HomeHansardQuestion without notice
🪵

Inquiry regarding firewood availability and cost for residential customers after the native forestry ban announcement.

🟡 Medium · Question without notice17 August 2023 · 200 words

Minister denies receiving briefing on firewood costs, says market sets prices after native forestry

Minister acknowledges firewood prices impact Western Australians but says FPC prices unchanged.

The FPC continues to supply all contractual commitments for firewood. There has been no increase in the price of wholesale firewood supplied by the FPC following the historic decision of the Cook Labor government to end logging in native forests.

neutral· procedural❄️ cold

Members who spoke

Hayward, Hon JamesJarvis, Hon Jackie
Topics
firewoodforestrycost of living

Explore WA Government Data

Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.