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661 - Regional Transport and Roads - CENTRAL DARLING SHIRE POONCARIE ROAD

Farraway, Sam to the Minister for Jobs and Tourism, Special Minister of State, Minister for Roads, Minister for the Arts, and Minister for Music and the Night-time Economy representing the Minister for Regional Transport and Roads
POONCARIE ROAD

(1) Can the Minister advise, has Transport for NSW briefed the Environmental Protection Authority on any possible breeches with land clearing associated with the sealing of the Pooncarie Road within the Central Darling Shire Local Government Area?

(2) Can the Minister advise whether they have met with the Administrator or General Manager of Central Darling Shire Council in relation to concerns raised in the community over the quality of the sealing of Pooncarie Road as of 26 June 2023?
Answer -

I am advised

(1) Pooncarie Road is a Regional road. Regional and Local roads are the responsibility of local councils. Any breaches in relation to land clearing associated with the sealing of the Pooncarie Road within the Central Darling Shire Local Government Area is a matter for the relevant regulatory agency and Central Darling Shire Council.

(2) On my appointment, I wrote to all Councillors, Mayors, General Managers and Members of Parliament inviting them to contact me with any concerns they have. My diary disclosures are made public in accordance with the Ministerial Code of Conduct via the Department of Premier and Cabinet website.

Question asked on 26 June 2023 (session 58-1) and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 34
Answer received on 17 July 2023 and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 49

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