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❓ Question regarding the impact of the Waroona fires on state and privately-owned timber plantations, including hectares destroyed, timber value lost, percentage of total acreage destroyed, and salvage plans. The answer details the impact on state-owned softwood and confirms salvage operations are underway.

AnsweredQoN 5011Legislative Assembly

Asked

17 February 2016

Member

Mr M.P. Murray

Portfolio

Forestry

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(1) How many hectares of the following categories of state and privately-owned plantation timber were destroyed in the January Waroona fires, and what was the estimated eventual value of the timber which was lost for each category: (a) state-owned softwood pine; (b) state-owned hardwood eucalyptus; (c) privately-owned softwood pine; and (d) privately-owned hardwood eucalyptus? (2) What percentage of total South West plantation acreage was destroyed in the following categories: (a) state-owned softwood pine; (b) state-owned hardwood eucalyptus; (c) privately-owned softwood pine; and (d) privately-owned hardwood eucalyptus? (3) Has the State Government or any of its departments formulated plans to salvage burnt timber from damaged areas, and if so, when will this be carried out?

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Answered

15 March 2016

Responded by

Minister for Forestry

Response time

27 days

(1)(a)   3,300 hectares of state-owned softwood plantations were destroyed in the Waroona fires. The eventual value of the log timber lost from these plantations is estimated to be approximately $29 million.
(b)       Nil
(c)-(d) I have been advised that there are no significant commercial volumes within the Waroona fire area.
(2)(a)   Approximately 4.2%
(b)-(d) Not applicable
(3)       Yes salvage operations are currently underway.

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