Legislative Council - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2013-07-25 Daily Xml

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FRUIT FLY

The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS (14:33): I have a supplementary question. Given the importance of the almond industry to this state, what action has been taken by PIRSA to monitor the systematic attack on the Western Australian almond industry by the Mediterranean fruit fly?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for State/Local Government Relations) (14:34): PIRSA's biosecurity agency is diligent and ever vigilant. They monitor very closely what is happening across our borders and in different parts of the industry, not only in Victoria and New South Wales and Queensland but also in WA. We monitor the developments and infestations there very carefully.