❓ WA Minister for Environment expresses concern over a federal review of 1080 pesticide use, highlighting its successful application in WA for conservation and pest control, and advocating for continued use at current bait densities.
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Is the minister aware of any moves to restrict or ban the use of 1080 pesticide in Australia? Dr J.M. EDWARDS
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I thank the member for the question. Members may be aware that the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority is undertaking a review of a range of issues on the use of 1080. This review is of major concern to me. This state for many years has used 1080 very successfully. Western Australia has a great natural advantage in that 1080 is found in a number of our plants so that our own native animals have a type of immunity to the effects of 1080. We have therefore seen very good results from the application of 1080 in Western Australia. This Canberra-based authority, in its wisdom, has decided that Australia should decrease the bait density to two baits per kilometre. For the past 12 years, under various governments, the Department of Conservation and Land Management has successfully applied five baits per kilometre, which has resulted in three animal species returning from the brink of extinction and being de-listed as endangered. In fact, we are hopeful that we may well see the same result shortly with the chuditch. We know that if we are forced to go down to two baits per kilometre, our programs will be basically ineffective and we will go backwards. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you just properly fund the dog control problem? Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This, in fact, helps with wild dog control. These baits work against foxes and feral cats. Mr P.D. Omodei : You’re not doing enough, minister. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : We are doing more than we were. Another issue is that this particular authority now has an agreement with the Tasmanian government that it will phase out the use of 1080 and stop using it in Tasmanian forests by December this year. We have made a very strong formal submission through our pesticides advisory committee to this federal authority in support of the use of 1080, saying that we need 1080 in this state and that the authority must take notice of Western Australia’s particular habitats and ecology, in particular the benefit that we have had from the use of 1080. We urge any member with an interest in this matter to join us and send a message to Canberra that it is not appropriate to change a program that has been conducted successfully for 12 years, one that is delivering benefits for not only conservation but also the livestock industry.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for the question. Members may be aware that the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority is undertaking a review of a range of issues on the use of 1080. This review is of major concern to me. This state for many years has used 1080 very successfully. Western Australia has a great natural advantage in that 1080 is found in a number of our plants so that our own native animals have a type of immunity to the effects of 1080. We have therefore seen very good results from the application of 1080 in Western Australia. This Canberra-based authority, in its wisdom, has decided that Australia should decrease the bait density to two baits per kilometre. For the past 12 years, under various governments, the Department of Conservation and Land Management has successfully applied five baits per kilometre, which has resulted in three animal species returning from the brink of extinction and being de-listed as endangered. In fact, we are hopeful that we may well see the same result shortly with the chuditch. We know that if we are forced to go down to two baits per kilometre, our programs will be basically ineffective and we will go backwards. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you just properly fund the dog control problem? Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This, in fact, helps with wild dog control. These baits work against foxes and feral cats. Mr P.D. Omodei : You’re not doing enough, minister. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : We are doing more than we were. Another issue is that this particular authority now has an agreement with the Tasmanian government that it will phase out the use of 1080 and stop using it in Tasmanian forests by December this year. We have made a very strong formal submission through our pesticides advisory committee to this federal authority in support of the use of 1080, saying that we need 1080 in this state and that the authority must take notice of Western Australia’s particular habitats and ecology, in particular the benefit that we have had from the use of 1080. We urge any member with an interest in this matter to join us and send a message to Canberra that it is not appropriate to change a program that has been conducted successfully for 12 years, one that is delivering benefits for not only conservation but also the livestock industry.
I thank the member for the question. Members may be aware that the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority is undertaking a review of a range of issues on the use of 1080. This review is of major concern to me. This state for many years has used 1080 very successfully. Western Australia has a great natural advantage in that 1080 is found in a number of our plants so that our own native animals have a type of immunity to the effects of 1080. We have therefore seen very good results from the application of 1080 in Western Australia. This Canberra-based authority, in its wisdom, has decided that Australia should decrease the bait density to two baits per kilometre. For the past 12 years, under various governments, the Department of Conservation and Land Management has successfully applied five baits per kilometre, which has resulted in three animal species returning from the brink of extinction and being de-listed as endangered. In fact, we are hopeful that we may well see the same result shortly with the chuditch. We know that if we are forced to go down to two baits per kilometre, our programs will be basically ineffective and we will go backwards. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you just properly fund the dog control problem? Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This, in fact, helps with wild dog control. These baits work against foxes and feral cats. Mr P.D. Omodei : You’re not doing enough, minister. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : We are doing more than we were. Another issue is that this particular authority now has an agreement with the Tasmanian government that it will phase out the use of 1080 and stop using it in Tasmanian forests by December this year. We have made a very strong formal submission through our pesticides advisory committee to this federal authority in support of the use of 1080, saying that we need 1080 in this state and that the authority must take notice of Western Australia’s particular habitats and ecology, in particular the benefit that we have had from the use of 1080. We urge any member with an interest in this matter to join us and send a message to Canberra that it is not appropriate to change a program that has been conducted successfully for 12 years, one that is delivering benefits for not only conservation but also the livestock industry.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you just properly fund the dog control problem? Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This, in fact, helps with wild dog control. These baits work against foxes and feral cats. Mr P.D. Omodei : You’re not doing enough, minister. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : We are doing more than we were. Another issue is that this particular authority now has an agreement with the Tasmanian government that it will phase out the use of 1080 and stop using it in Tasmanian forests by December this year. We have made a very strong formal submission through our pesticides advisory committee to this federal authority in support of the use of 1080, saying that we need 1080 in this state and that the authority must take notice of Western Australia’s particular habitats and ecology, in particular the benefit that we have had from the use of 1080. We urge any member with an interest in this matter to join us and send a message to Canberra that it is not appropriate to change a program that has been conducted successfully for 12 years, one that is delivering benefits for not only conservation but also the livestock industry.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This, in fact, helps with wild dog control. These baits work against foxes and feral cats. Mr P.D. Omodei : You’re not doing enough, minister. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : We are doing more than we were. Another issue is that this particular authority now has an agreement with the Tasmanian government that it will phase out the use of 1080 and stop using it in Tasmanian forests by December this year. We have made a very strong formal submission through our pesticides advisory committee to this federal authority in support of the use of 1080, saying that we need 1080 in this state and that the authority must take notice of Western Australia’s particular habitats and ecology, in particular the benefit that we have had from the use of 1080. We urge any member with an interest in this matter to join us and send a message to Canberra that it is not appropriate to change a program that has been conducted successfully for 12 years, one that is delivering benefits for not only conservation but also the livestock industry.
Mr P.D. Omodei : You’re not doing enough, minister. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : We are doing more than we were. Another issue is that this particular authority now has an agreement with the Tasmanian government that it will phase out the use of 1080 and stop using it in Tasmanian forests by December this year. We have made a very strong formal submission through our pesticides advisory committee to this federal authority in support of the use of 1080, saying that we need 1080 in this state and that the authority must take notice of Western Australia’s particular habitats and ecology, in particular the benefit that we have had from the use of 1080. We urge any member with an interest in this matter to join us and send a message to Canberra that it is not appropriate to change a program that has been conducted successfully for 12 years, one that is delivering benefits for not only conservation but also the livestock industry.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS : We are doing more than we were. Another issue is that this particular authority now has an agreement with the Tasmanian government that it will phase out the use of 1080 and stop using it in Tasmanian forests by December this year. We have made a very strong formal submission through our pesticides advisory committee to this federal authority in support of the use of 1080, saying that we need 1080 in this state and that the authority must take notice of Western Australia’s particular habitats and ecology, in particular the benefit that we have had from the use of 1080. We urge any member with an interest in this matter to join us and send a message to Canberra that it is not appropriate to change a program that has been conducted successfully for 12 years, one that is delivering benefits for not only conservation but also the livestock industry.
Another issue is that this particular authority now has an agreement with the Tasmanian government that it will phase out the use of 1080 and stop using it in Tasmanian forests by December this year. We have made a very strong formal submission through our pesticides advisory committee to this federal authority in support of the use of 1080, saying that we need 1080 in this state and that the authority must take notice of Western Australia’s particular habitats and ecology, in particular the benefit that we have had from the use of 1080. We urge any member with an interest in this matter to join us and send a message to Canberra that it is not appropriate to change a program that has been conducted successfully for 12 years, one that is delivering benefits for not only conservation but also the livestock industry.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for the question. Members may be aware that the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority is undertaking a review of a range of issues on the use of 1080. This review is of major concern to me. This state for many years has used 1080 very successfully. Western Australia has a great natural advantage in that 1080 is found in a number of our plants so that our own native animals have a type of immunity to the effects of 1080. We have therefore seen very good results from the application of 1080 in Western Australia. This Canberra-based authority, in its wisdom, has decided that Australia should decrease the bait density to two baits per kilometre. For the past 12 years, under various governments, the Department of Conservation and Land Management has successfully applied five baits per kilometre, which has resulted in three animal species returning from the brink of extinction and being de-listed as endangered. In fact, we are hopeful that we may well see the same result shortly with the chuditch. We know that if we are forced to go down to two baits per kilometre, our programs will be basically ineffective and we will go backwards. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you just properly fund the dog control problem? Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This, in fact, helps with wild dog control. These baits work against foxes and feral cats. Mr P.D. Omodei : You’re not doing enough, minister. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : We are doing more than we were. Another issue is that this particular authority now has an agreement with the Tasmanian government that it will phase out the use of 1080 and stop using it in Tasmanian forests by December this year. We have made a very strong formal submission through our pesticides advisory committee to this federal authority in support of the use of 1080, saying that we need 1080 in this state and that the authority must take notice of Western Australia’s particular habitats and ecology, in particular the benefit that we have had from the use of 1080. We urge any member with an interest in this matter to join us and send a message to Canberra that it is not appropriate to change a program that has been conducted successfully for 12 years, one that is delivering benefits for not only conservation but also the livestock industry.
I thank the member for the question. Members may be aware that the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority is undertaking a review of a range of issues on the use of 1080. This review is of major concern to me. This state for many years has used 1080 very successfully. Western Australia has a great natural advantage in that 1080 is found in a number of our plants so that our own native animals have a type of immunity to the effects of 1080. We have therefore seen very good results from the application of 1080 in Western Australia. This Canberra-based authority, in its wisdom, has decided that Australia should decrease the bait density to two baits per kilometre. For the past 12 years, under various governments, the Department of Conservation and Land Management has successfully applied five baits per kilometre, which has resulted in three animal species returning from the brink of extinction and being de-listed as endangered. In fact, we are hopeful that we may well see the same result shortly with the chuditch. We know that if we are forced to go down to two baits per kilometre, our programs will be basically ineffective and we will go backwards. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you just properly fund the dog control problem? Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This, in fact, helps with wild dog control. These baits work against foxes and feral cats. Mr P.D. Omodei : You’re not doing enough, minister. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : We are doing more than we were. Another issue is that this particular authority now has an agreement with the Tasmanian government that it will phase out the use of 1080 and stop using it in Tasmanian forests by December this year. We have made a very strong formal submission through our pesticides advisory committee to this federal authority in support of the use of 1080, saying that we need 1080 in this state and that the authority must take notice of Western Australia’s particular habitats and ecology, in particular the benefit that we have had from the use of 1080. We urge any member with an interest in this matter to join us and send a message to Canberra that it is not appropriate to change a program that has been conducted successfully for 12 years, one that is delivering benefits for not only conservation but also the livestock industry.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Why don’t you just properly fund the dog control problem? Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This, in fact, helps with wild dog control. These baits work against foxes and feral cats. Mr P.D. Omodei : You’re not doing enough, minister. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : We are doing more than we were. Another issue is that this particular authority now has an agreement with the Tasmanian government that it will phase out the use of 1080 and stop using it in Tasmanian forests by December this year. We have made a very strong formal submission through our pesticides advisory committee to this federal authority in support of the use of 1080, saying that we need 1080 in this state and that the authority must take notice of Western Australia’s particular habitats and ecology, in particular the benefit that we have had from the use of 1080. We urge any member with an interest in this matter to join us and send a message to Canberra that it is not appropriate to change a program that has been conducted successfully for 12 years, one that is delivering benefits for not only conservation but also the livestock industry.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This, in fact, helps with wild dog control. These baits work against foxes and feral cats. Mr P.D. Omodei : You’re not doing enough, minister. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : We are doing more than we were. Another issue is that this particular authority now has an agreement with the Tasmanian government that it will phase out the use of 1080 and stop using it in Tasmanian forests by December this year. We have made a very strong formal submission through our pesticides advisory committee to this federal authority in support of the use of 1080, saying that we need 1080 in this state and that the authority must take notice of Western Australia’s particular habitats and ecology, in particular the benefit that we have had from the use of 1080. We urge any member with an interest in this matter to join us and send a message to Canberra that it is not appropriate to change a program that has been conducted successfully for 12 years, one that is delivering benefits for not only conservation but also the livestock industry.
Mr P.D. Omodei : You’re not doing enough, minister. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : We are doing more than we were. Another issue is that this particular authority now has an agreement with the Tasmanian government that it will phase out the use of 1080 and stop using it in Tasmanian forests by December this year. We have made a very strong formal submission through our pesticides advisory committee to this federal authority in support of the use of 1080, saying that we need 1080 in this state and that the authority must take notice of Western Australia’s particular habitats and ecology, in particular the benefit that we have had from the use of 1080. We urge any member with an interest in this matter to join us and send a message to Canberra that it is not appropriate to change a program that has been conducted successfully for 12 years, one that is delivering benefits for not only conservation but also the livestock industry.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS : We are doing more than we were. Another issue is that this particular authority now has an agreement with the Tasmanian government that it will phase out the use of 1080 and stop using it in Tasmanian forests by December this year. We have made a very strong formal submission through our pesticides advisory committee to this federal authority in support of the use of 1080, saying that we need 1080 in this state and that the authority must take notice of Western Australia’s particular habitats and ecology, in particular the benefit that we have had from the use of 1080. We urge any member with an interest in this matter to join us and send a message to Canberra that it is not appropriate to change a program that has been conducted successfully for 12 years, one that is delivering benefits for not only conservation but also the livestock industry.
Another issue is that this particular authority now has an agreement with the Tasmanian government that it will phase out the use of 1080 and stop using it in Tasmanian forests by December this year. We have made a very strong formal submission through our pesticides advisory committee to this federal authority in support of the use of 1080, saying that we need 1080 in this state and that the authority must take notice of Western Australia’s particular habitats and ecology, in particular the benefit that we have had from the use of 1080. We urge any member with an interest in this matter to join us and send a message to Canberra that it is not appropriate to change a program that has been conducted successfully for 12 years, one that is delivering benefits for not only conservation but also the livestock industry.
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