❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses the state government's actions regarding Phytophthora dieback, Marri Canker, and protection of the Forrestfield complex in the Perth Hills. The response outlines existing programs, monitoring efforts, and conservation measures.
AnsweredQoN 5863Legislative Council
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I refer to the first dot point under 'Significant Issues Impacting the Agency' on page 802 of the 2012-13 Budget papers regarding action to address threats to the natural environment, and I ask —
(1) Are there currently any programs in the Perth Hills specifically for the reduction of the impact of
phytopthera
?
(2) If yes to (1), where are these programs focussed?
(3) If yes to (1), what do the programs involve?
(4) What is being done about Marri Canker in the Perth Hills?
(5) What is being done to protect the remaining Forrestfield complex, particularly the Bushmead Rifle Range, Talbot Road Bushland and the remaining Stratton Bushland?
(1) Are there currently any programs in the Perth Hills specifically for the reduction of the impact of
phytopthera
?
(2) If yes to (1), where are these programs focussed?
(3) If yes to (1), what do the programs involve?
(4) What is being done about Marri Canker in the Perth Hills?
(5) What is being done to protect the remaining Forrestfield complex, particularly the Bushmead Rifle Range, Talbot Road Bushland and the remaining Stratton Bushland?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 September 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
35 days
(1)-(3)
Phytophthora
dieback management is undertaken by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) on a priority basis, targeting the most important conservation assets. DEC undertakes mapping of
Phytophthora
dieback and implements operational hygiene standards to minimise the risks of it being spread. DEC's flora conservation program includes research on
Phytophthora
dieback to identify means of protecting native flora and developing new techniques to eradicate or contain
Phytophthora
dieback threatening high conservation value assets.
A number of areas in the Perth Hills managed by DEC have been subject to dieback control work involving efforts to reduce the rate of spread and/or risks of infestation.
Local governments, as bushland managers, also engage in
Phytophthora
dieback management programs, often with the assistance of the Dieback Working Group.
(4) DEC is monitoring the distribution and severity of marri canker. While this mapping has not yet been completed, observations indicate the disease to be widespread. Improved recording of the prevalence of marri canker to evaluate its conservation impact is being pursued as part of ongoing forest health monitoring, including collaborative work between DEC and Murdoch University.
The current focus of research is on the nature of the impacts from marri canker, its epidemiology, the importance of environmental stress such as drought on these impacts, and the taxonomy of
Quambalaria
species.
(5) Significant areas of the Forrestfield complex have been protected in conservation reserves and several areas are recognised as regionally significant through Bush Forever and
State Planning Policy 2.8 (Bushland Policy for the Perth Metropolitan Region (2010).
Bushmead Rifle Range:The majority of the site is Bush Forever Site 213, and part of the bushland is protected under a conservation covenant.
Talbot Road Bushland: This area is covered by Bush Forever Site 306, with about half of the area protected as a class A nature reserve which is managed by DEC in conjunction with an active Friends Group.
Stratton Bushland: This bushland is held by the Department of Housing and reserved for urban purposes in the Metropolitan Region Scheme. Any proposed development of the site would be subject to standard planning and environmental approvals processes.
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Phytophthora
dieback management is undertaken by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) on a priority basis, targeting the most important conservation assets. DEC undertakes mapping of
Phytophthora
dieback and implements operational hygiene standards to minimise the risks of it being spread. DEC's flora conservation program includes research on
Phytophthora
dieback to identify means of protecting native flora and developing new techniques to eradicate or contain
Phytophthora
dieback threatening high conservation value assets.
A number of areas in the Perth Hills managed by DEC have been subject to dieback control work involving efforts to reduce the rate of spread and/or risks of infestation.
Local governments, as bushland managers, also engage in
Phytophthora
dieback management programs, often with the assistance of the Dieback Working Group.
(4) DEC is monitoring the distribution and severity of marri canker. While this mapping has not yet been completed, observations indicate the disease to be widespread. Improved recording of the prevalence of marri canker to evaluate its conservation impact is being pursued as part of ongoing forest health monitoring, including collaborative work between DEC and Murdoch University.
The current focus of research is on the nature of the impacts from marri canker, its epidemiology, the importance of environmental stress such as drought on these impacts, and the taxonomy of
Quambalaria
species.
(5) Significant areas of the Forrestfield complex have been protected in conservation reserves and several areas are recognised as regionally significant through Bush Forever and
State Planning Policy 2.8 (Bushland Policy for the Perth Metropolitan Region (2010).
Bushmead Rifle Range:The majority of the site is Bush Forever Site 213, and part of the bushland is protected under a conservation covenant.
Talbot Road Bushland: This area is covered by Bush Forever Site 306, with about half of the area protected as a class A nature reserve which is managed by DEC in conjunction with an active Friends Group.
Stratton Bushland: This bushland is held by the Department of Housing and reserved for urban purposes in the Metropolitan Region Scheme. Any proposed development of the site would be subject to standard planning and environmental approvals processes.
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