❓ A WA parliamentary question probes the allocation of a sandalwood powder contract to New Mountain, questioning its impact on existing purchasers and sandalwood cultivation initiatives. The Minister's response addresses contract tendering, species focus, and government support for landowners.
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(1) I refer to the Minister's media statement of October 4, 2001 relating to a new sandalwood powder contract and ask how can New Mountain be given a contact for 72 tonnes of sandalwood powder, expanding to 200 tonnes, when there will be no increase in harvest levels?
(2) Has the contract for this tonnage of sandalwood been lost by an existing purchaser of sandalwood and, if so, was the contract put out for public tender?
(3) Does the potential for sandalwood to become an important tree crop in low rainfall areas of the State and in plantations relate to the native species of sandalwood or to other varieties that occur naturally overseas?
(4) What assistance is the Government giving to landowners who wish to trial the growing of sandalwood on pastoral leases or private agricultural land?
(2) Has the contract for this tonnage of sandalwood been lost by an existing purchaser of sandalwood and, if so, was the contract put out for public tender?
(3) Does the potential for sandalwood to become an important tree crop in low rainfall areas of the State and in plantations relate to the native species of sandalwood or to other varieties that occur naturally overseas?
(4) What assistance is the Government giving to landowners who wish to trial the growing of sandalwood on pastoral leases or private agricultural land?
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Answered
6 November 2001
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Response time
20 days
(2) Reductions in tonnage sold to overseas markets has been spread across a number of purchasers. Yes, the contract was put out for public tender. (3) The native species. (4) Advice is provided to pastoral lessees on recommended management practices. Advice is also provided to private landholders on the establishment of sandalwood in plantations. The Forest Products Commission has entered into sharefarming arrangements with private landholders on a limited scale.
(3) The native species. (4) Advice is provided to pastoral lessees on recommended management practices. Advice is also provided to private landholders on the establishment of sandalwood in plantations. The Forest Products Commission has entered into sharefarming arrangements with private landholders on a limited scale.
(4) Advice is provided to pastoral lessees on recommended management practices. Advice is also provided to private landholders on the establishment of sandalwood in plantations. The Forest Products Commission has entered into sharefarming arrangements with private landholders on a limited scale.
The Forest Products Commission has entered into sharefarming arrangements with private landholders on a limited scale.
(3) The native species. (4) Advice is provided to pastoral lessees on recommended management practices. Advice is also provided to private landholders on the establishment of sandalwood in plantations. The Forest Products Commission has entered into sharefarming arrangements with private landholders on a limited scale.
(4) Advice is provided to pastoral lessees on recommended management practices. Advice is also provided to private landholders on the establishment of sandalwood in plantations. The Forest Products Commission has entered into sharefarming arrangements with private landholders on a limited scale.
The Forest Products Commission has entered into sharefarming arrangements with private landholders on a limited scale.
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