❓ A parliamentary question on wild dog eradication efforts and funding, with the Minister's response outlining the Good Neighbour policy and budget allocation for pest control on crown land. The exchange reveals tension and disagreement between the government and opposition.
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WILD DOGS - ERADICATION
Given that the draft “State of the Environment” report lists introduced animals on the top tier of environmental issues, but generally ignores wild dogs on the grounds that “wild dogs are considered indistinguishable from dingoes and are therefore not considered an introduced animal for the purposes of this analysis” - (1) Is this an attempt by the minister’s government to deliberately play down the extent of wild dog incursions ravaging farmers’ stock in Western Australia? (2) Can the minister please describe the eradication and control programs currently employed to contain wild dogs, whether dingo or feral, on crown land? (3) How does the minister justify spending only $2 million or 2.2c per hectare to control all pests, including weeds, on unallocated crown land? Mr M. McGOWAN
Given that the draft “State of the Environment” report lists introduced animals on the top tier of environmental issues, but generally ignores wild dogs on the grounds that “wild dogs are considered indistinguishable from dingoes and are therefore not considered an introduced animal for the purposes of this analysis” - (1) Is this an attempt by the minister’s government to deliberately play down the extent of wild dog incursions ravaging farmers’ stock in Western Australia? (2) Can the minister please describe the eradication and control programs currently employed to contain wild dogs, whether dingo or feral, on crown land? (3) How does the minister justify spending only $2 million or 2.2c per hectare to control all pests, including weeds, on unallocated crown land? Mr M. McGOWAN
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Every time I look across the chamber I see a whole range of wild dogs. Dr G.G. Jacobs : Please be serious about this or I’ll take this home. Mr M. McGOWAN : I would like to be serious about the question. It is a good question and I am quite keen to answer it. The “State of the Environment” report that the member for Roe refers to was prepared by the Environmental Protection Authority. It was independent of me as minister. Mr P.D. Omodei : No! Mr M. McGOWAN : No, seriously, it was. It was started in 2003. It followed on from the 1998 document, which followed on from the 1992 document. It was prepared by the EPA, signed off by the chairperson of the EPA and put out in draft format. If the member has a difficulty with the report as it currently stands, he has the opportunity to submit any concerns he may have until September this year. (1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
(1) Is this an attempt by the minister’s government to deliberately play down the extent of wild dog incursions ravaging farmers’ stock in Western Australia? (2) Can the minister please describe the eradication and control programs currently employed to contain wild dogs, whether dingo or feral, on crown land? (3) How does the minister justify spending only $2 million or 2.2c per hectare to control all pests, including weeds, on unallocated crown land? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: Every time I look across the chamber I see a whole range of wild dogs. Dr G.G. Jacobs : Please be serious about this or I’ll take this home. Mr M. McGOWAN : I would like to be serious about the question. It is a good question and I am quite keen to answer it. The “State of the Environment” report that the member for Roe refers to was prepared by the Environmental Protection Authority. It was independent of me as minister. Mr P.D. Omodei : No! Mr M. McGOWAN : No, seriously, it was. It was started in 2003. It followed on from the 1998 document, which followed on from the 1992 document. It was prepared by the EPA, signed off by the chairperson of the EPA and put out in draft format. If the member has a difficulty with the report as it currently stands, he has the opportunity to submit any concerns he may have until September this year. (1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
(2) Can the minister please describe the eradication and control programs currently employed to contain wild dogs, whether dingo or feral, on crown land? (3) How does the minister justify spending only $2 million or 2.2c per hectare to control all pests, including weeds, on unallocated crown land? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: Every time I look across the chamber I see a whole range of wild dogs. Dr G.G. Jacobs : Please be serious about this or I’ll take this home. Mr M. McGOWAN : I would like to be serious about the question. It is a good question and I am quite keen to answer it. The “State of the Environment” report that the member for Roe refers to was prepared by the Environmental Protection Authority. It was independent of me as minister. Mr P.D. Omodei : No! Mr M. McGOWAN : No, seriously, it was. It was started in 2003. It followed on from the 1998 document, which followed on from the 1992 document. It was prepared by the EPA, signed off by the chairperson of the EPA and put out in draft format. If the member has a difficulty with the report as it currently stands, he has the opportunity to submit any concerns he may have until September this year. (1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
(3) How does the minister justify spending only $2 million or 2.2c per hectare to control all pests, including weeds, on unallocated crown land? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: Every time I look across the chamber I see a whole range of wild dogs. Dr G.G. Jacobs : Please be serious about this or I’ll take this home. Mr M. McGOWAN : I would like to be serious about the question. It is a good question and I am quite keen to answer it. The “State of the Environment” report that the member for Roe refers to was prepared by the Environmental Protection Authority. It was independent of me as minister. Mr P.D. Omodei : No! Mr M. McGOWAN : No, seriously, it was. It was started in 2003. It followed on from the 1998 document, which followed on from the 1992 document. It was prepared by the EPA, signed off by the chairperson of the EPA and put out in draft format. If the member has a difficulty with the report as it currently stands, he has the opportunity to submit any concerns he may have until September this year. (1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
Mr M. McGOWAN replied: Every time I look across the chamber I see a whole range of wild dogs. Dr G.G. Jacobs : Please be serious about this or I’ll take this home. Mr M. McGOWAN : I would like to be serious about the question. It is a good question and I am quite keen to answer it. The “State of the Environment” report that the member for Roe refers to was prepared by the Environmental Protection Authority. It was independent of me as minister. Mr P.D. Omodei : No! Mr M. McGOWAN : No, seriously, it was. It was started in 2003. It followed on from the 1998 document, which followed on from the 1992 document. It was prepared by the EPA, signed off by the chairperson of the EPA and put out in draft format. If the member has a difficulty with the report as it currently stands, he has the opportunity to submit any concerns he may have until September this year. (1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
Every time I look across the chamber I see a whole range of wild dogs. Dr G.G. Jacobs : Please be serious about this or I’ll take this home. Mr M. McGOWAN : I would like to be serious about the question. It is a good question and I am quite keen to answer it. The “State of the Environment” report that the member for Roe refers to was prepared by the Environmental Protection Authority. It was independent of me as minister. Mr P.D. Omodei : No! Mr M. McGOWAN : No, seriously, it was. It was started in 2003. It followed on from the 1998 document, which followed on from the 1992 document. It was prepared by the EPA, signed off by the chairperson of the EPA and put out in draft format. If the member has a difficulty with the report as it currently stands, he has the opportunity to submit any concerns he may have until September this year. (1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
Dr G.G. Jacobs : Please be serious about this or I’ll take this home. Mr M. McGOWAN : I would like to be serious about the question. It is a good question and I am quite keen to answer it. The “State of the Environment” report that the member for Roe refers to was prepared by the Environmental Protection Authority. It was independent of me as minister. Mr P.D. Omodei : No! Mr M. McGOWAN : No, seriously, it was. It was started in 2003. It followed on from the 1998 document, which followed on from the 1992 document. It was prepared by the EPA, signed off by the chairperson of the EPA and put out in draft format. If the member has a difficulty with the report as it currently stands, he has the opportunity to submit any concerns he may have until September this year. (1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I would like to be serious about the question. It is a good question and I am quite keen to answer it. The “State of the Environment” report that the member for Roe refers to was prepared by the Environmental Protection Authority. It was independent of me as minister. Mr P.D. Omodei : No! Mr M. McGOWAN : No, seriously, it was. It was started in 2003. It followed on from the 1998 document, which followed on from the 1992 document. It was prepared by the EPA, signed off by the chairperson of the EPA and put out in draft format. If the member has a difficulty with the report as it currently stands, he has the opportunity to submit any concerns he may have until September this year. (1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
Mr P.D. Omodei : No! Mr M. McGOWAN : No, seriously, it was. It was started in 2003. It followed on from the 1998 document, which followed on from the 1992 document. It was prepared by the EPA, signed off by the chairperson of the EPA and put out in draft format. If the member has a difficulty with the report as it currently stands, he has the opportunity to submit any concerns he may have until September this year. (1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
Mr M. McGOWAN : No, seriously, it was. It was started in 2003. It followed on from the 1998 document, which followed on from the 1992 document. It was prepared by the EPA, signed off by the chairperson of the EPA and put out in draft format. If the member has a difficulty with the report as it currently stands, he has the opportunity to submit any concerns he may have until September this year. (1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
(1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
(3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
(1) Is this an attempt by the minister’s government to deliberately play down the extent of wild dog incursions ravaging farmers’ stock in Western Australia? (2) Can the minister please describe the eradication and control programs currently employed to contain wild dogs, whether dingo or feral, on crown land? (3) How does the minister justify spending only $2 million or 2.2c per hectare to control all pests, including weeds, on unallocated crown land? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: Every time I look across the chamber I see a whole range of wild dogs. Dr G.G. Jacobs : Please be serious about this or I’ll take this home. Mr M. McGOWAN : I would like to be serious about the question. It is a good question and I am quite keen to answer it. The “State of the Environment” report that the member for Roe refers to was prepared by the Environmental Protection Authority. It was independent of me as minister. Mr P.D. Omodei : No! Mr M. McGOWAN : No, seriously, it was. It was started in 2003. It followed on from the 1998 document, which followed on from the 1992 document. It was prepared by the EPA, signed off by the chairperson of the EPA and put out in draft format. If the member has a difficulty with the report as it currently stands, he has the opportunity to submit any concerns he may have until September this year. (1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
(2) Can the minister please describe the eradication and control programs currently employed to contain wild dogs, whether dingo or feral, on crown land? (3) How does the minister justify spending only $2 million or 2.2c per hectare to control all pests, including weeds, on unallocated crown land? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: Every time I look across the chamber I see a whole range of wild dogs. Dr G.G. Jacobs : Please be serious about this or I’ll take this home. Mr M. McGOWAN : I would like to be serious about the question. It is a good question and I am quite keen to answer it. The “State of the Environment” report that the member for Roe refers to was prepared by the Environmental Protection Authority. It was independent of me as minister. Mr P.D. Omodei : No! Mr M. McGOWAN : No, seriously, it was. It was started in 2003. It followed on from the 1998 document, which followed on from the 1992 document. It was prepared by the EPA, signed off by the chairperson of the EPA and put out in draft format. If the member has a difficulty with the report as it currently stands, he has the opportunity to submit any concerns he may have until September this year. (1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
(3) How does the minister justify spending only $2 million or 2.2c per hectare to control all pests, including weeds, on unallocated crown land? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: Every time I look across the chamber I see a whole range of wild dogs. Dr G.G. Jacobs : Please be serious about this or I’ll take this home. Mr M. McGOWAN : I would like to be serious about the question. It is a good question and I am quite keen to answer it. The “State of the Environment” report that the member for Roe refers to was prepared by the Environmental Protection Authority. It was independent of me as minister. Mr P.D. Omodei : No! Mr M. McGOWAN : No, seriously, it was. It was started in 2003. It followed on from the 1998 document, which followed on from the 1992 document. It was prepared by the EPA, signed off by the chairperson of the EPA and put out in draft format. If the member has a difficulty with the report as it currently stands, he has the opportunity to submit any concerns he may have until September this year. (1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
Mr M. McGOWAN replied: Every time I look across the chamber I see a whole range of wild dogs. Dr G.G. Jacobs : Please be serious about this or I’ll take this home. Mr M. McGOWAN : I would like to be serious about the question. It is a good question and I am quite keen to answer it. The “State of the Environment” report that the member for Roe refers to was prepared by the Environmental Protection Authority. It was independent of me as minister. Mr P.D. Omodei : No! Mr M. McGOWAN : No, seriously, it was. It was started in 2003. It followed on from the 1998 document, which followed on from the 1992 document. It was prepared by the EPA, signed off by the chairperson of the EPA and put out in draft format. If the member has a difficulty with the report as it currently stands, he has the opportunity to submit any concerns he may have until September this year. (1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
Every time I look across the chamber I see a whole range of wild dogs. Dr G.G. Jacobs : Please be serious about this or I’ll take this home. Mr M. McGOWAN : I would like to be serious about the question. It is a good question and I am quite keen to answer it. The “State of the Environment” report that the member for Roe refers to was prepared by the Environmental Protection Authority. It was independent of me as minister. Mr P.D. Omodei : No! Mr M. McGOWAN : No, seriously, it was. It was started in 2003. It followed on from the 1998 document, which followed on from the 1992 document. It was prepared by the EPA, signed off by the chairperson of the EPA and put out in draft format. If the member has a difficulty with the report as it currently stands, he has the opportunity to submit any concerns he may have until September this year. (1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
Dr G.G. Jacobs : Please be serious about this or I’ll take this home. Mr M. McGOWAN : I would like to be serious about the question. It is a good question and I am quite keen to answer it. The “State of the Environment” report that the member for Roe refers to was prepared by the Environmental Protection Authority. It was independent of me as minister. Mr P.D. Omodei : No! Mr M. McGOWAN : No, seriously, it was. It was started in 2003. It followed on from the 1998 document, which followed on from the 1992 document. It was prepared by the EPA, signed off by the chairperson of the EPA and put out in draft format. If the member has a difficulty with the report as it currently stands, he has the opportunity to submit any concerns he may have until September this year. (1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I would like to be serious about the question. It is a good question and I am quite keen to answer it. The “State of the Environment” report that the member for Roe refers to was prepared by the Environmental Protection Authority. It was independent of me as minister. Mr P.D. Omodei : No! Mr M. McGOWAN : No, seriously, it was. It was started in 2003. It followed on from the 1998 document, which followed on from the 1992 document. It was prepared by the EPA, signed off by the chairperson of the EPA and put out in draft format. If the member has a difficulty with the report as it currently stands, he has the opportunity to submit any concerns he may have until September this year. (1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
Mr P.D. Omodei : No! Mr M. McGOWAN : No, seriously, it was. It was started in 2003. It followed on from the 1998 document, which followed on from the 1992 document. It was prepared by the EPA, signed off by the chairperson of the EPA and put out in draft format. If the member has a difficulty with the report as it currently stands, he has the opportunity to submit any concerns he may have until September this year. (1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
Mr M. McGOWAN : No, seriously, it was. It was started in 2003. It followed on from the 1998 document, which followed on from the 1992 document. It was prepared by the EPA, signed off by the chairperson of the EPA and put out in draft format. If the member has a difficulty with the report as it currently stands, he has the opportunity to submit any concerns he may have until September this year. (1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
(1)-(2) The issue of wild dogs is being dealt with under what is known as the Good Neighbour policy, which has been put together by CALM - Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
Opposition members interjected. Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Members can laugh but that just shows how ill-informed they are. Mr Speaker, the member asked for an answer. When I start answering the question, members opposite start yelling. I ask the member whether he wants me to answer his question. Is that what he wants? Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
Dr G.G. Jacobs : Yes. Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
Mr M. McGOWAN : CALM’s Good Neighbour policy relates to land adjoining pastoral leaseholders. We are engaging in a whole range of measures to deal with feral animals, including wild dogs. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is very happy with that policy and with what we are doing in that regard. (3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
(3) The member referred to the issue of unallocated crown land, of which 89 million hectares has been added to the responsibilities of CALM. The original budget for managing that 89 million hectares when it was under the control of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure was $1 million. We have doubled that budget. It was transferred to CALM because CALM has the experience and the expertise to deal with issues such as feral animals, fire, weeds and those sorts of things. That facility was not in place before. It is a good arrangement, as we have doubled the budget and we have expertise to deal with those issues.
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