❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding native vegetation clearing permits, approvals, and illegal clearing fines from 2017-2021, with detailed data on clearing area by Local Government Area.
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In relation to land clearing and native vegetation, I ask: (a) for the following years, please identify how many native vegetation clearing permits were received: (i) 2017-18; (ii) 2018-19; (iii) 2019-20; and (iv) 2020-21; (b) for those in (a), please detail how many permits were approved and the total area approved for clearing by Local Government Area in: (i) 2017-18; (ii) 2018-19; (iii) 2019-20; and (iv) 2020-21; and (c) for the following years, please identify how many fines were issued for illegal clearing: (i) 2017-18; (ii) 2018-19; (iii) 2019-20; and (iv) 2020-21?
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Answered
9 September 2021
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
11 days
(a)
(i) 545
(ii) 602
(iii) 472
(iv) 538
(b)
(i) 394
(ii) 424
(iii) 333
(iv) 284
See table below for the total area approved for clearing within each local government authority jurisdiction:
Local Government Authority
Clearing Approved* by Hectares
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
City of Albany
4.23
25.41
7.37
0.26
City of Armadale
1.37
7.95
6.50
6.88
City of Belmont
0.56
6.95
0.10
City of Bunbury
2.58
9.69
0.35
0.76
City of Canning
0.77
4.19
City of Cockburn
9.72
3.52
9.37
8.96
City of Gosnells
0.41
11.16
1.25
0.14
City of Greater Geraldton
0.91
City of Joondalup
3.17
11.68
0.18
City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
1752.75
1478.82
687.45
1427.62
City of Mandurah
15.40
7.69
0.27
City of Melville
0.55
0.72
1.47
City of Nedlands
0.90
City of Rockingham
0.39
4.11
1.48
0.25
City of South Perth
0.18
0.19
City of Stirling
0.96
2.32
1.39
City of Swan
12.92
2.64
1.55
0.60
City of Wanneroo
456.94
2.23
94.26
4.19
Shire of Ashburton
9.69
159.99
498.63
376.67
Shire of Augusta-Margaret River
2.12
2.92
0.79
3.63
Shire of Beverley
0.32
Shire of Boddington
6.11
4.00
0.25
0.99
Shire of Boyup Brook
0.36
0.15
2.30
Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes
43.72
8.27
3.45
Shire of Broome
147.86
283.19
1.74
3.94
Shire of Bruce Rock
0.19
Shire of Busselton
5.21
35.30
0.37
0.11
Shire of Capel
17.29
0.30
1.35
Shire of Carnamah
71.63
6.36
Shire of Carnarvon
16.99
15.64
Shire of Chittering
112.42
4.73
2.63
Shire of Christmas Island
2.00
0.20
Shire of Collie
4.17
0.40
55.65
4.11
Shire of Coolgardie
1266.14
612.84
1.20
689.83
Shire of Coorow
0.18
1.50
Shire of Corrigin
0.60
Shire of Cranbrook
21.60
9.60
62.81
Shire of Cuballing
2.32
0.10
0.28
Shire of Cue
8.49
416.87
63.00
694.81
Shire of Cunderdin
0.20
Shire of Dalwallinu
0.93
34.76
Shire of Dandaragan
7.20
21.33
22.92
0.26
Shire of Dardanup
0.62
3.56
24.86
Shire of Denmark
7.28
6.59
0.50
0.10
Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
117.70
17.42
2.97
Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup
1.30
7.65
0.98
1.37
Shire of Dumbleyung
7.12
Shire of Dundas
19.00
2.00
Shire of East Pilbara
486.26
2826.10
1399.00
561.53
Shire of Esperance
27.70
22.12
127.22
151.79
Shire of Exmouth
56.90
252.00
2.30
1.48
Shire of Gingin
52.43
32.15
46.12
7.26
Shire of Gnowangerup
5.47
Shire of Goomalling
2.80
Shire of Halls Creek
79.00
142.67
Shire of Harvey
3.28
16.42
7.64
0.39
Shire of Irwin
3.80
25.18
0.48
25.37
Shire of Jerramungup
3.25
0.19
0.37
Shire of Kalamunda
2.52
3.37
1.69
1.21
Shire of Katanning
8.82
8.38
Shire of Kellerberrin
0.19
3.47
Shire of Kent
1.10
Shire of Kojonup
5.50
0.56
1.13
0.28
Shire of Kondinin
4.25
8.55
13.66
2.69
Shire of Koorda
8.58
98.54
Shire of Lake Grace
88.63
24.36
144.76
Shire of Laverton
368.00
812.38
312.00
16.97
Shire of Leonora
423.20
424.70
139.00
552.41
Shire of Manjimup
14.63
233.78
52.42
12.25
Shire of Meekatharra
825.00
545.73
473.90
1891.60
Shire of Menzies
197.70
872.56
229.50
Shire of Merredin
4.32
6.73
0.91
Shire of Mingenew
9.62
0.84
0.35
Shire of Moora
15.46
11.57
Shire of Mount Magnet
228.00
176.00
184.00
Shire of Mount Marshall
5.10
Shire of Mukinbudin
2.00
0.10
Shire of Mundaring
0.24
0.30
Shire of Murchison
25.80
2.00
145.70
Shire of Murray
14.55
2.37
0.18
1.95
Shire of Nannup
1.67
0.78
Shire of Narrogin
0.75
Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku
36.63
33.20
169.45
6.10
Shire of Northam
1.16
3.22
Shire of Northampton
55.45
4.30
49.30
251.32
Shire of Perenjori
35.00
Shire of Pingelly
0.74
Shire of Plantagenet
0.69
4.40
2.23
Shire of Quairading
0.15
Shire of Ravensthorpe
4.88
1.33
0.72
2.38
Shire of Roebourne
93.13
263.80
44.32
85.92
Shire of Sandstone
35.00
Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
31.13
2.18
3.19
12.63
Shire of Shark Bay
39.30
1.00
0.38
Shire of Three Springs
74.99
Shire of Toodyay
37.98
0.18
2.98
0.26
Shire of Upper Gascoyne
137.00
Shire of Victoria Plains
0.70
32.57
Shire of Wagin
0.16
Shire of Wandering
0.14
0.14
Shire of Waroona
7.60
1.95
36.69
1.70
Shire of West Arthur
0.42
0.14
Shire of Westonia
5.00
0.90
Shire of Wickepin
1.15
0.30
Shire of wWlliams
4.50
29.76
Shire of Wiluna
536.86
616.90
42.00
495.11
Shire of Wongan-Ballidu
0.63
Shire of Wyalkatchem
0.53
0.11
6.55
Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley
165.96
45.63
16.32
116.56
Shire of Yalgoo
35.00
115.93
Shire of Yilgarn
375.31
2.76
23.30
125.40
Shire of York
0.11
Town of Claremont
1.50
77.10
Town of Kwinana
26.44
0.43
Town of Narrogin
3.00
Town of Port Hedland
14.84
81.52
78.10
127.43
*by both the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety; does not include clearing authorised under State-wide purpose permits.
(c)
(i) 1
(ii) 1
(iii) 3
(iv) 6
(i) 545
(ii) 602
(iii) 472
(iv) 538
(b)
(i) 394
(ii) 424
(iii) 333
(iv) 284
See table below for the total area approved for clearing within each local government authority jurisdiction:
Local Government Authority
Clearing Approved* by Hectares
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
City of Albany
4.23
25.41
7.37
0.26
City of Armadale
1.37
7.95
6.50
6.88
City of Belmont
0.56
6.95
0.10
City of Bunbury
2.58
9.69
0.35
0.76
City of Canning
0.77
4.19
City of Cockburn
9.72
3.52
9.37
8.96
City of Gosnells
0.41
11.16
1.25
0.14
City of Greater Geraldton
0.91
City of Joondalup
3.17
11.68
0.18
City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
1752.75
1478.82
687.45
1427.62
City of Mandurah
15.40
7.69
0.27
City of Melville
0.55
0.72
1.47
City of Nedlands
0.90
City of Rockingham
0.39
4.11
1.48
0.25
City of South Perth
0.18
0.19
City of Stirling
0.96
2.32
1.39
City of Swan
12.92
2.64
1.55
0.60
City of Wanneroo
456.94
2.23
94.26
4.19
Shire of Ashburton
9.69
159.99
498.63
376.67
Shire of Augusta-Margaret River
2.12
2.92
0.79
3.63
Shire of Beverley
0.32
Shire of Boddington
6.11
4.00
0.25
0.99
Shire of Boyup Brook
0.36
0.15
2.30
Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes
43.72
8.27
3.45
Shire of Broome
147.86
283.19
1.74
3.94
Shire of Bruce Rock
0.19
Shire of Busselton
5.21
35.30
0.37
0.11
Shire of Capel
17.29
0.30
1.35
Shire of Carnamah
71.63
6.36
Shire of Carnarvon
16.99
15.64
Shire of Chittering
112.42
4.73
2.63
Shire of Christmas Island
2.00
0.20
Shire of Collie
4.17
0.40
55.65
4.11
Shire of Coolgardie
1266.14
612.84
1.20
689.83
Shire of Coorow
0.18
1.50
Shire of Corrigin
0.60
Shire of Cranbrook
21.60
9.60
62.81
Shire of Cuballing
2.32
0.10
0.28
Shire of Cue
8.49
416.87
63.00
694.81
Shire of Cunderdin
0.20
Shire of Dalwallinu
0.93
34.76
Shire of Dandaragan
7.20
21.33
22.92
0.26
Shire of Dardanup
0.62
3.56
24.86
Shire of Denmark
7.28
6.59
0.50
0.10
Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
117.70
17.42
2.97
Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup
1.30
7.65
0.98
1.37
Shire of Dumbleyung
7.12
Shire of Dundas
19.00
2.00
Shire of East Pilbara
486.26
2826.10
1399.00
561.53
Shire of Esperance
27.70
22.12
127.22
151.79
Shire of Exmouth
56.90
252.00
2.30
1.48
Shire of Gingin
52.43
32.15
46.12
7.26
Shire of Gnowangerup
5.47
Shire of Goomalling
2.80
Shire of Halls Creek
79.00
142.67
Shire of Harvey
3.28
16.42
7.64
0.39
Shire of Irwin
3.80
25.18
0.48
25.37
Shire of Jerramungup
3.25
0.19
0.37
Shire of Kalamunda
2.52
3.37
1.69
1.21
Shire of Katanning
8.82
8.38
Shire of Kellerberrin
0.19
3.47
Shire of Kent
1.10
Shire of Kojonup
5.50
0.56
1.13
0.28
Shire of Kondinin
4.25
8.55
13.66
2.69
Shire of Koorda
8.58
98.54
Shire of Lake Grace
88.63
24.36
144.76
Shire of Laverton
368.00
812.38
312.00
16.97
Shire of Leonora
423.20
424.70
139.00
552.41
Shire of Manjimup
14.63
233.78
52.42
12.25
Shire of Meekatharra
825.00
545.73
473.90
1891.60
Shire of Menzies
197.70
872.56
229.50
Shire of Merredin
4.32
6.73
0.91
Shire of Mingenew
9.62
0.84
0.35
Shire of Moora
15.46
11.57
Shire of Mount Magnet
228.00
176.00
184.00
Shire of Mount Marshall
5.10
Shire of Mukinbudin
2.00
0.10
Shire of Mundaring
0.24
0.30
Shire of Murchison
25.80
2.00
145.70
Shire of Murray
14.55
2.37
0.18
1.95
Shire of Nannup
1.67
0.78
Shire of Narrogin
0.75
Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku
36.63
33.20
169.45
6.10
Shire of Northam
1.16
3.22
Shire of Northampton
55.45
4.30
49.30
251.32
Shire of Perenjori
35.00
Shire of Pingelly
0.74
Shire of Plantagenet
0.69
4.40
2.23
Shire of Quairading
0.15
Shire of Ravensthorpe
4.88
1.33
0.72
2.38
Shire of Roebourne
93.13
263.80
44.32
85.92
Shire of Sandstone
35.00
Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
31.13
2.18
3.19
12.63
Shire of Shark Bay
39.30
1.00
0.38
Shire of Three Springs
74.99
Shire of Toodyay
37.98
0.18
2.98
0.26
Shire of Upper Gascoyne
137.00
Shire of Victoria Plains
0.70
32.57
Shire of Wagin
0.16
Shire of Wandering
0.14
0.14
Shire of Waroona
7.60
1.95
36.69
1.70
Shire of West Arthur
0.42
0.14
Shire of Westonia
5.00
0.90
Shire of Wickepin
1.15
0.30
Shire of wWlliams
4.50
29.76
Shire of Wiluna
536.86
616.90
42.00
495.11
Shire of Wongan-Ballidu
0.63
Shire of Wyalkatchem
0.53
0.11
6.55
Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley
165.96
45.63
16.32
116.56
Shire of Yalgoo
35.00
115.93
Shire of Yilgarn
375.31
2.76
23.30
125.40
Shire of York
0.11
Town of Claremont
1.50
77.10
Town of Kwinana
26.44
0.43
Town of Narrogin
3.00
Town of Port Hedland
14.84
81.52
78.10
127.43
*by both the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety; does not include clearing authorised under State-wide purpose permits.
(c)
(i) 1
(ii) 1
(iii) 3
(iv) 6
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