❓ Hon George Cash asks about signage and education programs regarding cane toads entering WA. Hon Simon O’Brien acknowledges the issue, states there is no signage, and that Main Roads has no education programs, but will investigate signage options.
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CANE TOADS — TRANSPORT
On the same issue, I direct my question to the Minister for Transport — (1) Is there any WA road signage on highways entering WA from cane toad infested areas about the risks of transporting cane toads and checking loads for toads; and, if not, why not? (2) What education program is currently in place to ensure that the transport and agricultural industries are aware of the risk of cane toad hitchhikers and the action to be taken when cane toad hitchhikers are detected? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
On the same issue, I direct my question to the Minister for Transport — (1) Is there any WA road signage on highways entering WA from cane toad infested areas about the risks of transporting cane toads and checking loads for toads; and, if not, why not? (2) What education program is currently in place to ensure that the transport and agricultural industries are aware of the risk of cane toad hitchhikers and the action to be taken when cane toad hitchhikers are detected? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
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If we find cane toad hitchhikers on one of my buses, we kick them off! In relation to my role here in connection with the current question, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) At present there is no road signage on Western Australian roads regarding the movement of cane toads. Hon George Cash : How do they know where they are going to go! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : The main threat from this species emanates from the Northern Territory. There are a number of quarantine awareness signs on Victoria Highway between Katherine and the Western Australia-Northern Territory border highlighting the cane toad risk. In respect of the possibility of cane toads expanding into Western Australia, I have asked Main Roads Western Australia to liaise with the community coordinator for the state cane toad initiative, part of the Department of Environment and Conservation, to determine whether additional signage is appropriate on WA’s key entry routes. (2) Main Roads does not have any cane toad education programs.
(1) Is there any WA road signage on highways entering WA from cane toad infested areas about the risks of transporting cane toads and checking loads for toads; and, if not, why not? (2) What education program is currently in place to ensure that the transport and agricultural industries are aware of the risk of cane toad hitchhikers and the action to be taken when cane toad hitchhikers are detected? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: If we find cane toad hitchhikers on one of my buses, we kick them off! In relation to my role here in connection with the current question, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) At present there is no road signage on Western Australian roads regarding the movement of cane toads. Hon George Cash : How do they know where they are going to go! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : The main threat from this species emanates from the Northern Territory. There are a number of quarantine awareness signs on Victoria Highway between Katherine and the Western Australia-Northern Territory border highlighting the cane toad risk. In respect of the possibility of cane toads expanding into Western Australia, I have asked Main Roads Western Australia to liaise with the community coordinator for the state cane toad initiative, part of the Department of Environment and Conservation, to determine whether additional signage is appropriate on WA’s key entry routes. (2) Main Roads does not have any cane toad education programs.
(2) What education program is currently in place to ensure that the transport and agricultural industries are aware of the risk of cane toad hitchhikers and the action to be taken when cane toad hitchhikers are detected? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: If we find cane toad hitchhikers on one of my buses, we kick them off! In relation to my role here in connection with the current question, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) At present there is no road signage on Western Australian roads regarding the movement of cane toads. Hon George Cash : How do they know where they are going to go! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : The main threat from this species emanates from the Northern Territory. There are a number of quarantine awareness signs on Victoria Highway between Katherine and the Western Australia-Northern Territory border highlighting the cane toad risk. In respect of the possibility of cane toads expanding into Western Australia, I have asked Main Roads Western Australia to liaise with the community coordinator for the state cane toad initiative, part of the Department of Environment and Conservation, to determine whether additional signage is appropriate on WA’s key entry routes. (2) Main Roads does not have any cane toad education programs.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: If we find cane toad hitchhikers on one of my buses, we kick them off! In relation to my role here in connection with the current question, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) At present there is no road signage on Western Australian roads regarding the movement of cane toads. Hon George Cash : How do they know where they are going to go! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : The main threat from this species emanates from the Northern Territory. There are a number of quarantine awareness signs on Victoria Highway between Katherine and the Western Australia-Northern Territory border highlighting the cane toad risk. In respect of the possibility of cane toads expanding into Western Australia, I have asked Main Roads Western Australia to liaise with the community coordinator for the state cane toad initiative, part of the Department of Environment and Conservation, to determine whether additional signage is appropriate on WA’s key entry routes. (2) Main Roads does not have any cane toad education programs.
If we find cane toad hitchhikers on one of my buses, we kick them off! In relation to my role here in connection with the current question, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) At present there is no road signage on Western Australian roads regarding the movement of cane toads. Hon George Cash : How do they know where they are going to go! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : The main threat from this species emanates from the Northern Territory. There are a number of quarantine awareness signs on Victoria Highway between Katherine and the Western Australia-Northern Territory border highlighting the cane toad risk. In respect of the possibility of cane toads expanding into Western Australia, I have asked Main Roads Western Australia to liaise with the community coordinator for the state cane toad initiative, part of the Department of Environment and Conservation, to determine whether additional signage is appropriate on WA’s key entry routes. (2) Main Roads does not have any cane toad education programs.
(1) At present there is no road signage on Western Australian roads regarding the movement of cane toads. Hon George Cash : How do they know where they are going to go! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : The main threat from this species emanates from the Northern Territory. There are a number of quarantine awareness signs on Victoria Highway between Katherine and the Western Australia-Northern Territory border highlighting the cane toad risk. In respect of the possibility of cane toads expanding into Western Australia, I have asked Main Roads Western Australia to liaise with the community coordinator for the state cane toad initiative, part of the Department of Environment and Conservation, to determine whether additional signage is appropriate on WA’s key entry routes. (2) Main Roads does not have any cane toad education programs.
Hon George Cash : How do they know where they are going to go! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : The main threat from this species emanates from the Northern Territory. There are a number of quarantine awareness signs on Victoria Highway between Katherine and the Western Australia-Northern Territory border highlighting the cane toad risk. In respect of the possibility of cane toads expanding into Western Australia, I have asked Main Roads Western Australia to liaise with the community coordinator for the state cane toad initiative, part of the Department of Environment and Conservation, to determine whether additional signage is appropriate on WA’s key entry routes. (2) Main Roads does not have any cane toad education programs.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : The main threat from this species emanates from the Northern Territory. There are a number of quarantine awareness signs on Victoria Highway between Katherine and the Western Australia-Northern Territory border highlighting the cane toad risk. In respect of the possibility of cane toads expanding into Western Australia, I have asked Main Roads Western Australia to liaise with the community coordinator for the state cane toad initiative, part of the Department of Environment and Conservation, to determine whether additional signage is appropriate on WA’s key entry routes. (2) Main Roads does not have any cane toad education programs.
(2) Main Roads does not have any cane toad education programs.
(1) Is there any WA road signage on highways entering WA from cane toad infested areas about the risks of transporting cane toads and checking loads for toads; and, if not, why not? (2) What education program is currently in place to ensure that the transport and agricultural industries are aware of the risk of cane toad hitchhikers and the action to be taken when cane toad hitchhikers are detected? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: If we find cane toad hitchhikers on one of my buses, we kick them off! In relation to my role here in connection with the current question, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) At present there is no road signage on Western Australian roads regarding the movement of cane toads. Hon George Cash : How do they know where they are going to go! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : The main threat from this species emanates from the Northern Territory. There are a number of quarantine awareness signs on Victoria Highway between Katherine and the Western Australia-Northern Territory border highlighting the cane toad risk. In respect of the possibility of cane toads expanding into Western Australia, I have asked Main Roads Western Australia to liaise with the community coordinator for the state cane toad initiative, part of the Department of Environment and Conservation, to determine whether additional signage is appropriate on WA’s key entry routes. (2) Main Roads does not have any cane toad education programs.
(2) What education program is currently in place to ensure that the transport and agricultural industries are aware of the risk of cane toad hitchhikers and the action to be taken when cane toad hitchhikers are detected? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: If we find cane toad hitchhikers on one of my buses, we kick them off! In relation to my role here in connection with the current question, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) At present there is no road signage on Western Australian roads regarding the movement of cane toads. Hon George Cash : How do they know where they are going to go! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : The main threat from this species emanates from the Northern Territory. There are a number of quarantine awareness signs on Victoria Highway between Katherine and the Western Australia-Northern Territory border highlighting the cane toad risk. In respect of the possibility of cane toads expanding into Western Australia, I have asked Main Roads Western Australia to liaise with the community coordinator for the state cane toad initiative, part of the Department of Environment and Conservation, to determine whether additional signage is appropriate on WA’s key entry routes. (2) Main Roads does not have any cane toad education programs.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: If we find cane toad hitchhikers on one of my buses, we kick them off! In relation to my role here in connection with the current question, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) At present there is no road signage on Western Australian roads regarding the movement of cane toads. Hon George Cash : How do they know where they are going to go! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : The main threat from this species emanates from the Northern Territory. There are a number of quarantine awareness signs on Victoria Highway between Katherine and the Western Australia-Northern Territory border highlighting the cane toad risk. In respect of the possibility of cane toads expanding into Western Australia, I have asked Main Roads Western Australia to liaise with the community coordinator for the state cane toad initiative, part of the Department of Environment and Conservation, to determine whether additional signage is appropriate on WA’s key entry routes. (2) Main Roads does not have any cane toad education programs.
If we find cane toad hitchhikers on one of my buses, we kick them off! In relation to my role here in connection with the current question, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) At present there is no road signage on Western Australian roads regarding the movement of cane toads. Hon George Cash : How do they know where they are going to go! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : The main threat from this species emanates from the Northern Territory. There are a number of quarantine awareness signs on Victoria Highway between Katherine and the Western Australia-Northern Territory border highlighting the cane toad risk. In respect of the possibility of cane toads expanding into Western Australia, I have asked Main Roads Western Australia to liaise with the community coordinator for the state cane toad initiative, part of the Department of Environment and Conservation, to determine whether additional signage is appropriate on WA’s key entry routes. (2) Main Roads does not have any cane toad education programs.
(1) At present there is no road signage on Western Australian roads regarding the movement of cane toads. Hon George Cash : How do they know where they are going to go! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : The main threat from this species emanates from the Northern Territory. There are a number of quarantine awareness signs on Victoria Highway between Katherine and the Western Australia-Northern Territory border highlighting the cane toad risk. In respect of the possibility of cane toads expanding into Western Australia, I have asked Main Roads Western Australia to liaise with the community coordinator for the state cane toad initiative, part of the Department of Environment and Conservation, to determine whether additional signage is appropriate on WA’s key entry routes. (2) Main Roads does not have any cane toad education programs.
Hon George Cash : How do they know where they are going to go! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : The main threat from this species emanates from the Northern Territory. There are a number of quarantine awareness signs on Victoria Highway between Katherine and the Western Australia-Northern Territory border highlighting the cane toad risk. In respect of the possibility of cane toads expanding into Western Australia, I have asked Main Roads Western Australia to liaise with the community coordinator for the state cane toad initiative, part of the Department of Environment and Conservation, to determine whether additional signage is appropriate on WA’s key entry routes. (2) Main Roads does not have any cane toad education programs.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : The main threat from this species emanates from the Northern Territory. There are a number of quarantine awareness signs on Victoria Highway between Katherine and the Western Australia-Northern Territory border highlighting the cane toad risk. In respect of the possibility of cane toads expanding into Western Australia, I have asked Main Roads Western Australia to liaise with the community coordinator for the state cane toad initiative, part of the Department of Environment and Conservation, to determine whether additional signage is appropriate on WA’s key entry routes. (2) Main Roads does not have any cane toad education programs.
(2) Main Roads does not have any cane toad education programs.
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