❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses concerns about Brownes Dairy contract renewals and potential dairy industry crisis, prompting inquiry into government awareness, meetings, and strategies.
AnsweredQoN 469Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
BROWNES DAIRY — MILK PRODUCERS —
CONTRACTS
469. Hon DARREN WEST to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Agriculture and Food:
(1) Is the minister aware that
Brownes Dairy will not be renewing contracts with some milk producers?
(2) Has the
minister or his representatives met with Brownes Dairy about their future
involvement with the dairy industry; and, if yes —
(a) when was the meeting held; and
(b) who attended the meeting?
(3) Is the
minister concerned that WA may face a dairy crisis similar to that being
experienced in the eastern states?
(4) Does the
minister or his department have a strategy in place to address milk producers'
needs should this be the case; and, if yes, what is the strategy?
CONTRACTS
469. Hon DARREN WEST to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Agriculture and Food:
(1) Is the minister aware that
Brownes Dairy will not be renewing contracts with some milk producers?
(2) Has the
minister or his representatives met with Brownes Dairy about their future
involvement with the dairy industry; and, if yes —
(a) when was the meeting held; and
(b) who attended the meeting?
(3) Is the
minister concerned that WA may face a dairy crisis similar to that being
experienced in the eastern states?
(4) Does the
minister or his department have a strategy in place to address milk producers'
needs should this be the case; and, if yes, what is the strategy?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes.
(2) A Department of Agriculture and
Food Western Australia representative has met with Brownes.
(a) The meeting was held on 17 May
2016.
(b) The manager, agribusiness and
food trade development, DAFWA, attended the meeting.
(3)–(4) In
the last 12 months DAFWA has worked with the industry to establish the Western Australian
Dairy Industry Growth Steering Committee, a whole-of-supply–chain
committee aimed to better align and grow the industry.
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes.
(2) A Department of Agriculture and
Food Western Australia representative has met with Brownes.
(a) The meeting was held on 17 May
2016.
(b) The manager, agribusiness and
food trade development, DAFWA, attended the meeting.
(3)–(4) In
the last 12 months DAFWA has worked with the industry to establish the Western Australian
Dairy Industry Growth Steering Committee, a whole-of-supply–chain
committee aimed to better align and grow the industry.
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