Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 16 March 2012:

(1) Has the department or Minister's office been approached by, or provided funding and other support to, any of the following organisations since March 2011:

if so, for each organisation:

  (a) can details be provided of the nature of the contact or funding and support; and

  (b) did the contact or funding and support relate to proposals to develop a port at Point Torment, Western Australia.

(2) Has the department been approached by any organisation (other than those listed above) in regard to a proposal to develop a port at Point Torment since March 2011.

Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) The department has no record of having been approached by:

  Azure Funds Management Pty Ltd;

  Azure Capital Pty Ltd;

  Point Torment Supply Base Pty Ltd;

  Indigenous Investment Management Pty Ltd;

  KRED Enterprises Pty Ltd (ACN 147677156);

  Kimberley Regional Economic Development Corporation Pty Ltd (ACN 147677147);

The department has been approached by and provided support to the Western Australian Government in relation to:

Support to Western Australian Department of Environment and Conservation to trial the Australian National Aquatic Ecosystem Classification Scheme in the mid-west of Western Australia, between Perth and Geraldton;

Southern Seawater Desalination Plant project – grant milestone payments;

Urban Waterways Renewal (WA), $4 million, National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns—2007 election commitment;

Geraldton-Greenough Stormwater harvesting and Efficiency, $3 million, National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns—2007 election commitment;

Subiaco In-Plant Water Treatment, $2.455 million, National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns—2007 election commitment;

Kalbarri Water Recycling, $1.950 million, National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns—2007 election commitment;

COAG Strategy on Water and Wastewater Service in Remote (including Indigenous) Communities (WA) , $11 million, National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns—funded under COAG Strategy on Water and Wastewater Services in Remote (including Indigenous) Communities;

East Pilbara Water Efficiency, WA, $1.550million, National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns—Competitive grant;

Kimberley Integrated Water Efficiency, $1.850 million, National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns—Competitive grant;

Great Southern—Albany and Denmark, $4.050 million, National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns—Competitive grant;

West Pilbara Integrated Water Efficiency, $4.050 million, National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns—Competitive grant;

Goldfields Kalgoorlie – Boulder, $2.150 million, National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns—Competitive grant.

The department has been approached by and provided support to the Western Australian Government in the form of the following grants made under the Caring for our Country program:

Western Australia Department Environment and Conservation – Project: The eradication of exotic rodents from several WA islands$890,000;

Western Australia Department Environment and Conservation – Project: Reducing impacts of rabbits to regenerate threatened flora, communities and critical habitat$993,000;

Western Australian Planning Commission – Project: Coastwest / Coastcare: Engaging WA Communities in Caring for the Coast$1.5 million;

Western Australia Department of Environment and Conservation – Project: Protection of Eighty Mile Beach through remediation and awareness raising$80,000;

Western Australia Department of Water – Project: Implementing the Peel-Harvey WQIP: Filtering the nutrient storm$1.5 million;

Western Australia Department of Environment and Conservation – Project: Protecting refugial Western Australian EPBC listed Threatened species$125,000;

Swan River Trust – Project: Reducing excess levels of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in the Swan Canning River Systems$2.5 million;

Western Australia Department Environment and Conservation – Project: Shark Bay World Heritage AreaAerial control of Feral Animals$286,000;

Western Australia Department Environment and Conservation – Project: Shark Bay World Heritage AreaMonitoring of threatened spBernier & Dorre Island$247,407;

Western Australia Department Environment and Conservation – Project: Shark Bay World Heritage AreaExecutive and project support$281,700;

Western Australia Department Environment and Conservation – Project: Shark Bay World Heritage AreaImplementation of the communication strategy$429,000;

Western Australia Department Environment and Conservation – Project: Shark Bay World Heritage AreaConduct of the World Heritage advisory committee$100,900;

Western Australia Department Environment and Conservation – Project: Protecting and presenting the values of the Ningaloo Coast World Heritage Area$455,000;

Western Australia Department Environment and Conservation – Project: Integrated feral animal control at the Ningaloo Coast World Heritage Area$496,000;

Western Australia Department Environment and Conservation – Project: Engaging with the community and scientific experts, Purnululu World Heritage Area$280,000;

Western Australia Department Environment and Conservation – Project: Protecting Purnululu's World Heritage Values by reducing the impact of hot, late season fire$120,000;

(2) The department has no record of having been approached by any organisation (other than those listed above) in regard to a proposal to develop a port at Point Torment since March 2011.