CHIDLOW and Wooroloo action group members are waiting to resume consultations with Water Corporation about ongoing water outages and water pressure fluctuations which remain unresolved.
Chidlow Progress Association (CPA) member Roberta Selleck said she had hoped Water Corporation would send through a technical report that was sent to Water Minister Simone McGurk.
“We were hoping to get the report back so our group can continue talking to Water Corporation with a better understanding of the challenges on their end too so we could work together and arrive at some lasting solutions,” she said.
“Realistically, now even if the report’s ready, if Simone McGurk loses her seat, it won’t be released until the new minister has been briefed and endorses it.
“It’s a loss for us because we don’t know what options are being considered so we’re in the dark.”
Mrs Selleck said the funding was there and could be seen in policies such as Royalties for Regions by the Nationals or the $600 million infrastructure fund outlined by the Liberal party.
“If Labor gets in, we are hoping they will also commit funding to solve this issue because the money is there,” she said.
Since the meeting, the Perth Hills Water Crisis group has been formed which has now taken up the interests and concerns of Wooroloo residents experiencing similar water issues as a subgroup of the CPA.
A Water Corporation spokesperson said work was ongoing to investigate low water pressure reports in some Chidlow homes.
“It is important we work through this process thoroughly and methodically so as to best inform next steps,” they said.
“This work is being treated as a priority and we are continuing to communicate openly with progress association members.”
Mrs Selleck said she noted that Water Corporation only referred to Chidlow in their response.
“This is a hills issue not just Chidlow’s, so it must include Wooroloo too,” she said.
“Water Corporation is still monitoring and doing work as they say, which is good, but we’re still waiting on that technical report to come to us.”
