❓ A WA parliamentary question probes the progress of a major Karratha development announced in 2010, focusing on housing completion, land sales, population growth, and the development of city center parcels. The answer reveals a competitive proposal process is underway, delaying specific details, but provides information on other LandCorp facilitated projects.
AnsweredQoN 6270Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Minister’s joint media release, with the Premier, of 25 October 2010 headlined ‘Major development opportunity to transform the face of Karratha’, and I ask:
(a) how many of the new 2,500 home coastal community referred to in this announcement have been completed for occupation by residents;
(b) how many of the five parcels of land in the city centre have been sold, and to whom have they been sold, and for what price;
(c) how many people have settled in Karratha since the Minister’s announcement; and
(d) of the five city centre parcels of land referred to in the announcement, what developments have occurred on these parcels of land, and how many businesses have commenced operating in each of the following categories, as referred to in this release:
(i) entertainment;
(ii) office;
(iii) retail;
(iv) civic uses; and
(v) hotel or other form of short-stay accommodation;
(e) of the five city centre parcels of land referred to in the announcement, how many residential apartments have been completed for occupation by residents, and how many residential apartments are currently under construction?
(f) how many cafes, restaurants and parks on the foreshore of Nickol Bay are currently available for people to take advantage of the spectacular views of the Burrup Peninsula, mangroves and the Pilbara sunset as detailed in your announcement; and
(g) can the Minister outline the developments referred to by Minister when he stated that LandCorp have facilitated the sale of a number of separate private sector development opportunities including englobo land sales, local neighbourhood centres and high-rise development sites?
(a) how many of the new 2,500 home coastal community referred to in this announcement have been completed for occupation by residents;
(b) how many of the five parcels of land in the city centre have been sold, and to whom have they been sold, and for what price;
(c) how many people have settled in Karratha since the Minister’s announcement; and
(d) of the five city centre parcels of land referred to in the announcement, what developments have occurred on these parcels of land, and how many businesses have commenced operating in each of the following categories, as referred to in this release:
(i) entertainment;
(ii) office;
(iii) retail;
(iv) civic uses; and
(v) hotel or other form of short-stay accommodation;
(e) of the five city centre parcels of land referred to in the announcement, how many residential apartments have been completed for occupation by residents, and how many residential apartments are currently under construction?
(f) how many cafes, restaurants and parks on the foreshore of Nickol Bay are currently available for people to take advantage of the spectacular views of the Burrup Peninsula, mangroves and the Pilbara sunset as detailed in your announcement; and
(g) can the Minister outline the developments referred to by Minister when he stated that LandCorp have facilitated the sale of a number of separate private sector development opportunities including englobo land sales, local neighbourhood centres and high-rise development sites?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
3 November 2011
Responded by
Minister for Lands
Response time
35 days
(a) - (f) The City Centre and Mulataga development opportunity is subject to a competitive Request for Proposal process. An announcement of the development proponent will be made following the approval process.
(g) LandCorp has facilitated the release of the following sites to the private sector for development:
Parcel/Project
Potential Dwelling Yield
Proponent
Lot 365 Baynton West
Approximately 230 dwellings
Auzcorp
Lot 403 Baynton West
72 dwellings
Minderoo Pty Ltd
Lot 614 Baynton West
Approximately 27 dwellings
Rapley Wilkinson
Nickol
Approximately 250 lots and 323 dwellings
Pindan
Pelago Stage 1
114 dwellings
Finbar
Pelago Stage 2
178 dwellings
Finbar
Service Workers Accommodation
100 dwellings
NLV
Tambrey Mixed Use
Approximately 300 dwellings
The Karratha Consortium
Tambrey Primary School
Approximately 80 lots/dwellings
ABN Group
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(g) LandCorp has facilitated the release of the following sites to the private sector for development:
Parcel/Project
Potential Dwelling Yield
Proponent
Lot 365 Baynton West
Approximately 230 dwellings
Auzcorp
Lot 403 Baynton West
72 dwellings
Minderoo Pty Ltd
Lot 614 Baynton West
Approximately 27 dwellings
Rapley Wilkinson
Nickol
Approximately 250 lots and 323 dwellings
Pindan
Pelago Stage 1
114 dwellings
Finbar
Pelago Stage 2
178 dwellings
Finbar
Service Workers Accommodation
100 dwellings
NLV
Tambrey Mixed Use
Approximately 300 dwellings
The Karratha Consortium
Tambrey Primary School
Approximately 80 lots/dwellings
ABN Group
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
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