❓ Question regarding the expansion of the Diamond Chip Mill in Manjimup to address local job losses. The Minister for Forests expresses support, despite it being partially outside his portfolio, and commits to discussing the matter with the Shire President.
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The Diamond Chip Mill occupies 20 hectares of a 60-hectare forest lease. The Shire of Manjimup has a submission before the Conservation Commission proposing that more land be granted surrounding this site for further industrial development. Given that 92 families in Manjimup have lost their employment, will the Government do all it can to support this proposal? This site already has the rail lines, power, water, forest buffer and infrastructure needed for the industrial site expansion. Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question, even though it may be a little out of my portfolio area. Hon Jim McGinty is the minister responsible for the south west. To the extent that I can as the minister responsible for forests, I am more than happy to support a proposal of that kind because it is a suitable location, served as it is by the infrastructure the member has mentioned. Now that the member has raised this issue, I will speak to the president of the shire, Mr Keith Liddelow, to establish whether I can do anything to assist.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question, even though it may be a little out of my portfolio area. Hon Jim McGinty is the minister responsible for the south west. To the extent that I can as the minister responsible for forests, I am more than happy to support a proposal of that kind because it is a suitable location, served as it is by the infrastructure the member has mentioned. Now that the member has raised this issue, I will speak to the president of the shire, Mr Keith Liddelow, to establish whether I can do anything to assist.
I thank the member for some notice of this question, even though it may be a little out of my portfolio area. Hon Jim McGinty is the minister responsible for the south west. To the extent that I can as the minister responsible for forests, I am more than happy to support a proposal of that kind because it is a suitable location, served as it is by the infrastructure the member has mentioned. Now that the member has raised this issue, I will speak to the president of the shire, Mr Keith Liddelow, to establish whether I can do anything to assist.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question, even though it may be a little out of my portfolio area. Hon Jim McGinty is the minister responsible for the south west. To the extent that I can as the minister responsible for forests, I am more than happy to support a proposal of that kind because it is a suitable location, served as it is by the infrastructure the member has mentioned. Now that the member has raised this issue, I will speak to the president of the shire, Mr Keith Liddelow, to establish whether I can do anything to assist.
I thank the member for some notice of this question, even though it may be a little out of my portfolio area. Hon Jim McGinty is the minister responsible for the south west. To the extent that I can as the minister responsible for forests, I am more than happy to support a proposal of that kind because it is a suitable location, served as it is by the infrastructure the member has mentioned. Now that the member has raised this issue, I will speak to the president of the shire, Mr Keith Liddelow, to establish whether I can do anything to assist.
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