A parliamentary question regarding weed control funding on CALM land in the Peel District, revealing expenditure for past years and planned allocation for the upcoming year, deemed sufficient for impact but not eradication.

AnsweredQoN 410Legislative Assembly
Asked
26 June 2001
Portfolio
the Environment and Heritage

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(1) Does the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) have the responsibility to control weeds on CALM land?
(2) How much money was spent on spraying weeds in the Peel District in the 1999/2000 year and how much will be spent in the current financial year?
(3) How much money will be allocated for the 2001/2002 year for controlling weeds in the Peel District?
(4) Is the amount of money spent on controlling weeds in the Peel district adequate to control the weeds?

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Answered
31 July 2001
Responded by
Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Response time
35 days
2. Departmental records identify the expenditure to have been, as follows: Expenditure 1999/2000 $17049.45 Expenditure 2000/2001 $9881.92 3. Planned expenditure for 2001/2002 is currently $23,575.00. 4. The amount of funding being applied is sufficient to have some impact on targeted weeds. It will not result in the eradication of weeds.
4. The amount of funding being applied is sufficient to have some impact on targeted weeds. It will not result in the eradication of weeds.

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