Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

The government is already taking action to support the endangered cassowary through the actions and targets set out in the Threatened species strategy launched by Mr Hunt a few weeks ago. The Australian government is taking real action to turn around the decline of our threatened species. Eighteen Green Army projects and a 20 Million Trees Program are helping on the ground to protect and restore cassowary habitat. Additionally, we have allocated more than $2 million for projects to revegetate and provide habitat connectivity for the species. We also fund, through the National Landcare Program, local natural resource management groups to protect cassowary habitat. The Garners Beach cassowary rehabilitation centre should contact their local NRM to find out how they can access support through their 20 per cent small project funding. The Minister for the Environment will write to the Queensland minister for the environment to consider this matter.