Question On Notice No. 227 asked in the Legislative Council on 10 August 2021 by Hon Colin De Grussa
Question Directed to the: Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
In relation to land clearing and native vegetation, I ask:
(a) for the following years, please identify how many native vegetation clearing permits were received:
(i) 2017-18;
(ii) 2018-19;
(iii) 2019-20; and
(iv) 2020-21;
(b) for those in (a), please detail how many permits were approved and the total area approved for clearing by Local Government Area in:
(i) 2017-18;
(ii) 2018-19;
(iii) 2019-20; and
(iv) 2020-21; and
(c) for the following years, please identify how many fines were issued for illegal clearing:
(i) 2017-18;
(ii) 2018-19;
(iii) 2019-20; and
(iv) 2020-21?
Answered on 9 September 2021
(a)
(i) 545
(ii) 602
(iii) 472
(iv) 538
(b)
(i) 394
(ii) 424
(iii) 333
(iv) 284
See table below for the total area approved for clearing within each local government authority jurisdiction:
Local Government Authority
|
Clearing Approved* by Hectares
|
2017-2018
|
2018-2019
|
2019-2020
|
2020-2021
|
City of Albany
|
4.23
|
25.41
|
7.37
|
0.26
|
City of Armadale
|
1.37
|
7.95
|
6.50
|
6.88
|
City of Belmont
|
0.56
|
6.95
|
|
0.10
|
City of Bunbury
|
2.58
|
9.69
|
0.35
|
0.76
|
City of Canning
|
|
0.77
|
|
4.19
|
City of Cockburn
|
9.72
|
3.52
|
9.37
|
8.96
|
City of Gosnells
|
0.41
|
11.16
|
1.25
|
0.14
|
City of Greater Geraldton
|
0.91
|
|
|
|
City of Joondalup
|
|
3.17
|
11.68
|
0.18
|
City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
|
1752.75
|
1478.82
|
687.45
|
1427.62
|
City of Mandurah
|
15.40
|
7.69
|
0.27
|
|
City of Melville
|
0.55
|
0.72
|
1.47
|
|
City of Nedlands
|
|
0.90
|
|
|
City of Rockingham
|
0.39
|
4.11
|
1.48
|
0.25
|
City of South Perth
|
|
|
0.18
|
0.19
|
City of Stirling
|
0.96
|
2.32
|
1.39
|
|
City of Swan
|
12.92
|
2.64
|
1.55
|
0.60
|
City of Wanneroo
|
456.94
|
2.23
|
94.26
|
4.19
|
Shire of Ashburton
|
9.69
|
159.99
|
498.63
|
376.67
|
Shire of Augusta-Margaret River
|
2.12
|
2.92
|
0.79
|
3.63
|
Shire of Beverley
|
|
0.32
|
|
|
Shire of Boddington
|
6.11
|
4.00
|
0.25
|
0.99
|
Shire of Boyup Brook
|
0.36
|
0.15
|
2.30
|
|
Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes
|
43.72
|
8.27
|
|
3.45
|
Shire of Broome
|
147.86
|
283.19
|
1.74
|
3.94
|
Shire of Bruce Rock
|
|
0.19
|
|
|
Shire of Busselton
|
5.21
|
35.30
|
0.37
|
0.11
|
Shire of Capel
|
17.29
|
0.30
|
1.35
|
|
Shire of Carnamah
|
|
71.63
|
|
6.36
|
Shire of Carnarvon
|
|
16.99
|
|
15.64
|
Shire of Chittering
|
112.42
|
|
4.73
|
2.63
|
Shire of Christmas Island
|
|
2.00
|
|
0.20
|
Shire of Collie
|
4.17
|
0.40
|
55.65
|
4.11
|
Shire of Coolgardie
|
1266.14
|
612.84
|
1.20
|
689.83
|
Shire of Coorow
|
0.18
|
|
1.50
|
|
Shire of Corrigin
|
|
0.60
|
|
|
Shire of Cranbrook
|
21.60
|
9.60
|
62.81
|
|
Shire of Cuballing
|
2.32
|
0.10
|
0.28
|
|
Shire of Cue
|
8.49
|
416.87
|
63.00
|
694.81
|
Shire of Cunderdin
|
|
|
|
0.20
|
Shire of Dalwallinu
|
0.93
|
34.76
|
|
|
Shire of Dandaragan
|
7.20
|
21.33
|
22.92
|
0.26
|
Shire of Dardanup
|
0.62
|
3.56
|
24.86
|
|
Shire of Denmark
|
7.28
|
6.59
|
0.50
|
0.10
|
Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
|
117.70
|
17.42
|
|
2.97
|
Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup
|
1.30
|
7.65
|
0.98
|
1.37
|
Shire of Dumbleyung
|
7.12
|
|
|
|
Shire of Dundas
|
19.00
|
|
2.00
|
|
Shire of East Pilbara
|
486.26
|
2826.10
|
1399.00
|
561.53
|
Shire of Esperance
|
27.70
|
22.12
|
127.22
|
151.79
|
Shire of Exmouth
|
56.90
|
252.00
|
2.30
|
1.48
|
Shire of Gingin
|
52.43
|
32.15
|
46.12
|
7.26
|
Shire of Gnowangerup
|
5.47
|
|
|
|
Shire of Goomalling
|
|
|
2.80
|
|
Shire of Halls Creek
|
|
79.00
|
142.67
|
|
Shire of Harvey
|
3.28
|
16.42
|
7.64
|
0.39
|
Shire of Irwin
|
3.80
|
25.18
|
0.48
|
25.37
|
Shire of Jerramungup
|
3.25
|
|
0.19
|
0.37
|
Shire of Kalamunda
|
2.52
|
3.37
|
1.69
|
1.21
|
Shire of Katanning
|
8.82
|
|
|
8.38
|
Shire of Kellerberrin
|
|
0.19
|
3.47
|
|
Shire of Kent
|
|
1.10
|
|
|
Shire of Kojonup
|
5.50
|
0.56
|
1.13
|
0.28
|
Shire of Kondinin
|
4.25
|
8.55
|
13.66
|
2.69
|
Shire of Koorda
|
|
8.58
|
|
98.54
|
Shire of Lake Grace
|
88.63
|
24.36
|
|
144.76
|
Shire of Laverton
|
368.00
|
812.38
|
312.00
|
16.97
|
Shire of Leonora
|
423.20
|
424.70
|
139.00
|
552.41
|
Shire of Manjimup
|
14.63
|
233.78
|
52.42
|
12.25
|
Shire of Meekatharra
|
825.00
|
545.73
|
473.90
|
1891.60
|
Shire of Menzies
|
197.70
|
|
872.56
|
229.50
|
Shire of Merredin
|
4.32
|
6.73
|
0.91
|
|
Shire of Mingenew
|
|
9.62
|
0.84
|
0.35
|
Shire of Moora
|
15.46
|
11.57
|
|
|
Shire of Mount Magnet
|
228.00
|
176.00
|
|
184.00
|
Shire of Mount Marshall
|
5.10
|
|
|
|
Shire of Mukinbudin
|
2.00
|
0.10
|
|
|
Shire of Mundaring
|
|
0.24
|
|
0.30
|
Shire of Murchison
|
25.80
|
2.00
|
145.70
|
|
Shire of Murray
|
14.55
|
2.37
|
0.18
|
1.95
|
Shire of Nannup
|
|
1.67
|
0.78
|
|
Shire of Narrogin
|
0.75
|
|
|
|
Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku
|
36.63
|
33.20
|
169.45
|
6.10
|
Shire of Northam
|
1.16
|
3.22
|
|
|
Shire of Northampton
|
55.45
|
4.30
|
49.30
|
251.32
|
Shire of Perenjori
|
35.00
|
|
|
|
Shire of Pingelly
|
|
|
|
0.74
|
Shire of Plantagenet
|
0.69
|
4.40
|
2.23
|
|
Shire of Quairading
|
|
0.15
|
|
|
Shire of Ravensthorpe
|
4.88
|
1.33
|
0.72
|
2.38
|
Shire of Roebourne
|
93.13
|
263.80
|
44.32
|
85.92
|
Shire of Sandstone
|
|
|
|
35.00
|
Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
|
31.13
|
2.18
|
3.19
|
12.63
|
Shire of Shark Bay
|
|
39.30
|
1.00
|
0.38
|
Shire of Three Springs
|
|
74.99
|
|
|
Shire of Toodyay
|
37.98
|
0.18
|
2.98
|
0.26
|
Shire of Upper Gascoyne
|
137.00
|
|
|
|
Shire of Victoria Plains
|
0.70
|
32.57
|
|
|
Shire of Wagin
|
|
|
0.16
|
|
Shire of Wandering
|
|
0.14
|
0.14
|
|
Shire of Waroona
|
7.60
|
1.95
|
36.69
|
1.70
|
Shire of West Arthur
|
0.42
|
|
0.14
|
|
Shire of Westonia
|
|
5.00
|
|
0.90
|
Shire of Wickepin
|
1.15
|
0.30
|
|
|
Shire of wWlliams
|
4.50
|
29.76
|
|
|
Shire of Wiluna
|
536.86
|
616.90
|
42.00
|
495.11
|
Shire of Wongan-Ballidu
|
|
0.63
|
|
|
Shire of Wyalkatchem
|
0.53
|
0.11
|
6.55
|
|
Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley
|
165.96
|
45.63
|
16.32
|
116.56
|
Shire of Yalgoo
|
|
35.00
|
|
115.93
|
Shire of Yilgarn
|
375.31
|
2.76
|
23.30
|
125.40
|
Shire of York
|
|
|
0.11
|
|
Town of Claremont
|
|
1.50
|
77.10
|
|
Town of Kwinana
|
|
26.44
|
0.43
|
|
Town of Narrogin
|
3.00
|
|
|
|
Town of Port Hedland
|
14.84
|
81.52
|
78.10
|
127.43
|
*by both the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety; does not include clearing authorised under State-wide purpose permits.
(c)
(i) 1
(ii) 1
(iii) 3
(iv) 6