Sessional Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development Written Submissions Received Volume 2 Issues associated with the progressive entry into the Northern Territory of Cane Toads October 2003
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Parks & Wildlife Commission NT Written Submissions Cane Toad Inquiry Report Volume 2 26 government and so, a thing like a pamphlet or an information package, really as a committee were going to have to give consideration to how do you get it out there, what resources can be provided to get it out there far quicker than the whole government process and thats something I was going to raise later when we were in closed sessions because you could be waiting, we all could be waiting as we know government works any government, for another round of budget before you get the resources to go and produce the TV or the radio or the, and really it needs to happen quicker than that because the cane toads are, the first wave will be well and truly through by then. Pine Creek and beyond now, its not going to take much longer. Madam CHAIR: But if we get some advice on some promotional information out of say Parks and Wildlife on some estimates and costings, theres nothing to stop us from giving that information as preliminary advice to the minister responsible. Mr BALDWIN: Oh no, thats what I was going to talk to you about, there needs to be a recommendation to government before the whole sort of finalisation on this group. Dr LAWSON: So Ill just put the letters ASAP on all Ive written here then. Madam CHAIR: That would be a good one. Dr LAWSON: Ok. Madam CHAIR: Any other questions Committee members? Mr BONSON: Id just like to thank you guys just on behalf of myself for coming, its been fantastic and you know youve been very informative for me. Theres a lot of things Ive found out that I didnt know before. Thats all I wanted to say. Dr WOINARSKI: Thanks. Mr WOOD: Ill let the Chair do that. Dr WOINARSKI: Can I just push a barrow? All: Yeah. Dr WOINARSKI: Its slightly tangential to this and thats that its easy to identify the toad problem retrospectively but were making the same mistakes consistently now and our descendents are going to have to pay for them. Toads theyre obvious, you know they look ugly, nobody likes them and theyre conspicuous but at the moment much of the Top End, much of the Territory has been degraded by things which are far less obvious, things like gamba grass, para grass and in some cases buffel grass and were still allowing these problems to be introduced to our environment and probably