❓ A WA parliamentary question raises concerns about firewood access for residents in the south west following state forest conversions to national parks and proposed restrictions on removing dead vegetation, with the Minister unable to provide answers within the given timeframe.
AnsweredQoN 1131Legislative Council
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(1) With many areas of state forest in the south west becoming national parks, from where will people be allowed to collect firewood? (2) Is it the Government’s intention to have only fee-paying public firewood areas in the south west? (3) Given that when the Environmental Protection Amendment Bill goes through it will become illegal to remove dead native vegetation, even from private properties, without government consent, from where are the many people in the south west who have wood fires and currently collect firewood for free meant to obtain firewood? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I regret that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request that the member place the question on notice.
(2) Is it the Government’s intention to have only fee-paying public firewood areas in the south west? (3) Given that when the Environmental Protection Amendment Bill goes through it will become illegal to remove dead native vegetation, even from private properties, without government consent, from where are the many people in the south west who have wood fires and currently collect firewood for free meant to obtain firewood? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I regret that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request that the member place the question on notice.
(3) Given that when the Environmental Protection Amendment Bill goes through it will become illegal to remove dead native vegetation, even from private properties, without government consent, from where are the many people in the south west who have wood fires and currently collect firewood for free meant to obtain firewood? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I regret that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request that the member place the question on notice.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I regret that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request that the member place the question on notice.
I regret that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request that the member place the question on notice.
(2) Is it the Government’s intention to have only fee-paying public firewood areas in the south west? (3) Given that when the Environmental Protection Amendment Bill goes through it will become illegal to remove dead native vegetation, even from private properties, without government consent, from where are the many people in the south west who have wood fires and currently collect firewood for free meant to obtain firewood? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I regret that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request that the member place the question on notice.
(3) Given that when the Environmental Protection Amendment Bill goes through it will become illegal to remove dead native vegetation, even from private properties, without government consent, from where are the many people in the south west who have wood fires and currently collect firewood for free meant to obtain firewood? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I regret that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request that the member place the question on notice.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I regret that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request that the member place the question on notice.
I regret that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request that the member place the question on notice.
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