❓ Question regarding the completion of reviews of the Alcoa Residue Disposal Area buffer zone, as recommended by the WAPC, and the reasons for any delays or changes to the review schedule. The answer refers to the Mandogalup Improvement Plan.
AnsweredQoN 1126Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the advice of the Environmental Protection Authority to
the Minister for Environment under Section 16(e) of the Environmental
Protection Act 1986 on; consideration of potential health and amenity impacts
of dust in determining the size of a buffer for urban development in the
Mandogalup area, where it is stated that the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) resolved in 2011 that
the extent and location of the buffer around the Alcoa Residue Disposal Area (RDA) should be
reviewed every five years (i.e. 2016), and I ask: (a) was the
review of the Alcoa RDA completed in 2016 and subsequently in 2021 or 2022
as recommended by WAPC; (b) if not,
why not; (c) was a
decision taken by the WAPC or the Minister negating the need to complete a
review of the Alcoa RDA; and (d) when is
it expected that the latest review will be available?
the Minister for Environment under Section 16(e) of the Environmental
Protection Act 1986 on; consideration of potential health and amenity impacts
of dust in determining the size of a buffer for urban development in the
Mandogalup area, where it is stated that the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) resolved in 2011 that
the extent and location of the buffer around the Alcoa Residue Disposal Area (RDA) should be
reviewed every five years (i.e. 2016), and I ask: (a) was the
review of the Alcoa RDA completed in 2016 and subsequently in 2021 or 2022
as recommended by WAPC; (b) if not,
why not; (c) was a
decision taken by the WAPC or the Minister negating the need to complete a
review of the Alcoa RDA; and (d) when is
it expected that the latest review will be available?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
14 February 2023
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Planning
Response time
4 days
(a)-(d) In 2019, the State Government requested the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) and Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage apply an Improvement Plan to the Mandogalup area. The Improvement Plan (IP47) was gazetted in April 2019.
The significant engagement program undertaken since 2019 has informed the recent endorsement by the WAPC of a preferred land use scenario for IP47 which will underpin the draft Improvement Scheme.
Drafting of the Scheme has commenced and is aimed to resolve the long-standing and complex history associated with the Mandogalup area in the context of the Kwinana Industrial Buffer.
The significant engagement program undertaken since 2019 has informed the recent endorsement by the WAPC of a preferred land use scenario for IP47 which will underpin the draft Improvement Scheme.
Drafting of the Scheme has commenced and is aimed to resolve the long-standing and complex history associated with the Mandogalup area in the context of the Kwinana Industrial Buffer.
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