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Parliamentary Debates (HANSARD) Parliamentary Debates (HANSARD) THIRTY-EIGHTH PARLIAMENT FIRST SESSION 2012 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Tuesday, 25 September 2012 Legislative Assembly Tuesday, 25 September 2012 THE SPEAKER (Mr G.A. Woodhams) took the chair at 2.00 pm, and read prayers. SANDALWOOD — ILLEGAL HARVESTING Statement by Minister for Environment MR W.R. MARMION (Nedlands — Minister for Environment) [2.01 pm]: Today I bring to the attention of the house a concerning rise in the illegal harvesting, processing, transporting and sale of sandalwood. Sandalwood is protected flora in Western Australia, and a limited number of harvesting licences are issued each year to ensure the sustainability of the industry. The sandalwood black market is thought to be worth millions of dollars and most illegally harvested sandalwood is exported out of Australia to Asia where it is used for medicinal and aromatic purposes. Sandalwood can command up to $15 000 a tonne on the black market. This lucrative market has resulted in a big increase in the frequency and scale of illegal sandalwood operations, which is causing a lot of damage to the environment and undermining legitimate operators. I am pleased to report that the Department of Environment and Conservation, with the assistance of Western Australia Police, have been working very hard to curb this activity and have made several seizures of illegally harvested sandalwood and harvesting equipment. Since March last year, about 166 tonnes of illegally harvested sandalwood valued at up to $2.5 million has been seized, including 75 tonnes from a wheatbelt property and more than 40 tonnes in the goldfields in the past two months. This month six tonnes was seized at Eucla and a consignment of 15 tonnes originating from Western Australia was intercepted in Port Augusta, South Australia. This was a direct result of continued liaison between DEC and its interstate counterparts on this issue. Investigations into illegal operations are continuing, and charges are expected to be laid. In response to the increase in the illegal trade, DEC launched a compliance operation across Perth and the south west this month, which is targeted at sandalwood dealers and exporters. As part of Operation Lighthouse, DEC visited several sandalwood dealers and exporters and checked their sandalwood stocks and records. Dealers were also advised of the introduction of sandalwood transport authority notices, which are required to transport sandalwood that has been taken for sale from private property under a licence issued by DEC. Sandalwood buyers have a legal obligation to ensure they purchase the product only from licensed sandalwood pullers, and make a record of their purchases. The message is clear: anyone involved in the sale, transporting or processing of illegally harvested sandalwood faces prosecution and the loss of their operating equipment. I assure the house that while there is much more work to be done, this government is very serious about putting a stop to this environmentally damaging trade. It is a challenging task for investigators, and I thank DEC and WA Police for their diligence and tireless efforts. VENUESWEST MIDVALE SPEEDDOME Statement by Minister for Sport and Recreation MR T.K. WALDRON (Wagin — Minister for Sport and Recreation) [2.03 pm]: As our elite athletes take a well-earned break before starting to think about Rio in 2016, it is important that we as a government assess the condition of the state’s sporting infrastructure, which is so important for the development of our athletes. One such facility is the VenuesWest SpeedDome in Midvale. VenuesWest SpeedDome opened in 1989, and is WA’s only indoor velodrome. It was designed by German architect Ralph Schürmann and constructed under the supervision of English velodrome specialist Ron Webb, who recently completed construction of the London velodrome for London 2012. Other sporting amenities within the venue consist of approximately 1 000 square metres of floor used for inline hockey, figure and speed skating and a 166-metre, long-banked concrete speed skating arena. One thousand five hundred spectators can be accommodated in fixed-tiered seating within the dome. The 250-metre international standard timber cycling track was constructed from high-grade Siberian pine. The wood was chosen for its surface, as well as its capability to bend in two directions. The venue has hosted many important events over the years, including the 1997 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and it regularly plays host to international teams, including those from Australia, Britain, Japan and the Netherlands. The state government, through VenuesWest, has invested considerably in the maintenance of this facility. A three-stage process is currently underway to repair the leaks in the complex arched truss roof structure. Stage 1 was completed in mid-March 2012, prior to the international track cycling grand prix, at a cost of $160 000. Upon completion of the first stage of the roof repairs, the track surface was repaired where more serious damage had occurred to the surface. These repairs entailed the installation of over 500 inlays. This was undertaken at a 6414 [ASSEMBLY — Tuesday, 25 September 2012] cost of $10 000, prior to the decision to commit major capital to the repairs to the track, which were desperately needed. In August 2012, more significant track repairs were undertaken by a specialist group, Bikesport Australia, which completed a similar project earlier this year at Melbourne Olympic Park for the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. The severely damaged timber planks within the main racing line were completely replaced or additional inlays were precision fitted and fixed to ensure track surface continuity. The cost of the replacement timber was in the order of $10 000. The entire track was resurfaced, which has resulted in the majority of the ground-in dirt and the loose timber fibres and splinters being removed. The combined cost of the sanding and repair process, together with remedial works to plumbing services, the installation of additional security measures and repainting, has been in excess of $250 000. This work ensures that our home-grown cyclists will have a world-class track facility to train on well into the future. I acknowledge the efforts of Graham Partridge, VenuesWest chair, David Etherton, CEO, and their staff for their tireless efforts in managing an expanding portfolio of state sport and entertainment assets. LOCAL GOVERNMENT — REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE GROUPS Statement by Minister for Local Government MR G.M. CASTRILLI (Bunbury — Minister for Local Government) [2.06 pm]: I present to Parliament an update of the positive outcomes identified by the local governments participating in regional collaborative groups as part of this government’s local government reform program. The aim of local government reform is to create stronger, more robust local governments, particularly in those regional areas undergoing significant growth and development. The regional collaborative group model was offered to local governments in remote regional areas as a way of sharing services and collaborating on a regional basis. I am pleased to report that 75 per cent, or 21, of the state’s 28 remote local governments are engaged in regional collaborative groups— across the Pilbara, the Kimberley, the goldfields and the Gascoyne. I am also pleased to report that the regional business plans being developed by those local governments have identified significant opportunities for streamlining and improving both back-office and front-line service delivery for the benefit of their communities. Across the 21 local governments, opportunities have been identified for collaboration in areas such as town planning, environmental health and tourism, as well as in back-office services such as finance and payroll. For example, the Pilbara Regional Council, which comprises the local governments of Ashburton, East Pilbara, Port Hedland and Roebourne, adopted its business plan in June 2011. A number of opportunities identified in the plan are now coming to fruition, including the adoption of a regionalised approach to payroll arrangements and staff recruitment, and the development of a joint risk-management framework that can support better council decision making and better outcomes for the community. The Gascoyne Regional Collaborative Group, with members from Carnarvon, Exmouth and Shark Bay, adopted its plan in May 2012 and is now proceeding to implementation. Through its plan, this group identified practical opportunities for regionalised services that would result in improved service delivery to communities and the potential for administrative savings of up to 10 per cent across the three local governments. Local governments in the Kimberley and the goldfields have also identified a range of areas for greater resource sharing and collaboration. My department has been actively supporting these local governments in the planning and implementation of these reforms. As a result of this important reform initiative, these local governments will now be in a much better position to deliver outcomes to their communities and to contribute to the economic and social development of these important regions. QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE GARY PRATTLEY — TRAVEL EXPENSES 532. Mr P.C. TINLEY to the Minister for Planning: On behalf of the member for West Swan, I welcome the children from Landsdale Primary School who join us here today. I refer to the recent spending of $260 000 on travel by the minister’s appointee to the chair of the Western Australian Planning Commission, Mr Gary Prattley. (1) Does the minister support Mr Prattley spending more than $260 000 on world and interstate travel? (2) Does Mr Prattley retain the minister’s confidence? (3) Will Mr Prattley remain in his current position? Mr J.H.D. DAY replied: I thank the member for the question. [ASSEMBLY — Tuesday, 25 September 2012] 6415 (1)–(3) I make the point that Mr Prattley, as chairman of the WA Planning Commission, is widely regarded as having been very effective in his role as chair, and that role plays a very important part in the Western Australian planning system.
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