❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses the redevelopment plans for the WA Museum's Francis Street site, asbestos risks, relocation of collections and staff, and potential sale of the site. The answers largely defer to a Ministerial Steering Committee's future plan.
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(1) What are the longer term plans to redevelop the Francis Street site currently occupied by the Western Australia Museum?
(2) As a result of the recent ‘scare’ arising from an exposed ceiling cavity, will the Museum’s extensive collections be moved to a temporary site separate from the new temporary site for staff, thus causing significant difficulties for the efficient operation of the staff’s duties?
(3) What is the actual risk to human health, for both staff and visitors, from the latest incident and from the more general presence of asbestos within the Museum’s Francis Street building?
(4) If the Francis Street building is demolished and Museum staff and collections housed in another building, would the Francis Street site be sold so as to offset the cost of providing an alternative building?
(5) If yes, what is the estimated value of the Francis Street site, once the building and its asbestos are removed?
(6) How far into the future is a new building for Francis Street staff and the Museum’s collections?
(2) As a result of the recent ‘scare’ arising from an exposed ceiling cavity, will the Museum’s extensive collections be moved to a temporary site separate from the new temporary site for staff, thus causing significant difficulties for the efficient operation of the staff’s duties?
(3) What is the actual risk to human health, for both staff and visitors, from the latest incident and from the more general presence of asbestos within the Museum’s Francis Street building?
(4) If the Francis Street building is demolished and Museum staff and collections housed in another building, would the Francis Street site be sold so as to offset the cost of providing an alternative building?
(5) If yes, what is the estimated value of the Francis Street site, once the building and its asbestos are removed?
(6) How far into the future is a new building for Francis Street staff and the Museum’s collections?
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Answered
2 April 2003
Responded by
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
22 days
(2) The collections will be moved from the Francis Street building. Possible sites are being considered and will be included in the plan being developed by the Ministerial Steering Committee. (3) Air monitoring for asbestos fibres shows the Francis Street building is safe for staff and visitors. (4) The future of the Francis Street building will be included in the plan being developed by the Ministerial Steering Committee. (5) N/A. (6) The future of the Francis Street building and the location for the Museum's collections will be included in the plan being developed by the Ministerial Steering Committee.
(3) Air monitoring for asbestos fibres shows the Francis Street building is safe for staff and visitors. (4) The future of the Francis Street building will be included in the plan being developed by the Ministerial Steering Committee. (5) N/A. (6) The future of the Francis Street building and the location for the Museum's collections will be included in the plan being developed by the Ministerial Steering Committee.
(4) The future of the Francis Street building will be included in the plan being developed by the Ministerial Steering Committee. (5) N/A. (6) The future of the Francis Street building and the location for the Museum's collections will be included in the plan being developed by the Ministerial Steering Committee.
(5) N/A. (6) The future of the Francis Street building and the location for the Museum's collections will be included in the plan being developed by the Ministerial Steering Committee.
(6) The future of the Francis Street building and the location for the Museum's collections will be included in the plan being developed by the Ministerial Steering Committee.
(3) Air monitoring for asbestos fibres shows the Francis Street building is safe for staff and visitors. (4) The future of the Francis Street building will be included in the plan being developed by the Ministerial Steering Committee. (5) N/A. (6) The future of the Francis Street building and the location for the Museum's collections will be included in the plan being developed by the Ministerial Steering Committee.
(4) The future of the Francis Street building will be included in the plan being developed by the Ministerial Steering Committee. (5) N/A. (6) The future of the Francis Street building and the location for the Museum's collections will be included in the plan being developed by the Ministerial Steering Committee.
(5) N/A. (6) The future of the Francis Street building and the location for the Museum's collections will be included in the plan being developed by the Ministerial Steering Committee.
(6) The future of the Francis Street building and the location for the Museum's collections will be included in the plan being developed by the Ministerial Steering Committee.
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