Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act

The Western Australian pastoral and broadacre agriculture industries are major contributors to the agrifood sector and the Western Australian economy. Western Australia produces on average 13 million tonnes of grains each year, with this year’s harvest estimated to exceed 22 million tonnes, generating more than $5 billion to the WA economy each year.

Western Australia’s livestock industries contribute over $2.5 billion at the farm gate. The WA beef industry is comprised of approximately 4000 cattle businesses with a total herd of approximately two million head distributed throughout the state. By number, the largest herd are in the Kimberley region of the State, followed by the Pilbara and then Southern Rangelands. The majority of these properties are pastoral lease hold.