❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on planned prescribed burns in urban bushland areas on the Swan Coastal Plain and Perth Hills for the 2012-13 period. The answer provides specific locations and hectares planned for burning by the Department of Environment and Conservation.
AnsweredQoN 5862Legislative Council
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I refer to page 801 of the 2012-13 Budget papers regarding fire preparedness, and I ask —
1) How much burning is planned for Urban Bushland areas on the Swan Coastal Plain?
2) Which bushland areas on the Swan Coastal Plain are slated for burning in 2012-13?
3) What burning, if any, is expected to take place in the Perth Hills in 2012-13?
1) How much burning is planned for Urban Bushland areas on the Swan Coastal Plain?
2) Which bushland areas on the Swan Coastal Plain are slated for burning in 2012-13?
3) What burning, if any, is expected to take place in the Perth Hills in 2012-13?
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Answered
18 September 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
35 days
The following answer is for prescribed burning by the Department of Environment and Conservation.
1 There are 32 proposed burns planned to be carried out on the Swan Coastal Plain during 2012-13 covering 11 977 hectares. Additionally, approximately 4 500 hectares of burning is planned within the pine plantations at Gnangara, Pinjar and Yanchep.
2 Parts of the following bushland areas on the Swan Coastal Plain are planned for burning in 2012-13:
i. WoodmanPointRegionalPark
ii. MelaleucaParkStateforest (3 burns)
iii. YellagongaRegionalPark
iv. Neerabup National Park (2 burns)
v. Paganoni (RockinghamLakesRegionalPark)
vi. Cardup Nature Reserve
vii. Leda Nature Reserve
viii. PinjarStateforest (2 burns)
ix. AustinBayNature Reserve
x. Boonanarring Nature Reserve (2 burns)
xi. CarabanStateforest (2 burns)
xii. MooreRiverNational Park(2 burns)
xiii. TreasureStateforest
xiv. RAAF unallocated Crown land
xv. Yalgorup National Park (6 burns)
xvi. Yeal unallocated Crown land
xvii. Fynes Nature Reserve
xviii. Lot 101 Beermullah West Road
xix. BurnsBeach
xx. Alfred Cove Nature Reserve
3 Burning in the following areas is planned in the metropolitan area of the Perth Hills during 2012-13:
i. Illawarra forest block
ii. JohnForrestNational Park(2 burns)
iii. Zamia forest block
iv. Serpentine forest block (2 burns)
v. Gordon forest block (2 burns)
vi. LesmurdieHigh School(KorungNational Park)
vii. Perth Hills Visitor Centre (BeeluNational Park)
viii. Glen Forrest unallocated Crown land
ix. Chandler forest block (2 burns)
x. Churchman forest block
xi. KalamundaNational Park
xii. Araluen Botanic Park
xiii. MundyRegionalPark
xiv. Paxwold (KorungNational Park)
xv. AvonValley National Park (2 burns)
xvi. Pomeroy Road (Crown reserve)
xvii. Welshpool Road(KorungNational Park)
xviii. Gosnells (BanyowlaRegionalPark) (2 burns)
xix. WalyungaNational Park
xx. Serpentine National Park (3 burns)
xxi. Sawyers forest block
xxii. Chidlow (Crown reserve)
These total 30 burns and 14 375 hectares. Further details will be made available on the DEC website.
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1 There are 32 proposed burns planned to be carried out on the Swan Coastal Plain during 2012-13 covering 11 977 hectares. Additionally, approximately 4 500 hectares of burning is planned within the pine plantations at Gnangara, Pinjar and Yanchep.
2 Parts of the following bushland areas on the Swan Coastal Plain are planned for burning in 2012-13:
i. WoodmanPointRegionalPark
ii. MelaleucaParkStateforest (3 burns)
iii. YellagongaRegionalPark
iv. Neerabup National Park (2 burns)
v. Paganoni (RockinghamLakesRegionalPark)
vi. Cardup Nature Reserve
vii. Leda Nature Reserve
viii. PinjarStateforest (2 burns)
ix. AustinBayNature Reserve
x. Boonanarring Nature Reserve (2 burns)
xi. CarabanStateforest (2 burns)
xii. MooreRiverNational Park(2 burns)
xiii. TreasureStateforest
xiv. RAAF unallocated Crown land
xv. Yalgorup National Park (6 burns)
xvi. Yeal unallocated Crown land
xvii. Fynes Nature Reserve
xviii. Lot 101 Beermullah West Road
xix. BurnsBeach
xx. Alfred Cove Nature Reserve
3 Burning in the following areas is planned in the metropolitan area of the Perth Hills during 2012-13:
i. Illawarra forest block
ii. JohnForrestNational Park(2 burns)
iii. Zamia forest block
iv. Serpentine forest block (2 burns)
v. Gordon forest block (2 burns)
vi. LesmurdieHigh School(KorungNational Park)
vii. Perth Hills Visitor Centre (BeeluNational Park)
viii. Glen Forrest unallocated Crown land
ix. Chandler forest block (2 burns)
x. Churchman forest block
xi. KalamundaNational Park
xii. Araluen Botanic Park
xiii. MundyRegionalPark
xiv. Paxwold (KorungNational Park)
xv. AvonValley National Park (2 burns)
xvi. Pomeroy Road (Crown reserve)
xvii. Welshpool Road(KorungNational Park)
xviii. Gosnells (BanyowlaRegionalPark) (2 burns)
xix. WalyungaNational Park
xx. Serpentine National Park (3 burns)
xxi. Sawyers forest block
xxii. Chidlow (Crown reserve)
These total 30 burns and 14 375 hectares. Further details will be made available on the DEC website.
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