WATERING POINTS —
YANDEYARRA RESERVE
474. Hon KEN BASTON to the Minister for Agriculture and Food:
(1) Could the
minister please confirm whether the department of agriculture and food has
provided assistance with installing and/or upgrading water points at Yandeyarra
station?
(2) If yes, what is the total spent
by the department on this?
Hon ALANNAH
MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the member for the question.
(1) Yes.
(2) The total
spent by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development to
install and/or upgrade water points at Yandeyarra Aboriginal reserve is $261 066.60,
of which $198 093.82 is reimbursable by the Department of Planning, Lands and
Heritage from the Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority's emergency
response fund.