Hon Paddy Embry asks about compensation paid to mill owners due to the timber industry shutdown in southwest mill towns. Hon Ken Travers provides a list of recipients and amounts received, stating a full list will be in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.

AnsweredQoN 1047Legislative Council
Asked
21 February 2002
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State Development

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Rumours are rife in south west mill towns such as Manjimup about the compensation due to mill owners because of the shutdown of the timber industry. (1) Who has accepted the business exit package? (2) How much has each recipient received? (3) When will the list of recipients be readily available? Taxpayers are funding the program, so that detail should be accessible under the Freedom of Information Act. Hon KEN TRAVERS

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(1)-(2) I am advised that the following amounts have been received by the companies list below - Amount received Mangee Milling $380 203.95 Northcliffe Sawmill $718 455.66 Sotico - partial exit for harvesting and haulage contract $2 441 244.00 Denbarker Sawmill $122 513.00 Pickering Brook Sawmill $452 507.04 Gandy Timbers $1 802 531.00 B.A. & C.A. Owens - harvesting and haulage only $432 496.00 Quaife Holdings $236 664.00 Wintershine Pty Ltd $54 270.00 Simon Watkin Land Management $46 013.00 Midway Sawmill $1 728 317.00 B. Elwin & Company $252 071.00 Rocky Gully Sawmill $247 618.00 Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
(1) Who has accepted the business exit package? (2) How much has each recipient received? (3) When will the list of recipients be readily available? Taxpayers are funding the program, so that detail should be accessible under the Freedom of Information Act. Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: (1)-(2) I am advised that the following amounts have been received by the companies list below - Amount received Mangee Milling $380 203.95 Northcliffe Sawmill $718 455.66 Sotico - partial exit for harvesting and haulage contract $2 441 244.00 Denbarker Sawmill $122 513.00 Pickering Brook Sawmill $452 507.04 Gandy Timbers $1 802 531.00 B.A. & C.A. Owens - harvesting and haulage only $432 496.00 Quaife Holdings $236 664.00 Wintershine Pty Ltd $54 270.00 Simon Watkin Land Management $46 013.00 Midway Sawmill $1 728 317.00 B. Elwin & Company $252 071.00 Rocky Gully Sawmill $247 618.00 Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
(2) How much has each recipient received? (3) When will the list of recipients be readily available? Taxpayers are funding the program, so that detail should be accessible under the Freedom of Information Act. Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: (1)-(2) I am advised that the following amounts have been received by the companies list below - Amount received Mangee Milling $380 203.95 Northcliffe Sawmill $718 455.66 Sotico - partial exit for harvesting and haulage contract $2 441 244.00 Denbarker Sawmill $122 513.00 Pickering Brook Sawmill $452 507.04 Gandy Timbers $1 802 531.00 B.A. & C.A. Owens - harvesting and haulage only $432 496.00 Quaife Holdings $236 664.00 Wintershine Pty Ltd $54 270.00 Simon Watkin Land Management $46 013.00 Midway Sawmill $1 728 317.00 B. Elwin & Company $252 071.00 Rocky Gully Sawmill $247 618.00 Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
(3) When will the list of recipients be readily available? Taxpayers are funding the program, so that detail should be accessible under the Freedom of Information Act. Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: (1)-(2) I am advised that the following amounts have been received by the companies list below - Amount received Mangee Milling $380 203.95 Northcliffe Sawmill $718 455.66 Sotico - partial exit for harvesting and haulage contract $2 441 244.00 Denbarker Sawmill $122 513.00 Pickering Brook Sawmill $452 507.04 Gandy Timbers $1 802 531.00 B.A. & C.A. Owens - harvesting and haulage only $432 496.00 Quaife Holdings $236 664.00 Wintershine Pty Ltd $54 270.00 Simon Watkin Land Management $46 013.00 Midway Sawmill $1 728 317.00 B. Elwin & Company $252 071.00 Rocky Gully Sawmill $247 618.00 Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: (1)-(2) I am advised that the following amounts have been received by the companies list below - Amount received Mangee Milling $380 203.95 Northcliffe Sawmill $718 455.66 Sotico - partial exit for harvesting and haulage contract $2 441 244.00 Denbarker Sawmill $122 513.00 Pickering Brook Sawmill $452 507.04 Gandy Timbers $1 802 531.00 B.A. & C.A. Owens - harvesting and haulage only $432 496.00 Quaife Holdings $236 664.00 Wintershine Pty Ltd $54 270.00 Simon Watkin Land Management $46 013.00 Midway Sawmill $1 728 317.00 B. Elwin & Company $252 071.00 Rocky Gully Sawmill $247 618.00 Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
(1)-(2) I am advised that the following amounts have been received by the companies list below - Amount received Mangee Milling $380 203.95 Northcliffe Sawmill $718 455.66 Sotico - partial exit for harvesting and haulage contract $2 441 244.00 Denbarker Sawmill $122 513.00 Pickering Brook Sawmill $452 507.04 Gandy Timbers $1 802 531.00 B.A. & C.A. Owens - harvesting and haulage only $432 496.00 Quaife Holdings $236 664.00 Wintershine Pty Ltd $54 270.00 Simon Watkin Land Management $46 013.00 Midway Sawmill $1 728 317.00 B. Elwin & Company $252 071.00 Rocky Gully Sawmill $247 618.00 Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
Amount received Mangee Milling $380 203.95 Northcliffe Sawmill $718 455.66 Sotico - partial exit for harvesting and haulage contract $2 441 244.00 Denbarker Sawmill $122 513.00 Pickering Brook Sawmill $452 507.04 Gandy Timbers $1 802 531.00 B.A. & C.A. Owens - harvesting and haulage only $432 496.00 Quaife Holdings $236 664.00 Wintershine Pty Ltd $54 270.00 Simon Watkin Land Management $46 013.00 Midway Sawmill $1 728 317.00 B. Elwin & Company $252 071.00 Rocky Gully Sawmill $247 618.00 Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
Mangee Milling $380 203.95 Northcliffe Sawmill $718 455.66 Sotico - partial exit for harvesting and haulage contract $2 441 244.00 Denbarker Sawmill $122 513.00 Pickering Brook Sawmill $452 507.04 Gandy Timbers $1 802 531.00 B.A. & C.A. Owens - harvesting and haulage only $432 496.00 Quaife Holdings $236 664.00 Wintershine Pty Ltd $54 270.00 Simon Watkin Land Management $46 013.00 Midway Sawmill $1 728 317.00 B. Elwin & Company $252 071.00 Rocky Gully Sawmill $247 618.00 Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
Northcliffe Sawmill $718 455.66 Sotico - partial exit for harvesting and haulage contract $2 441 244.00 Denbarker Sawmill $122 513.00 Pickering Brook Sawmill $452 507.04 Gandy Timbers $1 802 531.00 B.A. & C.A. Owens - harvesting and haulage only $432 496.00 Quaife Holdings $236 664.00 Wintershine Pty Ltd $54 270.00 Simon Watkin Land Management $46 013.00 Midway Sawmill $1 728 317.00 B. Elwin & Company $252 071.00 Rocky Gully Sawmill $247 618.00 Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
Sotico - partial exit for harvesting and haulage contract $2 441 244.00 Denbarker Sawmill $122 513.00 Pickering Brook Sawmill $452 507.04 Gandy Timbers $1 802 531.00 B.A. & C.A. Owens - harvesting and haulage only $432 496.00 Quaife Holdings $236 664.00 Wintershine Pty Ltd $54 270.00 Simon Watkin Land Management $46 013.00 Midway Sawmill $1 728 317.00 B. Elwin & Company $252 071.00 Rocky Gully Sawmill $247 618.00 Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
Denbarker Sawmill $122 513.00 Pickering Brook Sawmill $452 507.04 Gandy Timbers $1 802 531.00 B.A. & C.A. Owens - harvesting and haulage only $432 496.00 Quaife Holdings $236 664.00 Wintershine Pty Ltd $54 270.00 Simon Watkin Land Management $46 013.00 Midway Sawmill $1 728 317.00 B. Elwin & Company $252 071.00 Rocky Gully Sawmill $247 618.00 Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
Pickering Brook Sawmill $452 507.04 Gandy Timbers $1 802 531.00 B.A. & C.A. Owens - harvesting and haulage only $432 496.00 Quaife Holdings $236 664.00 Wintershine Pty Ltd $54 270.00 Simon Watkin Land Management $46 013.00 Midway Sawmill $1 728 317.00 B. Elwin & Company $252 071.00 Rocky Gully Sawmill $247 618.00 Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
Gandy Timbers $1 802 531.00 B.A. & C.A. Owens - harvesting and haulage only $432 496.00 Quaife Holdings $236 664.00 Wintershine Pty Ltd $54 270.00 Simon Watkin Land Management $46 013.00 Midway Sawmill $1 728 317.00 B. Elwin & Company $252 071.00 Rocky Gully Sawmill $247 618.00 Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
B.A. & C.A. Owens - harvesting and haulage only $432 496.00 Quaife Holdings $236 664.00 Wintershine Pty Ltd $54 270.00 Simon Watkin Land Management $46 013.00 Midway Sawmill $1 728 317.00 B. Elwin & Company $252 071.00 Rocky Gully Sawmill $247 618.00 Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
Quaife Holdings $236 664.00 Wintershine Pty Ltd $54 270.00 Simon Watkin Land Management $46 013.00 Midway Sawmill $1 728 317.00 B. Elwin & Company $252 071.00 Rocky Gully Sawmill $247 618.00 Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
Wintershine Pty Ltd $54 270.00 Simon Watkin Land Management $46 013.00 Midway Sawmill $1 728 317.00 B. Elwin & Company $252 071.00 Rocky Gully Sawmill $247 618.00 Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
Simon Watkin Land Management $46 013.00 Midway Sawmill $1 728 317.00 B. Elwin & Company $252 071.00 Rocky Gully Sawmill $247 618.00 Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
Midway Sawmill $1 728 317.00 B. Elwin & Company $252 071.00 Rocky Gully Sawmill $247 618.00 Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
B. Elwin & Company $252 071.00 Rocky Gully Sawmill $247 618.00 Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
Rocky Gully Sawmill $247 618.00 Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
Bedford Brothers $361 280.00 (3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.
(3) All recipients of business exit assistance will be listed in the Department of Industry and Technology’s annual report.

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