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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 875 asked in the Legislative Council on 20 September 2018 by Hon Colin De Grussa

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

STRAWBERRY INDUSTRY

875. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Minister for Agriculture and Food:

(1) What assistance is being offered by the WA state government to strawberry growers in WA?

(2) What actions has the minister taken to ensure support being offered by the federal government comes to Western Australia?

(3) Has the minister asked the federal Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources to come to WA to see the depth of the crisis facing WA growers?

Hon DARREN WEST replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Agriculture and Food, I give the following answer.

(1) The Premier has announced a $100 000 reward for anyone with information that would assist police with their investigations into the needle sabotage. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is working closely with the state's peak industry body, the Strawberry Growers Association of Western Australia, to determine what requirements and assistance the industry needs.

(2)–(3) The minister has written to Hon David Littleproud, the federal Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, outlining the impact on Western Australian strawberry growers, and requesting details and administrative arrangements for the $1 million of commonwealth government funding announced yesterday. The minister has offered DPIRD resources to support engagement with the industry in WA and to facilitate access to funding.