❓ Hon Paul Llewellyn asks about the status of several areas containing tuart trees, specifically regarding their gazettal as National Parks or conservation reserves. The Minister provides detailed responses regarding vesting, management strategies, and proposed additions to National Parks.
AnsweredQoN 191Legislative Council
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(a) the northern-most woodland of large tuart trees at Southern Beekeepers in Dandaragan;
(b) river system tuarts at Moore River Point and tuarts on Gingin Brook Road;
(c) over 2 000 hectares containing high conservation value tuarts to be added to the Yanchep National Park;
(d) over 1 000 hectares containing high conservation value tuarts to be added to the Neerabup National Park;
(e) over 2 000 hectares containing high conservation value tuarts to be added to the Yalgorup National Park;
(f) over 100 hectares containing high conservation value tuarts to be added to the Ludlow Tuart Forest National Park;
(g) ‘The Maidens’, 267 hectares of South Bunbury coastal tuart; and
(h) Eastern Harvey River tuart type at Harvey River?
(2) Which of these areas have been gazetted as National Park?
(3) Which of the areas have been gazetted as conservation reserve?
(4) If any of the areas listed above have not been gazetted as either National Park or conservation area, what is the reason in each case for this?
(b) river system tuarts at Moore River Point and tuarts on Gingin Brook Road;
(c) over 2 000 hectares containing high conservation value tuarts to be added to the Yanchep National Park;
(d) over 1 000 hectares containing high conservation value tuarts to be added to the Neerabup National Park;
(e) over 2 000 hectares containing high conservation value tuarts to be added to the Yalgorup National Park;
(f) over 100 hectares containing high conservation value tuarts to be added to the Ludlow Tuart Forest National Park;
(g) ‘The Maidens’, 267 hectares of South Bunbury coastal tuart; and
(h) Eastern Harvey River tuart type at Harvey River?
(2) Which of these areas have been gazetted as National Park?
(3) Which of the areas have been gazetted as conservation reserve?
(4) If any of the areas listed above have not been gazetted as either National Park or conservation area, what is the reason in each case for this?
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Answered
9 March 2009
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
97 days
(1)(a) The Shire of Dandaragan has agreed to transfer the vesting of Reserve No. 39468 to the Conservation Commission of Western Australia. Re-vesting awaits the completion of consultative processes with relevant State Government agencies and public utilities.
(1)(b) The Shire of Gingin has decided to retain the vesting and purposes of Reserves Nos. 257 and 40239 (Gingin Brook Road) and Nos. 17949 and 21473 (Moore River Point), and adopt management strategies to protect tuart trees and associated understorey.
(1)(c) Additions of State forest containing tuart to Yanchep National Park (about 2,074 hectares), Yalgorup National Park (about 2,095 hectares) and Ludlow Tuart Forest National Park (about 90 hectares) are proposed as part of a package of changes to implement remaining land tenure proposals in the
Forest Management Plan 2004-2013.
Consultative processes to implement these proposals are nearing completion.
(1)(d) The 1,000 hectares of high conservation value tuarts at Neerabup occur within Neerabup National Park. Past forest management plans had proposed that this national park be reclassified to a conservation park. The retention of the national park's status was reviewed in the preparation of the
Forest Management Plan 2004-2013
. Consistent with the commitment to protect areas containing high conservation value tuarts, the national park status has been retained.
(1)(e) See the answer to (c).
(1)(f) See the answer to (c).
(1)(g) "The Maidens" is included in the proposed Ocean to Preston River Regional Park at Bunbury. The Western Australian Planning Commission released the regional park's draft Establishment Plan for public comment in April 2008.
(1)(h) The Shire of Waroona has agreed in principle to transfer the vesting of Reserve No. 13987 at HarveyRiverto the Conservation Commission of Western Australia. Re-vesting awaits the completion of consultative processes with relevant State Government agencies and public utilities.
(2) See the answer to 1(d).
(3) See the answer to 1(d).
(4) See the answers to 1(a), (b), (c) and (h).
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(1)(b) The Shire of Gingin has decided to retain the vesting and purposes of Reserves Nos. 257 and 40239 (Gingin Brook Road) and Nos. 17949 and 21473 (Moore River Point), and adopt management strategies to protect tuart trees and associated understorey.
(1)(c) Additions of State forest containing tuart to Yanchep National Park (about 2,074 hectares), Yalgorup National Park (about 2,095 hectares) and Ludlow Tuart Forest National Park (about 90 hectares) are proposed as part of a package of changes to implement remaining land tenure proposals in the
Forest Management Plan 2004-2013.
Consultative processes to implement these proposals are nearing completion.
(1)(d) The 1,000 hectares of high conservation value tuarts at Neerabup occur within Neerabup National Park. Past forest management plans had proposed that this national park be reclassified to a conservation park. The retention of the national park's status was reviewed in the preparation of the
Forest Management Plan 2004-2013
. Consistent with the commitment to protect areas containing high conservation value tuarts, the national park status has been retained.
(1)(e) See the answer to (c).
(1)(f) See the answer to (c).
(1)(g) "The Maidens" is included in the proposed Ocean to Preston River Regional Park at Bunbury. The Western Australian Planning Commission released the regional park's draft Establishment Plan for public comment in April 2008.
(1)(h) The Shire of Waroona has agreed in principle to transfer the vesting of Reserve No. 13987 at HarveyRiverto the Conservation Commission of Western Australia. Re-vesting awaits the completion of consultative processes with relevant State Government agencies and public utilities.
(2) See the answer to 1(d).
(3) See the answer to 1(d).
(4) See the answers to 1(a), (b), (c) and (h).
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