❓ The government is excluding a two-kilometre strip of coastline along the Ningaloo coast from pastoral lease renewals in 2015 to improve protection of the coast adjoining the Ningaloo Marine Park. This covers about 42,000 hectares, or 10% of the pastoral stations concerned.
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Will the pastoral release exclusions proposed by the Government improve protection of the coast adjoining the Ningaloo Marine Park? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN
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I thank the member for the question. Many members of this House share the view of the general community that the Ningaloo coast is an asset for all Western Australians. Indeed, it has captured the imagination of Western Australians. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. Gallop: We have provided $7 million for sewerage, which you could not find! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that the member for Nedlands has a history in dealing with pastoral leases and obviously has an interest in this area, so I understand her enthusiastic interjection. Ningaloo Reef is a magnificent coral reef. It is one of the few coral reefs on the west coast of a continent. Ningaloo Reef provides a special environment that is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of Western Australians and tourists from around Australia and, indeed, the world. This area is under considerable stress. The Department of Conservation and Land Management recently undertook a study of the number of semipermanent camps on that coast and found more than 300 camps that could be so classified. It is clear that this is an area of enormous importance to Western Australia, and that it is under enormous pressure. We need to take steps to ensure that it can be properly managed for the benefit of the whole community. With that in mind, and in response to submissions made by CALM, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the Shires of Carnarvon and Exmouth, the Government has excluded from the renewal of leases in 2015 a two-kilometre strip of coastline along the Ningaloo coast. A number of other important areas have also been excluded. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I am sure that some members want to hear this answer, so I will persist. The Government is taking steps to ensure that this important asset is available for the benefit of the entire State. The exclusions cover about 42 000 hectares. That is around 10 per cent of the pastoral stations concerned. For those who are interested, the Government will exclude a two-kilometre strip basically from Amherst Point on Gnaraloo Station to the southern boundary of the Coral Bay town site and then north of Mauds Landing - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for the question. Many members of this House share the view of the general community that the Ningaloo coast is an asset for all Western Australians. Indeed, it has captured the imagination of Western Australians. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. Gallop: We have provided $7 million for sewerage, which you could not find! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that the member for Nedlands has a history in dealing with pastoral leases and obviously has an interest in this area, so I understand her enthusiastic interjection. Ningaloo Reef is a magnificent coral reef. It is one of the few coral reefs on the west coast of a continent. Ningaloo Reef provides a special environment that is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of Western Australians and tourists from around Australia and, indeed, the world. This area is under considerable stress. The Department of Conservation and Land Management recently undertook a study of the number of semipermanent camps on that coast and found more than 300 camps that could be so classified. It is clear that this is an area of enormous importance to Western Australia, and that it is under enormous pressure. We need to take steps to ensure that it can be properly managed for the benefit of the whole community. With that in mind, and in response to submissions made by CALM, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the Shires of Carnarvon and Exmouth, the Government has excluded from the renewal of leases in 2015 a two-kilometre strip of coastline along the Ningaloo coast. A number of other important areas have also been excluded. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I am sure that some members want to hear this answer, so I will persist. The Government is taking steps to ensure that this important asset is available for the benefit of the entire State. The exclusions cover about 42 000 hectares. That is around 10 per cent of the pastoral stations concerned. For those who are interested, the Government will exclude a two-kilometre strip basically from Amherst Point on Gnaraloo Station to the southern boundary of the Coral Bay town site and then north of Mauds Landing - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
I thank the member for the question. Many members of this House share the view of the general community that the Ningaloo coast is an asset for all Western Australians. Indeed, it has captured the imagination of Western Australians. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. Gallop: We have provided $7 million for sewerage, which you could not find! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that the member for Nedlands has a history in dealing with pastoral leases and obviously has an interest in this area, so I understand her enthusiastic interjection. Ningaloo Reef is a magnificent coral reef. It is one of the few coral reefs on the west coast of a continent. Ningaloo Reef provides a special environment that is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of Western Australians and tourists from around Australia and, indeed, the world. This area is under considerable stress. The Department of Conservation and Land Management recently undertook a study of the number of semipermanent camps on that coast and found more than 300 camps that could be so classified. It is clear that this is an area of enormous importance to Western Australia, and that it is under enormous pressure. We need to take steps to ensure that it can be properly managed for the benefit of the whole community. With that in mind, and in response to submissions made by CALM, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the Shires of Carnarvon and Exmouth, the Government has excluded from the renewal of leases in 2015 a two-kilometre strip of coastline along the Ningaloo coast. A number of other important areas have also been excluded. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I am sure that some members want to hear this answer, so I will persist. The Government is taking steps to ensure that this important asset is available for the benefit of the entire State. The exclusions cover about 42 000 hectares. That is around 10 per cent of the pastoral stations concerned. For those who are interested, the Government will exclude a two-kilometre strip basically from Amherst Point on Gnaraloo Station to the southern boundary of the Coral Bay town site and then north of Mauds Landing - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. Gallop: We have provided $7 million for sewerage, which you could not find! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that the member for Nedlands has a history in dealing with pastoral leases and obviously has an interest in this area, so I understand her enthusiastic interjection. Ningaloo Reef is a magnificent coral reef. It is one of the few coral reefs on the west coast of a continent. Ningaloo Reef provides a special environment that is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of Western Australians and tourists from around Australia and, indeed, the world. This area is under considerable stress. The Department of Conservation and Land Management recently undertook a study of the number of semipermanent camps on that coast and found more than 300 camps that could be so classified. It is clear that this is an area of enormous importance to Western Australia, and that it is under enormous pressure. We need to take steps to ensure that it can be properly managed for the benefit of the whole community. With that in mind, and in response to submissions made by CALM, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the Shires of Carnarvon and Exmouth, the Government has excluded from the renewal of leases in 2015 a two-kilometre strip of coastline along the Ningaloo coast. A number of other important areas have also been excluded. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I am sure that some members want to hear this answer, so I will persist. The Government is taking steps to ensure that this important asset is available for the benefit of the entire State. The exclusions cover about 42 000 hectares. That is around 10 per cent of the pastoral stations concerned. For those who are interested, the Government will exclude a two-kilometre strip basically from Amherst Point on Gnaraloo Station to the southern boundary of the Coral Bay town site and then north of Mauds Landing - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
Dr G.I. Gallop: We have provided $7 million for sewerage, which you could not find! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that the member for Nedlands has a history in dealing with pastoral leases and obviously has an interest in this area, so I understand her enthusiastic interjection. Ningaloo Reef is a magnificent coral reef. It is one of the few coral reefs on the west coast of a continent. Ningaloo Reef provides a special environment that is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of Western Australians and tourists from around Australia and, indeed, the world. This area is under considerable stress. The Department of Conservation and Land Management recently undertook a study of the number of semipermanent camps on that coast and found more than 300 camps that could be so classified. It is clear that this is an area of enormous importance to Western Australia, and that it is under enormous pressure. We need to take steps to ensure that it can be properly managed for the benefit of the whole community. With that in mind, and in response to submissions made by CALM, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the Shires of Carnarvon and Exmouth, the Government has excluded from the renewal of leases in 2015 a two-kilometre strip of coastline along the Ningaloo coast. A number of other important areas have also been excluded. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I am sure that some members want to hear this answer, so I will persist. The Government is taking steps to ensure that this important asset is available for the benefit of the entire State. The exclusions cover about 42 000 hectares. That is around 10 per cent of the pastoral stations concerned. For those who are interested, the Government will exclude a two-kilometre strip basically from Amherst Point on Gnaraloo Station to the southern boundary of the Coral Bay town site and then north of Mauds Landing - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that the member for Nedlands has a history in dealing with pastoral leases and obviously has an interest in this area, so I understand her enthusiastic interjection. Ningaloo Reef is a magnificent coral reef. It is one of the few coral reefs on the west coast of a continent. Ningaloo Reef provides a special environment that is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of Western Australians and tourists from around Australia and, indeed, the world. This area is under considerable stress. The Department of Conservation and Land Management recently undertook a study of the number of semipermanent camps on that coast and found more than 300 camps that could be so classified. It is clear that this is an area of enormous importance to Western Australia, and that it is under enormous pressure. We need to take steps to ensure that it can be properly managed for the benefit of the whole community. With that in mind, and in response to submissions made by CALM, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the Shires of Carnarvon and Exmouth, the Government has excluded from the renewal of leases in 2015 a two-kilometre strip of coastline along the Ningaloo coast. A number of other important areas have also been excluded. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I am sure that some members want to hear this answer, so I will persist. The Government is taking steps to ensure that this important asset is available for the benefit of the entire State. The exclusions cover about 42 000 hectares. That is around 10 per cent of the pastoral stations concerned. For those who are interested, the Government will exclude a two-kilometre strip basically from Amherst Point on Gnaraloo Station to the southern boundary of the Coral Bay town site and then north of Mauds Landing - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that the member for Nedlands has a history in dealing with pastoral leases and obviously has an interest in this area, so I understand her enthusiastic interjection. Ningaloo Reef is a magnificent coral reef. It is one of the few coral reefs on the west coast of a continent. Ningaloo Reef provides a special environment that is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of Western Australians and tourists from around Australia and, indeed, the world. This area is under considerable stress. The Department of Conservation and Land Management recently undertook a study of the number of semipermanent camps on that coast and found more than 300 camps that could be so classified. It is clear that this is an area of enormous importance to Western Australia, and that it is under enormous pressure. We need to take steps to ensure that it can be properly managed for the benefit of the whole community. With that in mind, and in response to submissions made by CALM, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the Shires of Carnarvon and Exmouth, the Government has excluded from the renewal of leases in 2015 a two-kilometre strip of coastline along the Ningaloo coast. A number of other important areas have also been excluded. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I am sure that some members want to hear this answer, so I will persist. The Government is taking steps to ensure that this important asset is available for the benefit of the entire State. The exclusions cover about 42 000 hectares. That is around 10 per cent of the pastoral stations concerned. For those who are interested, the Government will exclude a two-kilometre strip basically from Amherst Point on Gnaraloo Station to the southern boundary of the Coral Bay town site and then north of Mauds Landing - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
Ningaloo Reef is a magnificent coral reef. It is one of the few coral reefs on the west coast of a continent. Ningaloo Reef provides a special environment that is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of Western Australians and tourists from around Australia and, indeed, the world. This area is under considerable stress. The Department of Conservation and Land Management recently undertook a study of the number of semipermanent camps on that coast and found more than 300 camps that could be so classified. It is clear that this is an area of enormous importance to Western Australia, and that it is under enormous pressure. We need to take steps to ensure that it can be properly managed for the benefit of the whole community. With that in mind, and in response to submissions made by CALM, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the Shires of Carnarvon and Exmouth, the Government has excluded from the renewal of leases in 2015 a two-kilometre strip of coastline along the Ningaloo coast. A number of other important areas have also been excluded. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I am sure that some members want to hear this answer, so I will persist. The Government is taking steps to ensure that this important asset is available for the benefit of the entire State. The exclusions cover about 42 000 hectares. That is around 10 per cent of the pastoral stations concerned. For those who are interested, the Government will exclude a two-kilometre strip basically from Amherst Point on Gnaraloo Station to the southern boundary of the Coral Bay town site and then north of Mauds Landing - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I am sure that some members want to hear this answer, so I will persist. The Government is taking steps to ensure that this important asset is available for the benefit of the entire State. The exclusions cover about 42 000 hectares. That is around 10 per cent of the pastoral stations concerned. For those who are interested, the Government will exclude a two-kilometre strip basically from Amherst Point on Gnaraloo Station to the southern boundary of the Coral Bay town site and then north of Mauds Landing - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I am sure that some members want to hear this answer, so I will persist. The Government is taking steps to ensure that this important asset is available for the benefit of the entire State. The exclusions cover about 42 000 hectares. That is around 10 per cent of the pastoral stations concerned. For those who are interested, the Government will exclude a two-kilometre strip basically from Amherst Point on Gnaraloo Station to the southern boundary of the Coral Bay town site and then north of Mauds Landing - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for the question. Many members of this House share the view of the general community that the Ningaloo coast is an asset for all Western Australians. Indeed, it has captured the imagination of Western Australians. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. Gallop: We have provided $7 million for sewerage, which you could not find! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that the member for Nedlands has a history in dealing with pastoral leases and obviously has an interest in this area, so I understand her enthusiastic interjection. Ningaloo Reef is a magnificent coral reef. It is one of the few coral reefs on the west coast of a continent. Ningaloo Reef provides a special environment that is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of Western Australians and tourists from around Australia and, indeed, the world. This area is under considerable stress. The Department of Conservation and Land Management recently undertook a study of the number of semipermanent camps on that coast and found more than 300 camps that could be so classified. It is clear that this is an area of enormous importance to Western Australia, and that it is under enormous pressure. We need to take steps to ensure that it can be properly managed for the benefit of the whole community. With that in mind, and in response to submissions made by CALM, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the Shires of Carnarvon and Exmouth, the Government has excluded from the renewal of leases in 2015 a two-kilometre strip of coastline along the Ningaloo coast. A number of other important areas have also been excluded. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I am sure that some members want to hear this answer, so I will persist. The Government is taking steps to ensure that this important asset is available for the benefit of the entire State. The exclusions cover about 42 000 hectares. That is around 10 per cent of the pastoral stations concerned. For those who are interested, the Government will exclude a two-kilometre strip basically from Amherst Point on Gnaraloo Station to the southern boundary of the Coral Bay town site and then north of Mauds Landing - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
I thank the member for the question. Many members of this House share the view of the general community that the Ningaloo coast is an asset for all Western Australians. Indeed, it has captured the imagination of Western Australians. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. Gallop: We have provided $7 million for sewerage, which you could not find! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that the member for Nedlands has a history in dealing with pastoral leases and obviously has an interest in this area, so I understand her enthusiastic interjection. Ningaloo Reef is a magnificent coral reef. It is one of the few coral reefs on the west coast of a continent. Ningaloo Reef provides a special environment that is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of Western Australians and tourists from around Australia and, indeed, the world. This area is under considerable stress. The Department of Conservation and Land Management recently undertook a study of the number of semipermanent camps on that coast and found more than 300 camps that could be so classified. It is clear that this is an area of enormous importance to Western Australia, and that it is under enormous pressure. We need to take steps to ensure that it can be properly managed for the benefit of the whole community. With that in mind, and in response to submissions made by CALM, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the Shires of Carnarvon and Exmouth, the Government has excluded from the renewal of leases in 2015 a two-kilometre strip of coastline along the Ningaloo coast. A number of other important areas have also been excluded. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I am sure that some members want to hear this answer, so I will persist. The Government is taking steps to ensure that this important asset is available for the benefit of the entire State. The exclusions cover about 42 000 hectares. That is around 10 per cent of the pastoral stations concerned. For those who are interested, the Government will exclude a two-kilometre strip basically from Amherst Point on Gnaraloo Station to the southern boundary of the Coral Bay town site and then north of Mauds Landing - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Dr G.I. Gallop: We have provided $7 million for sewerage, which you could not find! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that the member for Nedlands has a history in dealing with pastoral leases and obviously has an interest in this area, so I understand her enthusiastic interjection. Ningaloo Reef is a magnificent coral reef. It is one of the few coral reefs on the west coast of a continent. Ningaloo Reef provides a special environment that is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of Western Australians and tourists from around Australia and, indeed, the world. This area is under considerable stress. The Department of Conservation and Land Management recently undertook a study of the number of semipermanent camps on that coast and found more than 300 camps that could be so classified. It is clear that this is an area of enormous importance to Western Australia, and that it is under enormous pressure. We need to take steps to ensure that it can be properly managed for the benefit of the whole community. With that in mind, and in response to submissions made by CALM, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the Shires of Carnarvon and Exmouth, the Government has excluded from the renewal of leases in 2015 a two-kilometre strip of coastline along the Ningaloo coast. A number of other important areas have also been excluded. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I am sure that some members want to hear this answer, so I will persist. The Government is taking steps to ensure that this important asset is available for the benefit of the entire State. The exclusions cover about 42 000 hectares. That is around 10 per cent of the pastoral stations concerned. For those who are interested, the Government will exclude a two-kilometre strip basically from Amherst Point on Gnaraloo Station to the southern boundary of the Coral Bay town site and then north of Mauds Landing - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
Dr G.I. Gallop: We have provided $7 million for sewerage, which you could not find! The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that the member for Nedlands has a history in dealing with pastoral leases and obviously has an interest in this area, so I understand her enthusiastic interjection. Ningaloo Reef is a magnificent coral reef. It is one of the few coral reefs on the west coast of a continent. Ningaloo Reef provides a special environment that is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of Western Australians and tourists from around Australia and, indeed, the world. This area is under considerable stress. The Department of Conservation and Land Management recently undertook a study of the number of semipermanent camps on that coast and found more than 300 camps that could be so classified. It is clear that this is an area of enormous importance to Western Australia, and that it is under enormous pressure. We need to take steps to ensure that it can be properly managed for the benefit of the whole community. With that in mind, and in response to submissions made by CALM, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the Shires of Carnarvon and Exmouth, the Government has excluded from the renewal of leases in 2015 a two-kilometre strip of coastline along the Ningaloo coast. A number of other important areas have also been excluded. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I am sure that some members want to hear this answer, so I will persist. The Government is taking steps to ensure that this important asset is available for the benefit of the entire State. The exclusions cover about 42 000 hectares. That is around 10 per cent of the pastoral stations concerned. For those who are interested, the Government will exclude a two-kilometre strip basically from Amherst Point on Gnaraloo Station to the southern boundary of the Coral Bay town site and then north of Mauds Landing - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that the member for Nedlands has a history in dealing with pastoral leases and obviously has an interest in this area, so I understand her enthusiastic interjection. Ningaloo Reef is a magnificent coral reef. It is one of the few coral reefs on the west coast of a continent. Ningaloo Reef provides a special environment that is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of Western Australians and tourists from around Australia and, indeed, the world. This area is under considerable stress. The Department of Conservation and Land Management recently undertook a study of the number of semipermanent camps on that coast and found more than 300 camps that could be so classified. It is clear that this is an area of enormous importance to Western Australia, and that it is under enormous pressure. We need to take steps to ensure that it can be properly managed for the benefit of the whole community. With that in mind, and in response to submissions made by CALM, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the Shires of Carnarvon and Exmouth, the Government has excluded from the renewal of leases in 2015 a two-kilometre strip of coastline along the Ningaloo coast. A number of other important areas have also been excluded. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I am sure that some members want to hear this answer, so I will persist. The Government is taking steps to ensure that this important asset is available for the benefit of the entire State. The exclusions cover about 42 000 hectares. That is around 10 per cent of the pastoral stations concerned. For those who are interested, the Government will exclude a two-kilometre strip basically from Amherst Point on Gnaraloo Station to the southern boundary of the Coral Bay town site and then north of Mauds Landing - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I understand that the member for Nedlands has a history in dealing with pastoral leases and obviously has an interest in this area, so I understand her enthusiastic interjection. Ningaloo Reef is a magnificent coral reef. It is one of the few coral reefs on the west coast of a continent. Ningaloo Reef provides a special environment that is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of Western Australians and tourists from around Australia and, indeed, the world. This area is under considerable stress. The Department of Conservation and Land Management recently undertook a study of the number of semipermanent camps on that coast and found more than 300 camps that could be so classified. It is clear that this is an area of enormous importance to Western Australia, and that it is under enormous pressure. We need to take steps to ensure that it can be properly managed for the benefit of the whole community. With that in mind, and in response to submissions made by CALM, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the Shires of Carnarvon and Exmouth, the Government has excluded from the renewal of leases in 2015 a two-kilometre strip of coastline along the Ningaloo coast. A number of other important areas have also been excluded. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I am sure that some members want to hear this answer, so I will persist. The Government is taking steps to ensure that this important asset is available for the benefit of the entire State. The exclusions cover about 42 000 hectares. That is around 10 per cent of the pastoral stations concerned. For those who are interested, the Government will exclude a two-kilometre strip basically from Amherst Point on Gnaraloo Station to the southern boundary of the Coral Bay town site and then north of Mauds Landing - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
Ningaloo Reef is a magnificent coral reef. It is one of the few coral reefs on the west coast of a continent. Ningaloo Reef provides a special environment that is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of Western Australians and tourists from around Australia and, indeed, the world. This area is under considerable stress. The Department of Conservation and Land Management recently undertook a study of the number of semipermanent camps on that coast and found more than 300 camps that could be so classified. It is clear that this is an area of enormous importance to Western Australia, and that it is under enormous pressure. We need to take steps to ensure that it can be properly managed for the benefit of the whole community. With that in mind, and in response to submissions made by CALM, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the Shires of Carnarvon and Exmouth, the Government has excluded from the renewal of leases in 2015 a two-kilometre strip of coastline along the Ningaloo coast. A number of other important areas have also been excluded. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I am sure that some members want to hear this answer, so I will persist. The Government is taking steps to ensure that this important asset is available for the benefit of the entire State. The exclusions cover about 42 000 hectares. That is around 10 per cent of the pastoral stations concerned. For those who are interested, the Government will exclude a two-kilometre strip basically from Amherst Point on Gnaraloo Station to the southern boundary of the Coral Bay town site and then north of Mauds Landing - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I am sure that some members want to hear this answer, so I will persist. The Government is taking steps to ensure that this important asset is available for the benefit of the entire State. The exclusions cover about 42 000 hectares. That is around 10 per cent of the pastoral stations concerned. For those who are interested, the Government will exclude a two-kilometre strip basically from Amherst Point on Gnaraloo Station to the southern boundary of the Coral Bay town site and then north of Mauds Landing - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I am sure that some members want to hear this answer, so I will persist. The Government is taking steps to ensure that this important asset is available for the benefit of the entire State. The exclusions cover about 42 000 hectares. That is around 10 per cent of the pastoral stations concerned. For those who are interested, the Government will exclude a two-kilometre strip basically from Amherst Point on Gnaraloo Station to the southern boundary of the Coral Bay town site and then north of Mauds Landing - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: This is really puerile. This is an important development. All we have over there - The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
The SPEAKER: Order, members, and especially the member for Nedlands! I know, member for Nedlands, that you want to comment on every question that is asked, but that is not your right. You should not interject on every person who stands in this place. If you continue to do so, I will call you to order every time that you speak in this place unless you are asked the question. I have explained that a number of times to you and other members of this place. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Government will also exclude a 735-hectare area on Cardabia Station, immediately north of the Coral Bay town site. That area includes the airstrip and various other service provision areas that are required for Coral Bay. As the Premier said by way of interjection, the Government has provided $7 million to ensure sewerage is provided to Coral Bay. That is something that the previous Government neglected to do in its eight years in office. I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
I understand that pastoralists will have some concerns with the steps the Government has taken. Frankly, no pastoralist can be expected to like or welcome the fact that he will no longer have exclusive use of this important resource. The Government is clear about the need to reconfigure these pastoral lands to ensure a proper balance with the needs of the entire community, and to make proper provision for conservation and for those members of our community who want to travel to and recreate at these natural assets.
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