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❓ I refer to Legislative Council question without notice No. 697 in relation to Community Resource Centre (CRC) traineeships, and I ask: (a) which Local Government Authorities (LGA) who do not have a CR

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4 December 2018

Member

Hon Martin Aldridge

Portfolio

Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade

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I refer to Legislative Council question without notice No. 697 in relation to Community Resource Centre (CRC) traineeships, and I ask: (a) which Local Government Authorities (LGA) who do not have a CRC will be eligible for a trainee under the program; (b) how much funding will be made available to each LGA; (c) which LGA's will not be eligible for funding for a trainee position arising from their classification as a 'regional capital'; (d) who did the Minister consult with prior to making an announcement in relation to this initiative to provide trainee funding to LGA's without a CRC; and (e) what will be the total cost of providing trainees to LGA's identified in (a)?

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Answered

12 March 2019

Responded by

Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade

Response time

9 days

(a)
Shire of Capel
Shire of Carnamah
Shire of Carnarvon
Shire of Chapman Valley
Shire of Chittering
Shire of Collie
Shire of Cuballing
Shire of Dardanup
Shire of Esperance
Shire of Exmouth
Shire of Kojonup
Shire of Mount Magnet
Shire of Murchison
Shire of Narrogin
Shire of Northam
Shire of Sandstone
Shire of Tammin
Shire of Three Springs
Shire of Trayning
Shire of Victoria Plains
Shire of Wiluna
Shire of Woodanilling
Shire of Yalgoo
(b)    Each traineeship has a maximum payment of $30,000. One traineeship per organisation per funding round can be requested.
(c)    City of Bunbury
City of Busselton
City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
City of Karratha
City of Mandurah
Town of Port Hedland
(d)   The decision was made following a review of the CRC program in 2018, and was designed to increase opportunity by allowing regional local governments to apply. A number of regional councils have expressed interest in participating.
(e)   Two million dollars has been allocated to the program per annum. This is a competitive grant program for Community Resource Centres and Local Government Authorities.

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