❓ The WA Parliament questioned the Department of Agriculture and Food (DAFWA) regarding community awareness campaigns for cottonbush control. DAFWA confirmed campaigns are underway using a community-coordinated approach.
AnsweredQoN 748Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
(1) Has the Department of Agriculture and Food (DAFWA) embarked upon any community awareness campaigns to alert rural communities of the spread of cottonbush and the responsibility of landowners to control and eradicate this declared plant growing on their properties? (2) If yes to (1): (a) what type of campaign has been undertaken; (b) how much funding has been allocated to this campaign in the 2013-14 financial year; and (c) how much has been spent to date? (3) If no to (1), why not? (4) Has DAFWA embarked upon any awareness campaign with other State Government departments or Government trading enterprises to advise them of their responsibilities in relation to the control and eradication of cotton bush and other declared species? (5) If no to (4), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
13 March 2014
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food
Response time
23 days
(1) Yes
(2)(a) A key component in the control of cotton bush and other established declared weeds is to raise awareness of landholder responsibilities. This has been done through a series of public meetings and has led to the adoption of a community coordinated approach.
(b) Approximately $60 000
(c) Approximately $20 000
(3) Not applicable
(4) Other State Government agencies are being actively informed and engaged through the community coordinated approach processes.
(5) Not applicable
(2)(a) A key component in the control of cotton bush and other established declared weeds is to raise awareness of landholder responsibilities. This has been done through a series of public meetings and has led to the adoption of a community coordinated approach.
(b) Approximately $60 000
(c) Approximately $20 000
(3) Not applicable
(4) Other State Government agencies are being actively informed and engaged through the community coordinated approach processes.
(5) Not applicable
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.