Leong, Jenny to the Minister for Early Childhood Education, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and Assistant Minister for Education
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- Is the Minister aware of the close proximity of a number of child care
centres, primary schools and playing fields to the proposed WestConnex routes
on the M4 East and new M5?
- Is the Minister aware that numerous significant omissions have been
identified in the WestConnex new M5 EIS including at least 10 local schools and
day care centres and three sports fields, all of which are in the project zone
or immediate perimeter and will be significantly impacted by the project?
- Did the Minister or any relevant departments have any input into the EIS's
or Updated Business Case for WestConnex given the proximity of schools,
childcare facilities and sports fields to unfiltered ventilation stacks and
highly congested local roads due to the forecast congestion predictions in
these documents as a result of WestConnex?
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Answer -
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(1) to (3) The Department of Planning and Environment is the responsible
development approval (DA) authority for the WestConnex projects. As part of the
DA approval process, the proponent is required to prepare an Environment Impact
Statement taking into account local land uses such as schools. Stage 1 of the
project, the M4 East, has been approved; and the M5 project is currently under
consideration by the Department of Planning and Environment. |
Question asked on 18 February 2016 (session 56-1)
and
printed
in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 50
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Answer received on 29 March 2016
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 63
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