❓ Hon Dr Brad Pettitt's question seeks a detailed breakdown of DBCA's expenditure on prescribed burning and bushfire suppression across WA in 2021-22. The answer provides specific figures for the south-west forest regions, other DBCA regions, and state-wide totals.
AnsweredQoN 1246Legislative Council
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How much did the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) spend on each of the following in the 2021-22 financial year: (a) prescribed burning in the south-west forest regions; (b) bushfire suppression in the south-west forest regions; (c) prescribed burning in each of the other DBCA regions; (d) bushfire suppression in each of the other DBCA regions; (e) prescribed burning in total; and (f) bushfire suppression in total?
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Answered
14 March 2023
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
4 days
(a) Prescribed burning total expenditure was $17,633,503 in the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions’ (DBCA) three south-west forest regions.
(b) Bushfire suppression total expenditure where ignition occurred on lands within DBCA’s three south-west forest regions was $34,020,719.
(c) Prescribed burning total expenditure was $4,750,233 in the other DBCA regions. Expenditure broken down by non-forest regions as follows:
Non-Forest Region
Expenditure $
Goldfields
266,713
Kimberley
2,120,903
Midwest
878,651
Pilbara
494,888
South Coast
703,878
Wheatbelt
285,201
4,750,233
(d) Bushfire suppression total expenditure where ignition occurred in the other DBCA regional areas was $11,613,582. Expenditure broken down by non-forest region as follows:
Non-Forest Region
Expenditure $
Goldfields
1,114,523
Pilbara
3,233,708
Kimberley
1,084,694
South Coast
1,413,970
Wheatbelt
679,247
Midwest
4,087,440
11,613,582
(e) Prescribed burning total expenditure across all areas of the State was $22,383,736.
(f) Bushfire suppression total expenditure across all areas of the State was $45,634,301.
(b) Bushfire suppression total expenditure where ignition occurred on lands within DBCA’s three south-west forest regions was $34,020,719.
(c) Prescribed burning total expenditure was $4,750,233 in the other DBCA regions. Expenditure broken down by non-forest regions as follows:
Non-Forest Region
Expenditure $
Goldfields
266,713
Kimberley
2,120,903
Midwest
878,651
Pilbara
494,888
South Coast
703,878
Wheatbelt
285,201
4,750,233
(d) Bushfire suppression total expenditure where ignition occurred in the other DBCA regional areas was $11,613,582. Expenditure broken down by non-forest region as follows:
Non-Forest Region
Expenditure $
Goldfields
1,114,523
Pilbara
3,233,708
Kimberley
1,084,694
South Coast
1,413,970
Wheatbelt
679,247
Midwest
4,087,440
11,613,582
(e) Prescribed burning total expenditure across all areas of the State was $22,383,736.
(f) Bushfire suppression total expenditure across all areas of the State was $45,634,301.
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