❓ A parliamentary question regarding air quality monitoring around the Cockburn Cement facility, specifically addressing concerns about ashfall and discrepancies between official pollution limits and residents' experiences. The Minister deferred answering, requesting the question be placed on notice.
AnsweredQoN 320Legislative Council
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This is a question without notice of which some notice has been given. (1) How many air quality monitoring stations are in place around the Cockburn Cement facility? (2) Where are these stations located in relation to the stacks? (3) Referring to the amateur video film shown on the media indicating ash raining in Cockburn, has the minister spoken to the person who filmed the ash? (4) If so, will the minister please give details? (5) Given that the Department of Environmental Protection is saying that pollution limits were not exceeded, how does the minister reconcile this with the video footage and personal experience of the people of Cockburn? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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In order to provide a comprehensive answer to this question, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
(1) How many air quality monitoring stations are in place around the Cockburn Cement facility? (2) Where are these stations located in relation to the stacks? (3) Referring to the amateur video film shown on the media indicating ash raining in Cockburn, has the minister spoken to the person who filmed the ash? (4) If so, will the minister please give details? (5) Given that the Department of Environmental Protection is saying that pollution limits were not exceeded, how does the minister reconcile this with the video footage and personal experience of the people of Cockburn? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: In order to provide a comprehensive answer to this question, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
(2) Where are these stations located in relation to the stacks? (3) Referring to the amateur video film shown on the media indicating ash raining in Cockburn, has the minister spoken to the person who filmed the ash? (4) If so, will the minister please give details? (5) Given that the Department of Environmental Protection is saying that pollution limits were not exceeded, how does the minister reconcile this with the video footage and personal experience of the people of Cockburn? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: In order to provide a comprehensive answer to this question, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
(3) Referring to the amateur video film shown on the media indicating ash raining in Cockburn, has the minister spoken to the person who filmed the ash? (4) If so, will the minister please give details? (5) Given that the Department of Environmental Protection is saying that pollution limits were not exceeded, how does the minister reconcile this with the video footage and personal experience of the people of Cockburn? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: In order to provide a comprehensive answer to this question, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
(4) If so, will the minister please give details? (5) Given that the Department of Environmental Protection is saying that pollution limits were not exceeded, how does the minister reconcile this with the video footage and personal experience of the people of Cockburn? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: In order to provide a comprehensive answer to this question, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
(5) Given that the Department of Environmental Protection is saying that pollution limits were not exceeded, how does the minister reconcile this with the video footage and personal experience of the people of Cockburn? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: In order to provide a comprehensive answer to this question, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: In order to provide a comprehensive answer to this question, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
In order to provide a comprehensive answer to this question, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
(1) How many air quality monitoring stations are in place around the Cockburn Cement facility? (2) Where are these stations located in relation to the stacks? (3) Referring to the amateur video film shown on the media indicating ash raining in Cockburn, has the minister spoken to the person who filmed the ash? (4) If so, will the minister please give details? (5) Given that the Department of Environmental Protection is saying that pollution limits were not exceeded, how does the minister reconcile this with the video footage and personal experience of the people of Cockburn? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: In order to provide a comprehensive answer to this question, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
(2) Where are these stations located in relation to the stacks? (3) Referring to the amateur video film shown on the media indicating ash raining in Cockburn, has the minister spoken to the person who filmed the ash? (4) If so, will the minister please give details? (5) Given that the Department of Environmental Protection is saying that pollution limits were not exceeded, how does the minister reconcile this with the video footage and personal experience of the people of Cockburn? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: In order to provide a comprehensive answer to this question, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
(3) Referring to the amateur video film shown on the media indicating ash raining in Cockburn, has the minister spoken to the person who filmed the ash? (4) If so, will the minister please give details? (5) Given that the Department of Environmental Protection is saying that pollution limits were not exceeded, how does the minister reconcile this with the video footage and personal experience of the people of Cockburn? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: In order to provide a comprehensive answer to this question, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
(4) If so, will the minister please give details? (5) Given that the Department of Environmental Protection is saying that pollution limits were not exceeded, how does the minister reconcile this with the video footage and personal experience of the people of Cockburn? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: In order to provide a comprehensive answer to this question, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
(5) Given that the Department of Environmental Protection is saying that pollution limits were not exceeded, how does the minister reconcile this with the video footage and personal experience of the people of Cockburn? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: In order to provide a comprehensive answer to this question, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: In order to provide a comprehensive answer to this question, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
In order to provide a comprehensive answer to this question, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
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