❓ Dr. Steve Thomas questions the status of the Myalup-Wellington water project, including funding commitments and project decisions. The response reveals federal funding was removed and the state terminated its contract with the proponent.
AnsweredQoN 1173Legislative Council
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MYALUP–WELLINGTON
WATER PROJECT
1173. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Regional Development:
I refer to the proposed Myalup–Wellington
water project.
(1) Has the preliminary business case for the Collie
to Coast proposal—the below-the-dam-wall components —been
completed; and, if so, when was it completed?
(2) Does the full
$140 million grant and $40 million loan commitment by the federal government
announced in March 2018 remain committed?
(3) Does the full
$37 million committed by the state in January 2017 and reconfirmed on 28 July
2017 remain committed?
(4) Has any of
the committed state and federal funding been redirected or taken back by the
government; and, if so, to what projects has the money gone?
(5) Has a decision
been made on whether to proceed with the project; and, if not, when will the
decision be made and publicly released?
WATER PROJECT
1173. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Regional Development:
I refer to the proposed Myalup–Wellington
water project.
(1) Has the preliminary business case for the Collie
to Coast proposal—the below-the-dam-wall components —been
completed; and, if so, when was it completed?
(2) Does the full
$140 million grant and $40 million loan commitment by the federal government
announced in March 2018 remain committed?
(3) Does the full
$37 million committed by the state in January 2017 and reconfirmed on 28 July
2017 remain committed?
(4) Has any of
the committed state and federal funding been redirected or taken back by the
government; and, if so, to what projects has the money gone?
(5) Has a decision
been made on whether to proceed with the project; and, if not, when will the
decision be made and publicly released?
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On behalf of the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Regional Development, I thank the
member for some notice of the question. I provide
the following answer on behalf of the Minister for Regional Development.
(1) The Collie-to-coast proposal is
not part of the Myalup–Wellington project.
(2) The
Australian government funding for the 2018 Myalup–Wellington project
was not included in the forward estimates in the Australian government's
October 2022–23 budget.
(3) The state
government funding for the Myalup–Wellington project remains in the
state government's budgeted forward estimates.
(4) See (2) and (3).
(5) As announced
by the then Minister for Regional Development in April 2022, the state
government terminated its contract with the proponent Collie Water to deliver
the 2018 Myalup–Wellington project.
secretary representing the Minister for Regional Development, I thank the
member for some notice of the question. I provide
the following answer on behalf of the Minister for Regional Development.
(1) The Collie-to-coast proposal is
not part of the Myalup–Wellington project.
(2) The
Australian government funding for the 2018 Myalup–Wellington project
was not included in the forward estimates in the Australian government's
October 2022–23 budget.
(3) The state
government funding for the Myalup–Wellington project remains in the
state government's budgeted forward estimates.
(4) See (2) and (3).
(5) As announced
by the then Minister for Regional Development in April 2022, the state
government terminated its contract with the proponent Collie Water to deliver
the 2018 Myalup–Wellington project.
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