❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses weed control along the trans line between Kalgoorlie and the WA border, with the Minister outlining responsibilities, inspection frequency, and eradication methods.
AnsweredQoN 1279Legislative Council
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(1) Will the minister please advise the House whether there is any organised weed control program to combat noxious weeds along the trans line between Kalgoorlie and the Western Australian border? (2) If so, who is responsible for the control of noxious weeds? (3) How often are inspections undertaken to determine the spread of these noxious weeds? (4) What action is taken to eradicate these weeds before they establish themselves as a major threat to our agricultural industry? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, there is. Under the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976, the landholder - in this case the Australian Railway Track Corporation - is responsible for the control of declared weeds on its land. Control work agreements are used to establish specific responsibilities for control of bathurst burr, horehound, mexican poppy, saffron thistle and thornapple. (2) In the case of the trans line, the management of declared plants on the railway reserve is the responsibility of Transfield Maintenance on behalf of the Australian Railway Track Corporation. (3) Track inspectors, who carry weed spraying equipment, inspect the trans line every four days. Additional inspection is done within the railway reserve prior to firebreak preparation, which normally occurs in November-December. Inspections of the line by Department of Agriculture officers are made opportunistically according to seasonal conditions and other operational activity in the area. The railway line between Perth and Kalgoorlie is also inspected annually for skeleton weed. (4) Infestations of declared plants are treated by contractors and subcontractors according to recommended weed control methods.
(2) If so, who is responsible for the control of noxious weeds? (3) How often are inspections undertaken to determine the spread of these noxious weeds? (4) What action is taken to eradicate these weeds before they establish themselves as a major threat to our agricultural industry? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, there is. Under the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976, the landholder - in this case the Australian Railway Track Corporation - is responsible for the control of declared weeds on its land. Control work agreements are used to establish specific responsibilities for control of bathurst burr, horehound, mexican poppy, saffron thistle and thornapple. (2) In the case of the trans line, the management of declared plants on the railway reserve is the responsibility of Transfield Maintenance on behalf of the Australian Railway Track Corporation. (3) Track inspectors, who carry weed spraying equipment, inspect the trans line every four days. Additional inspection is done within the railway reserve prior to firebreak preparation, which normally occurs in November-December. Inspections of the line by Department of Agriculture officers are made opportunistically according to seasonal conditions and other operational activity in the area. The railway line between Perth and Kalgoorlie is also inspected annually for skeleton weed. (4) Infestations of declared plants are treated by contractors and subcontractors according to recommended weed control methods.
(3) How often are inspections undertaken to determine the spread of these noxious weeds? (4) What action is taken to eradicate these weeds before they establish themselves as a major threat to our agricultural industry? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, there is. Under the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976, the landholder - in this case the Australian Railway Track Corporation - is responsible for the control of declared weeds on its land. Control work agreements are used to establish specific responsibilities for control of bathurst burr, horehound, mexican poppy, saffron thistle and thornapple. (2) In the case of the trans line, the management of declared plants on the railway reserve is the responsibility of Transfield Maintenance on behalf of the Australian Railway Track Corporation. (3) Track inspectors, who carry weed spraying equipment, inspect the trans line every four days. Additional inspection is done within the railway reserve prior to firebreak preparation, which normally occurs in November-December. Inspections of the line by Department of Agriculture officers are made opportunistically according to seasonal conditions and other operational activity in the area. The railway line between Perth and Kalgoorlie is also inspected annually for skeleton weed. (4) Infestations of declared plants are treated by contractors and subcontractors according to recommended weed control methods.
(4) What action is taken to eradicate these weeds before they establish themselves as a major threat to our agricultural industry? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, there is. Under the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976, the landholder - in this case the Australian Railway Track Corporation - is responsible for the control of declared weeds on its land. Control work agreements are used to establish specific responsibilities for control of bathurst burr, horehound, mexican poppy, saffron thistle and thornapple. (2) In the case of the trans line, the management of declared plants on the railway reserve is the responsibility of Transfield Maintenance on behalf of the Australian Railway Track Corporation. (3) Track inspectors, who carry weed spraying equipment, inspect the trans line every four days. Additional inspection is done within the railway reserve prior to firebreak preparation, which normally occurs in November-December. Inspections of the line by Department of Agriculture officers are made opportunistically according to seasonal conditions and other operational activity in the area. The railway line between Perth and Kalgoorlie is also inspected annually for skeleton weed. (4) Infestations of declared plants are treated by contractors and subcontractors according to recommended weed control methods.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, there is. Under the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976, the landholder - in this case the Australian Railway Track Corporation - is responsible for the control of declared weeds on its land. Control work agreements are used to establish specific responsibilities for control of bathurst burr, horehound, mexican poppy, saffron thistle and thornapple. (2) In the case of the trans line, the management of declared plants on the railway reserve is the responsibility of Transfield Maintenance on behalf of the Australian Railway Track Corporation. (3) Track inspectors, who carry weed spraying equipment, inspect the trans line every four days. Additional inspection is done within the railway reserve prior to firebreak preparation, which normally occurs in November-December. Inspections of the line by Department of Agriculture officers are made opportunistically according to seasonal conditions and other operational activity in the area. The railway line between Perth and Kalgoorlie is also inspected annually for skeleton weed. (4) Infestations of declared plants are treated by contractors and subcontractors according to recommended weed control methods.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, there is. Under the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976, the landholder - in this case the Australian Railway Track Corporation - is responsible for the control of declared weeds on its land. Control work agreements are used to establish specific responsibilities for control of bathurst burr, horehound, mexican poppy, saffron thistle and thornapple. (2) In the case of the trans line, the management of declared plants on the railway reserve is the responsibility of Transfield Maintenance on behalf of the Australian Railway Track Corporation. (3) Track inspectors, who carry weed spraying equipment, inspect the trans line every four days. Additional inspection is done within the railway reserve prior to firebreak preparation, which normally occurs in November-December. Inspections of the line by Department of Agriculture officers are made opportunistically according to seasonal conditions and other operational activity in the area. The railway line between Perth and Kalgoorlie is also inspected annually for skeleton weed. (4) Infestations of declared plants are treated by contractors and subcontractors according to recommended weed control methods.
(1) Yes, there is. Under the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976, the landholder - in this case the Australian Railway Track Corporation - is responsible for the control of declared weeds on its land. Control work agreements are used to establish specific responsibilities for control of bathurst burr, horehound, mexican poppy, saffron thistle and thornapple. (2) In the case of the trans line, the management of declared plants on the railway reserve is the responsibility of Transfield Maintenance on behalf of the Australian Railway Track Corporation. (3) Track inspectors, who carry weed spraying equipment, inspect the trans line every four days. Additional inspection is done within the railway reserve prior to firebreak preparation, which normally occurs in November-December. Inspections of the line by Department of Agriculture officers are made opportunistically according to seasonal conditions and other operational activity in the area. The railway line between Perth and Kalgoorlie is also inspected annually for skeleton weed. (4) Infestations of declared plants are treated by contractors and subcontractors according to recommended weed control methods.
(2) In the case of the trans line, the management of declared plants on the railway reserve is the responsibility of Transfield Maintenance on behalf of the Australian Railway Track Corporation. (3) Track inspectors, who carry weed spraying equipment, inspect the trans line every four days. Additional inspection is done within the railway reserve prior to firebreak preparation, which normally occurs in November-December. Inspections of the line by Department of Agriculture officers are made opportunistically according to seasonal conditions and other operational activity in the area. The railway line between Perth and Kalgoorlie is also inspected annually for skeleton weed. (4) Infestations of declared plants are treated by contractors and subcontractors according to recommended weed control methods.
(3) Track inspectors, who carry weed spraying equipment, inspect the trans line every four days. Additional inspection is done within the railway reserve prior to firebreak preparation, which normally occurs in November-December. Inspections of the line by Department of Agriculture officers are made opportunistically according to seasonal conditions and other operational activity in the area. The railway line between Perth and Kalgoorlie is also inspected annually for skeleton weed. (4) Infestations of declared plants are treated by contractors and subcontractors according to recommended weed control methods.
(4) Infestations of declared plants are treated by contractors and subcontractors according to recommended weed control methods.
(2) If so, who is responsible for the control of noxious weeds? (3) How often are inspections undertaken to determine the spread of these noxious weeds? (4) What action is taken to eradicate these weeds before they establish themselves as a major threat to our agricultural industry? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, there is. Under the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976, the landholder - in this case the Australian Railway Track Corporation - is responsible for the control of declared weeds on its land. Control work agreements are used to establish specific responsibilities for control of bathurst burr, horehound, mexican poppy, saffron thistle and thornapple. (2) In the case of the trans line, the management of declared plants on the railway reserve is the responsibility of Transfield Maintenance on behalf of the Australian Railway Track Corporation. (3) Track inspectors, who carry weed spraying equipment, inspect the trans line every four days. Additional inspection is done within the railway reserve prior to firebreak preparation, which normally occurs in November-December. Inspections of the line by Department of Agriculture officers are made opportunistically according to seasonal conditions and other operational activity in the area. The railway line between Perth and Kalgoorlie is also inspected annually for skeleton weed. (4) Infestations of declared plants are treated by contractors and subcontractors according to recommended weed control methods.
(3) How often are inspections undertaken to determine the spread of these noxious weeds? (4) What action is taken to eradicate these weeds before they establish themselves as a major threat to our agricultural industry? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, there is. Under the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976, the landholder - in this case the Australian Railway Track Corporation - is responsible for the control of declared weeds on its land. Control work agreements are used to establish specific responsibilities for control of bathurst burr, horehound, mexican poppy, saffron thistle and thornapple. (2) In the case of the trans line, the management of declared plants on the railway reserve is the responsibility of Transfield Maintenance on behalf of the Australian Railway Track Corporation. (3) Track inspectors, who carry weed spraying equipment, inspect the trans line every four days. Additional inspection is done within the railway reserve prior to firebreak preparation, which normally occurs in November-December. Inspections of the line by Department of Agriculture officers are made opportunistically according to seasonal conditions and other operational activity in the area. The railway line between Perth and Kalgoorlie is also inspected annually for skeleton weed. (4) Infestations of declared plants are treated by contractors and subcontractors according to recommended weed control methods.
(4) What action is taken to eradicate these weeds before they establish themselves as a major threat to our agricultural industry? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, there is. Under the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976, the landholder - in this case the Australian Railway Track Corporation - is responsible for the control of declared weeds on its land. Control work agreements are used to establish specific responsibilities for control of bathurst burr, horehound, mexican poppy, saffron thistle and thornapple. (2) In the case of the trans line, the management of declared plants on the railway reserve is the responsibility of Transfield Maintenance on behalf of the Australian Railway Track Corporation. (3) Track inspectors, who carry weed spraying equipment, inspect the trans line every four days. Additional inspection is done within the railway reserve prior to firebreak preparation, which normally occurs in November-December. Inspections of the line by Department of Agriculture officers are made opportunistically according to seasonal conditions and other operational activity in the area. The railway line between Perth and Kalgoorlie is also inspected annually for skeleton weed. (4) Infestations of declared plants are treated by contractors and subcontractors according to recommended weed control methods.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, there is. Under the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976, the landholder - in this case the Australian Railway Track Corporation - is responsible for the control of declared weeds on its land. Control work agreements are used to establish specific responsibilities for control of bathurst burr, horehound, mexican poppy, saffron thistle and thornapple. (2) In the case of the trans line, the management of declared plants on the railway reserve is the responsibility of Transfield Maintenance on behalf of the Australian Railway Track Corporation. (3) Track inspectors, who carry weed spraying equipment, inspect the trans line every four days. Additional inspection is done within the railway reserve prior to firebreak preparation, which normally occurs in November-December. Inspections of the line by Department of Agriculture officers are made opportunistically according to seasonal conditions and other operational activity in the area. The railway line between Perth and Kalgoorlie is also inspected annually for skeleton weed. (4) Infestations of declared plants are treated by contractors and subcontractors according to recommended weed control methods.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, there is. Under the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976, the landholder - in this case the Australian Railway Track Corporation - is responsible for the control of declared weeds on its land. Control work agreements are used to establish specific responsibilities for control of bathurst burr, horehound, mexican poppy, saffron thistle and thornapple. (2) In the case of the trans line, the management of declared plants on the railway reserve is the responsibility of Transfield Maintenance on behalf of the Australian Railway Track Corporation. (3) Track inspectors, who carry weed spraying equipment, inspect the trans line every four days. Additional inspection is done within the railway reserve prior to firebreak preparation, which normally occurs in November-December. Inspections of the line by Department of Agriculture officers are made opportunistically according to seasonal conditions and other operational activity in the area. The railway line between Perth and Kalgoorlie is also inspected annually for skeleton weed. (4) Infestations of declared plants are treated by contractors and subcontractors according to recommended weed control methods.
(1) Yes, there is. Under the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976, the landholder - in this case the Australian Railway Track Corporation - is responsible for the control of declared weeds on its land. Control work agreements are used to establish specific responsibilities for control of bathurst burr, horehound, mexican poppy, saffron thistle and thornapple. (2) In the case of the trans line, the management of declared plants on the railway reserve is the responsibility of Transfield Maintenance on behalf of the Australian Railway Track Corporation. (3) Track inspectors, who carry weed spraying equipment, inspect the trans line every four days. Additional inspection is done within the railway reserve prior to firebreak preparation, which normally occurs in November-December. Inspections of the line by Department of Agriculture officers are made opportunistically according to seasonal conditions and other operational activity in the area. The railway line between Perth and Kalgoorlie is also inspected annually for skeleton weed. (4) Infestations of declared plants are treated by contractors and subcontractors according to recommended weed control methods.
(2) In the case of the trans line, the management of declared plants on the railway reserve is the responsibility of Transfield Maintenance on behalf of the Australian Railway Track Corporation. (3) Track inspectors, who carry weed spraying equipment, inspect the trans line every four days. Additional inspection is done within the railway reserve prior to firebreak preparation, which normally occurs in November-December. Inspections of the line by Department of Agriculture officers are made opportunistically according to seasonal conditions and other operational activity in the area. The railway line between Perth and Kalgoorlie is also inspected annually for skeleton weed. (4) Infestations of declared plants are treated by contractors and subcontractors according to recommended weed control methods.
(3) Track inspectors, who carry weed spraying equipment, inspect the trans line every four days. Additional inspection is done within the railway reserve prior to firebreak preparation, which normally occurs in November-December. Inspections of the line by Department of Agriculture officers are made opportunistically according to seasonal conditions and other operational activity in the area. The railway line between Perth and Kalgoorlie is also inspected annually for skeleton weed. (4) Infestations of declared plants are treated by contractors and subcontractors according to recommended weed control methods.
(4) Infestations of declared plants are treated by contractors and subcontractors according to recommended weed control methods.
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