❓ Hon Giz Watson questions the Minister for Environment regarding the increased costs associated with the Layman Ballan BS120 prescribed burn that escaped and became a wildfire. The Minister provides updated cost figures and tables a document outlining the bushfire-related expenses.
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PRESCRIBED BURNING PROGRAM — LAYMAN BALLAN BS120
I refer to question on notice 3784 of 2011 regarding the Layman Ballan BS120 prescribed burn and the subsequent wildfire that resulted from fire escaping from that burn. Given that the total cost of the fire was $618 618 rather than $74 374, which was the cost allocated to the prescribed burn, where specifically was the additional $544 244 spent? Hon HELEN MORTON
I refer to question on notice 3784 of 2011 regarding the Layman Ballan BS120 prescribed burn and the subsequent wildfire that resulted from fire escaping from that burn. Given that the total cost of the fire was $618 618 rather than $74 374, which was the cost allocated to the prescribed burn, where specifically was the additional $544 244 spent? Hon HELEN MORTON
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following information. The total expenditure related to the Layman Ballan BS120 burn now stands at $647 982, of which $74 374 is attributable to prescribed burning. The remaining $573 608 is bushfire related, as outlined in the attached document, which I now table. [See paper 3342.]
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following information. The total expenditure related to the Layman Ballan BS120 burn now stands at $647 982, of which $74 374 is attributable to prescribed burning. The remaining $573 608 is bushfire related, as outlined in the attached document, which I now table. [See paper 3342.]
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following information. The total expenditure related to the Layman Ballan BS120 burn now stands at $647 982, of which $74 374 is attributable to prescribed burning. The remaining $573 608 is bushfire related, as outlined in the attached document, which I now table. [See paper 3342.]
The total expenditure related to the Layman Ballan BS120 burn now stands at $647 982, of which $74 374 is attributable to prescribed burning. The remaining $573 608 is bushfire related, as outlined in the attached document, which I now table. [See paper 3342.]
[See paper 3342.]
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following information. The total expenditure related to the Layman Ballan BS120 burn now stands at $647 982, of which $74 374 is attributable to prescribed burning. The remaining $573 608 is bushfire related, as outlined in the attached document, which I now table. [See paper 3342.]
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following information. The total expenditure related to the Layman Ballan BS120 burn now stands at $647 982, of which $74 374 is attributable to prescribed burning. The remaining $573 608 is bushfire related, as outlined in the attached document, which I now table. [See paper 3342.]
The total expenditure related to the Layman Ballan BS120 burn now stands at $647 982, of which $74 374 is attributable to prescribed burning. The remaining $573 608 is bushfire related, as outlined in the attached document, which I now table. [See paper 3342.]
[See paper 3342.]
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