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Feral Pest Infestation

In reply to Mr WHETSTONE (Chaffey) (1 August 2016). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Climate Change): The Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation has received the following advice:

I am advised that regional natural resources management (NRM) boards, in partnership with the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR), invested approximately $9.5 million in feral animal and plant control activities in 2015–16.

Of this, approximately $5.5 million was invested in pest animal control activities and $4 million was invested in pest plant control activities across South Australia.

An indication of the amount invested in animal and plant control in each region for 2015–16 is presented in Table 1.

Table 1: Indicative amounts invested in each region for animal and plant control activities over 2015-16.

NRM Region Pest Animal Control2015-16 Pest Plant Control2015-16 Total
Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges $2,458,907 $91,227 $2,550,134
SA Murray-Darling Basin Region $765,660 $856,000 $1,621,660
South East $1,152,500 $1,574,500 $2,727,000
Eyre Peninsula $292,000 $292,500 $584,500
Northern and Yorke $32,928 $8,331 $41,259
SA Arid Lands $507,900 $319,920 $827,820
Kangaroo Island $217,475 724,000 $941,475
Alinytjara Wilurara $60,000 $165,415 $225,415
Total $5,487,370 $4,031,893 $9,519,263


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