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Legislative Council - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
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Mount Serle Station

The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS (15:03): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation a question about Mount Serle Station.

Leave granted.

The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS: On 2 November last year, I asked the minister about the future management of Mount Serle Station and the possibility that the Iga Warta organisation was about to take over the operations of the dormant property. During a recent sitting week, I received confirmation from the minister that, following a tender process, Iga Warta was appointed to manage the property on behalf of the Adnyamathanha Traditional Lands Association. My questions to the minister are:

1. What is the length of time that the management appointment covers, and is there an overall management plan?

2. Does the appointment allow Iga Warta to operate tourism initiatives on Mount Serle?

3. If so, will those initiatives be conducted alongside pastoral activities?

4. Does the appointment include arrangements related to environmental issues, including weed management and the control of wild dogs and other feral pests?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy) (15:04): I thank the honourable member for his questions and his interest in this topic, particularly in this area. I think Operation Flinders is run around this area.

The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins: Next door to Operation Flinders.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: I know the honourable member has a very longstanding and deep commitment to that, so he is familiar with this area, and I thank him for his questions. I do not have information to hand for every lease that Aboriginal organisations are given but as to the substance of the exact details of the questions, the details of the lease and how it interacts with environmental and pastoral management I am happy to take that on notice and bring back a reply to the honourable member.

I note that Iga Warta has had 20 years of running tourism operations—the Adnyamathanha through the Iga Warta homestead area which is not too far away from Mount Serle. At the end of last year I stayed at Iga Warta, celebrating 20 years of successful tourism run by the Adnyamathanha at Iga Warta. There is a long history of ongoing tourism in that area. I presume that there may be some possibility of a Mount Serle lease for tourism but I don't have the details of that particular lease. I am happy to take the question on notice and bring back a detailed reply to the specifics that were asked today.

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