Mr. Ripper inquires about the progress and cost of homes built as part of the LandCorp REAL Challenge in Baynton West, Collie, and Lakeside Park. The Minister provides updates on construction timelines and affordability requirements, but declines to disclose specific construction costs due to commercial confidentiality.

AnsweredQoN 2734Legislative Assembly
Asked
22 April 2010
Portfolio
Lands

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I refer to the winners of the LandCorp REAL Challenge announced in October last year, and I ask:
(a) have the winning designs been built on the blocks allocated in Baynton West (Karratha), Collie and Lakeside Park (Kununurra);
(i) if yes, when was construction completed on each home; and
(ii) if no, when is construction expected to be completed on each home;
(b) did each home have to meet a specific cost limit in order to be eligible to be entered into the REAL Challenge; and
(i) if yes, what was that limit; and
(c) what is the total construction cost of each of the homes individually?

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Answered
26 May 2010
Responded by
Minister for Lands
Response time
34 days
Answer
(a) No, builders are in the process of seeking building licence approvals from relevant councils or preparing for construction.
(i)  Not applicable.
(ii)
Kununurra -
completion August 2010.
Karratha -
completion August 2010.
Collie -
completion October 2010.
(b)  Each home is required to be able to be sold as close to a specified sale price excluding land market value within the affordability range for each town.
(i)
Kununurra:
$250,000.
Karratha:
$300,000.
Collie:
$190,000.
(c) Unknown as that is commercial in confidence information to the builder. LandCorp has simply stipulated the house sale price needs to be within the specified range previously reported.
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