❓ The Minister for the Environment outlines the immediate allocation of $2 million in funding for various salinity and water quality projects across Western Australia, following the Premier's announcement of a $158 million commitment over four years.
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Yesterday this Government announced a funding package to address the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality of $158 million. Can the Minister for the Environment please tell the House when this money will start to flow? Dr J.M. EDWARDS
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I thank the member for the question. Yesterday the Premier announced that we would be putting forward $158 million of new money to go to the national action plan over the next four years. I am pleased to announce today that both the State and the Commonwealth Governments are releasing $2 million in the first round of priority funding. This will go towards some excellent projects. Nearly $600 000 will go to the south coast for wetland management, the Wilson Inlet nutrient action plan and a hydrological risk and resource assessment of the eastern Fitzgerald biosphere in the Shire of Ravensthorpe; and over $350 000 for salinity management in the West River catchment - a river that really has had little attention paid to it in the past. In the Avon region, over $500 000 will go to the rural towns liquid assets program, and $20 000 will go to further coordinating engineering activities to address salinity in the Avon. In the northern agricultural region, $268 000 will go to a feasibility study on the Yarra Yarra to demonstrate governance for concepts for a regional drainage system. In the south west, $237 000 will go to a range of projects. The rangelands have not missed out, with over $300 000 going to the Ord area. These are indeed exciting times. Today we had the release of the strategic plan for the Swan Catchment Council. On Monday we had the release of the Avon Catchment Council’s regional strategy, which is now out for consultation. More of this money will flow in the very near future.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for the question. Yesterday the Premier announced that we would be putting forward $158 million of new money to go to the national action plan over the next four years. I am pleased to announce today that both the State and the Commonwealth Governments are releasing $2 million in the first round of priority funding. This will go towards some excellent projects. Nearly $600 000 will go to the south coast for wetland management, the Wilson Inlet nutrient action plan and a hydrological risk and resource assessment of the eastern Fitzgerald biosphere in the Shire of Ravensthorpe; and over $350 000 for salinity management in the West River catchment - a river that really has had little attention paid to it in the past. In the Avon region, over $500 000 will go to the rural towns liquid assets program, and $20 000 will go to further coordinating engineering activities to address salinity in the Avon. In the northern agricultural region, $268 000 will go to a feasibility study on the Yarra Yarra to demonstrate governance for concepts for a regional drainage system. In the south west, $237 000 will go to a range of projects. The rangelands have not missed out, with over $300 000 going to the Ord area. These are indeed exciting times. Today we had the release of the strategic plan for the Swan Catchment Council. On Monday we had the release of the Avon Catchment Council’s regional strategy, which is now out for consultation. More of this money will flow in the very near future.
I thank the member for the question. Yesterday the Premier announced that we would be putting forward $158 million of new money to go to the national action plan over the next four years. I am pleased to announce today that both the State and the Commonwealth Governments are releasing $2 million in the first round of priority funding. This will go towards some excellent projects. Nearly $600 000 will go to the south coast for wetland management, the Wilson Inlet nutrient action plan and a hydrological risk and resource assessment of the eastern Fitzgerald biosphere in the Shire of Ravensthorpe; and over $350 000 for salinity management in the West River catchment - a river that really has had little attention paid to it in the past. In the Avon region, over $500 000 will go to the rural towns liquid assets program, and $20 000 will go to further coordinating engineering activities to address salinity in the Avon. In the northern agricultural region, $268 000 will go to a feasibility study on the Yarra Yarra to demonstrate governance for concepts for a regional drainage system. In the south west, $237 000 will go to a range of projects. The rangelands have not missed out, with over $300 000 going to the Ord area. These are indeed exciting times. Today we had the release of the strategic plan for the Swan Catchment Council. On Monday we had the release of the Avon Catchment Council’s regional strategy, which is now out for consultation. More of this money will flow in the very near future.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for the question. Yesterday the Premier announced that we would be putting forward $158 million of new money to go to the national action plan over the next four years. I am pleased to announce today that both the State and the Commonwealth Governments are releasing $2 million in the first round of priority funding. This will go towards some excellent projects. Nearly $600 000 will go to the south coast for wetland management, the Wilson Inlet nutrient action plan and a hydrological risk and resource assessment of the eastern Fitzgerald biosphere in the Shire of Ravensthorpe; and over $350 000 for salinity management in the West River catchment - a river that really has had little attention paid to it in the past. In the Avon region, over $500 000 will go to the rural towns liquid assets program, and $20 000 will go to further coordinating engineering activities to address salinity in the Avon. In the northern agricultural region, $268 000 will go to a feasibility study on the Yarra Yarra to demonstrate governance for concepts for a regional drainage system. In the south west, $237 000 will go to a range of projects. The rangelands have not missed out, with over $300 000 going to the Ord area. These are indeed exciting times. Today we had the release of the strategic plan for the Swan Catchment Council. On Monday we had the release of the Avon Catchment Council’s regional strategy, which is now out for consultation. More of this money will flow in the very near future.
I thank the member for the question. Yesterday the Premier announced that we would be putting forward $158 million of new money to go to the national action plan over the next four years. I am pleased to announce today that both the State and the Commonwealth Governments are releasing $2 million in the first round of priority funding. This will go towards some excellent projects. Nearly $600 000 will go to the south coast for wetland management, the Wilson Inlet nutrient action plan and a hydrological risk and resource assessment of the eastern Fitzgerald biosphere in the Shire of Ravensthorpe; and over $350 000 for salinity management in the West River catchment - a river that really has had little attention paid to it in the past. In the Avon region, over $500 000 will go to the rural towns liquid assets program, and $20 000 will go to further coordinating engineering activities to address salinity in the Avon. In the northern agricultural region, $268 000 will go to a feasibility study on the Yarra Yarra to demonstrate governance for concepts for a regional drainage system. In the south west, $237 000 will go to a range of projects. The rangelands have not missed out, with over $300 000 going to the Ord area. These are indeed exciting times. Today we had the release of the strategic plan for the Swan Catchment Council. On Monday we had the release of the Avon Catchment Council’s regional strategy, which is now out for consultation. More of this money will flow in the very near future.
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