Hon Ken Travers asks about funding for medfly management in gazetted areas, specifically regarding the area-wide management and coordination strategy. The Minister provides details of funding committed to Horticulture Australia Ltd and departmental salary contributions.

AnsweredQoN 952Legislative Council
Asked
4 December 2013
Portfolio
Agriculture and Food

QuestionView source ↗

FRUIT GROWERS — FENTHION PESTICIDE
952. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the
Minister for Agriculture and Food:
I refer to
question without notice 846.
(1) How much
money has been committed towards the area-wide management and coordination
strategy for medfly in the gazetted areas?
(2) Under what
line item in the 2013–14 state budget is this funding?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the
honourable member for some notice of this question.
(1) An amount
of $130 000 has been committed to industry support project—Horticulture
Australia Ltd—for area-wide management trials in the Perth hills in
2013–14. This is further supported with a $320 000 salary contribution
from the Department of Agriculture and Food for staff involved in the project,
and in planning and extension.
(2) Not
applicable.

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