❓ Dr. Hames asks about the expansion of Yalgorup National Park. The Minister for Environment praises Dr. Hames' advocacy and highlights the government's conservation achievements.
AnsweredQoN 932Legislative Assembly
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YALGORUP NATIONAL PARK
932. Dr K.D. HAMES to the Minister for
Environment:
Mr Speaker, in testament to your
good management, this is question 6!
The minister was recently in my
electorate to announce that the Department of Parks and Wildlife —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : That is enough! Start again.
Dr
K.D. HAMES : The minister was recently in my electorate to announce that the
Department of Parks and Wildlife had purchased 980 hectares of land at Yalgorup
—
Mr
D.J. Kelly interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the second time.
Dr
K.D. HAMES : The minister was recently in my electorate to announce that the
Department of Parks and Wildlife had purchased 980 hectares of land at Yalgorup
to include in the Yalgorup National Park—something that has been
aspired to for some 30 years. Can the minister please update the house on how
this will contribute to the ever-expanding conservation estate being delivered
by this Liberal–National government?
932. Dr K.D. HAMES to the Minister for
Environment:
Mr Speaker, in testament to your
good management, this is question 6!
The minister was recently in my
electorate to announce that the Department of Parks and Wildlife —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : That is enough! Start again.
Dr
K.D. HAMES : The minister was recently in my electorate to announce that the
Department of Parks and Wildlife had purchased 980 hectares of land at Yalgorup
—
Mr
D.J. Kelly interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the second time.
Dr
K.D. HAMES : The minister was recently in my electorate to announce that the
Department of Parks and Wildlife had purchased 980 hectares of land at Yalgorup
to include in the Yalgorup National Park—something that has been
aspired to for some 30 years. Can the minister please update the house on how
this will contribute to the ever-expanding conservation estate being delivered
by this Liberal–National government?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Dawesville for the question. Indeed,
as he gives his valedictory speech to this house this evening, this question
points to why the member for Dawesville will always be very well remembered and
well appreciated in the electorate of Dawesville for the work he has done there
as a local member. In fact, I can share with the house that, within a few short
days of my coming into the ministerial role, the member for Dawesville sought a
meeting with me about this very issue as a key environmental issue within his
electorate. It is something that he has fought for for many years on behalf of
his constituents, and I am very pleased to inform the house that that 30-year
aspiration for the member for Dawesville's electorate, to acquire this
980 hectares of private property within his electorate for incorporation into
the Yalgorup National Park, has now been realised, through the member for
Dawesville's Liberal–National government.
The
Yalgorup National Park acquisition is, as I said, some 980 hectares in various
parcels, which provides us with land between the Indian Ocean and Lake Clifton
and a far more contiguous Yalgorup National Park. The land was acquired for $12
million and represents a significant conservation acquisition. This is
emblematic of the approach that the Liberal–National government has
taken to conservation right across the board. Indeed, we can add this
achievement in the member for Dawesville's electorate to two other
recent ones we have announced, which are the creation of a national park over
the Abrolhos Islands and the creation of this state's first national
park to be located within the wheatbelt, the Dryandra National Park. I point
out that all three are very significant conservation achievements—historic
conservation achievements, in many instances—over and above our
election commitments, as a Liberal–National government, to the
expansion of our conservation estate. If members look at our election
commitments to the expansion of the conservation estate, all of which have been
progressed and achieved by this Liberal–National government, they will
see that our record for the expansion of the conservation estate and funding of
the expansion of the conservation estate of Western Australia stands head and shoulders
above any of our predecessors, and light years ahead of any members opposite.
There is the expansion of our marine park estate from 1.5 million hectares to
five million hectares, principally in the Kimberley, but also including Walpole–Nornalup
and Ngari Capes. On top of those three terrestrial national parks I just
mentioned, there is the creation of the largest terrestrial national park in
Australia over the Mitchell Plateau.
This
Liberal–National government has achieved all its benchmarks for the
expansion of the conservation estate, and in fact it has gone well above and
beyond them. When we compare that with the track record of members opposite,
this government will stand the test of time for conservation achievement,
whichever way we measure it.
The
SPEAKER : That concludes question time. I just want to say that we have a very
tight schedule with question time. When you are answering, it is short
questions, short answers, and no big slabs out of documents, thank you.
as he gives his valedictory speech to this house this evening, this question
points to why the member for Dawesville will always be very well remembered and
well appreciated in the electorate of Dawesville for the work he has done there
as a local member. In fact, I can share with the house that, within a few short
days of my coming into the ministerial role, the member for Dawesville sought a
meeting with me about this very issue as a key environmental issue within his
electorate. It is something that he has fought for for many years on behalf of
his constituents, and I am very pleased to inform the house that that 30-year
aspiration for the member for Dawesville's electorate, to acquire this
980 hectares of private property within his electorate for incorporation into
the Yalgorup National Park, has now been realised, through the member for
Dawesville's Liberal–National government.
The
Yalgorup National Park acquisition is, as I said, some 980 hectares in various
parcels, which provides us with land between the Indian Ocean and Lake Clifton
and a far more contiguous Yalgorup National Park. The land was acquired for $12
million and represents a significant conservation acquisition. This is
emblematic of the approach that the Liberal–National government has
taken to conservation right across the board. Indeed, we can add this
achievement in the member for Dawesville's electorate to two other
recent ones we have announced, which are the creation of a national park over
the Abrolhos Islands and the creation of this state's first national
park to be located within the wheatbelt, the Dryandra National Park. I point
out that all three are very significant conservation achievements—historic
conservation achievements, in many instances—over and above our
election commitments, as a Liberal–National government, to the
expansion of our conservation estate. If members look at our election
commitments to the expansion of the conservation estate, all of which have been
progressed and achieved by this Liberal–National government, they will
see that our record for the expansion of the conservation estate and funding of
the expansion of the conservation estate of Western Australia stands head and shoulders
above any of our predecessors, and light years ahead of any members opposite.
There is the expansion of our marine park estate from 1.5 million hectares to
five million hectares, principally in the Kimberley, but also including Walpole–Nornalup
and Ngari Capes. On top of those three terrestrial national parks I just
mentioned, there is the creation of the largest terrestrial national park in
Australia over the Mitchell Plateau.
This
Liberal–National government has achieved all its benchmarks for the
expansion of the conservation estate, and in fact it has gone well above and
beyond them. When we compare that with the track record of members opposite,
this government will stand the test of time for conservation achievement,
whichever way we measure it.
The
SPEAKER : That concludes question time. I just want to say that we have a very
tight schedule with question time. When you are answering, it is short
questions, short answers, and no big slabs out of documents, thank you.
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