SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE —
ESPERANCE CAMPUS
561. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I refer to the minister's
response to my question without notice 542 regarding request for tender BMW 03921/19
for the South Regional TAFE Esperance new replacement campus awarded to EMCO
Building.
(1) What date did
the disposal of Victorian tea-tree cease at the private property and when did
disposal commence at the Shire of Esperance waste disposal facility?
(2) Why did the contractor alter
the site at which it was disposing of Victorian tea-tree?
(3) Is the
minister aware that the disposal of Victorian tea-tree was taking place at a private
property located within a designated groundwater precinct and adjacent to
internationally recognised Ramsar wetlands, and is currently the subject of an
investigation by the Shire of Esperance?
(4) Does the
minister stand by her response, given that the investigations by the Shire of
Esperance have not been completed?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Disposal
ceased at the private property on 1 June 2020 and commenced at the Shire of
Esperance waste disposal facility.
(2) A Shire of
Esperance compliance officer contacted the contractor to redirect it to the
shire's waste disposal facility.
(3) No, I was not
aware of the specifics of the location. I am aware that the matter is currently
subject to an investigation by the Shire of Esperance.
(4) Yes, I do,
but this is a complex matter and I have directed the Department of Training and
Workforce Development to work with the shire to ensure a suitable outcome. I have
also asked today for a briefing note, because I am not satisfied that the
information I am getting is just through the answers that are being provided to
the honourable member. I have asked for a broader briefing note and I will then
have a conversation with the member behind the Chair.