Question On Notice No. 6080 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 31 March 2020 by Mr D.T. Redman
Question Directed to the: Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I refer to the deployment of Kimberley Aboriginal Rangers to the Stirling Range National Park to assist with the response effort to fire affected Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions assets, and ask:
(a) Can the Minister confirm that indigenous rangers have been brought down from
the Kimberley to support efforts to upgrade fire affected infrastructure
in the Stirling Range National Park;
(b) If so, were local aboriginal groups consulted on this decision;
(c) If so, was consideration given to the utilisation of local indigenous
rangers in addition to those already deployed to assist with this effort; and
(d) Would the Minister consider giving indigenous rangers on the South Coast
and Great Southern the opportunity to travel to the Kimberley to assist
in that region?
Answered on 13 May 2020
Please refer to the response to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 6079.