❓ Hon. Colin Holt questions the Minister for Regional Development on the progress of the Boyanup saleyards replacement, seeking updates, timelines, and commitment to funding for COVID-19 recovery, as well as open access for selling agents. The Minister expresses frustration with delays, clarifies funding limitations, and confirms efforts to upgrade the existing facility and negotiate a more open operating model.
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BOYANUP SALEYARD
490. Hon COLIN HOLT to the Minister for Regional Development:
I refer to the expression of
interest process for a replacement Boyanup saleyards facility and the
government's intention to enter into a contract by October 2019.
(1) Can the minister please provide
an update on the proposed replacement of the Boyanup saleyards?
(2) What is the time line for the
replacement yards?
(3) Will the
state government commit to fast tracking this project and provide funding as an
economic boost to the south west to support COVID-19 recovery?
(4) If public
funding is invested into a new or upgraded facility, will the state government
ensure a caveat is included in the new lease terms, which will permit access
and use by additional selling agents?
490. Hon COLIN HOLT to the Minister for Regional Development:
I refer to the expression of
interest process for a replacement Boyanup saleyards facility and the
government's intention to enter into a contract by October 2019.
(1) Can the minister please provide
an update on the proposed replacement of the Boyanup saleyards?
(2) What is the time line for the
replacement yards?
(3) Will the
state government commit to fast tracking this project and provide funding as an
economic boost to the south west to support COVID-19 recovery?
(4) If public
funding is invested into a new or upgraded facility, will the state government
ensure a caveat is included in the new lease terms, which will permit access
and use by additional selling agents?
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I thank the member for the
question.
(1)–(4) I
am very frustrated that this thing is taking so long to come to a conclusion.
There is not a big pot of money available, like some people think there is, to
fund anything, but we are trying to bring this matter to a conclusion. We have
the Shire of Capel's decision last year, which agreed to allow the
saleyard to continue. We have been getting clarity, and we have engaged a consultant
to do costings on the minimum upgrades to that facility to bring it up to a reasonable
standard, particularly to meet modern animal welfare and environmental
requirements. That work is underway now and, hopefully, will not take too much
longer. We also have been attempting to negotiate with the Western Australian
Livestock Salesmen's Association on
a future operating model. It has not always been easy to contact, but we are
working on that . Yes, we expect that if government money needs to be put
in, there should be a more open arrangement for access to that facility than
there is currently.
question.
(1)–(4) I
am very frustrated that this thing is taking so long to come to a conclusion.
There is not a big pot of money available, like some people think there is, to
fund anything, but we are trying to bring this matter to a conclusion. We have
the Shire of Capel's decision last year, which agreed to allow the
saleyard to continue. We have been getting clarity, and we have engaged a consultant
to do costings on the minimum upgrades to that facility to bring it up to a reasonable
standard, particularly to meet modern animal welfare and environmental
requirements. That work is underway now and, hopefully, will not take too much
longer. We also have been attempting to negotiate with the Western Australian
Livestock Salesmen's Association on
a future operating model. It has not always been easy to contact, but we are
working on that . Yes, we expect that if government money needs to be put
in, there should be a more open arrangement for access to that facility than
there is currently.
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