❓ A parliamentary question regarding the redundancy of a Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) position in Geraldton that liaised with pastoralists, and the implications for land management advice in the Midwest region.
AnsweredQoN 1085Legislative Council
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DEPARTMENT
OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES — GERALDTON
1085. Hon DARREN WEST to the
Attorney General representing the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to a Department of Fire and
Emergency Services position based in Geraldton, the occupant of which has, as
part of his role, liaised with approximately 200 pastoralists.
(1) Can the minister confirm this
position has been made redundant?
(2) If yes to (1), what is the
rationale for making the job redundant?
(3) Who will now provide land
management advice in the midwest?
(4) Has this
full-time equivalent position been transferred to the metropolitan area; and,
if yes, where has it been transferred to and for what purpose?
OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES — GERALDTON
1085. Hon DARREN WEST to the
Attorney General representing the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to a Department of Fire and
Emergency Services position based in Geraldton, the occupant of which has, as
part of his role, liaised with approximately 200 pastoralists.
(1) Can the minister confirm this
position has been made redundant?
(2) If yes to (1), what is the
rationale for making the job redundant?
(3) Who will now provide land
management advice in the midwest?
(4) Has this
full-time equivalent position been transferred to the metropolitan area; and,
if yes, where has it been transferred to and for what purpose?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises —
(1) Yes, the temporary contract position will cease as of 30 November
2014.
(2) The
community emergency services manager position was fully funded by the
Department of Fire and Emergency Services in 2009 as a two-year contract
position through to 2011 to provide assistance and support to local governments
and pastoralists in the Murchison–Gascoyne region. This was with the
intent that, during this period, the five local governments serviced by the
CESM position would consider co-funding it as a permanent local government
authority–DFES position, as is the case with the other 24 CESM
positions throughout Western Australia. Unfortunately, the five local
governments have advised that they are not able to financially contribute to
this proposal. DFES has in good faith continued to fund the position and extend
the contract on an annual basis since 2011.
(3) The DFES
midwest–Gascoyne region has six other permanent LGA–DFES
co-funded CESMs and nine DFES operational employees who are based within the
midwest–Gascoyne region and will continue to assist DFES with the
regional preparedness, prevention, response and recovery support to all local
governments and pastoralists in the region.
(4) No.
question.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises —
(1) Yes, the temporary contract position will cease as of 30 November
2014.
(2) The
community emergency services manager position was fully funded by the
Department of Fire and Emergency Services in 2009 as a two-year contract
position through to 2011 to provide assistance and support to local governments
and pastoralists in the Murchison–Gascoyne region. This was with the
intent that, during this period, the five local governments serviced by the
CESM position would consider co-funding it as a permanent local government
authority–DFES position, as is the case with the other 24 CESM
positions throughout Western Australia. Unfortunately, the five local
governments have advised that they are not able to financially contribute to
this proposal. DFES has in good faith continued to fund the position and extend
the contract on an annual basis since 2011.
(3) The DFES
midwest–Gascoyne region has six other permanent LGA–DFES
co-funded CESMs and nine DFES operational employees who are based within the
midwest–Gascoyne region and will continue to assist DFES with the
regional preparedness, prevention, response and recovery support to all local
governments and pastoralists in the region.
(4) No.
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