Melissa Price (Durack, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I was very pleased to attend the inaugural WA Threatened Species Forum in Geraldton last month. Co-ordinated by the Northern Agricultural Catchments Council, led by CEO Richard McLellan and his great team, the forum put the spotlight and indeed the microscope on threatened animals and plants in the state of WA. The event highlighted new conservation methodologies and recent successes in the plight of threatened fauna and flora to over 190 attendees over the two-day event. Courtesy of the Twitter-friendliness of the conference, #TSforumWA was trending at No. 3 on the Twitter feed that day. There was minimal waste, with little to no paper, as a Guidebook app was used instead of paper programs. As a guest speaker, I spoke about the vast work the Turnbull government is doing in this field, such as the Green Army, which has delivered projects preserving natural beauties in Durack and across Australia; the 20 Million Trees program; the National Landcare Program, which has delivered projects in the wheat belt and across Australia; the creation of the Threatened Species Commissioner, who is currently Greg Andrews; and the government's threatened species strategy. The event was run by the efficient and effective NACC on the day and was brought together by WA's seven natural resource management groups and the Department of Parks and Wildlife. Well done and thank you for allowing me to be a part of a very special event held in Geraldton in the wonderful electorate of Durack.