❓ The Minister for Environment provides an update on the Parks for People program, specifically new campgrounds in the Murray-Wellington electorate, highlighting completed upgrades and future developments aimed at providing affordable holiday options and stimulating local tourism.
AnsweredQoN 234Legislative Assembly
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PARKS FOR
PEOPLE PROGRAM
234. Mr M.J. COWPER to the
Minister for Environment:
Leading up to Easter, when many people will be going to the
beautiful Murray–Wellington electorate, can the minister please update
the house on the government's Parks for People program, in particular
the status of the new campgrounds that are being built?
Ms M.M. Quirk :
They're being overrun by woylies.
PEOPLE PROGRAM
234. Mr M.J. COWPER to the
Minister for Environment:
Leading up to Easter, when many people will be going to the
beautiful Murray–Wellington electorate, can the minister please update
the house on the government's Parks for People program, in particular
the status of the new campgrounds that are being built?
Ms M.M. Quirk :
They're being overrun by woylies.
AnswerView source ↗
If only, member for Girrawheen!
I thank the member for Murray–Wellington for the
question. Indeed, yesterday we were addressing some of this government's
conservation initiatives in the Kimberley, which are, as the Premier said, the
most significant and bold conservation initiatives of this or any government—but
that is not to say that we are by any means neglecting the rest of the state.
The Liberal–National government is absolutely committed to providing,
in the south west, midwest and goldfields regions of this state, affordable
holiday options, and a high level of access to our natural areas. At the start
of the 2014–15 Christmas and New Year holiday period, and in
anticipation of Easter, we have been able to open a total of 103 caravan and
tent sites in and around the Murray–Wellington area in the Lane Poole
Reserve and at Logue Brook dam—two of the most popular sites south of
Perth, given their proximity to the metropolitan area.
The new campgrounds are part of this Liberal–National
government's $21.05 million Parks for People initiative. Stage 1 of the
$2.5 million upgrade at Logue Brook dam near Harvey has been completed. This is
something I know that the member for Murray–Wellington has been
advocating for during much of his time as local member. This has included the
creation of 62 new campsites, new toilets, state-of-the-art camp kitchens with
gas barbecues, water tanks, new fireplaces and tables for each of the
campsites, plus almost 900 metres of walk trails and an upgraded boat ramp with
new and improved roads, all ready for the Easter long weekend. I am sure it
will be incredibly popular down there when that comes up. These new facilities
will be managed by Lake Brockman Tourist Park under a community partnership
with the Department of Parks and Wildlife. This is the first of its kind in
this state, and it will provide benefits for both the department and the local
community. Another of our most popular camping destinations is the Nanga Brook
and Lane Poole Reserve area. Stage 1 of the $2.2 million Nanga Brook campground
upgrade has provided 29 new caravan sites and 12 new tent sites.
Projects like these not only offer an affordable holiday
option for Western Australian families, but also provide a direct local tourism
stimulus for those communities in regional areas on the fringe of the
metropolitan area—therefore, readily accessible for a quick long
weekend such as the Easter long weekend. There is still more to come; further
development at both of those sites is still to be rolled out, as well as more
for the Parks for People program right across the state, and I look forward to
updating the house.
I thank the member for Murray–Wellington for the
question. Indeed, yesterday we were addressing some of this government's
conservation initiatives in the Kimberley, which are, as the Premier said, the
most significant and bold conservation initiatives of this or any government—but
that is not to say that we are by any means neglecting the rest of the state.
The Liberal–National government is absolutely committed to providing,
in the south west, midwest and goldfields regions of this state, affordable
holiday options, and a high level of access to our natural areas. At the start
of the 2014–15 Christmas and New Year holiday period, and in
anticipation of Easter, we have been able to open a total of 103 caravan and
tent sites in and around the Murray–Wellington area in the Lane Poole
Reserve and at Logue Brook dam—two of the most popular sites south of
Perth, given their proximity to the metropolitan area.
The new campgrounds are part of this Liberal–National
government's $21.05 million Parks for People initiative. Stage 1 of the
$2.5 million upgrade at Logue Brook dam near Harvey has been completed. This is
something I know that the member for Murray–Wellington has been
advocating for during much of his time as local member. This has included the
creation of 62 new campsites, new toilets, state-of-the-art camp kitchens with
gas barbecues, water tanks, new fireplaces and tables for each of the
campsites, plus almost 900 metres of walk trails and an upgraded boat ramp with
new and improved roads, all ready for the Easter long weekend. I am sure it
will be incredibly popular down there when that comes up. These new facilities
will be managed by Lake Brockman Tourist Park under a community partnership
with the Department of Parks and Wildlife. This is the first of its kind in
this state, and it will provide benefits for both the department and the local
community. Another of our most popular camping destinations is the Nanga Brook
and Lane Poole Reserve area. Stage 1 of the $2.2 million Nanga Brook campground
upgrade has provided 29 new caravan sites and 12 new tent sites.
Projects like these not only offer an affordable holiday
option for Western Australian families, but also provide a direct local tourism
stimulus for those communities in regional areas on the fringe of the
metropolitan area—therefore, readily accessible for a quick long
weekend such as the Easter long weekend. There is still more to come; further
development at both of those sites is still to be rolled out, as well as more
for the Parks for People program right across the state, and I look forward to
updating the house.
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