Hon. Barbara Scott asks about the costings of physical education programs for children under 12, following up on a previous question. Hon. Kim Chance provides a breakdown of funding allocations for various programs from different departments.

AnsweredQoN 926Legislative Council
Asked
24 October 2006
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Sport and Recreation

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OBESITY - CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE
With reference to question without notice 813 of 21 September 2006, will the minister please provide, where practical, the approximate costings of the listed physical education programs? Hon KIM CHANCE

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. If it is the question she asked recently for which I did not have an answer, I apologise. The total program allocation by the Department of Education and Training for the fundamental movement skills program and professional learning program to support years 4 to 7 physical activity resources in district schools is $725 000 for 2006-07. Crunch & Sip has received $50 000 for 2006-07 from the Department of Health. From the Department of Sport and Recreation, Sportsfun has received $20 000, Sportsfun Across Generations has received $54 000, junior sport development days have received $12 500, the Expand and Support Youth Physical Activity Advisory Committees have received $17 000 and the dance leader program has received $30 000 for 2006-07. The Physical Activity Taskforce allocated approximately $400 000 for research conducted into children’s physical activity and nutrition in 2003.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. If it is the question she asked recently for which I did not have an answer, I apologise. The total program allocation by the Department of Education and Training for the fundamental movement skills program and professional learning program to support years 4 to 7 physical activity resources in district schools is $725 000 for 2006-07. Crunch & Sip has received $50 000 for 2006-07 from the Department of Health. From the Department of Sport and Recreation, Sportsfun has received $20 000, Sportsfun Across Generations has received $54 000, junior sport development days have received $12 500, the Expand and Support Youth Physical Activity Advisory Committees have received $17 000 and the dance leader program has received $30 000 for 2006-07. The Physical Activity Taskforce allocated approximately $400 000 for research conducted into children’s physical activity and nutrition in 2003.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. If it is the question she asked recently for which I did not have an answer, I apologise. The total program allocation by the Department of Education and Training for the fundamental movement skills program and professional learning program to support years 4 to 7 physical activity resources in district schools is $725 000 for 2006-07. Crunch & Sip has received $50 000 for 2006-07 from the Department of Health. From the Department of Sport and Recreation, Sportsfun has received $20 000, Sportsfun Across Generations has received $54 000, junior sport development days have received $12 500, the Expand and Support Youth Physical Activity Advisory Committees have received $17 000 and the dance leader program has received $30 000 for 2006-07. The Physical Activity Taskforce allocated approximately $400 000 for research conducted into children’s physical activity and nutrition in 2003.
The total program allocation by the Department of Education and Training for the fundamental movement skills program and professional learning program to support years 4 to 7 physical activity resources in district schools is $725 000 for 2006-07. Crunch & Sip has received $50 000 for 2006-07 from the Department of Health. From the Department of Sport and Recreation, Sportsfun has received $20 000, Sportsfun Across Generations has received $54 000, junior sport development days have received $12 500, the Expand and Support Youth Physical Activity Advisory Committees have received $17 000 and the dance leader program has received $30 000 for 2006-07. The Physical Activity Taskforce allocated approximately $400 000 for research conducted into children’s physical activity and nutrition in 2003.

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