❓ A Western Australian parliamentary question on notice regarding the cost, advertising, and reporting outcomes of the biosecurity blitz program. The Minister provides details on expenditure, advertising methods, and the number of reports received.
AnsweredQoN 1139Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
BIOSECURITY
BLITZ PROGRAM
1139. Hon DARREN WEST to the Minister for
Agriculture and Food:
I refer to the biosecurity blitz
program.
(1) What is the cost of the
development and implementation of the program?
(2) How was the program advertised
to the public and what was the cost of the advertising?
(3) How many reports of unusual
pests and weeds were made for the duration of the blitz?
BLITZ PROGRAM
1139. Hon DARREN WEST to the Minister for
Agriculture and Food:
I refer to the biosecurity blitz
program.
(1) What is the cost of the
development and implementation of the program?
(2) How was the program advertised
to the public and what was the cost of the advertising?
(3) How many reports of unusual
pests and weeds were made for the duration of the blitz?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) The
biosecurity blitz was run as part of the grains e-surveillance subproject of
the royalties for regionsQQQ ### QQQfunded boosting biosecurity defences project. The specific cost for the biosecurity blitz
is estimated at $115 000, which includes staff time and response to identified
pests.
(2) The team used
electronic, print and social media to inform the community about the
biosecurity blitz. Costs for these sorts of media are low and require only staff
time, which is covered above. The team designed and printed three posters
describing the biosecurity blitz. These posters cost $2 300. Other stakeholders
promoted the blitz at no cost to the department.
(3) The department received 500
reports during the biosecurity blitz.
question.
(1) The
biosecurity blitz was run as part of the grains e-surveillance subproject of
the royalties for regionsQQQ ### QQQfunded boosting biosecurity defences project. The specific cost for the biosecurity blitz
is estimated at $115 000, which includes staff time and response to identified
pests.
(2) The team used
electronic, print and social media to inform the community about the
biosecurity blitz. Costs for these sorts of media are low and require only staff
time, which is covered above. The team designed and printed three posters
describing the biosecurity blitz. These posters cost $2 300. Other stakeholders
promoted the blitz at no cost to the department.
(3) The department received 500
reports during the biosecurity blitz.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.