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❓ Mr Love asks about the staffing and strategic planning of the Great Southern Development Commission (GSDC). The Minister provides details on employee numbers, contract types, location of residence, and confirms the existence of a current Strategic Plan.

AnsweredQoN 1490Legislative Assembly

Asked

3 December 2025

Member

Mr Shane Love

Portfolio

Regional Development

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I refer to the Great Southern Development Commission (GSDC), and I ask : (a) how many employees, by headcount and full-time equivalent, are employed by, or seconded from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, for the service of GSDC; (b) of those identified in (a), please detail their designation and whether they are: (i) permanent employees; (ii) casual employees; and (iii) employees of another type or category (please detail); (c) of those identified in (a), how many permanently reside in: (i) regional Western Australia; and (ii) the Perth metropolitan region; and (d) Does GSDC have a current Strategic Plan in place?

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Answered

17 February 2026

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Regional Development

Response time

3 days

(a) Headcount: 16
Full-time equivalent: 13.6
(b)
(i) 10
(ii) 0
(iii) 1 Senior Executive Services contract and 5 Fixed term contracts
(c)
(i) 16
(ii) 0
(d) Yes.

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