Hon Jess Beckerling requests precise geolocation data for habitat, nesting, and significant trees within ALCOA's mining area, referencing ALCOA's Mining and Management Plan. The Minister declines, directing the questioner to ALCOA's website for publicly available spatial data.

✅ AnsweredQoN 1276Legislative Council
Asked
26 February 2026
Answered
14 April 2026
Response Time
6 days
Portfolio: State Development

Question

I refer to page 178-181 of ALCOA's 2023-2027 Mining and Management Plan, which contains maps purportedly showing identified habitat trees, nesting tress, and significant trees, and I ask:(a) can the Minister please provide more precise data with the exact geo-location and/or coordinates of each habitat, nesting, and significant tree within ALCOA's mining operations area?

Answer

(a) No. The 2023-2027 Mining and Management Plan spatial data is available on Alcoa’s website.

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