COSSACK
TOWN SITE — SALE
1204. Hon JACQUI BOYDELL to the minister representing the
Minister for Lands:
I refer to question without notice
1183 asked yesterday on my behalf regarding the sale of the town site of
Cossack.
(1) Why is the state government seeking an expression
of interest to develop Cossack when the Western Australian Planning
Commission recently rejected an application that would enable tourism
activation to proceed?
(2) Given that the state government has released
registrations of interest with the closing date fast approaching, what
is the state government doing to modify the planning scheme to allow
development to take place?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Lands.
(1) The types of
applications that are determined by the Western Australian Planning Commission
involve subdivision and development. No applications of these types have been
received by the WAPC in relation to tourism activation.
(2) Modification of the local planning scheme, in the
first instance, requires a decision by the local government to initiate
an amendment. The outcome of the registration of interest process may inform
any future amendment to the City of Karratha's local planning scheme.