❓ Hon Giz Watson questions the Minister for Environment regarding continued funding for the western ground parrot recovery project and integrated fauna recovery program on the south coast. The Minister assures the government's commitment to the recovery project and broader threatened fauna work.
AnsweredQoN 233Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
WESTERN GROUND
PARROT
233. Hon GIZ WATSON to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
The western ground parrot is one of the world's most
critically endangered parrots with an estimated 110 birds surviving in Western
Australia. I refer to the western ground parrot recovery project and the
integrated fauna recovery program.
(1) Will the minister continue to fund the
Department of Environment and Conservation's —
The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers has been in this
chamber long enough to know that he should not get up and walk in the line
between the member on their feet and the Chair, whoever is in the chair. I just
ask him to show a few common courtesies and to read the standing orders in
relation to that.
Hon GIZ WATSON : I will continue —
(1) Will the minister continue to fund the
Department of Environment and Conservation's position of
conservation officer for the western ground parrot recovery project beyond May
2012?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Will the minister continue to fund the integrated fauna
recovery program for the south coast?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
(5) If no to (1) and (3), how will threats to the survival of
the western ground parrot be addressed?
(6) If no to
(1) and (3), will the minister give an assurance that western ground parrot
numbers will not be reduced as a result of this defunding?
PARROT
233. Hon GIZ WATSON to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
The western ground parrot is one of the world's most
critically endangered parrots with an estimated 110 birds surviving in Western
Australia. I refer to the western ground parrot recovery project and the
integrated fauna recovery program.
(1) Will the minister continue to fund the
Department of Environment and Conservation's —
The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers has been in this
chamber long enough to know that he should not get up and walk in the line
between the member on their feet and the Chair, whoever is in the chair. I just
ask him to show a few common courtesies and to read the standing orders in
relation to that.
Hon GIZ WATSON : I will continue —
(1) Will the minister continue to fund the
Department of Environment and Conservation's position of
conservation officer for the western ground parrot recovery project beyond May
2012?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Will the minister continue to fund the integrated fauna
recovery program for the south coast?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
(5) If no to (1) and (3), how will threats to the survival of
the western ground parrot be addressed?
(6) If no to
(1) and (3), will the minister give an assurance that western ground parrot
numbers will not be reduced as a result of this defunding?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question.
(1)–(6)
The government is very conscious of the critically endangered status of the
western ground parrot and is committed to continuing the recovery project for
this species as well as broader work on threatened fauna recovery on the south
coast.
question.
(1)–(6)
The government is very conscious of the critically endangered status of the
western ground parrot and is committed to continuing the recovery project for
this species as well as broader work on threatened fauna recovery on the south
coast.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.