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❓ Hon Steve Martin asks about the current utilities infrastructure rating for station precincts on the Morley-Ellenbrook Line, requesting updates on works done since 2021 to improve these ratings. The answer deflects, stating the document is strategic and not regularly updated.

AnsweredQoN 1179Legislative Council

Asked

24 February 2026

Member

Hon Steve Martin

Portfolio

Planning and Lands; Housing and Works; Health Infrastructure

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I refer to enabling infrastructure for housing and the METRONET Station Precincts Gateway document, published on 9 November 2021, which identifies a percentage score for "Readiness - utilities infrastructure rating" for each of the 25 station precincts identified in the document in relation to supporting new housing, and I ask: (a) for each of the following station precincts on the Morley-Ellenbrook Line, listed below with their "Utilities infrastructure rating" as of the 2021 document, what is their current utilities infrastructure rating and what works, if any, have been done since 2021 to improve each score: (i) Bayswater - 77%; (ii) Morley - 47%; (iii) Noranda - 86%; (iv) Malaga - 12%; (v) Bennett Springs East - 7%; (vi) Whiteman Park - 4%; and (vii) Ellenbrook - 53%?

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Answered

5 May 2026

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Planning and Lands; Housing and Works; Health Infrastructure

Response time

9 days

(a) The METRONET Station Precincts Gateway document provided a high-level, strategic assessment of land use and walkable catchments around stations.
The document is not a delivery plan, nor is it intended to be regularly updated. Rather, it informs government, local authorities and industry considerations for precinct development over the long term.
Most catchment areas can facilitate infill development without substantial infrastructure upgrades. Higher-density infill can also enable more efficient future infrastructure investment.

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