❓ Hon Robyn McSweeney asks about the government's feral pig control efforts in specific areas. Hon Kim Chance acknowledges the problem's statewide significance and outlines support for a community eradication group, research, and collaboration between departments.
AnsweredQoN 327Legislative Council
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What is the Government doing to control the feral pig problem at the Plantagenet, Cranbrook, Denmark, Albany and Lake Muir areas? Hon Norman Moore: What about the rest of State? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members! This is not a goat question. Hon KIM CHANCE
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It is funny you mention that, Mr President; I have been waiting for three years and some months to receive a goat question, and I still have not had one. Hon Ken Travers: You want a good goat question. Hon Graham Giffard: What about a dorothy goat? Hon Robyn McSweeney: It’s a serious problem. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is. I am not making light of the question, but of the circumstances that could have arisen in different circumstances. I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon Norman Moore: What about the rest of State? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members! This is not a goat question. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: It is funny you mention that, Mr President; I have been waiting for three years and some months to receive a goat question, and I still have not had one. Hon Ken Travers: You want a good goat question. Hon Graham Giffard: What about a dorothy goat? Hon Robyn McSweeney: It’s a serious problem. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is. I am not making light of the question, but of the circumstances that could have arisen in different circumstances. I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members! This is not a goat question. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: It is funny you mention that, Mr President; I have been waiting for three years and some months to receive a goat question, and I still have not had one. Hon Ken Travers: You want a good goat question. Hon Graham Giffard: What about a dorothy goat? Hon Robyn McSweeney: It’s a serious problem. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is. I am not making light of the question, but of the circumstances that could have arisen in different circumstances. I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
The PRESIDENT: Order, members! This is not a goat question. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: It is funny you mention that, Mr President; I have been waiting for three years and some months to receive a goat question, and I still have not had one. Hon Ken Travers: You want a good goat question. Hon Graham Giffard: What about a dorothy goat? Hon Robyn McSweeney: It’s a serious problem. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is. I am not making light of the question, but of the circumstances that could have arisen in different circumstances. I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: It is funny you mention that, Mr President; I have been waiting for three years and some months to receive a goat question, and I still have not had one. Hon Ken Travers: You want a good goat question. Hon Graham Giffard: What about a dorothy goat? Hon Robyn McSweeney: It’s a serious problem. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is. I am not making light of the question, but of the circumstances that could have arisen in different circumstances. I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
It is funny you mention that, Mr President; I have been waiting for three years and some months to receive a goat question, and I still have not had one. Hon Ken Travers: You want a good goat question. Hon Graham Giffard: What about a dorothy goat? Hon Robyn McSweeney: It’s a serious problem. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is. I am not making light of the question, but of the circumstances that could have arisen in different circumstances. I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon Ken Travers: You want a good goat question. Hon Graham Giffard: What about a dorothy goat? Hon Robyn McSweeney: It’s a serious problem. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is. I am not making light of the question, but of the circumstances that could have arisen in different circumstances. I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon Graham Giffard: What about a dorothy goat? Hon Robyn McSweeney: It’s a serious problem. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is. I am not making light of the question, but of the circumstances that could have arisen in different circumstances. I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon Robyn McSweeney: It’s a serious problem. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is. I am not making light of the question, but of the circumstances that could have arisen in different circumstances. I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon KIM CHANCE: It is. I am not making light of the question, but of the circumstances that could have arisen in different circumstances. I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon Norman Moore: What about the rest of State? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members! This is not a goat question. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: It is funny you mention that, Mr President; I have been waiting for three years and some months to receive a goat question, and I still have not had one. Hon Ken Travers: You want a good goat question. Hon Graham Giffard: What about a dorothy goat? Hon Robyn McSweeney: It’s a serious problem. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is. I am not making light of the question, but of the circumstances that could have arisen in different circumstances. I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members! This is not a goat question. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: It is funny you mention that, Mr President; I have been waiting for three years and some months to receive a goat question, and I still have not had one. Hon Ken Travers: You want a good goat question. Hon Graham Giffard: What about a dorothy goat? Hon Robyn McSweeney: It’s a serious problem. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is. I am not making light of the question, but of the circumstances that could have arisen in different circumstances. I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
The PRESIDENT: Order, members! This is not a goat question. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: It is funny you mention that, Mr President; I have been waiting for three years and some months to receive a goat question, and I still have not had one. Hon Ken Travers: You want a good goat question. Hon Graham Giffard: What about a dorothy goat? Hon Robyn McSweeney: It’s a serious problem. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is. I am not making light of the question, but of the circumstances that could have arisen in different circumstances. I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: It is funny you mention that, Mr President; I have been waiting for three years and some months to receive a goat question, and I still have not had one. Hon Ken Travers: You want a good goat question. Hon Graham Giffard: What about a dorothy goat? Hon Robyn McSweeney: It’s a serious problem. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is. I am not making light of the question, but of the circumstances that could have arisen in different circumstances. I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
It is funny you mention that, Mr President; I have been waiting for three years and some months to receive a goat question, and I still have not had one. Hon Ken Travers: You want a good goat question. Hon Graham Giffard: What about a dorothy goat? Hon Robyn McSweeney: It’s a serious problem. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is. I am not making light of the question, but of the circumstances that could have arisen in different circumstances. I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon Ken Travers: You want a good goat question. Hon Graham Giffard: What about a dorothy goat? Hon Robyn McSweeney: It’s a serious problem. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is. I am not making light of the question, but of the circumstances that could have arisen in different circumstances. I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon Graham Giffard: What about a dorothy goat? Hon Robyn McSweeney: It’s a serious problem. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is. I am not making light of the question, but of the circumstances that could have arisen in different circumstances. I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon Robyn McSweeney: It’s a serious problem. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is. I am not making light of the question, but of the circumstances that could have arisen in different circumstances. I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon KIM CHANCE: It is. I am not making light of the question, but of the circumstances that could have arisen in different circumstances. I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
I thank Hon Robyn McSweeney for her timely question. As the Leader of the Opposition has pointed out, this question has statewide significance, as I am sure Hon Robyn McSweeney would agree. The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in establishing the Lake Muir-Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group. I met representatives of this group at Boyup Brook, I believe. The Agriculture Protection Board is contributing $15 000 per annum in matching funds to the community group. Research and development on improving baiting alternatives for feral pig control is being conducted in the region. The Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Department of Environmental Protection are also financial contributors to the Lake Muir and Denbarker community feral pig eradication group. The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
The shortness of the answer does not indicate that we do not take this situation seriously. Pigs are an understated problem, particularly in the south west. Perhaps it is not clearly understood that very large parts of the State, and, perhaps in the Leader of the Opposition’s - Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon Norman Moore: Try the Avon Valley and the Avon National Park. Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon KIM CHANCE: The Leader of the Opposition has made the point that feral pigs extend far beyond the forest regions of the south west with which they tend to be associated. I am also aware of their existence well into the Bullfinch area - Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon Peter Foss: If they get to Bullfinch, that is a big problem. Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon Norman Moore: I thought they had all left there. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
Hon KIM CHANCE: No, I assure the Leader of the Opposition that they are still there in the interface between the farming and pastoral zone north-east of Bullfinch. They are a widespread and serious problem. Apart from the damage they do to the environment, they are also a serious threat in the event that an exotic disease were to get into the wild pig population.
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