Wallaroo Mining Proposal

Ms BEDFORD (Florey) (15:13): No, I haven't been patiently waiting, sir, but I have been waiting. My question is to the Minister for Mining. Has an independent site survey been conducted at the proposed site covering the mining lease application by Triad Transport Pty Ltd, Wick Mining Proposal MC4426 at Wallaroo? Will the land need to be rezoned and how much public consultation has taken place around the application? Was it truly adequate to measure the impact on flora and fauna and the interests of adjacent residential properties?

The SPEAKER: A fair bit in that question. The Minister for Energy and Mining.

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (15:13): Given that the member waited but not so patiently, I will make sure that I get a very, very thorough answer. If the member would like to submit any other questions to that fairly extensive list of questions about that project, I would be very pleased to get answers for her. Let me just say in short that the types of assessment that the member asked about in regard to the specific project are the types of assessment that in general would be done about any project.