❓ A parliamentary question addresses feral dog problems impacting pastoralists and farmers, inquiring about dogger employment, government actions, effectiveness of control methods, and potential contract opportunities for adjoining stations. The Minister's response outlines current dogger deployment, program reviews, and future strategies.
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I refer to feral dog problems being experienced by pastoralists and farmers on land adjoining the pastoral areas. (1) How long has it been since doggers were employed on the ground to control dog numbers, including on crown land? (2) Can the minister advise what action the government is taking to address this problem and whether this initiative includes the employment of doggers? (3) Does the minister acknowledge that, in conjunction with aerial baiting, doggers working on the ground are more effective than either method in isolation. (4) Will the government increase the effort to control feral dogs; and, if so, when? (5) If there is any difficulty getting suitable doggers, will the government consider offering contracts to adjoining stations to do the dogging? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank Hon Vince Catania for an excellent question that reflects the great work he is doing in the eastern goldfields. I mean that sincerely. Hon Ken Travers : The Leader of the Opposition wants you to explain where the eastern goldfields are! They are part of his electorate. Hon KIM CHANCE : They constitute the big flat area east of Kalgoorlie. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
(1) How long has it been since doggers were employed on the ground to control dog numbers, including on crown land? (2) Can the minister advise what action the government is taking to address this problem and whether this initiative includes the employment of doggers? (3) Does the minister acknowledge that, in conjunction with aerial baiting, doggers working on the ground are more effective than either method in isolation. (4) Will the government increase the effort to control feral dogs; and, if so, when? (5) If there is any difficulty getting suitable doggers, will the government consider offering contracts to adjoining stations to do the dogging? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Vince Catania for an excellent question that reflects the great work he is doing in the eastern goldfields. I mean that sincerely. Hon Ken Travers : The Leader of the Opposition wants you to explain where the eastern goldfields are! They are part of his electorate. Hon KIM CHANCE : They constitute the big flat area east of Kalgoorlie. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
(2) Can the minister advise what action the government is taking to address this problem and whether this initiative includes the employment of doggers? (3) Does the minister acknowledge that, in conjunction with aerial baiting, doggers working on the ground are more effective than either method in isolation. (4) Will the government increase the effort to control feral dogs; and, if so, when? (5) If there is any difficulty getting suitable doggers, will the government consider offering contracts to adjoining stations to do the dogging? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Vince Catania for an excellent question that reflects the great work he is doing in the eastern goldfields. I mean that sincerely. Hon Ken Travers : The Leader of the Opposition wants you to explain where the eastern goldfields are! They are part of his electorate. Hon KIM CHANCE : They constitute the big flat area east of Kalgoorlie. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
(3) Does the minister acknowledge that, in conjunction with aerial baiting, doggers working on the ground are more effective than either method in isolation. (4) Will the government increase the effort to control feral dogs; and, if so, when? (5) If there is any difficulty getting suitable doggers, will the government consider offering contracts to adjoining stations to do the dogging? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Vince Catania for an excellent question that reflects the great work he is doing in the eastern goldfields. I mean that sincerely. Hon Ken Travers : The Leader of the Opposition wants you to explain where the eastern goldfields are! They are part of his electorate. Hon KIM CHANCE : They constitute the big flat area east of Kalgoorlie. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
(4) Will the government increase the effort to control feral dogs; and, if so, when? (5) If there is any difficulty getting suitable doggers, will the government consider offering contracts to adjoining stations to do the dogging? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Vince Catania for an excellent question that reflects the great work he is doing in the eastern goldfields. I mean that sincerely. Hon Ken Travers : The Leader of the Opposition wants you to explain where the eastern goldfields are! They are part of his electorate. Hon KIM CHANCE : They constitute the big flat area east of Kalgoorlie. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
(5) If there is any difficulty getting suitable doggers, will the government consider offering contracts to adjoining stations to do the dogging? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Vince Catania for an excellent question that reflects the great work he is doing in the eastern goldfields. I mean that sincerely. Hon Ken Travers : The Leader of the Opposition wants you to explain where the eastern goldfields are! They are part of his electorate. Hon KIM CHANCE : They constitute the big flat area east of Kalgoorlie. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Vince Catania for an excellent question that reflects the great work he is doing in the eastern goldfields. I mean that sincerely. Hon Ken Travers : The Leader of the Opposition wants you to explain where the eastern goldfields are! They are part of his electorate. Hon KIM CHANCE : They constitute the big flat area east of Kalgoorlie. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
I thank Hon Vince Catania for an excellent question that reflects the great work he is doing in the eastern goldfields. I mean that sincerely. Hon Ken Travers : The Leader of the Opposition wants you to explain where the eastern goldfields are! They are part of his electorate. Hon KIM CHANCE : They constitute the big flat area east of Kalgoorlie. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
Hon Ken Travers : The Leader of the Opposition wants you to explain where the eastern goldfields are! They are part of his electorate. Hon KIM CHANCE : They constitute the big flat area east of Kalgoorlie. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
Hon KIM CHANCE : They constitute the big flat area east of Kalgoorlie. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
(1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
(2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
(3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
(4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
(5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
(1) How long has it been since doggers were employed on the ground to control dog numbers, including on crown land? (2) Can the minister advise what action the government is taking to address this problem and whether this initiative includes the employment of doggers? (3) Does the minister acknowledge that, in conjunction with aerial baiting, doggers working on the ground are more effective than either method in isolation. (4) Will the government increase the effort to control feral dogs; and, if so, when? (5) If there is any difficulty getting suitable doggers, will the government consider offering contracts to adjoining stations to do the dogging? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Vince Catania for an excellent question that reflects the great work he is doing in the eastern goldfields. I mean that sincerely. Hon Ken Travers : The Leader of the Opposition wants you to explain where the eastern goldfields are! They are part of his electorate. Hon KIM CHANCE : They constitute the big flat area east of Kalgoorlie. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
(2) Can the minister advise what action the government is taking to address this problem and whether this initiative includes the employment of doggers? (3) Does the minister acknowledge that, in conjunction with aerial baiting, doggers working on the ground are more effective than either method in isolation. (4) Will the government increase the effort to control feral dogs; and, if so, when? (5) If there is any difficulty getting suitable doggers, will the government consider offering contracts to adjoining stations to do the dogging? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Vince Catania for an excellent question that reflects the great work he is doing in the eastern goldfields. I mean that sincerely. Hon Ken Travers : The Leader of the Opposition wants you to explain where the eastern goldfields are! They are part of his electorate. Hon KIM CHANCE : They constitute the big flat area east of Kalgoorlie. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
(3) Does the minister acknowledge that, in conjunction with aerial baiting, doggers working on the ground are more effective than either method in isolation. (4) Will the government increase the effort to control feral dogs; and, if so, when? (5) If there is any difficulty getting suitable doggers, will the government consider offering contracts to adjoining stations to do the dogging? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Vince Catania for an excellent question that reflects the great work he is doing in the eastern goldfields. I mean that sincerely. Hon Ken Travers : The Leader of the Opposition wants you to explain where the eastern goldfields are! They are part of his electorate. Hon KIM CHANCE : They constitute the big flat area east of Kalgoorlie. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
(4) Will the government increase the effort to control feral dogs; and, if so, when? (5) If there is any difficulty getting suitable doggers, will the government consider offering contracts to adjoining stations to do the dogging? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Vince Catania for an excellent question that reflects the great work he is doing in the eastern goldfields. I mean that sincerely. Hon Ken Travers : The Leader of the Opposition wants you to explain where the eastern goldfields are! They are part of his electorate. Hon KIM CHANCE : They constitute the big flat area east of Kalgoorlie. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
(5) If there is any difficulty getting suitable doggers, will the government consider offering contracts to adjoining stations to do the dogging? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Vince Catania for an excellent question that reflects the great work he is doing in the eastern goldfields. I mean that sincerely. Hon Ken Travers : The Leader of the Opposition wants you to explain where the eastern goldfields are! They are part of his electorate. Hon KIM CHANCE : They constitute the big flat area east of Kalgoorlie. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Vince Catania for an excellent question that reflects the great work he is doing in the eastern goldfields. I mean that sincerely. Hon Ken Travers : The Leader of the Opposition wants you to explain where the eastern goldfields are! They are part of his electorate. Hon KIM CHANCE : They constitute the big flat area east of Kalgoorlie. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
I thank Hon Vince Catania for an excellent question that reflects the great work he is doing in the eastern goldfields. I mean that sincerely. Hon Ken Travers : The Leader of the Opposition wants you to explain where the eastern goldfields are! They are part of his electorate. Hon KIM CHANCE : They constitute the big flat area east of Kalgoorlie. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
Hon Ken Travers : The Leader of the Opposition wants you to explain where the eastern goldfields are! They are part of his electorate. Hon KIM CHANCE : They constitute the big flat area east of Kalgoorlie. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
Hon KIM CHANCE : They constitute the big flat area east of Kalgoorlie. Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
Hon Norman Moore interjected. Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
Hon KIM CHANCE : I used to drive trucks across the Nullarbor. We had a saying that it was always uphill both ways and always into a headwind both ways! (1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
(1) Doggers are currently employed in Esperance, the goldfields, the Gascoyne and the eastern wheatbelt. All of them, apart from the Gascoyne dogger, are authorised to undertake control activities on unallocated crown land and on Department of Conservation and Land Management reserves. The Gascoyne doggers will receive restricted pest control operator licences in December, which will give them authority to enter unallocated crown land and CALM reserves. They must have that qualification before they can enter. These doggers are funded partly by local landholders and the Western Australian government. (2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
(2) An industry review of the wild dog program in 2004 concluded that landholder complacency, a scaling down of the amount of ground control work carried out and a gradual over-reliance on aerial baiting have all contributed significantly to the progressive build-up of wild dog numbers within Western Australia. The report made a number of recommendations that focus on the need for better planning at the local level, better oversight by the local zone control authority and strengthening of community ownership involving all landholders. These recommendations are being implemented at both state and local levels. A state level stakeholder committee, including representatives from industry, community and government, has been formed, and it has developed a state strategy that provides future directions on management and research. At the local level, the Department of Agriculture has been supporting the zone control authorities and private and public landholders to implement an integrated wild dog management program through coordinating ground and aerial baiting programs, encouraging the formation of declared animal groups and training landholders. One of the key areas being addressed under the state wild dog management strategy is the training of doggers. One successful training school has been completed and two more are planned for early 2006. (3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
(3) Yes. See answer to part (2). (4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
(4) The government invests $1.6 million annually in wild dog management. This is a significant investment considering the multitude of pest management issues that require government investment. The issue of the management of wild dogs on government-managed land will be considered in the 2006-07 budgetary process. (5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
(5) Landholders who wish to carry out wild dog control on government-managed land must undergo proper training, be authorised through a restricted pest control operator’s licence and have permission from the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
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