❓ Dr. Brad Pettitt questions the Minister for Environment regarding reported western ringtail possum deaths/injuries during the Bunbury Outer Ring Road clearing, specifically addressing eyewitness accounts of possums falling from trees. The Minister reports no official notifications received by DBCA.
AnsweredQoN 927Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
BUNBURY OUTER RING ROAD — GELORUP CORRIDOR —
CLEARING
927. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to the clearing of the
Gelorup corridor for the Bunbury Outer Ring Road that resumed in March 2023 and
the recent installation of murals depicting critically endangered western
ringtail possums as part of ongoing works by Main Roads.
(1) How many
notifications of western ringtail possums being killed or injured have been
made to the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions and/or the
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation since clearing resumed?
(2) If no to (1),
can the minister account for recent eyewitness reports by residents of possums
falling from trees being actively cleared on the corner of Yalinda Drive and
Eucalypt Drive, Gelorup?
CLEARING
927. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to the clearing of the
Gelorup corridor for the Bunbury Outer Ring Road that resumed in March 2023 and
the recent installation of murals depicting critically endangered western
ringtail possums as part of ongoing works by Main Roads.
(1) How many
notifications of western ringtail possums being killed or injured have been
made to the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions and/or the
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation since clearing resumed?
(2) If no to (1),
can the minister account for recent eyewitness reports by residents of possums
falling from trees being actively cleared on the corner of Yalinda Drive and
Eucalypt Drive, Gelorup?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Environment, I provide
the following answer.
(1) Since
clearing resumed in March 2023, no notifications of western ringtail possums
being killed or injured have been made to the Department of Biodiversity,
Conservation and Attractions in relation to the Bunbury Outer Ring Road. DBCA is unaware of any notifications made to
the commonwealth government's Department of Climate Change,
Energy, the Environment and Water.
(2) DBCA is
unaware of and therefore cannot account for any recent reports by Gelorup
residents of possums falling from trees.
some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Environment, I provide
the following answer.
(1) Since
clearing resumed in March 2023, no notifications of western ringtail possums
being killed or injured have been made to the Department of Biodiversity,
Conservation and Attractions in relation to the Bunbury Outer Ring Road. DBCA is unaware of any notifications made to
the commonwealth government's Department of Climate Change,
Energy, the Environment and Water.
(2) DBCA is
unaware of and therefore cannot account for any recent reports by Gelorup
residents of possums falling from trees.
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