❓ Hon. Louise Kingston questions the Minister for Environment regarding DBCA's fire management strategy, specifically prescribed burns and fuel management plans, in light of bushfire season concerns. The response indicates plans are in draft form and provides data on prescribed burns completed.
AnsweredQoN 1567Legislative Council
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BIOSECURITY,
CONSERVATION AND ATTRACTIONS — PRESCRIBED BURNS
1567. Hon LOUISE KINGSTON to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to concerns of a severe
bushfire season this summer and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation
and Attractions' fire management strategy.
(1) Has DBCA
completed the development and implementation of regional fuel management plans
for the department's nine regions?
(2) How many prescribed burns were
undertaken by DBCA in 2023?
(3) How many hectares does this
equate to?
(4) What percentage of DBCA's
prescribed burning program was completed?
CONSERVATION AND ATTRACTIONS — PRESCRIBED BURNS
1567. Hon LOUISE KINGSTON to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to concerns of a severe
bushfire season this summer and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation
and Attractions' fire management strategy.
(1) Has DBCA
completed the development and implementation of regional fuel management plans
for the department's nine regions?
(2) How many prescribed burns were
undertaken by DBCA in 2023?
(3) How many hectares does this
equate to?
(4) What percentage of DBCA's
prescribed burning program was completed?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Environment.
(1) The
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions' regional fuel
management plans are currently in draft form and will be finalised and approved
by 30 June 2024.
(2) DBCA carried
out 117 prescribed burns in its three south west forest regions and 56
prescribed burns in its other six regions for the 2022–23 financial
year.
(3) DBCA achieved
175 414 hectares of prescribed burning in its three south west forest regions
and 4 789 922 hectares of prescribed burning in its other six regions for the
2022–23 financial year.
(4) DBCA aims to
maintain a fuel age of less than six years since the last burnt at least 45 per
cent of the landscape across the department's
three south west regions. At 30 June 2023, 43.35 per cent of the landscape had a fuel age of less than six years.
some notice of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Environment.
(1) The
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions' regional fuel
management plans are currently in draft form and will be finalised and approved
by 30 June 2024.
(2) DBCA carried
out 117 prescribed burns in its three south west forest regions and 56
prescribed burns in its other six regions for the 2022–23 financial
year.
(3) DBCA achieved
175 414 hectares of prescribed burning in its three south west forest regions
and 4 789 922 hectares of prescribed burning in its other six regions for the
2022–23 financial year.
(4) DBCA aims to
maintain a fuel age of less than six years since the last burnt at least 45 per
cent of the landscape across the department's
three south west regions. At 30 June 2023, 43.35 per cent of the landscape had a fuel age of less than six years.
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