❓ Hon Dee Margetts asks about the protection of specific plant species along the Swan River foreshore, particularly near Maylands. The answer details current assessment projects, policies, funding, enforcement, and reporting mechanisms related to foreshore protection.
AnsweredQoN 1745Legislative Council
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(b) Schoenoplectus (sp); (c) Casuarina (sp); (d) Melaleuca (sp) (excluding quinquinervea); and (e) Marri and Flooded gum, particularly in the region between the Maylands Yacht Club and the Garret Road Bridge?
(c) Casuarina (sp); (d) Melaleuca (sp) (excluding quinquinervea); and (e) Marri and Flooded gum, particularly in the region between the Maylands Yacht Club and the Garret Road Bridge?
(d) Melaleuca (sp) (excluding quinquinervea); and (e) Marri and Flooded gum, particularly in the region between the Maylands Yacht Club and the Garret Road Bridge?
(e) Marri and Flooded gum, particularly in the region between the Maylands Yacht Club and the Garret Road Bridge?
particularly in the region between the Maylands Yacht Club and the Garret Road Bridge?
(c) Casuarina (sp); (d) Melaleuca (sp) (excluding quinquinervea); and (e) Marri and Flooded gum, particularly in the region between the Maylands Yacht Club and the Garret Road Bridge?
(d) Melaleuca (sp) (excluding quinquinervea); and (e) Marri and Flooded gum, particularly in the region between the Maylands Yacht Club and the Garret Road Bridge?
(e) Marri and Flooded gum, particularly in the region between the Maylands Yacht Club and the Garret Road Bridge?
particularly in the region between the Maylands Yacht Club and the Garret Road Bridge?
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Answered
8 April 2004
Responded by
Minister for Local Government and Regional Development representing the Minister for the Environment
Response time
30 days
(1) The Swan River Trust is currently conducting a foreshore assessment project which will provide very general information about current state of vegetation cover along the river foreshore, whether native or weed, but the assessment will not go to individual species level, nor is it intended to provide trend data. (2) A policy is being developed to actively discourage the damage of trees along the foreshore. On top of this, the Government has committed $1 million per year for the next four years to boost its RiverBank program which is designed to attract matching funds from riverside local governments to engage in foreshore restoration and protection projects. Building boat launch sites, fishing platforms and foreshore revegetation planting are examples of projects, which have attracted RiverBank funding. Complementing this project is the nutrient intervention program aimed at reducing nutrients in drains. The Government has also provided an additional $1m per year for the next four years for this program, which includes projects such as nutrient-stripping wetlands. Furthermore a fishing booklet has been produced and translated into several languages and distributed to fishing and boating shops to educate people on correct fishing methods. The book highlights issues such as the need to fish from jetties and fishing platforms where possible, launching boats from approved sites rather than dragging across foreshores, and not digging up or otherwise damaging vegetation. (3) There have been no prosecutions launched during the last year. However, there have been five complaints of this type in the past year. In some cases there is insufficient evidence to sustain a prosecution or the incident has been of a minor nature so other action has been taken. (4) The Swan River Trust is currently reviewing the penalties in the regulations to prevent foreshore destruction and these will be increased as part of the new Swan River Legislation. Penalties under the Environmental Protection Act – which can be brought to bear on offences in relation to the Swan River – have been substantially increased. The Government has announced its intention to prosecute the Water Corporation in relation to large sewage spills into the Swan River at Guildford in 2003. (5) The on-call mobile for after hours reports is 0419 192 845 - the phone is taken by different rostered on-call SRT officers. If the phone is not answered directly, the call is diverted to a paging service. The officers are either SRT Audit and Enforcement Staff or SRT Field Officers.
(2) A policy is being developed to actively discourage the damage of trees along the foreshore. On top of this, the Government has committed $1 million per year for the next four years to boost its RiverBank program which is designed to attract matching funds from riverside local governments to engage in foreshore restoration and protection projects. Building boat launch sites, fishing platforms and foreshore revegetation planting are examples of projects, which have attracted RiverBank funding. Complementing this project is the nutrient intervention program aimed at reducing nutrients in drains. The Government has also provided an additional $1m per year for the next four years for this program, which includes projects such as nutrient-stripping wetlands. Furthermore a fishing booklet has been produced and translated into several languages and distributed to fishing and boating shops to educate people on correct fishing methods. The book highlights issues such as the need to fish from jetties and fishing platforms where possible, launching boats from approved sites rather than dragging across foreshores, and not digging up or otherwise damaging vegetation. (3) There have been no prosecutions launched during the last year. However, there have been five complaints of this type in the past year. In some cases there is insufficient evidence to sustain a prosecution or the incident has been of a minor nature so other action has been taken. (4) The Swan River Trust is currently reviewing the penalties in the regulations to prevent foreshore destruction and these will be increased as part of the new Swan River Legislation. Penalties under the Environmental Protection Act – which can be brought to bear on offences in relation to the Swan River – have been substantially increased. The Government has announced its intention to prosecute the Water Corporation in relation to large sewage spills into the Swan River at Guildford in 2003. (5) The on-call mobile for after hours reports is 0419 192 845 - the phone is taken by different rostered on-call SRT officers. If the phone is not answered directly, the call is diverted to a paging service. The officers are either SRT Audit and Enforcement Staff or SRT Field Officers.
(4) The Swan River Trust is currently reviewing the penalties in the regulations to prevent foreshore destruction and these will be increased as part of the new Swan River Legislation. Penalties under the Environmental Protection Act – which can be brought to bear on offences in relation to the Swan River – have been substantially increased. The Government has announced its intention to prosecute the Water Corporation in relation to large sewage spills into the Swan River at Guildford in 2003. (5) The on-call mobile for after hours reports is 0419 192 845 - the phone is taken by different rostered on-call SRT officers. If the phone is not answered directly, the call is diverted to a paging service. The officers are either SRT Audit and Enforcement Staff or SRT Field Officers.
(5) The on-call mobile for after hours reports is 0419 192 845 - the phone is taken by different rostered on-call SRT officers. If the phone is not answered directly, the call is diverted to a paging service. The officers are either SRT Audit and Enforcement Staff or SRT Field Officers.
(2) A policy is being developed to actively discourage the damage of trees along the foreshore. On top of this, the Government has committed $1 million per year for the next four years to boost its RiverBank program which is designed to attract matching funds from riverside local governments to engage in foreshore restoration and protection projects. Building boat launch sites, fishing platforms and foreshore revegetation planting are examples of projects, which have attracted RiverBank funding. Complementing this project is the nutrient intervention program aimed at reducing nutrients in drains. The Government has also provided an additional $1m per year for the next four years for this program, which includes projects such as nutrient-stripping wetlands. Furthermore a fishing booklet has been produced and translated into several languages and distributed to fishing and boating shops to educate people on correct fishing methods. The book highlights issues such as the need to fish from jetties and fishing platforms where possible, launching boats from approved sites rather than dragging across foreshores, and not digging up or otherwise damaging vegetation. (3) There have been no prosecutions launched during the last year. However, there have been five complaints of this type in the past year. In some cases there is insufficient evidence to sustain a prosecution or the incident has been of a minor nature so other action has been taken. (4) The Swan River Trust is currently reviewing the penalties in the regulations to prevent foreshore destruction and these will be increased as part of the new Swan River Legislation. Penalties under the Environmental Protection Act – which can be brought to bear on offences in relation to the Swan River – have been substantially increased. The Government has announced its intention to prosecute the Water Corporation in relation to large sewage spills into the Swan River at Guildford in 2003. (5) The on-call mobile for after hours reports is 0419 192 845 - the phone is taken by different rostered on-call SRT officers. If the phone is not answered directly, the call is diverted to a paging service. The officers are either SRT Audit and Enforcement Staff or SRT Field Officers.
(4) The Swan River Trust is currently reviewing the penalties in the regulations to prevent foreshore destruction and these will be increased as part of the new Swan River Legislation. Penalties under the Environmental Protection Act – which can be brought to bear on offences in relation to the Swan River – have been substantially increased. The Government has announced its intention to prosecute the Water Corporation in relation to large sewage spills into the Swan River at Guildford in 2003. (5) The on-call mobile for after hours reports is 0419 192 845 - the phone is taken by different rostered on-call SRT officers. If the phone is not answered directly, the call is diverted to a paging service. The officers are either SRT Audit and Enforcement Staff or SRT Field Officers.
(5) The on-call mobile for after hours reports is 0419 192 845 - the phone is taken by different rostered on-call SRT officers. If the phone is not answered directly, the call is diverted to a paging service. The officers are either SRT Audit and Enforcement Staff or SRT Field Officers.
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