❓ Hon Simon O’Brien asks about the Western Australian Planning Commission's (WAPC) purchase of land in Palmyra. Hon Ken Travers confirms the purchase, details the seller, size, cost, and hints at potential future acquisitions for road infrastructure.
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(1) Can the minister confirm that the Western Australian Planning Commission has acquired, or will acquire, a parcel of commercial land on the corner of Absolon Street and Stock Road in the City of Melville? (2) Who was the former owner and what business was carried on there? (3) What is the size and purpose of the acquisition? (4) What was the total amount paid, or what is the total amount to be paid, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the seller by the Western Australian Government in connection with this purchase? (5) Will there be further acquisitions in the vicinity; and, if so, what are the details as in (2)-(4)? Hon KEN TRAVERS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Planning Commission has recently purchased a parcel of land from the former Meadow Lea factory site in Absolon Street, Palmyra. (2) Aus-Swede Pty Ltd. It is understood that no business is currently operating from the premises. (3) An area of 5 842 square metres, now identified as lot 801. (4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
(2) Who was the former owner and what business was carried on there? (3) What is the size and purpose of the acquisition? (4) What was the total amount paid, or what is the total amount to be paid, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the seller by the Western Australian Government in connection with this purchase? (5) Will there be further acquisitions in the vicinity; and, if so, what are the details as in (2)-(4)? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Planning Commission has recently purchased a parcel of land from the former Meadow Lea factory site in Absolon Street, Palmyra. (2) Aus-Swede Pty Ltd. It is understood that no business is currently operating from the premises. (3) An area of 5 842 square metres, now identified as lot 801. (4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
(3) What is the size and purpose of the acquisition? (4) What was the total amount paid, or what is the total amount to be paid, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the seller by the Western Australian Government in connection with this purchase? (5) Will there be further acquisitions in the vicinity; and, if so, what are the details as in (2)-(4)? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Planning Commission has recently purchased a parcel of land from the former Meadow Lea factory site in Absolon Street, Palmyra. (2) Aus-Swede Pty Ltd. It is understood that no business is currently operating from the premises. (3) An area of 5 842 square metres, now identified as lot 801. (4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
(4) What was the total amount paid, or what is the total amount to be paid, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the seller by the Western Australian Government in connection with this purchase? (5) Will there be further acquisitions in the vicinity; and, if so, what are the details as in (2)-(4)? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Planning Commission has recently purchased a parcel of land from the former Meadow Lea factory site in Absolon Street, Palmyra. (2) Aus-Swede Pty Ltd. It is understood that no business is currently operating from the premises. (3) An area of 5 842 square metres, now identified as lot 801. (4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
(5) Will there be further acquisitions in the vicinity; and, if so, what are the details as in (2)-(4)? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Planning Commission has recently purchased a parcel of land from the former Meadow Lea factory site in Absolon Street, Palmyra. (2) Aus-Swede Pty Ltd. It is understood that no business is currently operating from the premises. (3) An area of 5 842 square metres, now identified as lot 801. (4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Planning Commission has recently purchased a parcel of land from the former Meadow Lea factory site in Absolon Street, Palmyra. (2) Aus-Swede Pty Ltd. It is understood that no business is currently operating from the premises. (3) An area of 5 842 square metres, now identified as lot 801. (4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Planning Commission has recently purchased a parcel of land from the former Meadow Lea factory site in Absolon Street, Palmyra. (2) Aus-Swede Pty Ltd. It is understood that no business is currently operating from the premises. (3) An area of 5 842 square metres, now identified as lot 801. (4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
(1) The Western Australian Planning Commission has recently purchased a parcel of land from the former Meadow Lea factory site in Absolon Street, Palmyra. (2) Aus-Swede Pty Ltd. It is understood that no business is currently operating from the premises. (3) An area of 5 842 square metres, now identified as lot 801. (4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
(2) Aus-Swede Pty Ltd. It is understood that no business is currently operating from the premises. (3) An area of 5 842 square metres, now identified as lot 801. (4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
(3) An area of 5 842 square metres, now identified as lot 801. (4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
(4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
(5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
(2) Who was the former owner and what business was carried on there? (3) What is the size and purpose of the acquisition? (4) What was the total amount paid, or what is the total amount to be paid, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the seller by the Western Australian Government in connection with this purchase? (5) Will there be further acquisitions in the vicinity; and, if so, what are the details as in (2)-(4)? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Planning Commission has recently purchased a parcel of land from the former Meadow Lea factory site in Absolon Street, Palmyra. (2) Aus-Swede Pty Ltd. It is understood that no business is currently operating from the premises. (3) An area of 5 842 square metres, now identified as lot 801. (4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
(3) What is the size and purpose of the acquisition? (4) What was the total amount paid, or what is the total amount to be paid, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the seller by the Western Australian Government in connection with this purchase? (5) Will there be further acquisitions in the vicinity; and, if so, what are the details as in (2)-(4)? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Planning Commission has recently purchased a parcel of land from the former Meadow Lea factory site in Absolon Street, Palmyra. (2) Aus-Swede Pty Ltd. It is understood that no business is currently operating from the premises. (3) An area of 5 842 square metres, now identified as lot 801. (4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
(4) What was the total amount paid, or what is the total amount to be paid, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the seller by the Western Australian Government in connection with this purchase? (5) Will there be further acquisitions in the vicinity; and, if so, what are the details as in (2)-(4)? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Planning Commission has recently purchased a parcel of land from the former Meadow Lea factory site in Absolon Street, Palmyra. (2) Aus-Swede Pty Ltd. It is understood that no business is currently operating from the premises. (3) An area of 5 842 square metres, now identified as lot 801. (4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
(5) Will there be further acquisitions in the vicinity; and, if so, what are the details as in (2)-(4)? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Planning Commission has recently purchased a parcel of land from the former Meadow Lea factory site in Absolon Street, Palmyra. (2) Aus-Swede Pty Ltd. It is understood that no business is currently operating from the premises. (3) An area of 5 842 square metres, now identified as lot 801. (4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Planning Commission has recently purchased a parcel of land from the former Meadow Lea factory site in Absolon Street, Palmyra. (2) Aus-Swede Pty Ltd. It is understood that no business is currently operating from the premises. (3) An area of 5 842 square metres, now identified as lot 801. (4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Planning Commission has recently purchased a parcel of land from the former Meadow Lea factory site in Absolon Street, Palmyra. (2) Aus-Swede Pty Ltd. It is understood that no business is currently operating from the premises. (3) An area of 5 842 square metres, now identified as lot 801. (4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
(1) The Western Australian Planning Commission has recently purchased a parcel of land from the former Meadow Lea factory site in Absolon Street, Palmyra. (2) Aus-Swede Pty Ltd. It is understood that no business is currently operating from the premises. (3) An area of 5 842 square metres, now identified as lot 801. (4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
(2) Aus-Swede Pty Ltd. It is understood that no business is currently operating from the premises. (3) An area of 5 842 square metres, now identified as lot 801. (4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
(3) An area of 5 842 square metres, now identified as lot 801. (4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
(4) An amount of $1 399 090. (5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
(5) The WAPC has a contingent liability to purchase land that is currently reserved in the metropolitan region scheme for a primary regional road; for example, Stock Road. Additional widening requirements that may be required following the deletion of the Fremantle eastern bypass are still being clarified.
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