Hon. Samantha Rowe asks the Minister for Planning if the Western Australian Planning Commission will assist the City of Bayswater in purchasing specific blocks of land containing wetlands. The Minister responds that the purchase is the City's responsibility, but the State Government will assist with planning matters.

AnsweredQoN 1389Legislative Council
Asked
22 November 2016
Portfolio
Planning

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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PLANNING COMMISSION —SKIPPERS
ROW AND CARTER'S BLOCK WETLANDS — CITY OF BAYSWATER
1389. Hon SAMANTHA ROWE to the Minister
for Planning:
I refer to inquiries by the member for
Maylands to the minister and her office for strategies for the preservation of
wetlands in the Maylands–Bayswater area, specifically Skippers Row and
Carter's block, lots 6 to 10 and 14 Leake Street, and 128 and 130 King
William Street, Bayswater.
(1) Will the Western
Australian Planning Commission assist the City of Bayswater to purchase those
blocks?
(2) If yes to (1)

(a) when will
this process commence;
(b) how will this
process be facilitated; and
(c) how much will
the government fund the City of Bayswater to purchase the land?

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I thank the member for some notice
of the question.
(1) The potential
purchase of the blocks is a matter for the City of Bayswater, and the city has
previously indicated a willingness to consider the purchase of the land. The
state government has agreed to assist the city when possible with any related
planning matters, and the chairperson of the Western Australian Planning
Commission recently attended meetings with the city on the subject.
(2) (a)–(c)
Not applicable.

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