LAKE KEPWARI
616. Hon COLIN HOLT to the minister representing the
Minister for Sport and Recreation:
I refer to Lake Kepwari.
(1) When will Lake Kepwari be open
to the public?
(2) Of the $2.475
million reserved in the budget, what is the cost breakdown for infrastructure
planned for Lake Kepwari?
(3) What is the tourism marketing
strategy to promote the use of Lake Kepwari?
(4) When will this strategy be
released?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. This answer is from me as Minister for
Environment, not from anybody else.
(1) The opening
of Lake Kepwari to the public is dependent on the holder of the mining lease,
Premier Coal, completing its obligations to rehabilitate the area in accordance
with proposals approved by the Minister for State Development in November 2018.
Once rehabilitation is complete, the area around Lake Kepwari will be
surrendered and development can commence.
(2) The breakdown
is: road upgrades, $750 000; construction of a boat ramp and parking area, $1.5
million; visitor facilities, $125 000; and engineering, $100 000.
(3)–(4) A
marketing and promotions strategy incorporating Lake Kepwari and other
recreation and nature-based tourism developments currently under construction
and recently announced for the Collie–Wellington area will be prepared
as these developments progress.