❓ Hon Steve Martin asks the Minister for Forestry about firewood shortages in WA, requesting data on past and planned firewood provisions by the Forest Products Commission. The Minister provides data in tonnes rather than cubic metres.
AnsweredQoN 366Legislative Council
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FORESTRY —
FIREWOOD SHORTAGES
366. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the minister representing the
Minister for Forestry:
I refer to the recent media reports
of firewood shortages in Western Australia.
(1) For the
following calendar years how many cubic metres of wood has the Forest Products
Commission provided to be used for firewood —
(a) 2018;
(b) 2019;
(c) 2020;
(d) 2021; and
(e) 2022 to date?
(2) How many
cubic metres of wood does FPC plan to be used for firewood for the following
years —
(a) 2022 total;
and
(b) 2023?
FIREWOOD SHORTAGES
366. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the minister representing the
Minister for Forestry:
I refer to the recent media reports
of firewood shortages in Western Australia.
(1) For the
following calendar years how many cubic metres of wood has the Forest Products
Commission provided to be used for firewood —
(a) 2018;
(b) 2019;
(c) 2020;
(d) 2021; and
(e) 2022 to date?
(2) How many
cubic metres of wood does FPC plan to be used for firewood for the following
years —
(a) 2022 total;
and
(b) 2023?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. I answer on behalf of the minister representing.
The following answer has been
provided to me by the Minister for Forestry.
(1) The below
table represents the Forest Products Commission's deliveries of
firewood timber grade. Other grades of timber not deemed firewood can contain
residue material and could be used for firewood. Firewood is delivered by the
tonne. Calendar year sales are as follows —
(a) in 2018, 71 550
tonnes;
(b) in 2019, 76 740
tonnes;
(c) in 2020, 91 815
tonnes;
(d) in 2021, 86 320
tonnes; and
(e) in 2022, 1 January
to 10 May, 21 937 tonnes.
(2) (a) There were approximately 85 000
tonnes.
(b) Delivered volume for 2023 is
predicted to be similar to previous years.
of the question. I answer on behalf of the minister representing.
The following answer has been
provided to me by the Minister for Forestry.
(1) The below
table represents the Forest Products Commission's deliveries of
firewood timber grade. Other grades of timber not deemed firewood can contain
residue material and could be used for firewood. Firewood is delivered by the
tonne. Calendar year sales are as follows —
(a) in 2018, 71 550
tonnes;
(b) in 2019, 76 740
tonnes;
(c) in 2020, 91 815
tonnes;
(d) in 2021, 86 320
tonnes; and
(e) in 2022, 1 January
to 10 May, 21 937 tonnes.
(2) (a) There were approximately 85 000
tonnes.
(b) Delivered volume for 2023 is
predicted to be similar to previous years.
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