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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1479 asked in the Legislative Council on 28 November 2019 by Hon Colin Holt

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

RACING AND WAGERING WESTERN AUSTRALIA — TOUCHSTONE FARM

1479. Hon COLIN HOLT to the minister representing the Minister for Racing and Gaming:

I refer to the purchase of Touchstone Farm by Racing and Wagering Western Australia.

(1) How much was the property purchased for?

(2) What was the date of the first offer?

(3) What date is settlement and is settlement reliant on any conditions; and, if so, what are those conditions?

(4) What is the expected budget for maintenance and day-to-day operations for the property?

(5) Were any other properties considered instead of Touchstone Farm; and, if yes, please list those properties and whether any negotiations were entered or offers put?

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:

I thank the member for the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Racing and Gaming.

(1) The contract of sale for Touchstone Farm is an agreement that has been formed between Racing and Wagering Western Australia and a third party. RWWA is therefore unable to disclose the details of that contract without the permission of the third party. RWWA have estimated total costs for purchase of the property, associated works to upgrade the property for the proposed use and other general expenditure to be within the general budget of $2.5 million, excluding GST.

(2) The offer and acceptance was dated Thursday, 14 November 2019.

(3) Settlement is anticipated to be completed by close of business on 16 December 2019. Any conditions are subject to the same considerations as applied in (1).

(4) The execution of the full racehorse welfare strategy is currently estimated as an annual amount of $2.74 million per annum, which includes the ongoing costs associated with the property. This amount is subject to change through the development of further details of the strategy.

(5) Yes, a number of alternate properties were considered in the North Dandalup, Meelon and Lake Clifton areas. No alternate offers were put to owners.