❓ Dr. Constable asks about the extent of farmland lost to salinity and government plans to address it. The Minister acknowledges data gaps but points to the recently released Salinity Strategy.
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(b) how many hectares of farming land (to the nearest 1000) have been lost to salinity during the same period; and (c) if the answer to is greater than the answer to (a), what measures does the Government intend to take to reverse this trend?
(c) if the answer to is greater than the answer to (a), what measures does the Government intend to take to reverse this trend?
(c) if the answer to is greater than the answer to (a), what measures does the Government intend to take to reverse this trend?
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Answered
18 October 2000
Response time
70 days
The Minister Replied:
(a) This information is currently not available. A number of areas have reported falling groundwater levels under lucerne and these are subsequently used for annual crops. Other areas of falling groundwater levels under trees have yet to return to agricultural use.
(b) This information is currently being determined in the Land Monitor Project, due to report next year.
(c) The Salinity Strategy was released on 2 April 2000. This is the blueprint for State's Strategy to address salinity.
(a) This information is currently not available. A number of areas have reported falling groundwater levels under lucerne and these are subsequently used for annual crops. Other areas of falling groundwater levels under trees have yet to return to agricultural use.
(b) This information is currently being determined in the Land Monitor Project, due to report next year.
(c) The Salinity Strategy was released on 2 April 2000. This is the blueprint for State's Strategy to address salinity.
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