❓ Mr. Masters questions the Gordon Reid Foundation's denial of a grant to the WA Naturalists Club for research at Curtin University, suggesting potential anti-research bias. The Minister assures that the Lotteries Commission supports community-led research, even with academic involvement.
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(1) Is the Minister aware that the WA Naturalists Club has been refused a grant from the Gordon Reid Foundation on the basis that the Club was intending to use the grant to undertake research through Curtin University?
(2) Is the Minister satisfied that this decision is consistent with funding criteria controlling the allocation of funds by the Foundation, recognising that the project had previously been funded through the Foundation?
(3) Is the Foundation displaying anti-research attitudes which the Minister supports?
(4) If a community group presents a high quality project for funding approval wherein the research can only be conducted by academics or students from an academic institution, how else can the project proceed under the management of the community group if Gordon Reid Foundation funding is denied?
(5) Is the Minister satisfied with the Foundation's response to the WA Naturalists Club, that grants are not targeted to educational institutes, even though some projects would not otherwise proceed, even though funding is not available from other sources?
(6) Is the Minister satisfied with the response and funding criteria of the Gordon Reid Foundation, even though the project would have required the active involvement of a number of non-academic volunteers from the Naturalists Club and/or the wider community?
(7) Will the Minister point to the Gordon Reid Foundation's funding guidelines and/or application form which specifically states that the involvement of education institutions in projects is not permitted?
(2) Is the Minister satisfied that this decision is consistent with funding criteria controlling the allocation of funds by the Foundation, recognising that the project had previously been funded through the Foundation?
(3) Is the Foundation displaying anti-research attitudes which the Minister supports?
(4) If a community group presents a high quality project for funding approval wherein the research can only be conducted by academics or students from an academic institution, how else can the project proceed under the management of the community group if Gordon Reid Foundation funding is denied?
(5) Is the Minister satisfied with the Foundation's response to the WA Naturalists Club, that grants are not targeted to educational institutes, even though some projects would not otherwise proceed, even though funding is not available from other sources?
(6) Is the Minister satisfied with the response and funding criteria of the Gordon Reid Foundation, even though the project would have required the active involvement of a number of non-academic volunteers from the Naturalists Club and/or the wider community?
(7) Will the Minister point to the Gordon Reid Foundation's funding guidelines and/or application form which specifically states that the involvement of education institutions in projects is not permitted?
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13 March 2002
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Minister representing the Minister for Racing and Gaming
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21 days
(2) The Lotteries Commission has supported and will continue to support, subject to satisfactory assessment, conservation research projects that are community initiated and managed. (3) No. The Commission has supported and will continue to support research activities that are community initiated and managed. (4) Subject to satisfactory assessment, the Lotteries Commission will provide funding to a community group's project that requires research assistance for academics or students. (5) The Lotteries Commission continues to be supportive of the WA Naturalists Club and does not have policies which disadvantage educational institutes in this instance. (6) The Commission's funding criteria through the Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation provides for involvement of both non academic and academic volunteers. The Commission will continue to consider funding for community managed projects involving assistance from academic institutions. (7) The Lotteries Commission's Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation funding program has previously funded eligible community projects that have required the involvement of educational institutions. The program's guidelines do not exlude the involvement of educational institutions. Might I suggest that if the Member has queries of this nature in the future, he contacts the Lotteries Commission directly and seeks information on the facts of the organisation concerned, and on the Commission's funding policies.
(3) No. The Commission has supported and will continue to support research activities that are community initiated and managed. (4) Subject to satisfactory assessment, the Lotteries Commission will provide funding to a community group's project that requires research assistance for academics or students. (5) The Lotteries Commission continues to be supportive of the WA Naturalists Club and does not have policies which disadvantage educational institutes in this instance. (6) The Commission's funding criteria through the Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation provides for involvement of both non academic and academic volunteers. The Commission will continue to consider funding for community managed projects involving assistance from academic institutions. (7) The Lotteries Commission's Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation funding program has previously funded eligible community projects that have required the involvement of educational institutions. The program's guidelines do not exlude the involvement of educational institutions. Might I suggest that if the Member has queries of this nature in the future, he contacts the Lotteries Commission directly and seeks information on the facts of the organisation concerned, and on the Commission's funding policies.
(4) Subject to satisfactory assessment, the Lotteries Commission will provide funding to a community group's project that requires research assistance for academics or students. (5) The Lotteries Commission continues to be supportive of the WA Naturalists Club and does not have policies which disadvantage educational institutes in this instance. (6) The Commission's funding criteria through the Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation provides for involvement of both non academic and academic volunteers. The Commission will continue to consider funding for community managed projects involving assistance from academic institutions. (7) The Lotteries Commission's Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation funding program has previously funded eligible community projects that have required the involvement of educational institutions. The program's guidelines do not exlude the involvement of educational institutions. Might I suggest that if the Member has queries of this nature in the future, he contacts the Lotteries Commission directly and seeks information on the facts of the organisation concerned, and on the Commission's funding policies.
(5) The Lotteries Commission continues to be supportive of the WA Naturalists Club and does not have policies which disadvantage educational institutes in this instance. (6) The Commission's funding criteria through the Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation provides for involvement of both non academic and academic volunteers. The Commission will continue to consider funding for community managed projects involving assistance from academic institutions. (7) The Lotteries Commission's Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation funding program has previously funded eligible community projects that have required the involvement of educational institutions. The program's guidelines do not exlude the involvement of educational institutions. Might I suggest that if the Member has queries of this nature in the future, he contacts the Lotteries Commission directly and seeks information on the facts of the organisation concerned, and on the Commission's funding policies.
(6) The Commission's funding criteria through the Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation provides for involvement of both non academic and academic volunteers. The Commission will continue to consider funding for community managed projects involving assistance from academic institutions. (7) The Lotteries Commission's Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation funding program has previously funded eligible community projects that have required the involvement of educational institutions. The program's guidelines do not exlude the involvement of educational institutions. Might I suggest that if the Member has queries of this nature in the future, he contacts the Lotteries Commission directly and seeks information on the facts of the organisation concerned, and on the Commission's funding policies.
(7) The Lotteries Commission's Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation funding program has previously funded eligible community projects that have required the involvement of educational institutions. The program's guidelines do not exlude the involvement of educational institutions. Might I suggest that if the Member has queries of this nature in the future, he contacts the Lotteries Commission directly and seeks information on the facts of the organisation concerned, and on the Commission's funding policies.
Might I suggest that if the Member has queries of this nature in the future, he contacts the Lotteries Commission directly and seeks information on the facts of the organisation concerned, and on the Commission's funding policies.
(3) No. The Commission has supported and will continue to support research activities that are community initiated and managed. (4) Subject to satisfactory assessment, the Lotteries Commission will provide funding to a community group's project that requires research assistance for academics or students. (5) The Lotteries Commission continues to be supportive of the WA Naturalists Club and does not have policies which disadvantage educational institutes in this instance. (6) The Commission's funding criteria through the Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation provides for involvement of both non academic and academic volunteers. The Commission will continue to consider funding for community managed projects involving assistance from academic institutions. (7) The Lotteries Commission's Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation funding program has previously funded eligible community projects that have required the involvement of educational institutions. The program's guidelines do not exlude the involvement of educational institutions. Might I suggest that if the Member has queries of this nature in the future, he contacts the Lotteries Commission directly and seeks information on the facts of the organisation concerned, and on the Commission's funding policies.
(4) Subject to satisfactory assessment, the Lotteries Commission will provide funding to a community group's project that requires research assistance for academics or students. (5) The Lotteries Commission continues to be supportive of the WA Naturalists Club and does not have policies which disadvantage educational institutes in this instance. (6) The Commission's funding criteria through the Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation provides for involvement of both non academic and academic volunteers. The Commission will continue to consider funding for community managed projects involving assistance from academic institutions. (7) The Lotteries Commission's Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation funding program has previously funded eligible community projects that have required the involvement of educational institutions. The program's guidelines do not exlude the involvement of educational institutions. Might I suggest that if the Member has queries of this nature in the future, he contacts the Lotteries Commission directly and seeks information on the facts of the organisation concerned, and on the Commission's funding policies.
(5) The Lotteries Commission continues to be supportive of the WA Naturalists Club and does not have policies which disadvantage educational institutes in this instance. (6) The Commission's funding criteria through the Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation provides for involvement of both non academic and academic volunteers. The Commission will continue to consider funding for community managed projects involving assistance from academic institutions. (7) The Lotteries Commission's Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation funding program has previously funded eligible community projects that have required the involvement of educational institutions. The program's guidelines do not exlude the involvement of educational institutions. Might I suggest that if the Member has queries of this nature in the future, he contacts the Lotteries Commission directly and seeks information on the facts of the organisation concerned, and on the Commission's funding policies.
(6) The Commission's funding criteria through the Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation provides for involvement of both non academic and academic volunteers. The Commission will continue to consider funding for community managed projects involving assistance from academic institutions. (7) The Lotteries Commission's Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation funding program has previously funded eligible community projects that have required the involvement of educational institutions. The program's guidelines do not exlude the involvement of educational institutions. Might I suggest that if the Member has queries of this nature in the future, he contacts the Lotteries Commission directly and seeks information on the facts of the organisation concerned, and on the Commission's funding policies.
(7) The Lotteries Commission's Gordon Reid Foundation for Conservation funding program has previously funded eligible community projects that have required the involvement of educational institutions. The program's guidelines do not exlude the involvement of educational institutions. Might I suggest that if the Member has queries of this nature in the future, he contacts the Lotteries Commission directly and seeks information on the facts of the organisation concerned, and on the Commission's funding policies.
Might I suggest that if the Member has queries of this nature in the future, he contacts the Lotteries Commission directly and seeks information on the facts of the organisation concerned, and on the Commission's funding policies.
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