❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the management of new conservation sites and associated budget/staff increases, revealing no specific budget increases for land areas but detailing funding for marine parks and a marine parks coordinator appointment.
AnsweredQoN 5868Legislative Council
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I refer to page 802 of the 2012-23 Budget papers regarding Nature Conservation under the Services and Key Efficiency Indicators Number 1, and I ask —
(1) How many new sites have come under the department's management in each of the following financial years —
(a) 2010-11; and
(b) 2011-12?
(2) What sites were they?
(3) What budget and staff increases have been made to handle the increased management load?
(4) Please separately account for funds from the Biodiversity Initiative.
(1) How many new sites have come under the department's management in each of the following financial years —
(a) 2010-11; and
(b) 2011-12?
(2) What sites were they?
(3) What budget and staff increases have been made to handle the increased management load?
(4) Please separately account for funds from the Biodiversity Initiative.
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Answered
18 September 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
35 days
(1)-(2) Details of changes to the area of land managed by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) are included in DEC's annual reports. The following answers list significant areas but exclude minor adjustments such as those made to boundaries.
2010-11
:
399 ha property north of Kondinin
359 ha property adjacent to Moore River National Park
226 ha property north-west of Augusta
182 ha property south-west of Southern Cross
364 ha property south-east of Bakers Hill
1063 ha Billyacatting Nature Reserve in eastern Wheatbelt
342 ha nature reserve in Donnelly District
236 ha nature reserve in Esperance District.
2011-12
:
950 ha property north of Gingin
915 ha property south-west of Quindanning
794 ha property south of Stirling Range National Park
666 ha property north of Gingin
290 ha property east of Geraldton
202 ha property south-west of Nannup
136 ha property north-west of Narembeen
120 ha property north-west of Narembeen
64 ha property north-west of Harvey
957 ha nature reserve near Esperance
930 ha nature reserve near Esperance
255 ha nature reserve in central Wheatbelt
385 ha nature reserve in central Wheatbelt
495 ha nature reserve north of Hyden
558 ha nature reserve at Wongan Hills
469 ha joint management reserve in the west Kimberley
2510 ha joint management reserve in the west Kimberley
15 134 ha (part of Doorawarrah pastoral lease)
696 000 ha Camden Sound Marine Park in the Kimberley
124 000 ha Ngari Capes Marine Park in the Leeuwin-Naturaliste area.
(3)-(4) There has been no specific extra budget allocation for the land areas listed in the answer to (2) and management costs are met through DEC's Nature Conservation and Parks and Visitor Services budgets. Extra funding to DEC for management of the Camden Sound and Ngari Capes marine parks is shown at page 817 of the 2011-12 Budget Statements and comprises $8.56 million over four years for the Ngari Capes Marine Park ($5.3 million to DEC) and $9.91 million over four years for Camden Sound Marine Park ($3.759 million to DEC).
There has been an appointment of a marine parks coordinator for the Kimberley.
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2010-11
:
399 ha property north of Kondinin
359 ha property adjacent to Moore River National Park
226 ha property north-west of Augusta
182 ha property south-west of Southern Cross
364 ha property south-east of Bakers Hill
1063 ha Billyacatting Nature Reserve in eastern Wheatbelt
342 ha nature reserve in Donnelly District
236 ha nature reserve in Esperance District.
2011-12
:
950 ha property north of Gingin
915 ha property south-west of Quindanning
794 ha property south of Stirling Range National Park
666 ha property north of Gingin
290 ha property east of Geraldton
202 ha property south-west of Nannup
136 ha property north-west of Narembeen
120 ha property north-west of Narembeen
64 ha property north-west of Harvey
957 ha nature reserve near Esperance
930 ha nature reserve near Esperance
255 ha nature reserve in central Wheatbelt
385 ha nature reserve in central Wheatbelt
495 ha nature reserve north of Hyden
558 ha nature reserve at Wongan Hills
469 ha joint management reserve in the west Kimberley
2510 ha joint management reserve in the west Kimberley
15 134 ha (part of Doorawarrah pastoral lease)
696 000 ha Camden Sound Marine Park in the Kimberley
124 000 ha Ngari Capes Marine Park in the Leeuwin-Naturaliste area.
(3)-(4) There has been no specific extra budget allocation for the land areas listed in the answer to (2) and management costs are met through DEC's Nature Conservation and Parks and Visitor Services budgets. Extra funding to DEC for management of the Camden Sound and Ngari Capes marine parks is shown at page 817 of the 2011-12 Budget Statements and comprises $8.56 million over four years for the Ngari Capes Marine Park ($5.3 million to DEC) and $9.91 million over four years for Camden Sound Marine Park ($3.759 million to DEC).
There has been an appointment of a marine parks coordinator for the Kimberley.
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