3074. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Lands:
I refer to the geotechnical investigations currently in train for the land-side development at Ocean Reef Marina, and I ask:
(a) should any caves be found in this investigation, will a survey for stygofauna be undertaken; and
(b) if no to (a), why not?
Hon Stephen Dawson replied:
3075. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Lands:
I refer to the planned Ocean Reef Marina Development and the community access to the shared path through the dunes in that location, and I ask:
(a) when will the community lose access to some or all of the shared use path in the development envelope;
(b) will an alternative pathway be provided that does not disturb bushland not already slated for destruction as part of this development; and
3076. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Lands:
I refer to the clearing and development being undertaken on the former Bush Forever 325 site for the Ocean Reef Marina and to the recent emails from Iva Hayward-Jackson concerning the possibility of Aboriginal Burials in the area, and I ask:
(a) have any surveys for Aboriginal Heritage been performed on this area;
(b) has any consultation with the First Nations people of the area been undertaken; and
Petition
HON ALISON XAMON (North Metropolitan) [10.02 am]: I present a petition containing 462 signatures, couched in the following terms —
To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament Assembled:
WE THE UNDERSIGNED ARE OPPOSED TO:
763. Hon ALISON XAMON to the minister representing the Minister for Lands:
I refer to the development of the Ocean Reef marina. Will the minister please provide the estimated total bushland clearing for the project, regardless of whether that clearing is associated with the marine or terrestrial elements of the project?
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.