❓ The Minister for Lands provides an update on the redevelopment of the old Esplanade Hotel site in Albany, highlighting community consultation, planning approvals, and the upcoming market release. The project aims to address a long-standing eyesore and deliver a positive outcome for Albany.
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ESPLANADE HOTEL SITE, ALBANY
67. Mr T.K. WALDRON to the Minister for
Lands:
Can the minister please update the
house on progress of the redevelopment of the old Esplanade Hotel site at
Middleton Beach in Albany?
67. Mr T.K. WALDRON to the Minister for
Lands:
Can the minister please update the
house on progress of the redevelopment of the old Esplanade Hotel site at
Middleton Beach in Albany?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Wagin for the
question and, of course, his interest in what is happening in Albany as far as
the old Esplanade Hotel site goes. I know from time to time that he can be
found walking along the beach down there in the mornings to keep fit.
This house would know that back in
2007 the owners of the Esplanade Hotel site bulldozed the wonderful building
that was on the foreshore and that since then it has been an eyesore. This
government gave a commitment to the people of Albany that it would do something
about that. The government negotiated to purchase that land off the private
owners—Singaporean owners, from memory—for $7 million, which
included support to LandCorp of $3.5 million in royalties for regions funds.
Since then, there has been a lot of consultation with the community about the
site and the best strategy to move forward to take it to market. There has been
a lot of toing and froing about what the right structure might be. I am pleased
to say that last night the City of Albany approved the structure plan and the
necessary planning amendments for the project to progress. It is a fantastic
milestone. In my view, the City of Albany had unanimous support, and that is
testament to the work LandCorp has done to ensure that it finishes up with a structure
plan that meets the community's needs. That will be out for
consultation and comment for about 42 days under the statutory process. On, I think,
19 March a public information day will be held at the Albany Surf Club, where
members of the public can meet with the local government representatives. They
can also meet with LandCorp representatives and ask questions about the
project. Once we get past the statutory process, we will go to market. The
structure plan makes decisions around things such as building heights, and a hotel
site that backs onto Mount Adelaide will have multistoreys.
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, you do not start
from zero now. We start from where we left off before.
Mr D.T. REDMAN :
Members opposite cannot deal with anything that progresses regional Western Australia.
That is their greatest challenge. The next 12 months will show up their
shortcomings. We have dealt with what has happened in Albany. We are getting
very close to the stage of going to market, and I am looking forward to dealing
with the issues that the people from Albany have raised with us. It will be a fantastic
outcome for Albany.
question and, of course, his interest in what is happening in Albany as far as
the old Esplanade Hotel site goes. I know from time to time that he can be
found walking along the beach down there in the mornings to keep fit.
This house would know that back in
2007 the owners of the Esplanade Hotel site bulldozed the wonderful building
that was on the foreshore and that since then it has been an eyesore. This
government gave a commitment to the people of Albany that it would do something
about that. The government negotiated to purchase that land off the private
owners—Singaporean owners, from memory—for $7 million, which
included support to LandCorp of $3.5 million in royalties for regions funds.
Since then, there has been a lot of consultation with the community about the
site and the best strategy to move forward to take it to market. There has been
a lot of toing and froing about what the right structure might be. I am pleased
to say that last night the City of Albany approved the structure plan and the
necessary planning amendments for the project to progress. It is a fantastic
milestone. In my view, the City of Albany had unanimous support, and that is
testament to the work LandCorp has done to ensure that it finishes up with a structure
plan that meets the community's needs. That will be out for
consultation and comment for about 42 days under the statutory process. On, I think,
19 March a public information day will be held at the Albany Surf Club, where
members of the public can meet with the local government representatives. They
can also meet with LandCorp representatives and ask questions about the
project. Once we get past the statutory process, we will go to market. The
structure plan makes decisions around things such as building heights, and a hotel
site that backs onto Mount Adelaide will have multistoreys.
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, you do not start
from zero now. We start from where we left off before.
Mr D.T. REDMAN :
Members opposite cannot deal with anything that progresses regional Western Australia.
That is their greatest challenge. The next 12 months will show up their
shortcomings. We have dealt with what has happened in Albany. We are getting
very close to the stage of going to market, and I am looking forward to dealing
with the issues that the people from Albany have raised with us. It will be a fantastic
outcome for Albany.
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