❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses heritage funding availability for Rawlinna buildings, the heritage listing and condition of the Rawlinna water tower, and potential costs for its preservation or demolition. The Minister acknowledges the listing, expresses interest in expert information about the tower's condition, and clarifies responsibilities.
AnsweredQoN 1383Legislative Council
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(1) Will the minister advise the House whether heritage funding is available for repairs to buildings adjacent to the railway line at Rawlinna? (2) Is the minister aware that the water tower at Rawlinna is heritage listed? (3) Is the minister aware that it has concrete cancer? (4) Has any assessment been made of the cost and strategy needed either to save the water tower or demolish it for safety reasons? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Heritage funding from the 2004 heritage grants program for the Rawlinna precinct may be available to the owners of the buildings adjacent to the railway line at Rawlinna. All applications are assessed by the Heritage Council and various factors are taken into account in determining the relative priority. (2) Yes. The Rawlinna town site was entered on the register as a precinct in August 2002 and the town site includes the concrete water tower constructed in 1944. (3) I am not aware that the water tower has concrete cancer although, being constructed in 1944, it does not surprise me. If the member has some information on the subject from an expert, I would be interested to hear of it. (4) The evaluation of the town site as a suitable entry into the state Register of Heritage Places did not include the issue of costs or whether the tower needed to be assessed from a safety perspective. If such an assessment were undertaken - although that is the responsibility of the owners - the Heritage Council would provide advice on the cost effectiveness of any proposed action from a heritage perspective.
(2) Is the minister aware that the water tower at Rawlinna is heritage listed? (3) Is the minister aware that it has concrete cancer? (4) Has any assessment been made of the cost and strategy needed either to save the water tower or demolish it for safety reasons? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Heritage funding from the 2004 heritage grants program for the Rawlinna precinct may be available to the owners of the buildings adjacent to the railway line at Rawlinna. All applications are assessed by the Heritage Council and various factors are taken into account in determining the relative priority. (2) Yes. The Rawlinna town site was entered on the register as a precinct in August 2002 and the town site includes the concrete water tower constructed in 1944. (3) I am not aware that the water tower has concrete cancer although, being constructed in 1944, it does not surprise me. If the member has some information on the subject from an expert, I would be interested to hear of it. (4) The evaluation of the town site as a suitable entry into the state Register of Heritage Places did not include the issue of costs or whether the tower needed to be assessed from a safety perspective. If such an assessment were undertaken - although that is the responsibility of the owners - the Heritage Council would provide advice on the cost effectiveness of any proposed action from a heritage perspective.
(3) Is the minister aware that it has concrete cancer? (4) Has any assessment been made of the cost and strategy needed either to save the water tower or demolish it for safety reasons? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Heritage funding from the 2004 heritage grants program for the Rawlinna precinct may be available to the owners of the buildings adjacent to the railway line at Rawlinna. All applications are assessed by the Heritage Council and various factors are taken into account in determining the relative priority. (2) Yes. The Rawlinna town site was entered on the register as a precinct in August 2002 and the town site includes the concrete water tower constructed in 1944. (3) I am not aware that the water tower has concrete cancer although, being constructed in 1944, it does not surprise me. If the member has some information on the subject from an expert, I would be interested to hear of it. (4) The evaluation of the town site as a suitable entry into the state Register of Heritage Places did not include the issue of costs or whether the tower needed to be assessed from a safety perspective. If such an assessment were undertaken - although that is the responsibility of the owners - the Heritage Council would provide advice on the cost effectiveness of any proposed action from a heritage perspective.
(4) Has any assessment been made of the cost and strategy needed either to save the water tower or demolish it for safety reasons? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Heritage funding from the 2004 heritage grants program for the Rawlinna precinct may be available to the owners of the buildings adjacent to the railway line at Rawlinna. All applications are assessed by the Heritage Council and various factors are taken into account in determining the relative priority. (2) Yes. The Rawlinna town site was entered on the register as a precinct in August 2002 and the town site includes the concrete water tower constructed in 1944. (3) I am not aware that the water tower has concrete cancer although, being constructed in 1944, it does not surprise me. If the member has some information on the subject from an expert, I would be interested to hear of it. (4) The evaluation of the town site as a suitable entry into the state Register of Heritage Places did not include the issue of costs or whether the tower needed to be assessed from a safety perspective. If such an assessment were undertaken - although that is the responsibility of the owners - the Heritage Council would provide advice on the cost effectiveness of any proposed action from a heritage perspective.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Heritage funding from the 2004 heritage grants program for the Rawlinna precinct may be available to the owners of the buildings adjacent to the railway line at Rawlinna. All applications are assessed by the Heritage Council and various factors are taken into account in determining the relative priority. (2) Yes. The Rawlinna town site was entered on the register as a precinct in August 2002 and the town site includes the concrete water tower constructed in 1944. (3) I am not aware that the water tower has concrete cancer although, being constructed in 1944, it does not surprise me. If the member has some information on the subject from an expert, I would be interested to hear of it. (4) The evaluation of the town site as a suitable entry into the state Register of Heritage Places did not include the issue of costs or whether the tower needed to be assessed from a safety perspective. If such an assessment were undertaken - although that is the responsibility of the owners - the Heritage Council would provide advice on the cost effectiveness of any proposed action from a heritage perspective.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Heritage funding from the 2004 heritage grants program for the Rawlinna precinct may be available to the owners of the buildings adjacent to the railway line at Rawlinna. All applications are assessed by the Heritage Council and various factors are taken into account in determining the relative priority. (2) Yes. The Rawlinna town site was entered on the register as a precinct in August 2002 and the town site includes the concrete water tower constructed in 1944. (3) I am not aware that the water tower has concrete cancer although, being constructed in 1944, it does not surprise me. If the member has some information on the subject from an expert, I would be interested to hear of it. (4) The evaluation of the town site as a suitable entry into the state Register of Heritage Places did not include the issue of costs or whether the tower needed to be assessed from a safety perspective. If such an assessment were undertaken - although that is the responsibility of the owners - the Heritage Council would provide advice on the cost effectiveness of any proposed action from a heritage perspective.
(1) Heritage funding from the 2004 heritage grants program for the Rawlinna precinct may be available to the owners of the buildings adjacent to the railway line at Rawlinna. All applications are assessed by the Heritage Council and various factors are taken into account in determining the relative priority. (2) Yes. The Rawlinna town site was entered on the register as a precinct in August 2002 and the town site includes the concrete water tower constructed in 1944. (3) I am not aware that the water tower has concrete cancer although, being constructed in 1944, it does not surprise me. If the member has some information on the subject from an expert, I would be interested to hear of it. (4) The evaluation of the town site as a suitable entry into the state Register of Heritage Places did not include the issue of costs or whether the tower needed to be assessed from a safety perspective. If such an assessment were undertaken - although that is the responsibility of the owners - the Heritage Council would provide advice on the cost effectiveness of any proposed action from a heritage perspective.
(2) Yes. The Rawlinna town site was entered on the register as a precinct in August 2002 and the town site includes the concrete water tower constructed in 1944. (3) I am not aware that the water tower has concrete cancer although, being constructed in 1944, it does not surprise me. If the member has some information on the subject from an expert, I would be interested to hear of it. (4) The evaluation of the town site as a suitable entry into the state Register of Heritage Places did not include the issue of costs or whether the tower needed to be assessed from a safety perspective. If such an assessment were undertaken - although that is the responsibility of the owners - the Heritage Council would provide advice on the cost effectiveness of any proposed action from a heritage perspective.
(3) I am not aware that the water tower has concrete cancer although, being constructed in 1944, it does not surprise me. If the member has some information on the subject from an expert, I would be interested to hear of it. (4) The evaluation of the town site as a suitable entry into the state Register of Heritage Places did not include the issue of costs or whether the tower needed to be assessed from a safety perspective. If such an assessment were undertaken - although that is the responsibility of the owners - the Heritage Council would provide advice on the cost effectiveness of any proposed action from a heritage perspective.
(4) The evaluation of the town site as a suitable entry into the state Register of Heritage Places did not include the issue of costs or whether the tower needed to be assessed from a safety perspective. If such an assessment were undertaken - although that is the responsibility of the owners - the Heritage Council would provide advice on the cost effectiveness of any proposed action from a heritage perspective.
(2) Is the minister aware that the water tower at Rawlinna is heritage listed? (3) Is the minister aware that it has concrete cancer? (4) Has any assessment been made of the cost and strategy needed either to save the water tower or demolish it for safety reasons? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Heritage funding from the 2004 heritage grants program for the Rawlinna precinct may be available to the owners of the buildings adjacent to the railway line at Rawlinna. All applications are assessed by the Heritage Council and various factors are taken into account in determining the relative priority. (2) Yes. The Rawlinna town site was entered on the register as a precinct in August 2002 and the town site includes the concrete water tower constructed in 1944. (3) I am not aware that the water tower has concrete cancer although, being constructed in 1944, it does not surprise me. If the member has some information on the subject from an expert, I would be interested to hear of it. (4) The evaluation of the town site as a suitable entry into the state Register of Heritage Places did not include the issue of costs or whether the tower needed to be assessed from a safety perspective. If such an assessment were undertaken - although that is the responsibility of the owners - the Heritage Council would provide advice on the cost effectiveness of any proposed action from a heritage perspective.
(3) Is the minister aware that it has concrete cancer? (4) Has any assessment been made of the cost and strategy needed either to save the water tower or demolish it for safety reasons? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Heritage funding from the 2004 heritage grants program for the Rawlinna precinct may be available to the owners of the buildings adjacent to the railway line at Rawlinna. All applications are assessed by the Heritage Council and various factors are taken into account in determining the relative priority. (2) Yes. The Rawlinna town site was entered on the register as a precinct in August 2002 and the town site includes the concrete water tower constructed in 1944. (3) I am not aware that the water tower has concrete cancer although, being constructed in 1944, it does not surprise me. If the member has some information on the subject from an expert, I would be interested to hear of it. (4) The evaluation of the town site as a suitable entry into the state Register of Heritage Places did not include the issue of costs or whether the tower needed to be assessed from a safety perspective. If such an assessment were undertaken - although that is the responsibility of the owners - the Heritage Council would provide advice on the cost effectiveness of any proposed action from a heritage perspective.
(4) Has any assessment been made of the cost and strategy needed either to save the water tower or demolish it for safety reasons? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Heritage funding from the 2004 heritage grants program for the Rawlinna precinct may be available to the owners of the buildings adjacent to the railway line at Rawlinna. All applications are assessed by the Heritage Council and various factors are taken into account in determining the relative priority. (2) Yes. The Rawlinna town site was entered on the register as a precinct in August 2002 and the town site includes the concrete water tower constructed in 1944. (3) I am not aware that the water tower has concrete cancer although, being constructed in 1944, it does not surprise me. If the member has some information on the subject from an expert, I would be interested to hear of it. (4) The evaluation of the town site as a suitable entry into the state Register of Heritage Places did not include the issue of costs or whether the tower needed to be assessed from a safety perspective. If such an assessment were undertaken - although that is the responsibility of the owners - the Heritage Council would provide advice on the cost effectiveness of any proposed action from a heritage perspective.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Heritage funding from the 2004 heritage grants program for the Rawlinna precinct may be available to the owners of the buildings adjacent to the railway line at Rawlinna. All applications are assessed by the Heritage Council and various factors are taken into account in determining the relative priority. (2) Yes. The Rawlinna town site was entered on the register as a precinct in August 2002 and the town site includes the concrete water tower constructed in 1944. (3) I am not aware that the water tower has concrete cancer although, being constructed in 1944, it does not surprise me. If the member has some information on the subject from an expert, I would be interested to hear of it. (4) The evaluation of the town site as a suitable entry into the state Register of Heritage Places did not include the issue of costs or whether the tower needed to be assessed from a safety perspective. If such an assessment were undertaken - although that is the responsibility of the owners - the Heritage Council would provide advice on the cost effectiveness of any proposed action from a heritage perspective.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Heritage funding from the 2004 heritage grants program for the Rawlinna precinct may be available to the owners of the buildings adjacent to the railway line at Rawlinna. All applications are assessed by the Heritage Council and various factors are taken into account in determining the relative priority. (2) Yes. The Rawlinna town site was entered on the register as a precinct in August 2002 and the town site includes the concrete water tower constructed in 1944. (3) I am not aware that the water tower has concrete cancer although, being constructed in 1944, it does not surprise me. If the member has some information on the subject from an expert, I would be interested to hear of it. (4) The evaluation of the town site as a suitable entry into the state Register of Heritage Places did not include the issue of costs or whether the tower needed to be assessed from a safety perspective. If such an assessment were undertaken - although that is the responsibility of the owners - the Heritage Council would provide advice on the cost effectiveness of any proposed action from a heritage perspective.
(1) Heritage funding from the 2004 heritage grants program for the Rawlinna precinct may be available to the owners of the buildings adjacent to the railway line at Rawlinna. All applications are assessed by the Heritage Council and various factors are taken into account in determining the relative priority. (2) Yes. The Rawlinna town site was entered on the register as a precinct in August 2002 and the town site includes the concrete water tower constructed in 1944. (3) I am not aware that the water tower has concrete cancer although, being constructed in 1944, it does not surprise me. If the member has some information on the subject from an expert, I would be interested to hear of it. (4) The evaluation of the town site as a suitable entry into the state Register of Heritage Places did not include the issue of costs or whether the tower needed to be assessed from a safety perspective. If such an assessment were undertaken - although that is the responsibility of the owners - the Heritage Council would provide advice on the cost effectiveness of any proposed action from a heritage perspective.
(2) Yes. The Rawlinna town site was entered on the register as a precinct in August 2002 and the town site includes the concrete water tower constructed in 1944. (3) I am not aware that the water tower has concrete cancer although, being constructed in 1944, it does not surprise me. If the member has some information on the subject from an expert, I would be interested to hear of it. (4) The evaluation of the town site as a suitable entry into the state Register of Heritage Places did not include the issue of costs or whether the tower needed to be assessed from a safety perspective. If such an assessment were undertaken - although that is the responsibility of the owners - the Heritage Council would provide advice on the cost effectiveness of any proposed action from a heritage perspective.
(3) I am not aware that the water tower has concrete cancer although, being constructed in 1944, it does not surprise me. If the member has some information on the subject from an expert, I would be interested to hear of it. (4) The evaluation of the town site as a suitable entry into the state Register of Heritage Places did not include the issue of costs or whether the tower needed to be assessed from a safety perspective. If such an assessment were undertaken - although that is the responsibility of the owners - the Heritage Council would provide advice on the cost effectiveness of any proposed action from a heritage perspective.
(4) The evaluation of the town site as a suitable entry into the state Register of Heritage Places did not include the issue of costs or whether the tower needed to be assessed from a safety perspective. If such an assessment were undertaken - although that is the responsibility of the owners - the Heritage Council would provide advice on the cost effectiveness of any proposed action from a heritage perspective.
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