Question On Notice No. 4646 asked in the Legislative Council on 20 September 2011 by Hon Giz Watson

Question Directed to the: Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Minister responding: Hon W.R. Marmion
Parliament: 38 Session: 1
Tabled Paper No: 4012


Question

I refer to Table 1 from the research paper by Per Christensen and Ian Abbott titled ‘Impact of fire in the eucalypt forest ecosystem of southern Western Australia: a critical review’ and published in Australian Forestry, 1989, 52 (2), 103-121, and ask -
(1) Of the 42 areas of forest and woodland listed in Table 1 -

(a) how many areas remain unburnt; and

(b) which areas remain unburnt?

(2) Of the 42 areas of forest and woodland listed in Table 1 -

(a) what areas have been burnt since 1989;

(b) was the fire in each area -

(i) a planned prescribed burn; or

(ii) an escape from a prescribed burn; and

(c) if no to (a) and (b) for a particular area, what was the cause of the fire?

(3) Of the 10 listed as numbers 33 to 42 -

(a) for each area, when was the area last burnt;

(b) which areas, by year and season, are planned to be included on a prescribed fire plan within the next three years;

(c) which areas are included on a current prescribed fire plan; and

(d) for each area, included on a current prescribed fire plan, what is the season and year that the prescribed burn is intended to be conducted?


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Answered on 1 November 2011





(1) (a) 18

(b) Dale - MPA 2.6

Chandler(1937)

 Monadnock Reserve (Randall)

Lane Poole (Amphion)

 Skelton
 Bald Rock

Smith

 Lane Poole (Yourdamung)

 Res 7278

 Warrup

 Yendicup

 Camelar

 Mooralup

 Meribup

 Big Brook

 Hilltop

 Loc 18340 (Mt Shadforth)

 Loc 2030 (Mt Hallowell)

(2) - (3)(d) [see tabled paper no]
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