❓ Hon. Diane Evers questions the Minister for Transport regarding the impact of the Bunbury Outer Ring Road southern route on significant trees in Gelorup. The Minister responds that the road alignment has been adjusted to avoid the veteran tuart tree and the paperbark tree is not affected.
AnsweredQoN 1184Legislative Council
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BUNBURY OUTER RING ROAD —
SOUTHERN SECTION
1184. Hon DIANE EVERS to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
This is question without notice
C978 asked originally in September. I refer to the Bunbury Outer Ring Road project
southern corridor.
(1) Is the
minister aware that just last week a giant paperbark tree in Gelorup was
recognised as one of the biggest in Australia by the National Register of Big
Trees?
(2) Is the minister aware that this tree is in close proximity
to what is thought to be the world's biggest tuart tree?
(3) Will the
minister please advise what impact the proposed Bunbury Outer Ring Road
southern route will have on these trees?
(4) Will the
minister please advise how the government plans to mitigate this impact?
SOUTHERN SECTION
1184. Hon DIANE EVERS to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
This is question without notice
C978 asked originally in September. I refer to the Bunbury Outer Ring Road project
southern corridor.
(1) Is the
minister aware that just last week a giant paperbark tree in Gelorup was
recognised as one of the biggest in Australia by the National Register of Big
Trees?
(2) Is the minister aware that this tree is in close proximity
to what is thought to be the world's biggest tuart tree?
(3) Will the
minister please advise what impact the proposed Bunbury Outer Ring Road
southern route will have on these trees?
(4) Will the
minister please advise how the government plans to mitigate this impact?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Transport. Noting that it was
first asked on 24 September, the information is current as at that date.
(1) Main Roads
has advised that it understands the paperbark tree in question is on private
land and is not affected by the project.
(2) Main Roads
understands that the paperbark tree is close to the veteran tuart tree in
Gelorup.
(3)–(4) The
government has proposed to adjust the alignment of the Bunbury Outer Ring Road
to avoid the veteran tuart tree.
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Transport. Noting that it was
first asked on 24 September, the information is current as at that date.
(1) Main Roads
has advised that it understands the paperbark tree in question is on private
land and is not affected by the project.
(2) Main Roads
understands that the paperbark tree is close to the veteran tuart tree in
Gelorup.
(3)–(4) The
government has proposed to adjust the alignment of the Bunbury Outer Ring Road
to avoid the veteran tuart tree.
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