House debates

Monday, 15 March 2021

Constituency Statements

Moore Electorate: Ocean Reef Marina

10:29 am

Photo of Ian GoodenoughIan Goodenough (Moore, Liberal Party) Share this | | Hansard source

The Ocean Reef Marina redevelopment is the single biggest project in my electorate and is expected to generate a billion dollars in gross development value. It will create significant economic development within Perth's northern suburbs through residential, commercial and hospitality uses. This landmark project, which has been proposed since the 1970s, has overwhelming public support as it will have a positive impact on amenity, local employment and housing values. The project, which covers an area of 65 hectares, has been the subject of the most stringent and extensive environmental and heritage assessment processes. Despite this, the Save Ocean Reef Citizens Association recently instituted legal proceedings under section 9 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act to bring construction work at the marina to a halt. I'm pleased to advise the parliament that my colleague the federal Minister for the Environment decided, on 11 March last week, to reject the application in support of the wider community's wishes. This means that DevelopmentWA, the WA state government agency responsible for delivering the project, can continue with the civil construction works uninterrupted, protecting several hundred local construction jobs. I am pleased to support the local community in ensuring that this signature project proceeds.