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875 - SCIENCE FACILITY POSITIONS

Hornery, Sonia to the Premier, and Minister for Western Sydney
  1. Can the Premier confirm that more than one-third of positions at a research facility in the Department of Primary Industries will be slashed by the Government?
  2. Did the Premier realise that notification of the slashing of these jobs was made during Science Week?
  3. Does the Premier acknowledge that the targeted unit is the only science unit undertaking research into the ecological sustainability of forests and agriculture?
Answer -

I am advised:

  1. to (3) The Department of Primary Industries covers a diverse range of responsibilities including Agriculture, Forests, Fisheries, Water, Catchment Management Authorities and Crown Lands. This year, the Government is investing $1.1 billion to ensure that the services provided by DPI are relevant, sustainable and effective for the State's primary industries sector.
    Now is the time for renewal and innovation within DPI. Farmers in NSW understand that the current DPI model must evolve to ensure its relevance well into the future, and that there is better collaboration with other agencies in the sector, including Livestock Health and Pest Authorities and Catchment Management Authorities.
    As part of refocussing and renewing the services provided by DPI to better reflect the changing face of the State's farming and forestry communities, changes have been made to positions in forest ecology within Forests NSW, but the core functions of the forest ecology research program will be retained. 
    Forests NSW contributes funding to a range of research organisations nationally and internationally, including Department of Primary Industries, Forest and Wood Products Australia and the Bushfire and Forestry Cooperative Research Centre. 

Question asked on 8 September 2011 (session 55-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 40
Answer received on 13 October 2011 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 49

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