Question On Notice No. 1074 asked in the Legislative Council on 26 October 2022 by Hon Dr Brad Pettitt
Question Directed to the: Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Forestry
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
Will the Minister provide the following information for each financial year from 2018-19 to 2021-22 inclusive:
(a) how many hectares of regrowth karri were thinned;
(b) how old were the stands of regrowth;
(c) what volume of logs resulting from the thinning was sold; and
(d) of the volume sold at (c), what volume was:
(i) first and second grade karri sawlogs;
(ii) other grade of karri sawlogs;
(iii) karri chiplogs;
(iv) marri sawlogs;
(v) marri chiplogs; and
(vi) other grades and species of logs (please specify)?
Answered on 29 November 2022
Silvicultural records of areas thinned are maintained on a calendar (rather than financial) year basis to align with reporting requirements under the respective Forest Management Plans. Information for the 2022 calendar year is still being captured.
The area of karri 1st and 2nd thinning by Calendar years 2018-2021 is provided below.
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Years (Calendars)
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2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
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(a) Area Thinned (hectares)
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724
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1,351
|
915
|
583
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(b) Age Classes Thinned (years)
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29-47
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24-51
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29-51
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26-57
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(c) Volume of Logs Sold (m3)
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67,730
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119,981
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89,277
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42,412
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(d)
(i) 41,599 m3
(ii) 38,182 m3
(iii) 239,619 m3
(iv) Nil
(v) Nil
(vi) Nil