Ms Hodson-Thomas questions the Minister for Tourism regarding the delayed release of the Landbank list and the progress of Landbank sites, seeking clarification on completion timelines. The Minister provides a general update on the status of various sites and reaffirms the goal of completing 20 sites by 2010.

AnsweredQoN 1975Legislative Assembly
Asked
20 March 2007
Portfolio
Tourism

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I refer to the response to Question on Notice 468, and I ask -
(1) Why has the Minister not tabled the Landbank list that was to be released ‘by the end of 2006’?
(2) What are the twenty Landbank sites that are to be completed by 2010?
(3) What stage is each of the Landbank sites currently at?
(4) Will all twenty sites be completed by the allocated time?

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Answered
8 May 2007
Responded by
Minister for Tourism
Response time
49 days
Rottnest Island has been released. Landbank sites at Tom Price and Denham will be released in the coming months. Landbank has recently completed a planning study which will guide future releases in Broome. Additional studies are underway in Perth, Bunbury, Albany, Busselton, the Central Coast and several Department of Environment and Conservation reserves to guide future releases in these locations. (3) Each Landbank site is currently at a different stage. Rottnest Island has been released. Landbank sites at Tom Price and Denham will be released in the coming three months. Other sites are currently being assessed, and will be announced publicly when the processes outlined above have reached a more finalised stage. (4) Our goal continues to be 20 sites by 2010.
(3) Each Landbank site is currently at a different stage. Rottnest Island has been released. Landbank sites at Tom Price and Denham will be released in the coming three months. Other sites are currently being assessed, and will be announced publicly when the processes outlined above have reached a more finalised stage. (4) Our goal continues to be 20 sites by 2010.
(4) Our goal continues to be 20 sites by 2010.

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