A WA parliamentary question probes the Minister for Environment and Heritage regarding Cable Sands' criticism of the National Trust's listing of the Ludlow Tuart Forest as an endangered place. The Minister's response indicates a belief that agreement was reached between the parties.

AnsweredQoN 294Legislative Council
Asked
13 November 2002
Portfolio
the Environment and Heritage

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(1) Is the Minister aware that Cable Sands’ Collis Thorp attacked the National Trust Australia (WA) as providing a highly inaccurate picture of Ludlow after the Trust’s inclusion of the Ludlow Tuart Forest on the 2002 Endangered Places List?
(2) Is the Minister aware that Cable Sands’ Collis Thorp demanded that the Trust retract the listing for the Ludlow Tuart Forest?
(3) Does the Minister agree with the comments made by the representative of Cable Sands?
(4) If not, what steps has the Minister taken to defend the decision by the National Trust Australia (WA)?

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Answered
27 November 2002
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works representing the Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Response time
14 days
(2) Yes. (3) & (4) The Minister met with Cable Sands and the National Trust recently. During that meeting the Minister was led to believe that the National Trust and Cable Sands had reached substantial areas of agreement in their approaches to the Ludlow Tuart Forest.
(3) & (4) The Minister met with Cable Sands and the National Trust recently. During that meeting the Minister was led to believe that the National Trust and Cable Sands had reached substantial areas of agreement in their approaches to the Ludlow Tuart Forest.

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