❓ Hon Dee Margetts questions the State Development portfolio regarding the East West General Infrastructure Corridor proposal, including costs, land acquisition, and cost-benefit analysis. The government responds with details of expenditure and justification for the project.
AnsweredQoN 152Legislative Council
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With regard to the proposal for an East West General Infrastructure Corridor (including gas pipelines) linking Mount Margaret to the Geraldton region -
(1) Has any money been spent by Government agencies to date on land acquisitions associated with this corridor proposal?
(2) If so, how much?
(3) What total money has been expended on activities associated with the corridor proposal, for what purpose, and by which Government agencies?
(4) What is the planned future expenditure on land acquisitions and other activities associated with this corridor proposal?
(5) Has a cost benefit analysis been carried out in relation to the corridor proposal?
(6) If so, would the Minister table the results?
(7) If no cost benefit analysis has been done, why not?
(1) Has any money been spent by Government agencies to date on land acquisitions associated with this corridor proposal?
(2) If so, how much?
(3) What total money has been expended on activities associated with the corridor proposal, for what purpose, and by which Government agencies?
(4) What is the planned future expenditure on land acquisitions and other activities associated with this corridor proposal?
(5) Has a cost benefit analysis been carried out in relation to the corridor proposal?
(6) If so, would the Minister table the results?
(7) If no cost benefit analysis has been done, why not?
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Answered
22 October 2002
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for State Development
Response time
28 days
(1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) Total expenditure to date is approximately $968,000.00 on route location, environmental, flora and fauna, native title and engineering studies. The project has been managed by the Gas Pipeline Working Group for the Gas Pipeline Sale Steering Committee, with funding through the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources. (4) A total of $4 million has been approved by Cabinet for establishment of the corridor. (5) No. (6) Not applicable. (7) The corridor is being developed to facilitate competition for the provision of gas to the North East Goldfields, as well as enhancing the State's ability to expand the existing infrastructure network along the east-west route. The Northern Goldfields and Mid West Regional Mineral Studies carried out joint studies involving the State and Commonwealth Governments and Industry. Information from these reports was then used to develop the Goldfields and Mid West Regions Strategic Infrastructure Needs Assessment Study, recommendations of which were endorsed by the Infrastructure Coordinating Committee in August 2000. One of the recommendations was the development of a corridor between Geraldton and the North Eastern Goldfields region.
The Northern Goldfields and Mid West Regional Mineral Studies carried out joint studies involving the State and Commonwealth Governments and Industry. Information from these reports was then used to develop the Goldfields and Mid West Regions Strategic Infrastructure Needs Assessment Study, recommendations of which were endorsed by the Infrastructure Coordinating Committee in August 2000. One of the recommendations was the development of a corridor between Geraldton and the North Eastern Goldfields region.
The Northern Goldfields and Mid West Regional Mineral Studies carried out joint studies involving the State and Commonwealth Governments and Industry. Information from these reports was then used to develop the Goldfields and Mid West Regions Strategic Infrastructure Needs Assessment Study, recommendations of which were endorsed by the Infrastructure Coordinating Committee in August 2000. One of the recommendations was the development of a corridor between Geraldton and the North Eastern Goldfields region.
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