Drought Assistance

The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (15:05): Supplementary: what transparency measures are in place to track the rollout and effectiveness of the $55 million package, and will the minister commit to regular public reporting on how much money is actually flowing to farmers and when?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (15:05): Our focus is getting the money flowing to farmers as soon as possible. We have vastly increased the number of staff who are processing the on-farm infrastructure grants, and the other mechanisms that will be helping farmers will be rolled out as swiftly as is possible.