The document discusses a proposal to build a Shaolin temple complex in Dalyellup, Western Australia. It provides details about the potential benefits of the project, including tourism and economic activity. The 12-hectare development is proposed to include accommodation for tourists, monks and an aged care facility. Local officials express cautious support but note several issues would need to be addressed first, such as upgrades to roads and potential environmental impacts.

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Managing director of project
planning company TPG, David
Caddy, said the project had huge
tourism and business potential.
“It is estimated that the NSW
temple being built at a cost of $380
million will attract 350,000 visitors
per year, create 1000 jobs during
construction and 1300 permanent
jobs upon completion,” he said.
“The Dalyellup development
will be very similar in scale.”
The proposal is yet to be submit-
ted to the WA Planning Commis-
sion.
Early plans for the 12ha develop-
ment include short-stay accommo-
dation for tourists and pilgrims,
accommodation for monks, ser-
viced apartments and an aged care
facility for Capel residents.
“What we are thinking about is a
small village for staff, but in the
first instance staff would be living
in surrounding areas as the temple
is constructed,” Mr Caddy said.
“So in feeding and housing those
people, that’s where the local econ-
omy actually wins out.
Mr Caddy said the College of In-
formation and Business at the
North University of China had ex-
pressed interest in building a cam-
pus at the temple complex where
students could study English.
Capel shire president Murray
Scott said there was a lot that need-
ed to happen before the proposal
would come to the council.
“Our little rural area would be
brightened up a bit,” he said.
“I really think there is a lot to
happen — being where it is there is
a wetland and I guess they have
sounded that out.”
Cr Scott said the council would
expect the foundation to contrib-
ute to the Capel community.
“It will go out for public com-
ment. Roads would need to be up-
graded and that sort of thing for
people to get in there,” he said.
“If they are going to come and do
things they should spread the
money around the districts — you
don’t want 10,000 odd people being
confined there and not going and
spending money everywhere else.
“They would do the road up-
grades and it wouldn’t cost us any-
thing — I would hope.”
Dalyellup site identified for temple Dalyellup
Geographe
Bay
Gelorup
Shaolin Temple
Bussell Hwy
This aerial view shows the site identified as being suitable for the development
of a Shaolin temple complex.
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YEAR 1 students at Adam Road
Primary School could barely stop
talking about the old-fashioned
milk bottles and brown paper bags
they brought to their olden days
history day on Friday.
Six-year-old Joshua Snellgrove
even wanted to sleep in his old
style clothing, suspenders and golf
hat on Thursday night so he was all
ready for the big day.
“It was all they were talking
about,” Joshua’s mum Narelle
Snellgrove said.
“Usually you can’t get them
dressed for school, but last night he
wanted to sleep in his clothes.”
Year 1 teacher Cath Hall said she
had organised fun activities dur-
ing the term to get students en-
gaged in learning about history, in-
cluding visiting King Cottage mu-
seum to see what Bunbury was like
100 years ago.
“It is imperative that students
have an opportunity to have hands-
on experiences within their learn-
ing as it assists them in grasping
new concepts and skills,” she said.
“It is more beneficial for a stu-
dent to actually experience a con-
cept instead of just being told sto-
ries and showed pictures.”
The Year 1 students invited their
parents along to the olden days pic-
nic, where they ate scones and lis-
tened to Geoffoire Hunt, the ‘Music
Man’.
“Parents play a critical role in
their child’s learning and we take
the importance of that very seri-
ously here at Adam Road Primary,”
Ms Hall said.
“We try and encourage as many
interactions as we can during the
school year.”
Bella Nielson and Joshua Snellgrove, both 6, of Bunbury, asked Geoffoire the Music Man lots of questions about his
accordion at the Adam Road Primary School olden day picnic. PICTURE: JON GELLWEILER
Students have a blast learning from the past
“Usually you can’t get
them dressed for
school, but last night
he wanted to sleep in
his clothes”
— Narelle Snellgrove
SOUTH West MLC Nigel Hallett
has warned the South West could
be on the cusp of a bushfire disast-
er similar to the 2009 Black Satur-
day tragedy in Victoria if the Go-
vernment does not increase the
level of prescribed burns.
Mr Hallett took to State Parlia-
ment to warn of the potential dis-
aster when he criticised the De-
partment of Parks and Wildlife
about its prescribed burning pro-
grams. He said he gained cross-
party support for his concerns.
The Department has burnt
77,000ha of land in the South West
so far this burning season, less
than the 200,000ha annual target.
Mr Hallett said his view was
supported by specialists, includ-
ing The Bushfire Front, and called
on the Government to increase the
amount of prescribed burns.
He said the issue was becoming
more serious because of a combi-
nation of Local Government plan-
ning regulations, the lessening
level of prescribed burns and the
growth of fuel loads across the
South West, particularly near
Margaret River and Pemberton.
Mr Hallett said prescribed
burns of about 300,000ha of South
West bush land had been underta-
ken annually from 1972 to 1992, but
now a third of this was done.
He was also concerned about the
number of different agencies in-
volved in fighting bushfires and
said this needed to be simplified.
“It is our responsibility as Mem-
bers of Parliament to bring this is-
sue to the fore,” he said.
Environment Minister Albert
Jacob said the Government took
“every opportunity” to conduct
prescribed burns with weather be-
ing the major factor.
“The State Government ac-
knowledges the extent of fuel age
build-up in the South-West across
all tenures and is working to ad-
dress this through refinement of
the Parks and Wildlife prescribed
burning program as well as
through the Department of Fire
and Emergency Services coordi-
nated development of Bushfire
Risk Management Plans in each
local government area,” he said.
“The Government also recog-
nises bushfire mitigation and
planning needs to be conducted
across all tenures.
“Other State Government agen-
cies, local governments and pri-
vate landowners all hold responsi-
bilities to manage bushfire risk on
their respective lands.
“Prescribed burning is the pri-
mary fire protection strategy for
communities, private and public
assets and natural values in the
South West of the State.”
Region at
increased
fire riskUSMAN AZAD