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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1247 asked in the Legislative Council on 24 October 2019 by Hon Ken Baston

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

WATER — CARNARVON ARTESIAN BASIN

1247. Hon KEN BASTON to the minister representing the Minister for Water:

I refer to the answer to question without notice 1207 asked on 22 October 2019.

(1) Is funding available to decommission or rehabilitate the remaining free-flowing bores identified in the Carnarvon Artesian Basin?

(2) If yes to (1), how much funding is available?

(3) If no to (1), why not?

Hon DARREN WEST replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Regional Development, I provide the answer. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Water.

(1)–(3) The Carnarvon Artesian Basin rehabilitation program was a Gascoyne–Murchison initiative, established in 1998. The program was jointly funded 40 per cent each by the commonwealth and state governments, and 20 per cent by the pastoral community. I note that the honourable member was the chair of the Carnarvon Artesian Basin committee, which oversaw the work. The funding supported two phases of rehabilitation work and funds were expended on completion of the project in 2010. No further funding was organised by the former Liberal–National government to complete the work.