Industry biosecurity committees appointed, Redman
Author: Terry Redman
Published on: 29-June-2010
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman today announced the members of new committees to oversee the management of the State’s new biosecurity Industry Funding Schemes.
The committees will utilise new funding arrangements authorised under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 to fight biosecurity threats.
Mr Redman said the Industry Funding Schemes would enable agricultural industries to raise funds from within their sector, to cover the cost of responding to serious pest and disease threats.
The three new management committees will determine which pest and disease threats require action, how best to deal with the threats, and what contributions will be needed from industry to tackle the problem.
“The recent State Budget allocated $37million to biosecurity for the coming financial year,” the Minister said.
“The State Government believes the best way to protect our agriculture industries and environment from plant and animal pests is by preventing them from entering the State.
“This means maintaining monitoring and surveillance as well as vigilance at ports, airports, mail exchange and roads into Western Australia.
“Where the management of pests and diseases mainly benefits an agricultural industry, the Government believes it fair for the industry to contribute significantly to the costs and the Industry Funding Schemes will enable this to occur.”
The management committees were selected following an open call for nominations and recommendations to Mr Redman from an appointments’ committee led by Terry Enright, and including Rob Gillam, Mike Norton, Wally Cox and Trevor Fisher. The Minister accepted all of its recommendations.
The management committees will be meeting in the coming weeks to make recommendations to Mr Redman on the priority pests and diseases, on-ground programs and the level of producer contributions required to meet the costs of these programs.
The following have been appointed three-year terms:
Grains/Seeds/Hay
David Auld
Tim Cattle
Brian Young
Barry Large
David Leake
Peter Thompson
Chris Gillam
Cattle
Jim Motter
David Jarvie
Ruth Webb-Smith
Michael Campbell
Geoff McLarty
John Guimelli
Sheep and Goats
Peter Batten
David Jarvie
Will Scott
Jeff Murray
David Slade
Max Watts
Neil Jackson
Regulations enabling the new Industry Funding Scheme for grains, cattle and sheep/goats, are now available at the State Law Publisher website http://www.slp.wa.gov.au (under Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007)
