Hon Neil Thomson asks about the relocation of senior Department of Communities staff from Kalgoorlie to Geraldton and requests FTE staff numbers for Kalgoorlie. The Minister for Housing denies relocations and provides FTE figures for the Goldfields-Esperance region.

AnsweredQoN 1509Legislative Council
Asked
14 November 2024
Portfolio
Housing

QuestionView source ↗

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITIES — STAFF —
KALGOORLIE
1509. Hon NEIL THOMSON to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I refer to reports circulating in
the Kalgoorlie region that senior staff from the Department of Communities have
or will be moved from Kalgoorlie to Geraldton.
(1) Have any
senior staff members been relocated to Geraldton in the last 12 months or will
be before the end of the financial year?
(2) If yes to (1), how many?
(3) If yes to (1), what were the
reasons for these changes?
(4) What were the total number of
FTE staff allocated to Kalgoorlie for the following years —
(a) 2021–22;
(b) 2022–23;
(c) 2023–24; and
(d) 2024–25?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Housing.
(1) No.
(2)–(3) Not applicable.
(4) The total number of FTE staff
for the goldfields–Esperance region for those years was —
(a) 122.8 FTE;
(b) 108.11 FTE;
(c) 119.03 FTE; and
(d) 118.36 FTE as at 31 October 2024.

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