A WA parliamentary question seeks clarification on the location of a Carnaby's Black Cockatoo roosting site (R15) within the Perry Lakes development, following a revision by Birds Australia and its impact on previous ministerial advice. The Minister confirms the updated location and its inclusion within the development area.

AnsweredQoN 976Legislative Council
Asked
3 November 2011
Portfolio
Environment

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PERRY LAKES DEVELOPMENT — CARNABY’S BLACK COCKATOOS
(1) Has the Department of Environment and Conservation received a revised location for R15, the main roosting area within the Perry Lakes night roost site, from Birds Australia? (2) If yes to (1) — (a) what are the GPS coordinates of the new location; (b) has DEC updated its records accordingly; and (c) how does the revision change the information the minister gave in answer to my question without notice 425 asked on 21 June 2011? Hon HELEN MORTON

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) (a) Latitude 31.9475 degrees south—that is, 31 degrees, 56 minutes and 51 seconds south; and longitude 115.7914 degrees east—that is, 115 degrees, 47 minutes and 27 seconds east. (b) Yes. (c) The answer to question without notice 425 asked on 21 June 2011 was based on Department of Environment and Conservation geographic information systems data available at that time. The revision of the central point for night roost site R15 confirms that this night roost site includes the Perry Lakes development.
(2) If yes to (1) — (a) what are the GPS coordinates of the new location; (b) has DEC updated its records accordingly; and (c) how does the revision change the information the minister gave in answer to my question without notice 425 asked on 21 June 2011? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) (a) Latitude 31.9475 degrees south—that is, 31 degrees, 56 minutes and 51 seconds south; and longitude 115.7914 degrees east—that is, 115 degrees, 47 minutes and 27 seconds east. (b) Yes. (c) The answer to question without notice 425 asked on 21 June 2011 was based on Department of Environment and Conservation geographic information systems data available at that time. The revision of the central point for night roost site R15 confirms that this night roost site includes the Perry Lakes development.
(b) has DEC updated its records accordingly; and (c) how does the revision change the information the minister gave in answer to my question without notice 425 asked on 21 June 2011?
(c) how does the revision change the information the minister gave in answer to my question without notice 425 asked on 21 June 2011?
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) (a) Latitude 31.9475 degrees south—that is, 31 degrees, 56 minutes and 51 seconds south; and longitude 115.7914 degrees east—that is, 115 degrees, 47 minutes and 27 seconds east. (b) Yes. (c) The answer to question without notice 425 asked on 21 June 2011 was based on Department of Environment and Conservation geographic information systems data available at that time. The revision of the central point for night roost site R15 confirms that this night roost site includes the Perry Lakes development.
(1) Yes. (2) (a) Latitude 31.9475 degrees south—that is, 31 degrees, 56 minutes and 51 seconds south; and longitude 115.7914 degrees east—that is, 115 degrees, 47 minutes and 27 seconds east. (b) Yes. (c) The answer to question without notice 425 asked on 21 June 2011 was based on Department of Environment and Conservation geographic information systems data available at that time. The revision of the central point for night roost site R15 confirms that this night roost site includes the Perry Lakes development.
(2) (a) Latitude 31.9475 degrees south—that is, 31 degrees, 56 minutes and 51 seconds south; and longitude 115.7914 degrees east—that is, 115 degrees, 47 minutes and 27 seconds east. (b) Yes. (c) The answer to question without notice 425 asked on 21 June 2011 was based on Department of Environment and Conservation geographic information systems data available at that time. The revision of the central point for night roost site R15 confirms that this night roost site includes the Perry Lakes development.
(c) The answer to question without notice 425 asked on 21 June 2011 was based on Department of Environment and Conservation geographic information systems data available at that time. The revision of the central point for night roost site R15 confirms that this night roost site includes the Perry Lakes development.

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