House of Assembly - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2009-09-08 Daily Xml

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BON BON STATION

480 The Hon. G.M. GUNN (Stuart) (19 May 2009). How much did the State Government contribute to the purchase of Bon Bon Station, which has been converted from a pastoral lease to conservation purposes, and what were the reasons for this contribution?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Minister for Environment and Conservation, Minister for Early Childhood Development, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister Assisting the Premier in Cabinet Business and Public Sector Management): I am advised:

The State Government contributed one million dollars ($1,000,000) to the purchase of Bon Bon Station for the protection of the biodiversity values of the property in perpetuity.