A WA parliamentary question regarding the government's decision to re-route the Southern suburbs railway through South Perth without consulting the City of South Perth Commissioners. The Minister denies the Commissioners were badly treated.

AnsweredQoN 825Legislative Assembly
Asked
9 August 2001
Portfolio
Local Government and Regional Development

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(1) I refer to the Government’s decision to re-route the Southern suburbs railway through South Perth-Como and Salter Point and ask is the Minister aware that the Government appointed Commissioners at the City of South Perth have expressed their anger over the Government’s failure to consult before such a major decision was made?
(2) Is the Minister aware that the Government-appointed Chairman of Commissioner’s also expressed his astonishment at the Government’s failure to consult and that it follows the costly error of the 1950s in alienating the rivers and foreshore from South Perth-Como?
(3) Does the Minister believe that the Government-appointed Commissioners have been badly treated in their interim task of protecting the local government rights of the people of the City of South Perth?

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Answered
22 August 2001
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development
Response time
13 days
(1) I am aware that the City of South Perth has put out two media releases on the rail topic. In those the City has stated it will undertake its own consultation process with the residents and ratepayers of the City. (2) I am aware that in a press release dated 18 July 2001 that the City commented on the announcement regarding the South West Metropolitan Railway. The comment was that the announcement was greeted with “astonishment”. (3) No.
(2) I am aware that in a press release dated 18 July 2001 that the City commented on the announcement regarding the South West Metropolitan Railway. The comment was that the announcement was greeted with “astonishment”. (3) No.
(3) No.

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