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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1575 asked in the Legislative Council on 5 December 2019 by Hon Michael Mischin

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

MIDLAND WORKSHOPS SITE

1575. Hon MICHAEL MISCHIN to the minister representing the Minister for Lands:

I refer to the minister' answers on 28 November 2019 to question without notice 1488 regarding the sale of the former Midland railway workshops.

(1) Please identify the purchaser of blocks 2 and 3, the date of the contract and agreed price, and table the contract?

(2) When were the brochures—tabled paper 3460—first published and how were they made available to the public?

(3) When did the purchaser first express an interest in the site; and, to whom; and how?

(4) For what purpose does the purchaser propose to use the site?

(5) Were there any other expressions of interest from prospective purchasers and why did these not proceed to a contract?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

Honourable member, I will provide this answer, but you have asked the question in five parts and I have only now realised that there are four parts to the answer I have. I think one of them may well answer both, but it does not say that, so after question time today, I undertake to provide a more fulsome answer if that is needed the next time we sit.

(1) The purchaser is Mandaland Property Pty Ltd. The contract is dated 30 January 2019. I will table a summary of the key terms of the contract once it becomes unconditional. The marketing campaign commenced in June 2017. The brochures were available to download on the then Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority's website via the selling agent, Colliers International, and at the MRA's office.

(2) The purchaser contacted the selling agent, Colliers International, directly during the marketing period.

(3) Proposed uses include creative industry and food and beverage.

(4) Three submissions were received at the end of the marketing campaign. The purchaser was identified as the preferred proponent for both blocks and negotiations undertaken to finalise a contract.