Dr. Steve Thomas asks the Minister for Education about potential livestock reductions at WA College of Agriculture Harvey, agistment costs, and the proportion of fees retained by the Department of Education. The Minister deferred the answer.

AnsweredQoN 566Legislative Council
Asked
28 May 2024
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Education

QuestionView source ↗

WA
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE — HARVEY
566. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Education:
I refer to the WA College of
Agriculture Harvey campus.
(1) Is there a plan
to reduce the amount of livestock at the college to save costs; and, if so, by
what amount and in what areas?
(2) What is the
cost for students to agist their own horses at the school and what changes have
been made to that cost this year?
(3) How have those changes been
justified?
(4) What
proportion of charges applied by the school for the following areas are taken
by the Department of Education and not spent locally at the school —
(a) boarding fees;
(b) agistment fees; and
(c) farm operations?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for some
notice of the question.
The
information was not available in the time required. An answer will be provided
on the last sitting day of this week .

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