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Published: 18 August 2015

[5.58 p.m.]

Ms FORREST (Murchison) - Mr President, I want to make a brief contribution and pose a question to the Government. A constituent of mine over the last two to three months has had a total of over 100 head of sheep shot on nine separate occasions. These sheep have been shot by a person or persons who are very capable shooters as the sheep have almost all, if not all, been shot through the neck and left in the paddock to die. These shootings have occurred on my constituent's farm where he and his wife and four children live. This is a very distressing time for him and the family and to this time the farmer has chosen not to inform the younger children so as to try to avoid undue stress.

Published: 07 July 2015

[3.00 p.m.]
Ms FORREST (Murchison) - Mr President, we get an opportunity a couple of times a year in this place to deliver what has often been titled a 'grievance debate', where we have the opportunity to raise pretty much any matter or issue or area of interest to us as members, or our electorate, and this is one of those times.