Hon Adele Farina asks about the risk of subsidence associated with a proposed coalmine in Osmington, Margaret River. The Minister defers answering, citing an ongoing EPA assessment.

AnsweredQoN 3653Legislative Council
Asked
15 March 2011
Portfolio
Mines and Petroleum

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I refer to the proposed Coalmine in Osmington, Margaret River, and ask -
What is the risk of subsidence associated with the proposed mining?

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Answered
7 April 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
23 days
The Environmental Protection Authority announced its decision on Monday 21 March 2011 that there is adequate information to demonstrate that the Vasse Coal Managements coal mining proposal is environmentally unacceptable. The Environmental Protection Authority is preparing its assessment report and recommendations to the Minister for Environment setting out the reasons for its decision. It is expected the Environmental Protection Authority will submit its report to the Minister for Environment within 6 weeks. It would be inappropriate for me to comment at this time while the EPA's assessment is in progress.
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