❓ A Member of Parliament is questioning Main Roads WA about alleged reductions in noise mitigation compensation offered to a property owner affected by the Bunbury Outer Ring Road construction. Main Roads denies initial agreements but admits to revising the initial offer after a review.
AnsweredQoN 285Legislative Council
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I refer to my question on notice 1, answered on 20 of May 2025, on negotiations for works to be completed at 23 Calinup Road,
Gelorup during the completion of the Bunbury Outer Ring Road - Wilman Wadandi
Highway construction, and I ask: (a) was a negotiated agreement for noise mitigation compensation by Main Roads WA agreed to and signed on 18 October 2024; (b) if yes to (a) please provide a copy of that agreement; (c) was the offer of 18 October 2024, referenced in (a), reduced in a new offer of compensation on 7 April 2025; (d) please provide a copy of the April offer in (c); (e) was the offer of compensation reduced from October 2024 and April 2025; and (f) if yes to (e), why was it reduced and by how much?
Gelorup during the completion of the Bunbury Outer Ring Road - Wilman Wadandi
Highway construction, and I ask: (a) was a negotiated agreement for noise mitigation compensation by Main Roads WA agreed to and signed on 18 October 2024; (b) if yes to (a) please provide a copy of that agreement; (c) was the offer of 18 October 2024, referenced in (a), reduced in a new offer of compensation on 7 April 2025; (d) please provide a copy of the April offer in (c); (e) was the offer of compensation reduced from October 2024 and April 2025; and (f) if yes to (e), why was it reduced and by how much?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
13 August 2025
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport
Response time
7 days
(a-b) No.
(c-d) No.
(e) Yes.
(f) The initial offer was revised following a review of noise mitigation measures throughout the project.
(c-d) No.
(e) Yes.
(f) The initial offer was revised following a review of noise mitigation measures throughout the project.
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