❓ Hon Jim Chown asks the Minister for Agriculture and Food about current developments in the Kimberley, focusing on cattle production, employment, and job creation for traditional owners. The Minister outlines several projects and initiatives, including infrastructure development, research, and support for Aboriginal pastoral stations.
AnsweredQoN 1210Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
AGRICULTURE —
KIMBERLEY PROJECTS
1210. Hon JIM CHOWN to the Minister for Agriculture and Food:
(1) What
developments in the Kimberley are both the minister and her government working
on currently?
(2) How will these developments
increase cattle production?
(3) How will
these developments increase employment, especially the creation of jobs for
traditional owners?
KIMBERLEY PROJECTS
1210. Hon JIM CHOWN to the Minister for Agriculture and Food:
(1) What
developments in the Kimberley are both the minister and her government working
on currently?
(2) How will these developments
increase cattle production?
(3) How will
these developments increase employment, especially the creation of jobs for
traditional owners?
AnswerView source ↗
Madam President, I thank the member
for the question. The answer will be extremely long if the member wants me to
do it justice.
Last month, I was in the Kimberley to announce some of the
developments in the region—approval to build the new $110 million
floating wharf facility at Broome port, to be constructed and funded by the
Kimberley Marine Supply Base; an additional $3.9 million funding for tourism
infrastructure on the Dampier Peninsula to prepare communities for the
anticipated visitor increase on Cape Leveque Road, a $65 million McGowan
government project due for completion at the end of 2020; and $11.95 million
for stage 2 of the completion of the Chinatown revitalisation project. The
Chinatown project will comprise 10 subprojects, with construction expected to
create 27 direct jobs and 53 indirect jobs
during construction, including 10 Aboriginal employment opportunities. We also have the northern beef development project, which is now administered not from
Waroona but from Broome. That is rebuilding agricultural research in the north.
We have our revitalisation of the Frank Wise Research Institute, with a new
professor—a leading agronomist with 40 years' experience—based
up there, and three new research officers, and half a million dollars in
upgrades. We also have the last round of business improvement grants, which saw
$575 000 go to 20 pastoral businesses across the Kimberley. We have also been
working intensively with the Aboriginal
pastoral stations up there. A whole raft of those pastoral stations, including
Louisa Downs, Mowla Bluff and
Myroodah, have participated in our ''Indigenous Grazing for Profit''
course. We have numerous other programs.
If the member wants to be more specific, we will need more
time to talk about all the things that we are doing in the Kimberley.
for the question. The answer will be extremely long if the member wants me to
do it justice.
Last month, I was in the Kimberley to announce some of the
developments in the region—approval to build the new $110 million
floating wharf facility at Broome port, to be constructed and funded by the
Kimberley Marine Supply Base; an additional $3.9 million funding for tourism
infrastructure on the Dampier Peninsula to prepare communities for the
anticipated visitor increase on Cape Leveque Road, a $65 million McGowan
government project due for completion at the end of 2020; and $11.95 million
for stage 2 of the completion of the Chinatown revitalisation project. The
Chinatown project will comprise 10 subprojects, with construction expected to
create 27 direct jobs and 53 indirect jobs
during construction, including 10 Aboriginal employment opportunities. We also have the northern beef development project, which is now administered not from
Waroona but from Broome. That is rebuilding agricultural research in the north.
We have our revitalisation of the Frank Wise Research Institute, with a new
professor—a leading agronomist with 40 years' experience—based
up there, and three new research officers, and half a million dollars in
upgrades. We also have the last round of business improvement grants, which saw
$575 000 go to 20 pastoral businesses across the Kimberley. We have also been
working intensively with the Aboriginal
pastoral stations up there. A whole raft of those pastoral stations, including
Louisa Downs, Mowla Bluff and
Myroodah, have participated in our ''Indigenous Grazing for Profit''
course. We have numerous other programs.
If the member wants to be more specific, we will need more
time to talk about all the things that we are doing in the Kimberley.
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