❓ The WA parliamentary question concerns funding for tuart conservation initiatives in Ludlow following mining by Cable Sands. It explores leveraging these funds with federal government programs and the role of community advisory committees and the National Trust.
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(1) Is the Minister aware that, should mining by Cable Sands (WA) Pty Ltd within State forest at Ludlow proceed, some $830,000 will be paid to the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) for expenditure on tuart conservation initiatives?
(2) Is the Minister supportive of the principle of trying to use this sum as leverage to gain an equal amount of funding from the Federal Government’s various environmental funding programs for tuart conservation?
(3) Is the Minister aware that CALM is proposing to form a community advisory committee which will not be able to apply to the Federal Government for matching funds as it will not be an incorporated body?
(4) Is a State Government agency, such as CALM, able to apply to the Federal Government for matching funds, assuming that there are Federal funding programs that have goals consistent with the actions to be undertaken by CALM when it spends the $830,000?
(5) Did the National Trust (WA) suggest to the Government that, should the money be provided by Cable Sands direct to the Trust, then it (the Trust) would be capable of attracting dollar for dollar funding from the Federal Government for CALM supported tuart conservation initiatives?
(6) If yes, why was this suggestion by the National Trust not taken up by the State Government?
(2) Is the Minister supportive of the principle of trying to use this sum as leverage to gain an equal amount of funding from the Federal Government’s various environmental funding programs for tuart conservation?
(3) Is the Minister aware that CALM is proposing to form a community advisory committee which will not be able to apply to the Federal Government for matching funds as it will not be an incorporated body?
(4) Is a State Government agency, such as CALM, able to apply to the Federal Government for matching funds, assuming that there are Federal funding programs that have goals consistent with the actions to be undertaken by CALM when it spends the $830,000?
(5) Did the National Trust (WA) suggest to the Government that, should the money be provided by Cable Sands direct to the Trust, then it (the Trust) would be capable of attracting dollar for dollar funding from the Federal Government for CALM supported tuart conservation initiatives?
(6) If yes, why was this suggestion by the National Trust not taken up by the State Government?
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Answered
2 June 2004
Responded by
Minister for the Environment
Response time
28 days
(2) Yes. On 6 January 2004 I sought advice from the Chairman of the Tuart Response Group on functional themes and projects for the application of Cable Sands offset funding, the potential to use offset funds to ‘seed’ larger tuart conservation and management projects, and a strategy for managing the offset funds and the implementation of projects. The Tuart Response Group discussed these matters at its meetings on 17 February 2004 and 4 May 2004, and is now finalising its advice to me. (3) Yes. The Department of Conservation and Land Management is proposing to form a Community Advisory Committee to represent wider community views and interests. It will function to facilitate community input into the development of a management plan for the Tuart Forest National Park, provide advice to CALM about the priorities for tuart conservation initiatives in the Ludlow area, and provide a means for ongoing community input and advice to CALM and the Conservation Commission of Western Australia for the life of the management plan. In addition to the proposed Community Advisory Committee, I have requested that CALM consult with other stakeholder groups, including incorporated bodies, so that tuart conservation initiatives are included in applications by those groups for Federal Government funding. (4) Yes. The main avenue for Federal Government funding of tuart conservation programs is likely to be through the Natural Heritage Trust. Investment by both State and Federal Governments under the Natural Heritage Trust is to be guided by accredited regional natural resource management strategies and investment plans developed by regional natural resource management groups. The Ludlow tuart woodlands are part of the draft South West Regional Strategy for Natural Resource Management (2002), which is currently undergoing its accreditation process. (5) I am not aware of such a suggestion. (6) Not applicable
(3) Yes. The Department of Conservation and Land Management is proposing to form a Community Advisory Committee to represent wider community views and interests. It will function to facilitate community input into the development of a management plan for the Tuart Forest National Park, provide advice to CALM about the priorities for tuart conservation initiatives in the Ludlow area, and provide a means for ongoing community input and advice to CALM and the Conservation Commission of Western Australia for the life of the management plan. In addition to the proposed Community Advisory Committee, I have requested that CALM consult with other stakeholder groups, including incorporated bodies, so that tuart conservation initiatives are included in applications by those groups for Federal Government funding. (4) Yes. The main avenue for Federal Government funding of tuart conservation programs is likely to be through the Natural Heritage Trust. Investment by both State and Federal Governments under the Natural Heritage Trust is to be guided by accredited regional natural resource management strategies and investment plans developed by regional natural resource management groups. The Ludlow tuart woodlands are part of the draft South West Regional Strategy for Natural Resource Management (2002), which is currently undergoing its accreditation process. (5) I am not aware of such a suggestion. (6) Not applicable
(4) Yes. The main avenue for Federal Government funding of tuart conservation programs is likely to be through the Natural Heritage Trust. Investment by both State and Federal Governments under the Natural Heritage Trust is to be guided by accredited regional natural resource management strategies and investment plans developed by regional natural resource management groups. The Ludlow tuart woodlands are part of the draft South West Regional Strategy for Natural Resource Management (2002), which is currently undergoing its accreditation process. (5) I am not aware of such a suggestion. (6) Not applicable
(5) I am not aware of such a suggestion. (6) Not applicable
(6) Not applicable
(3) Yes. The Department of Conservation and Land Management is proposing to form a Community Advisory Committee to represent wider community views and interests. It will function to facilitate community input into the development of a management plan for the Tuart Forest National Park, provide advice to CALM about the priorities for tuart conservation initiatives in the Ludlow area, and provide a means for ongoing community input and advice to CALM and the Conservation Commission of Western Australia for the life of the management plan. In addition to the proposed Community Advisory Committee, I have requested that CALM consult with other stakeholder groups, including incorporated bodies, so that tuart conservation initiatives are included in applications by those groups for Federal Government funding. (4) Yes. The main avenue for Federal Government funding of tuart conservation programs is likely to be through the Natural Heritage Trust. Investment by both State and Federal Governments under the Natural Heritage Trust is to be guided by accredited regional natural resource management strategies and investment plans developed by regional natural resource management groups. The Ludlow tuart woodlands are part of the draft South West Regional Strategy for Natural Resource Management (2002), which is currently undergoing its accreditation process. (5) I am not aware of such a suggestion. (6) Not applicable
(4) Yes. The main avenue for Federal Government funding of tuart conservation programs is likely to be through the Natural Heritage Trust. Investment by both State and Federal Governments under the Natural Heritage Trust is to be guided by accredited regional natural resource management strategies and investment plans developed by regional natural resource management groups. The Ludlow tuart woodlands are part of the draft South West Regional Strategy for Natural Resource Management (2002), which is currently undergoing its accreditation process. (5) I am not aware of such a suggestion. (6) Not applicable
(5) I am not aware of such a suggestion. (6) Not applicable
(6) Not applicable
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