❓ Dr. Pettitt questions the impact of the ECU Mount Lawley Redevelopment Master Plan on mature trees and black cockatoo habitat. The parliamentary secretary defers answering due to the early stage of planning and remediation requirements.

Black cockatoo habitats—ECU Mount Lawley Redevelopment Master Plan12.Hon Dr Brad Pettittto theparliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Planning and Lands:I refer to theECU Mount Lawley Redevelopment Master Plan, which was launched by the minister on 17 February, and the media statement that said:More than 15 per cent of the site will be set aside as public open space, creating links to nearby parks, preserving mature trees where possible and adding new plantings to provide shade and strengthen the urban canopy.(1) How many mature trees currently exist in theECU Mount Lawley Redevelopment Master Planarea?(2) How many of these in (1) serve as roosting habitat for the threatened black cockatoos?(3) How many mature trees are planned to be cut down in the master plan?(4) How many of the trees in (3) provide roosting habitat for the threatened black cockatoos?

Hon Dr Katrina Stratton replied:I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.(1)–(4) Edith Cowan University will not formally vacate the site until the end of 2026. It is known that the site will require significant remediation works due to its previous use as landfill. It would be premature to provide estimations at this point as detailed environmental investigations and design have not yet occurred. Black cockatoo habitats—ECU Mount Lawley Redevelopment Master Plan