Ms O’CONNOR question to MINISTER for PARKS, Mr DUIGAN
I point you to the bushfire that’s been blazing on Bruny Island, and it’s estimated to cover approximately 750 hectares so far. If that number has increased, perhaps you could update the Council. It started in three locations in and around the South Bruny National Park on Friday afternoon. Has Parks established how these fires started? Can you confirm that Parks made the decision to bring forward a planned fuel reduction burn in this location in months to come, which was a bit early, because of the original bushfire?
ANSWER
Mr President, I will seek some advice. I thank the member for the question. I don’t have a lot of detail on that at the moment, but we’ll seek to get that for you by at least the end of the day, if not the end of Question Time.
Ms O’Connor – To avoid having to get up and down to ask questions, if I give you the list of questions that we have here, perhaps you could see if you could provide responses.
Mr DUIGAN – Is it all about the Bruny Island fires?
Ms O’Connor – It’s the same fires. Are you happy with that?
Mr DUIGAN – Yes, fine.
