❓ QoN 2378
AnsweredQoN 2378Legislative Assembly
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14 August 2007
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Minister for Resources
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63 days
The
Protecting our Old-Growth Forests Policy
(POOGF) reflects the State Government's election commitment in 2001 to reduce logging in the State's native hardwood forests by 99%.
Funding was specifically allocated to this Policy to implement the following programs.
Business Exit Assistance:
To compensate sawmills and associated industries leaving the industry as a result of the reduced timber allocation.
Industry Development Assistance/Investment Attraction
: To enable certain mills to move into higher value adding use of the timber, such as furniture making, and attract non-timber industry to the affected areas.
Workers Assistance:
To assist workers made redundant as a result of the policy, with redundancy payments, training, assistance, wage subsides, relocation assistance, mortgage and rent assistance and job search assistance.
Family and Community Development Assistance
: To provide counselling and community development measures to assistance families and communities adversely affected by the policy.
Relocation Compensation:
To pay relocation compensation to logging contracts.
Integrated Service Centre:
To establish offices in Manjimup and Bunbury to assist with policy implementation.
Project Director:
Costs associated with the
appointment of a Project Director and support staff to co-ordinate the implementation of the policy over a four year period. Role included implementing specific projects and being the point of liaison between the media, government and industry,
National Parks:
To create new National Parks and Reserves, reinstatement of a number of reserves and the employment of up to 130 mill workers.
Communication Plan:
To prepare information kits, briefing programs and newspaper inserts to ensure a positive consistent message was delivered promptly and accurately.
Furniture Promotion Fund:
Interstate and overseas promotion of WA timber furniture.
The attached table [see tabled paper no ] details the responsible agencies and funding allocated to each program.
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Protecting our Old-Growth Forests Policy
(POOGF) reflects the State Government's election commitment in 2001 to reduce logging in the State's native hardwood forests by 99%.
Funding was specifically allocated to this Policy to implement the following programs.
Business Exit Assistance:
To compensate sawmills and associated industries leaving the industry as a result of the reduced timber allocation.
Industry Development Assistance/Investment Attraction
: To enable certain mills to move into higher value adding use of the timber, such as furniture making, and attract non-timber industry to the affected areas.
Workers Assistance:
To assist workers made redundant as a result of the policy, with redundancy payments, training, assistance, wage subsides, relocation assistance, mortgage and rent assistance and job search assistance.
Family and Community Development Assistance
: To provide counselling and community development measures to assistance families and communities adversely affected by the policy.
Relocation Compensation:
To pay relocation compensation to logging contracts.
Integrated Service Centre:
To establish offices in Manjimup and Bunbury to assist with policy implementation.
Project Director:
Costs associated with the
appointment of a Project Director and support staff to co-ordinate the implementation of the policy over a four year period. Role included implementing specific projects and being the point of liaison between the media, government and industry,
National Parks:
To create new National Parks and Reserves, reinstatement of a number of reserves and the employment of up to 130 mill workers.
Communication Plan:
To prepare information kits, briefing programs and newspaper inserts to ensure a positive consistent message was delivered promptly and accurately.
Furniture Promotion Fund:
Interstate and overseas promotion of WA timber furniture.
The attached table [see tabled paper no ] details the responsible agencies and funding allocated to each program.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
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