❓ Hon Adele Farina questions the Minister for Planning regarding the Preston River to Ocean Regional Park, specifically concerning land ownership, potential land swaps with the City of Bunbury, and delays in gazetting the park. The Minister provides details on privately owned land and states the government remains committed to establishing the park.
AnsweredQoN 1097Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
PLANNING — PRESTON RIVER TO OCEAN REGIONAL
PARK
1097. Hon ADELE FARINA to the Minister
for Planning:
(1) Which parcels
of land comprising the Preston River to ocean regional park are still privately
owned?
(2) Which parcels
of land comprising the Preston River to ocean regional park are still owned by
the City of Bunbury?
(3) Has the government agreed to a land swap
arrangement with the City of Bunbury in relation to this land?
(4) If no to (3),
what are the reasons for the delay in finalising a land swap arrangement and
what land is being considered for the land swap?
(5) Why has the government failed over the last eight
years to gazette the Preston River to ocean regional park?
PARK
1097. Hon ADELE FARINA to the Minister
for Planning:
(1) Which parcels
of land comprising the Preston River to ocean regional park are still privately
owned?
(2) Which parcels
of land comprising the Preston River to ocean regional park are still owned by
the City of Bunbury?
(3) Has the government agreed to a land swap
arrangement with the City of Bunbury in relation to this land?
(4) If no to (3),
what are the reasons for the delay in finalising a land swap arrangement and
what land is being considered for the land swap?
(5) Why has the government failed over the last eight
years to gazette the Preston River to ocean regional park?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question.
(1) Lot 1 Rawling
Road, Davenport; lot 5 South Western Highway, Davenport; and lots 3, 4 and 8 Bussell
Highway, Usher.
(2) Nil.
(3)–(4) Not applicable.
(5) The
government remains committed to the formal establishment of the Preston River
to ocean regional park. Consideration is still being given to planning for the
ongoing management of the park.
of the question.
(1) Lot 1 Rawling
Road, Davenport; lot 5 South Western Highway, Davenport; and lots 3, 4 and 8 Bussell
Highway, Usher.
(2) Nil.
(3)–(4) Not applicable.
(5) The
government remains committed to the formal establishment of the Preston River
to ocean regional park. Consideration is still being given to planning for the
ongoing management of the park.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.