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❓ Hon Adele Farina inquires about the implementation status of a $19.2 million commitment for affordable weekend accommodation in South West national parks. The answer details the "Parks for People Caravan and Camping initiative" and provides a table outlining specific campground upgrades and new constructions, their locations, and completion dates.

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Asked

22 October 2014

Member

Hon Adele Farina

Portfolio

Environment

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I refer to the $19.2 million promised to install low cost, high quality affordable weekend accommodation sites for families to use in national parks in the South West, and I ask: (a) what is the implementation status of this commitment; (b) what new accommodation has been built to date, and where; (c) what new accommodation is planned to be built; and (d) where will the new accommodation be built, and when?

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Answered

25 November 2014

Responded by

Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment

Response time

34 days

(a) The $21.05 million
Parks for People Caravan and Camping
initiative is being implemented over four years from 2013/14, to provide new and upgraded camping services and improved visitor facilities.
(b-d) See table below for the accommodation component of the initiative.
Location
New or upgraded campgrounds
Completed by
D'Entrecasteaux National Park
Upgraded toilet at Banksia campground
June 2014
Credo Proposed Conservation Park
Homestead new campground
June 2015
Coalseam Conservation Park
Miners campground expansion and upgrade
June 2015
Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park
Conto campground expansion and upgrade
June 2015
Clarke forest block
Logue Brook new campground
June 2015
Lane Poole Reserve
Nanga Brook campground upgrade
June 2015
D'Entrecasteaux National Park
Black Point campground upgrade
June 2015
Dryandra Woodland
Koongkamaya new campground
June 2015
Millstream Chichester National Park
Miliyanha campground expansion and upgrade
June 2016
Cape Range National Park
Osprey campground expansion and upgrade
June 2016
Francois Peron National Park
Big Lagoon new campground
June 2017
Karara area
Camping opportunities
June 2017
Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park
Boranup forest new campground
June 2017
Wellington National Park
Potters Gorge new campground
June 2017
Moresby Range Conservation Park
Camping opportunities
June 2017
Shannon National Park
Shannon campground expansion and upgrade
June 2017
Cape Le Grand National Park
Lucky Bay campground expansion and upgrade
June 2017

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