❓ Hon Robin Chapple asks about Kimberley conservation areas, including tenure, budget, management plans, and percentage of total area. The Minister provides details on the number of reserves, budget allocations, and percentage of terrestrial area, with further details tabled.
AnsweredQoN 4110Legislative Council
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I refer to conservation areas in the Kimberley, and I
ask: (a) how
many conservation areas are there in the Kimberley by tenure, that is national
parks, conservation parks, nature reserves, etc.; (b) will the Minister provide a table, including the following: (i) the name of conservation area; (ii) the tenure; (iii) the area in hectares; (iv) the annual management budget; (v) the amount of budget from Kimberley Science and Conservation Strategy; (vi) the presence/absence of a management plan and when first drafted; and (vii) when a management plan can be expected; (c) what percentage are these conservation areas of the total terrestrial
area of the Kimberley region; and (d) when are the management plans for each conservation area due to be
reviewed?
ask: (a) how
many conservation areas are there in the Kimberley by tenure, that is national
parks, conservation parks, nature reserves, etc.; (b) will the Minister provide a table, including the following: (i) the name of conservation area; (ii) the tenure; (iii) the area in hectares; (iv) the annual management budget; (v) the amount of budget from Kimberley Science and Conservation Strategy; (vi) the presence/absence of a management plan and when first drafted; and (vii) when a management plan can be expected; (c) what percentage are these conservation areas of the total terrestrial
area of the Kimberley region; and (d) when are the management plans for each conservation area due to be
reviewed?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
28 June 2016
Responded by
Minister for Planning representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
49 days
The Minister for Environment has provided the following response.
(a) There are 10 national parks, 17 nature reserves, six conservation parks, 25 Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 (CALM Act) 5(1)(h) reserves, one CALM Act 5(1)(g) reserve, two miscellaneous reserves and three marine parks currently gazetted in the Kimberley Region.
(b)(i)-(iii) [See Tabled Paper No. #].
(iv) The annual management budget for the Kimberley Region in 2015-16 is $8,255,627, which includes payroll, staff costs and operations. This budget is allocated across the reserves according to management priorities, including visitor risk management, conservation issues and opportunities, visitor services and fire management.
(v) The 2015-16 budget under the Kimberley Science and Conservation Strategy is $10,324,000, which is expended across existing and proposed reserves, as well as other tenures under a landscape-scale approach to managing fire, feral animals and weeds.
(vi) - (vii) [See Tabled Paper No. #].
(c) The existing gazetted terrestrial conservation reserves constitute 6.8 per cent of the total terrestrial area of the Kimberley Region.
(d) Management plans prepared under the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 generally have a term of ten years, however plans remain in force until a new plan is approved, unless they are revoked. The Lalang-garram/Camden Sound Marine Park Management Plan includes a provision to review the plan in five years.
(a) There are 10 national parks, 17 nature reserves, six conservation parks, 25 Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 (CALM Act) 5(1)(h) reserves, one CALM Act 5(1)(g) reserve, two miscellaneous reserves and three marine parks currently gazetted in the Kimberley Region.
(b)(i)-(iii) [See Tabled Paper No. #].
(iv) The annual management budget for the Kimberley Region in 2015-16 is $8,255,627, which includes payroll, staff costs and operations. This budget is allocated across the reserves according to management priorities, including visitor risk management, conservation issues and opportunities, visitor services and fire management.
(v) The 2015-16 budget under the Kimberley Science and Conservation Strategy is $10,324,000, which is expended across existing and proposed reserves, as well as other tenures under a landscape-scale approach to managing fire, feral animals and weeds.
(vi) - (vii) [See Tabled Paper No. #].
(c) The existing gazetted terrestrial conservation reserves constitute 6.8 per cent of the total terrestrial area of the Kimberley Region.
(d) Management plans prepared under the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 generally have a term of ten years, however plans remain in force until a new plan is approved, unless they are revoked. The Lalang-garram/Camden Sound Marine Park Management Plan includes a provision to review the plan in five years.
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