❓ Mr Watson asks about the Minister's plan to address salinity. Dr Edwards responds by detailing $5.1 million in funding allocated to four catchments for various salinity mitigation projects, highlighting collaboration between levels of government and the community.
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What is the minister doing to address what is described as the biggest environmental issue in this State; that is, the issue of salinity? Dr J.M. EDWARDS
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I thank the member for his question. I am delighted to inform the Chamber that this morning I announced that $5.1 million has been awarded to four catchments as part of the call for projects under the catchment demonstration initiative. These projects include $1.7 million to the upper Coblinine River catchment within the south west region directed to the establishment of perennial pastures, woody perennials, surface water management and the rehabilitation of certain areas; $1.2 million directed for large scale engineering works and water management and similar perennial-type work in the Wallatin Creek catchment; $1.2 million directed to the Jerramungup Plains in the Fitzgerald River catchment for perennial pastures, repairing vegetation, restoration and surface water control; and $1 million allocated to demonstrate commercial farm forestry, engineering, perennial pastures, salt land grazing and surface water management in the Gillingarra-Koojan catchment in the northern agricultural region. There has been a very good response to the call for projects through the catchment demonstration initiative and I have been pleased with this process, because it has involved catchments down at a very local level, the support of the local NRM groups, technical evaluations at a state level and now the support of the federal Government. I am pleased that money will flow directly into these catchments for work that is being done on the ground. At last all levels of government and the community are working together to achieve solutions to this very big problem. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for his question. I am delighted to inform the Chamber that this morning I announced that $5.1 million has been awarded to four catchments as part of the call for projects under the catchment demonstration initiative. These projects include $1.7 million to the upper Coblinine River catchment within the south west region directed to the establishment of perennial pastures, woody perennials, surface water management and the rehabilitation of certain areas; $1.2 million directed for large scale engineering works and water management and similar perennial-type work in the Wallatin Creek catchment; $1.2 million directed to the Jerramungup Plains in the Fitzgerald River catchment for perennial pastures, repairing vegetation, restoration and surface water control; and $1 million allocated to demonstrate commercial farm forestry, engineering, perennial pastures, salt land grazing and surface water management in the Gillingarra-Koojan catchment in the northern agricultural region. There has been a very good response to the call for projects through the catchment demonstration initiative and I have been pleased with this process, because it has involved catchments down at a very local level, the support of the local NRM groups, technical evaluations at a state level and now the support of the federal Government. I am pleased that money will flow directly into these catchments for work that is being done on the ground. At last all levels of government and the community are working together to achieve solutions to this very big problem. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time.
I thank the member for his question. I am delighted to inform the Chamber that this morning I announced that $5.1 million has been awarded to four catchments as part of the call for projects under the catchment demonstration initiative. These projects include $1.7 million to the upper Coblinine River catchment within the south west region directed to the establishment of perennial pastures, woody perennials, surface water management and the rehabilitation of certain areas; $1.2 million directed for large scale engineering works and water management and similar perennial-type work in the Wallatin Creek catchment; $1.2 million directed to the Jerramungup Plains in the Fitzgerald River catchment for perennial pastures, repairing vegetation, restoration and surface water control; and $1 million allocated to demonstrate commercial farm forestry, engineering, perennial pastures, salt land grazing and surface water management in the Gillingarra-Koojan catchment in the northern agricultural region. There has been a very good response to the call for projects through the catchment demonstration initiative and I have been pleased with this process, because it has involved catchments down at a very local level, the support of the local NRM groups, technical evaluations at a state level and now the support of the federal Government. I am pleased that money will flow directly into these catchments for work that is being done on the ground. At last all levels of government and the community are working together to achieve solutions to this very big problem. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time.
The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for his question. I am delighted to inform the Chamber that this morning I announced that $5.1 million has been awarded to four catchments as part of the call for projects under the catchment demonstration initiative. These projects include $1.7 million to the upper Coblinine River catchment within the south west region directed to the establishment of perennial pastures, woody perennials, surface water management and the rehabilitation of certain areas; $1.2 million directed for large scale engineering works and water management and similar perennial-type work in the Wallatin Creek catchment; $1.2 million directed to the Jerramungup Plains in the Fitzgerald River catchment for perennial pastures, repairing vegetation, restoration and surface water control; and $1 million allocated to demonstrate commercial farm forestry, engineering, perennial pastures, salt land grazing and surface water management in the Gillingarra-Koojan catchment in the northern agricultural region. There has been a very good response to the call for projects through the catchment demonstration initiative and I have been pleased with this process, because it has involved catchments down at a very local level, the support of the local NRM groups, technical evaluations at a state level and now the support of the federal Government. I am pleased that money will flow directly into these catchments for work that is being done on the ground. At last all levels of government and the community are working together to achieve solutions to this very big problem. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time.
I thank the member for his question. I am delighted to inform the Chamber that this morning I announced that $5.1 million has been awarded to four catchments as part of the call for projects under the catchment demonstration initiative. These projects include $1.7 million to the upper Coblinine River catchment within the south west region directed to the establishment of perennial pastures, woody perennials, surface water management and the rehabilitation of certain areas; $1.2 million directed for large scale engineering works and water management and similar perennial-type work in the Wallatin Creek catchment; $1.2 million directed to the Jerramungup Plains in the Fitzgerald River catchment for perennial pastures, repairing vegetation, restoration and surface water control; and $1 million allocated to demonstrate commercial farm forestry, engineering, perennial pastures, salt land grazing and surface water management in the Gillingarra-Koojan catchment in the northern agricultural region. There has been a very good response to the call for projects through the catchment demonstration initiative and I have been pleased with this process, because it has involved catchments down at a very local level, the support of the local NRM groups, technical evaluations at a state level and now the support of the federal Government. I am pleased that money will flow directly into these catchments for work that is being done on the ground. At last all levels of government and the community are working together to achieve solutions to this very big problem. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time.
The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time.
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