❓ Dr. Pettitt asks if the government will purchase Yakamia Forest and adjoining land to create a State Forest managed by the Menang Noongar people. The answer states the land is primarily owned by the City of Albany.
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I refer to the article in the Albany Advertiser , on 3 June 2024, "King Charles responds to Albany locals fighting to protect Yakamia Forest from Range Road development", and I ask: (a) has the Government considered purchasing Yakamia Forest, and adjoining privately owned holdings, for the creating of State Forest, preserved forever in the care of the Menang Noongar of the Great Southern, as a gift to the community for 2026?
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Answered
13 August 2024
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Planning
Response time
5 days
(a) The area known as Yakamia Forest is freehold land primarily owned by the City of Albany.
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