Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The Gillard government, in partnership with the Queensland, New South Wales, Victorian and South Australian governments, fund the Australian Plague Locust Commission. The Australian Plague Locust Commission continues to provide updated information to state agencies and landholders to assist in their response efforts while also commencing the implementation of its own response plan. The commission has also provided training to state agencies to assist them in preparing an efficient and effective response to the impending locust threat. The states involved have worked hard and collaboratively to develop their own response plans, including education and support for landholders who continue especially to play a vital role in implementing an effective locust control response. While individual states are responsible for the first response in their territories, the commission will take an active role in coordinating the response where a plague is forecast to impact on multiple states. (Time expired)