❓ The WA parliamentary question addresses the availability of funding and application process for the Remote Pool Program, specifically regarding new locations in the Kimberley region. The response indicates funding limitations and ongoing feasibility studies.
AnsweredQoN 3180Legislative Assembly
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(1) Is there funding available for the Remote Pool Program? (2) What are the steps for communities to apply for the Remote Pool Program? (3) Is there funding available for the Remote Pool Program to be implemented in new locations in the Kimberley? (4) Has the Department identified new locations in the Kimberley to implement the Remote Pool Program, and if so, what are those locations? (5) When will construction of the Pools begin and when will construction be completed?
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Answered
25 November 2014
Responded by
Minister for Housing
Response time
33 days
The Department of Housing advises:
(1)
Funding was previously available under the now discontinued Environmental Health Program. There is currently no allocated funding.
(2)-(3)
All applications are subject to a business case and funding submission.
(4)
The Department has been allocated $1.5 million from the Department of Health to conduct a feasibility study into the Balgo community. Any decision on constructing a pool will be subject to the outcome of this study and appropriate funding arrangements being in place to meet capital and operational costs.
(5)
Not applicable
(1)
Funding was previously available under the now discontinued Environmental Health Program. There is currently no allocated funding.
(2)-(3)
All applications are subject to a business case and funding submission.
(4)
The Department has been allocated $1.5 million from the Department of Health to conduct a feasibility study into the Balgo community. Any decision on constructing a pool will be subject to the outcome of this study and appropriate funding arrangements being in place to meet capital and operational costs.
(5)
Not applicable
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