❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses environmental clean-up and contamination concerns at the LandCorp section of South Beach village, seeking assurance about public health safety. The Minister confirms the clean-up, outlines the environmental assessment process, and relays advice from the Department of Health and Environment that the site is suitable for residential use.
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(1) Was the LandCorp section of South Beach village, south of Fremantle, recently the subject of an environmental clean-up? (2) What level of environmental assessment was required for the project to be approved? (3) Will the minister guarantee that the site is free from contamination that would affect people’s health? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Metropolitan scheme amendment 1008/33 - South Fremantle-Hamilton Hill - was formally assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority, and ministerial statement 560 that a scheme may be implemented, published on 22 December 2000, set environmental conditions. Condition 2 required the preparation of a site investigation and management plan, and condition 3 required the preparation of a site remediation and validation report. (3) After reviewing the reports prepared in accordance with the ministerial conditions, the Department of Health advised the Department of Environment that the site had been remediated to a standard suitable for residential land use, which is the proposed land use for this site. The Department of Environment consequently advised that it was satisfied that conditions 2 and 3 had been met.
(2) What level of environmental assessment was required for the project to be approved? (3) Will the minister guarantee that the site is free from contamination that would affect people’s health? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Metropolitan scheme amendment 1008/33 - South Fremantle-Hamilton Hill - was formally assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority, and ministerial statement 560 that a scheme may be implemented, published on 22 December 2000, set environmental conditions. Condition 2 required the preparation of a site investigation and management plan, and condition 3 required the preparation of a site remediation and validation report. (3) After reviewing the reports prepared in accordance with the ministerial conditions, the Department of Health advised the Department of Environment that the site had been remediated to a standard suitable for residential land use, which is the proposed land use for this site. The Department of Environment consequently advised that it was satisfied that conditions 2 and 3 had been met.
(3) Will the minister guarantee that the site is free from contamination that would affect people’s health? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Metropolitan scheme amendment 1008/33 - South Fremantle-Hamilton Hill - was formally assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority, and ministerial statement 560 that a scheme may be implemented, published on 22 December 2000, set environmental conditions. Condition 2 required the preparation of a site investigation and management plan, and condition 3 required the preparation of a site remediation and validation report. (3) After reviewing the reports prepared in accordance with the ministerial conditions, the Department of Health advised the Department of Environment that the site had been remediated to a standard suitable for residential land use, which is the proposed land use for this site. The Department of Environment consequently advised that it was satisfied that conditions 2 and 3 had been met.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Metropolitan scheme amendment 1008/33 - South Fremantle-Hamilton Hill - was formally assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority, and ministerial statement 560 that a scheme may be implemented, published on 22 December 2000, set environmental conditions. Condition 2 required the preparation of a site investigation and management plan, and condition 3 required the preparation of a site remediation and validation report. (3) After reviewing the reports prepared in accordance with the ministerial conditions, the Department of Health advised the Department of Environment that the site had been remediated to a standard suitable for residential land use, which is the proposed land use for this site. The Department of Environment consequently advised that it was satisfied that conditions 2 and 3 had been met.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Metropolitan scheme amendment 1008/33 - South Fremantle-Hamilton Hill - was formally assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority, and ministerial statement 560 that a scheme may be implemented, published on 22 December 2000, set environmental conditions. Condition 2 required the preparation of a site investigation and management plan, and condition 3 required the preparation of a site remediation and validation report. (3) After reviewing the reports prepared in accordance with the ministerial conditions, the Department of Health advised the Department of Environment that the site had been remediated to a standard suitable for residential land use, which is the proposed land use for this site. The Department of Environment consequently advised that it was satisfied that conditions 2 and 3 had been met.
(1) Yes. (2) Metropolitan scheme amendment 1008/33 - South Fremantle-Hamilton Hill - was formally assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority, and ministerial statement 560 that a scheme may be implemented, published on 22 December 2000, set environmental conditions. Condition 2 required the preparation of a site investigation and management plan, and condition 3 required the preparation of a site remediation and validation report. (3) After reviewing the reports prepared in accordance with the ministerial conditions, the Department of Health advised the Department of Environment that the site had been remediated to a standard suitable for residential land use, which is the proposed land use for this site. The Department of Environment consequently advised that it was satisfied that conditions 2 and 3 had been met.
(2) Metropolitan scheme amendment 1008/33 - South Fremantle-Hamilton Hill - was formally assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority, and ministerial statement 560 that a scheme may be implemented, published on 22 December 2000, set environmental conditions. Condition 2 required the preparation of a site investigation and management plan, and condition 3 required the preparation of a site remediation and validation report. (3) After reviewing the reports prepared in accordance with the ministerial conditions, the Department of Health advised the Department of Environment that the site had been remediated to a standard suitable for residential land use, which is the proposed land use for this site. The Department of Environment consequently advised that it was satisfied that conditions 2 and 3 had been met.
(3) After reviewing the reports prepared in accordance with the ministerial conditions, the Department of Health advised the Department of Environment that the site had been remediated to a standard suitable for residential land use, which is the proposed land use for this site. The Department of Environment consequently advised that it was satisfied that conditions 2 and 3 had been met.
(2) What level of environmental assessment was required for the project to be approved? (3) Will the minister guarantee that the site is free from contamination that would affect people’s health? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Metropolitan scheme amendment 1008/33 - South Fremantle-Hamilton Hill - was formally assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority, and ministerial statement 560 that a scheme may be implemented, published on 22 December 2000, set environmental conditions. Condition 2 required the preparation of a site investigation and management plan, and condition 3 required the preparation of a site remediation and validation report. (3) After reviewing the reports prepared in accordance with the ministerial conditions, the Department of Health advised the Department of Environment that the site had been remediated to a standard suitable for residential land use, which is the proposed land use for this site. The Department of Environment consequently advised that it was satisfied that conditions 2 and 3 had been met.
(3) Will the minister guarantee that the site is free from contamination that would affect people’s health? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Metropolitan scheme amendment 1008/33 - South Fremantle-Hamilton Hill - was formally assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority, and ministerial statement 560 that a scheme may be implemented, published on 22 December 2000, set environmental conditions. Condition 2 required the preparation of a site investigation and management plan, and condition 3 required the preparation of a site remediation and validation report. (3) After reviewing the reports prepared in accordance with the ministerial conditions, the Department of Health advised the Department of Environment that the site had been remediated to a standard suitable for residential land use, which is the proposed land use for this site. The Department of Environment consequently advised that it was satisfied that conditions 2 and 3 had been met.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Metropolitan scheme amendment 1008/33 - South Fremantle-Hamilton Hill - was formally assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority, and ministerial statement 560 that a scheme may be implemented, published on 22 December 2000, set environmental conditions. Condition 2 required the preparation of a site investigation and management plan, and condition 3 required the preparation of a site remediation and validation report. (3) After reviewing the reports prepared in accordance with the ministerial conditions, the Department of Health advised the Department of Environment that the site had been remediated to a standard suitable for residential land use, which is the proposed land use for this site. The Department of Environment consequently advised that it was satisfied that conditions 2 and 3 had been met.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Metropolitan scheme amendment 1008/33 - South Fremantle-Hamilton Hill - was formally assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority, and ministerial statement 560 that a scheme may be implemented, published on 22 December 2000, set environmental conditions. Condition 2 required the preparation of a site investigation and management plan, and condition 3 required the preparation of a site remediation and validation report. (3) After reviewing the reports prepared in accordance with the ministerial conditions, the Department of Health advised the Department of Environment that the site had been remediated to a standard suitable for residential land use, which is the proposed land use for this site. The Department of Environment consequently advised that it was satisfied that conditions 2 and 3 had been met.
(1) Yes. (2) Metropolitan scheme amendment 1008/33 - South Fremantle-Hamilton Hill - was formally assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority, and ministerial statement 560 that a scheme may be implemented, published on 22 December 2000, set environmental conditions. Condition 2 required the preparation of a site investigation and management plan, and condition 3 required the preparation of a site remediation and validation report. (3) After reviewing the reports prepared in accordance with the ministerial conditions, the Department of Health advised the Department of Environment that the site had been remediated to a standard suitable for residential land use, which is the proposed land use for this site. The Department of Environment consequently advised that it was satisfied that conditions 2 and 3 had been met.
(2) Metropolitan scheme amendment 1008/33 - South Fremantle-Hamilton Hill - was formally assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority, and ministerial statement 560 that a scheme may be implemented, published on 22 December 2000, set environmental conditions. Condition 2 required the preparation of a site investigation and management plan, and condition 3 required the preparation of a site remediation and validation report. (3) After reviewing the reports prepared in accordance with the ministerial conditions, the Department of Health advised the Department of Environment that the site had been remediated to a standard suitable for residential land use, which is the proposed land use for this site. The Department of Environment consequently advised that it was satisfied that conditions 2 and 3 had been met.
(3) After reviewing the reports prepared in accordance with the ministerial conditions, the Department of Health advised the Department of Environment that the site had been remediated to a standard suitable for residential land use, which is the proposed land use for this site. The Department of Environment consequently advised that it was satisfied that conditions 2 and 3 had been met.
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