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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 250 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 June 2021 by Hon Dr Steve Thomas

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

WELLINGTON CATCHMENT — PINE TREE SEEDLINGS

250. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the Minister for Forestry:

I refer to the Minister for Forestry's media release of 22 June 2017 in which he announced an $8.7 million project to plant an estimated 4.4 million pine tree seedlings in 3 500 hectares of the Wellington catchment in Collie over the subsequent four years. It is now four years later.

(1) How many seedlings have been planted under this scheme in Collie?

(2) How many hectares of land has been planted under this scheme in Collie?

(3) Will the full 3 500 hectares be planted; and, if so, when?

(4) How much of the $8.7 million budget has been spent and how much is retained?

(5) What other parts of the $21 million state government strategy to expand the softwood estate has the government delivered?

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:

I thank the member for the question. The Minister for Forestry has provided the following answer.

(1) There have been two million planted.

(2) There has been 1 532 hectares planted.

(3) Yes, as part of the yearly Forest Products Commission's planting program.

(4) Approximately $3.8 million has been spent so far in establishing these plantations. At present, the FPC estimates the remaining area cost at about $5 million.

(5) In addition to the above plantings, the FPC has increased the area of the softwood estate by approximately 4 600 hectares since 2017. A total expenditure of over $27 million has been spent by the McGowan government on softwood expansion since 2017.