Mr Shane Love inquired about the Department of Communities' deployment of staff to assist Gascoyne horticultural growers and pastoralists following Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle. The Department responded that 27 staff were deployed from April 1 to May 29, 2026, to support all impacted people, including these groups.

AnsweredQoN 2337Legislative Assembly
Asked
13 May 2026
Portfolio
Community Services

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I refer to the recovery effort following Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle which impacted the Gascoyne from 27 March and ask:(a) Please detail Department of Communities staff and number of staff, that have been deployed to assist:(i) Gascoyne horticultural growers; and(ii) Gascoyne pastoralists; and(b) When were these staff deployed?
I refer to the recovery effort following Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle which impacted the Gascoyne from 27 March and ask:
(a) Please detail Department of Communities staff and number of staff, that have been deployed to assist:
(i) Gascoyne horticultural growers; and
(ii) Gascoyne pastoralists; and
(b) When were these staff deployed?

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Answered
16 June 2026
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Community Services
Response time
8 days
(a)    (i)-(ii)
To support recovery efforts following Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle, the Department of Communities’ Emergency Relief and Support Directorate coordinated the deployment of 27 staff to date to the Gascoyne region to support impacted people, including horticultural growers and pastoralists
(b)    From 1 April 2026 to 29 May 2026.

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