The WA parliamentary question addresses the lack of sales at the Mungari Industrial Estate, identifying infrastructure costs, particularly power supply, as a major constraint. No lots have been sold since planning approval in 1998.

AnsweredQoN 260Legislative Council
Asked
7 November 2002
Portfolio
Planning and Infrastructure

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(1) When was Mungari Industrial Estate originally established and how many lots have been sold to date?
(2) What additional support is required to be provided by Government to encourage a greater take-up of sites at Mungari Industrial Estate?
(3) Have prospective land purchasers at Mungari cited the imposition of what they perceive as unreasonable headwork charges as a reason for not completing a purchase at Mungari?

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Answered
4 March 2003
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
117 days
The Mungari Industrial Estate was conceived in the 1990s with planning approval received in 1998. Despite considerable efforts by LandCorp, the Estate Advisory Committee and the Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission in marketing opportunities available for appropriate regionally based industry to locate in Mungari, no lots have been sold to date. The cost of delivering developed land at Mungari is influenced by two factors namely: (i) requirements for infrastructure (ie. gas, rail, water, power, etc) and (ii) the WA Planning Commission requirements for the developer to provide minimum standards of servicing to the boundary of any subdivided lots. The major constraint at Mungari is the provision of power with Western Power estimating only 1 megawatt may be available in the line adjacent to the estate. The total cost to develop a Stage One area of 45 hectares comprising four lots and encompassing roads, drainage, site works and power is estimated to be in the order of $2.6 million. To date, no proponents have been willing to pay these costs.
The cost of delivering developed land at Mungari is influenced by two factors namely: (i) requirements for infrastructure (ie. gas, rail, water, power, etc) and (ii) the WA Planning Commission requirements for the developer to provide minimum standards of servicing to the boundary of any subdivided lots. The major constraint at Mungari is the provision of power with Western Power estimating only 1 megawatt may be available in the line adjacent to the estate. The total cost to develop a Stage One area of 45 hectares comprising four lots and encompassing roads, drainage, site works and power is estimated to be in the order of $2.6 million. To date, no proponents have been willing to pay these costs.
(i) requirements for infrastructure (ie. gas, rail, water, power, etc) and (ii) the WA Planning Commission requirements for the developer to provide minimum standards of servicing to the boundary of any subdivided lots. The major constraint at Mungari is the provision of power with Western Power estimating only 1 megawatt may be available in the line adjacent to the estate. The total cost to develop a Stage One area of 45 hectares comprising four lots and encompassing roads, drainage, site works and power is estimated to be in the order of $2.6 million. To date, no proponents have been willing to pay these costs.
The major constraint at Mungari is the provision of power with Western Power estimating only 1 megawatt may be available in the line adjacent to the estate. The total cost to develop a Stage One area of 45 hectares comprising four lots and encompassing roads, drainage, site works and power is estimated to be in the order of $2.6 million. To date, no proponents have been willing to pay these costs.
To date, no proponents have been willing to pay these costs.

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