ROYAL GEORGE HOTEL —
REDEVELOPMENT
1178. Hon TIM CLIFFORD to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Heritage:
I thank the minister for the
response to my question without notice 1163 regarding the proposed development
of the Royal George Hotel in East Fremantle, which stated that the National
Trust of Australia undertook a public expression of interest process for the
site.
(1) How many responses to that
expression of interest process were garnered?
(2) Of the expressions
of interest that were submitted, how many were deemed suitable and included in
an evaluation?
(3) What criteria and methodology
were used to determine the successful tenderer?
(4) Will the
minister please explain what heritage conditions have been imposed on the
developer and whether there is a caveat on the title that enforces any
conditions?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) There were five.
(2) There were two.
(3) They were
suitability of proposal, economic viability and availability of funding, and
compliance with the conservation plan for the site.
(4) There is a heritage
agreement between the owner of the Royal George Hotel and the Heritage Council
that ensures that the building is conserved and maintained to appropriate
standards in the future.