❓ Hon Robin Chapple questions the Minister for Lands regarding the environmental assessment of the Broome Road Industrial Park, specifically concerning the discovery of bilbies and potential land clearing. The Minister responds that reassessments have been conducted and sighting details are unverified.
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BROOME
ROAD INDUSTRIAL PARK — ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
636. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the
minister representing the Minister for Lands:
I refer to section
3.5, ''Landscape/Vegetation'', of the Broome Road Industrial Park
master plan report, which provides a summary of the environmental assessment
carried out at the Broome Road Industrial Park site.
(1) Is the minister aware that bilbies, a
threatened species, have been discovered near the stage 1 development on land
earmarked for clearing to further develop the Broome Road Industrial Park?
(2) Will the environmental conditions of the
site be reassessed before any further land clearing takes place?
(3)
If no to (2) and given that the environmental conditions that now exist at the
site differ from those outlined in the Broome Road Industrial Park master plan
report, why not?
ROAD INDUSTRIAL PARK — ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
636. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the
minister representing the Minister for Lands:
I refer to section
3.5, ''Landscape/Vegetation'', of the Broome Road Industrial Park
master plan report, which provides a summary of the environmental assessment
carried out at the Broome Road Industrial Park site.
(1) Is the minister aware that bilbies, a
threatened species, have been discovered near the stage 1 development on land
earmarked for clearing to further develop the Broome Road Industrial Park?
(2) Will the environmental conditions of the
site be reassessed before any further land clearing takes place?
(3)
If no to (2) and given that the environmental conditions that now exist at the
site differ from those outlined in the Broome Road Industrial Park master plan
report, why not?
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. On
behalf of the Minister for Housing representing the Minister for Lands, I
provide the following response —
(1) On 30 April 2015, Environs
Kimberley released a media statement regarding a reported sighting of the
greater bilby near Broome Road Industrial Park. Both LandCorp and
representatives from the minister's office have requested location
details of the reported sighting from Environs Kimberley so that they can be
verified. However, these details have not been provided.
(2) The environmental conditions for
the site were reassessed in December 2014, and January, February and March
2015, and are still valid.
(3) Not applicable.
behalf of the Minister for Housing representing the Minister for Lands, I
provide the following response —
(1) On 30 April 2015, Environs
Kimberley released a media statement regarding a reported sighting of the
greater bilby near Broome Road Industrial Park. Both LandCorp and
representatives from the minister's office have requested location
details of the reported sighting from Environs Kimberley so that they can be
verified. However, these details have not been provided.
(2) The environmental conditions for
the site were reassessed in December 2014, and January, February and March
2015, and are still valid.
(3) Not applicable.
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