue to be needed for six weeks; that is, another four weeks in addition to the past two weeks. Three houses have been condemned and will be demolished. Power has been restored to all residents, bar those houses that will be demolished. All gas services are now working. Green waste collections will take place shortly to clear the trees and branches. Bicton Primary School students and staff are operating from the old Melville Primary School site. The tentative date for the return to the Bicton Primary School site is 30 May 2005. A barbecue to thank emergency services workers and all involved will take place at Point Walter on Sunday, 28 May 2005. I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
The Fire and Emergency Services Authority advises - (1) The storm damage suffered in the great southern area on 1 April this year was given the same category disaster as that which occurred in the south west and Perth’s southern suburbs on 15 May. Both events were determined to be an eligible disaster in accordance with the 2004 determination of terms and conditions for natural disaster relief arrangements issued by the federal Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. The eligible disaster was identified as the 2004-05 great southern floods, as it covered a wide area of impact. The federal Department of Transport and Regional Services was formally notified of this event. Therefore, people facing genuine cases of hardship in the great southern have the same access to relief funds as those facing genuine cases of hardship in Bunbury and parts of Perth’s southern suburbs. All local governments in the great southern region were formally notified, as were relevant state government agencies. These are: the Water Corporation, Main Roads Western Australia, the Department of Conservation and Land Management, the Western Australia Police Service, the Department of Environment, the Department for Community Development, the Department of Health, the Department of Agriculture, the Public Transport Authority, the Department of Housing and Works and the Department of Education and Training. (2) Not relevant. (3) Refer to (1). It might be appropriate on this occasion to update Parliament on the recovery arrangements occurring in Bunbury and Bicton. If it is okay by you, Mr Speaker, I will quickly brief the Parliament on that matter. I refer firstly to Bicton. The City of Melville is coordinating the recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. Damage is estimated at $16 million and the cost of the clean-up to the City of Melville will be about $125 000 a fortnight. That amount is expected to continue to be needed for six weeks; that is, another four weeks in addition to the past two weeks. Three houses have been condemned and will be demolished. Power has been restored to all residents, bar those houses that will be demolished. All gas services are now working. Green waste collections will take place shortly to clear the trees and branches. Bicton Primary School students and staff are operating from the old Melville Primary School site. The tentative date for the return to the Bicton Primary School site is 30 May 2005. A barbecue to thank emergency services workers and all involved will take place at Point Walter on Sunday, 28 May 2005. I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
(1) The storm damage suffered in the great southern area on 1 April this year was given the same category disaster as that which occurred in the south west and Perth’s southern suburbs on 15 May. Both events were determined to be an eligible disaster in accordance with the 2004 determination of terms and conditions for natural disaster relief arrangements issued by the federal Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. The eligible disaster was identified as the 2004-05 great southern floods, as it covered a wide area of impact. The federal Department of Transport and Regional Services was formally notified of this event. Therefore, people facing genuine cases of hardship in the great southern have the same access to relief funds as those facing genuine cases of hardship in Bunbury and parts of Perth’s southern suburbs. All local governments in the great southern region were formally notified, as were relevant state government agencies. These are: the Water Corporation, Main Roads Western Australia, the Department of Conservation and Land Management, the Western Australia Police Service, the Department of Environment, the Department for Community Development, the Department of Health, the Department of Agriculture, the Public Transport Authority, the Department of Housing and Works and the Department of Education and Training. (2) Not relevant. (3) Refer to (1). It might be appropriate on this occasion to update Parliament on the recovery arrangements occurring in Bunbury and Bicton. If it is okay by you, Mr Speaker, I will quickly brief the Parliament on that matter. I refer firstly to Bicton. The City of Melville is coordinating the recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. Damage is estimated at $16 million and the cost of the clean-up to the City of Melville will be about $125 000 a fortnight. That amount is expected to continue to be needed for six weeks; that is, another four weeks in addition to the past two weeks. Three houses have been condemned and will be demolished. Power has been restored to all residents, bar those houses that will be demolished. All gas services are now working. Green waste collections will take place shortly to clear the trees and branches. Bicton Primary School students and staff are operating from the old Melville Primary School site. The tentative date for the return to the Bicton Primary School site is 30 May 2005. A barbecue to thank emergency services workers and all involved will take place at Point Walter on Sunday, 28 May 2005. I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
(2) Not relevant. (3) Refer to (1). It might be appropriate on this occasion to update Parliament on the recovery arrangements occurring in Bunbury and Bicton. If it is okay by you, Mr Speaker, I will quickly brief the Parliament on that matter. I refer firstly to Bicton. The City of Melville is coordinating the recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. Damage is estimated at $16 million and the cost of the clean-up to the City of Melville will be about $125 000 a fortnight. That amount is expected to continue to be needed for six weeks; that is, another four weeks in addition to the past two weeks. Three houses have been condemned and will be demolished. Power has been restored to all residents, bar those houses that will be demolished. All gas services are now working. Green waste collections will take place shortly to clear the trees and branches. Bicton Primary School students and staff are operating from the old Melville Primary School site. The tentative date for the return to the Bicton Primary School site is 30 May 2005. A barbecue to thank emergency services workers and all involved will take place at Point Walter on Sunday, 28 May 2005. I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
(3) Refer to (1). It might be appropriate on this occasion to update Parliament on the recovery arrangements occurring in Bunbury and Bicton. If it is okay by you, Mr Speaker, I will quickly brief the Parliament on that matter. I refer firstly to Bicton. The City of Melville is coordinating the recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. Damage is estimated at $16 million and the cost of the clean-up to the City of Melville will be about $125 000 a fortnight. That amount is expected to continue to be needed for six weeks; that is, another four weeks in addition to the past two weeks. Three houses have been condemned and will be demolished. Power has been restored to all residents, bar those houses that will be demolished. All gas services are now working. Green waste collections will take place shortly to clear the trees and branches. Bicton Primary School students and staff are operating from the old Melville Primary School site. The tentative date for the return to the Bicton Primary School site is 30 May 2005. A barbecue to thank emergency services workers and all involved will take place at Point Walter on Sunday, 28 May 2005. I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
It might be appropriate on this occasion to update Parliament on the recovery arrangements occurring in Bunbury and Bicton. If it is okay by you, Mr Speaker, I will quickly brief the Parliament on that matter. I refer firstly to Bicton. The City of Melville is coordinating the recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. Damage is estimated at $16 million and the cost of the clean-up to the City of Melville will be about $125 000 a fortnight. That amount is expected to continue to be needed for six weeks; that is, another four weeks in addition to the past two weeks. Three houses have been condemned and will be demolished. Power has been restored to all residents, bar those houses that will be demolished. All gas services are now working. Green waste collections will take place shortly to clear the trees and branches. Bicton Primary School students and staff are operating from the old Melville Primary School site. The tentative date for the return to the Bicton Primary School site is 30 May 2005. A barbecue to thank emergency services workers and all involved will take place at Point Walter on Sunday, 28 May 2005. I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
I refer now to Bunbury. The City of Bunbury is coordinating a recovery committee with the assistance of FESA. The business enterprise centre and the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries are presenting relief arrangements to affected businesses. The city is providing temporary zoning and is streamlining building approvals. Some 14 notices have been issued for dangerous buildings. The flats belonging to the Catholic Church, two houses on Sampson Road, approximately three other houses and between 12 and 14 businesses will need to be demolished. The City of Bunbury has removed major debris and conducted a massive clean-up over the past week. The damage to trees and parks still needs some attention. The crane has been removed from the ABC’s studios, and building work is under way. A barbecue to thank emergency service workers and volunteers will take place on the weekend. The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
The future of St Patrick’s Cathedral has not yet been confirmed. The cathedral has shifted on its foundations and was damaged by heavy rains following the storm. Structural engineers will determine whether the cathedral can be restored or will need to be demolished within the next fortnight. That is very important for the people of Bunbury. I acknowledge the excellent work being carried out by Mr David Smith, the Mayor of the City of Bunbury. The work he is doing on this matter is most important.
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