❓ Ms. Quirk asks about prescribed burn targets and actual areas burnt by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) in the south-west of WA from 2008-2011, and the target for 2012. The Minister provides the area prescribed burnt per financial year.
AnsweredQoN 7287Legislative Assembly
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(1) Will the Minister list the target area for prescribed burns and the amount of area actually burnt for the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011?
(2) What is the target area for prescribed burning in 2012?
(2) What is the target area for prescribed burning in 2012?
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Answered
19 March 2012
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
26 days
(1)-(2) The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) prepares a program of prescribed burning in the south-west that aims to burn around 200,000 hectares each year. The individual years are managed and reported on a financial year basis.
The following shows the area (hectares) prescribed burnt per year in the south-west by DEC:
2007/08 - 143,681
2008/09 - 151,818
2009/10 - 212,017
2010/11 - 136,746
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The following shows the area (hectares) prescribed burnt per year in the south-west by DEC:
2007/08 - 143,681
2008/09 - 151,818
2009/10 - 212,017
2010/11 - 136,746
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
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