❓ Ms. Davies questions the Minister for Environment about the Alkina Holdings project in York, pressing for a decision before year's end. The Minister refutes claims of delay and accuses the opposition of inciting anxiety.
AnsweredQoN 702Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY — ALKINA
HOLDINGS PROJECT — YORK
702. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Minister for Environment:
I have a supplementary question. I thank
the minister for confirming that he is the decision-maker. Will he commit to
making a final decision on this matter before the end of this calendar year?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members! Order,
please!
Several members interjected.
Ms M.J. Davies : It's
been on your desk for eight years!
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
HOLDINGS PROJECT — YORK
702. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Minister for Environment:
I have a supplementary question. I thank
the minister for confirming that he is the decision-maker. Will he commit to
making a final decision on this matter before the end of this calendar year?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members! Order,
please!
Several members interjected.
Ms M.J. Davies : It's
been on your desk for eight years!
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
AnswerView source ↗
It has not been on my desk for eight
years. I have not been a minister for eight years! I do not know whether it got
sent down to the Baldivis office by mistake! Come on—this has just left
the EPA Appeals Convenor's process.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Ms M.J. Davies : Why has it
been sitting there for so long? You don't have enough resources.
The SPEAKER : Order!
Mr R.R. WHITBY : It is a bit
cheeky —
The SPEAKER : Member for
Central Wheatbelt, you have asked the question. Please just listen to the supplementary
answer.
Mr R.R. WHITBY : I know that
the member is keen to whip up a bit of hysteria here—a bit of anxiety.
It is what she does; it is what the National Party is brilliant at.
Ms M.J. Davies : I don't
need to; they are very anxious. They are very concerned.
Mr R.R. WHITBY : I am sure
they are. After you have been in their ear, I am sure they are incredibly
anxious, but that is unfair. That is inappropriate. Your colleagues do this all
the time with the south coast marine park; they whip up hysteria and cause a divide
in the community. They cause division and anxiety.
Several members interjected.
Mr R.R. WHITBY : This is what
you do. Member, take a chill pill. I will look at it and consider it in an
appropriate manner. I will look at this and consider all the other issues,
apart from the environmental impact, and I will make the right decision.
years. I have not been a minister for eight years! I do not know whether it got
sent down to the Baldivis office by mistake! Come on—this has just left
the EPA Appeals Convenor's process.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Ms M.J. Davies : Why has it
been sitting there for so long? You don't have enough resources.
The SPEAKER : Order!
Mr R.R. WHITBY : It is a bit
cheeky —
The SPEAKER : Member for
Central Wheatbelt, you have asked the question. Please just listen to the supplementary
answer.
Mr R.R. WHITBY : I know that
the member is keen to whip up a bit of hysteria here—a bit of anxiety.
It is what she does; it is what the National Party is brilliant at.
Ms M.J. Davies : I don't
need to; they are very anxious. They are very concerned.
Mr R.R. WHITBY : I am sure
they are. After you have been in their ear, I am sure they are incredibly
anxious, but that is unfair. That is inappropriate. Your colleagues do this all
the time with the south coast marine park; they whip up hysteria and cause a divide
in the community. They cause division and anxiety.
Several members interjected.
Mr R.R. WHITBY : This is what
you do. Member, take a chill pill. I will look at it and consider it in an
appropriate manner. I will look at this and consider all the other issues,
apart from the environmental impact, and I will make the right decision.
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