❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks detailed breakdown of infrastructure spending in the Pilbara and various other electorates, including per-capita spending. The answer provides a list of Pilbara projects but declines to provide electorate-level breakdowns for recurrent expenditure and per-capita figures.
AnsweredQoN 2148Legislative Assembly
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(1) I refer to the Government’s ‘Plan for the Pilbara’ document which was released with the 2017-2018 State Budget, and I ask: (a) would the Treasurer provide a list of the specific expenditure items which comprise the $1 billion in ‘critical infrastructure projects’, and; and (b) provide the equivalent list for the following electoral districts: (i) Geraldton; (ii) Dawesville; (iii) Joondalup; (iv) Kingsley; (v) Jandakot; (vi) Murray-Wellington; (vii) Burns Beach; (viii) Kalamunda; (ix) Bicton; (x) Mount Lawley; (xi) Albany; (xii) Balcatta; and (xiii) Darling Range? (2) Based on the ‘critical infrastructure projects’ definition used in calculating the figures in the ‘Plan for the Pilbara’ document, what is the spend per-head of population on ‘critical infrastructure projects’ in each of the following electoral districts over the forward estimates: (a) Geraldton; (b) Dawesville; (c) Joondalup; (d) Kingsley; (e) Jandakot; (f) Murray-Wellington; (g) Pilbara; (h) Burns Beach; (i) Kalamunda; (j) Bicton; (k) Mount Lawley; (l) Albany; (m) Balcatta; and (n) Darling Range? (3) Based on the 2017-2018 State Budget what is the spend per-head of population in each of the following electoral districts over the forward estimates: (a) Geraldton; (b) Dawesville; (c) Joondalup; (d) Kingsley; (e) Jandakot; (f) Murray-Wellington; (g) Pilbara; (h) Burns Beach; (i) Kalamunda; (j) Bicton; (k) Mount Lawley; (l) Albany; (m) Balcatta; and (n) Darling Range?
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Answered
21 November 2017
Response time
12 days
(1)(a) The following table lists the asset investment projects for the Pilbara region over the period 2017-18 to 2020-21, as at 14 August 2017 and as reported by agencies in the Department of Treasury’s asset investment database, which is not audited and may be incomplete. Projects and/or programs that are not located entirely within the Pilbara region (for instance, road projects that cover more than one region) are not included.
Agency/Project
Expenditure
2017-18 to 2020-21 ($'000)
Commissioner of Main Roads
Dampier Hwy - Balmoral Rd-Burrup Peninsula Rd (Stages 2-6) - 2nd Carriageway
292
Karratha-Tom Price Road - Stages 3 and 4 - Seal 50km to Millstream
50,000
Northern Australia & Beef Roads - Marble Bar Rd - Coongan Gorge Realignment
54,480
Onslow Road -Post Construction Upgrade
48,195
Department of Training and Workforce Development
North Regional TAFE - Electrical Instrumentation Centre of Specialisation
200
North Regional TAFE - Health and Allied Services Training Centre
200
Health
Hedland Regional Resource Centre - Stage 2
1,400
Karratha Health Campus - Development
144,744
Newman Health Service Redevelopment Project
46,933
North West Health Initiative - Tom Price Hospital Redevelopment
5,250
Onslow Hospital
35,983
Horizon Power
Advanced Metering Infrastructure - Karratha
198
Asset Replacement Karratha
28,243
Asset Replacement Port Hedland
9,143
Customer Driven Karratha
4,986
Customer Driven Port Hedland
7,437
Electricity Infrastructure upgrade for Onslow Salt
3,924
Onslow Power Infrastructure Project - Power Station Upgrade
97,127
Onslow Power Station Network Connection
6,400
Pilbara Power Project
6,212
Reliability Karratha
300
Reliability Port Hedland
70
Safety Karratha
2,756
Safety Port Hedland
3,069
Transmission Connection to Roy Hill's Facility
18,937
Pilbara Ports Authority
2017-18 Minor Works Program
11,605
2018-19 Minor Works Program
14,429
2019-20 Minor Works Program
17,325
2020-21 Minor Works Program
17,325
Port Improvement Rate - Channel Marker Replacement Program
35,388
Port Improvement Rate - Channel Risk Optimisation Project
119,900
Port Improvement Rate - Integrated Marine Operations Centre
46,367
Port of Ashburton - Minor Works
5,388
Port of Ashburton construction project
24,952
Port of Port Hedland - Berth 3 Deck Replacement
33,800
Western Australian Land Authority
Port Hedland Spoilbank Marina
112,000
TOTAL - PILBARA REGION
1,014,958
(b) Asset Management Program expenditure is detailed in Budget Paper No. 2.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) It is not possible to accurately identify recurrent expenditure per electorate. As such total spending per head of population is not available on a per electorate basis.
Agency/Project
Expenditure
2017-18 to 2020-21 ($'000)
Commissioner of Main Roads
Dampier Hwy - Balmoral Rd-Burrup Peninsula Rd (Stages 2-6) - 2nd Carriageway
292
Karratha-Tom Price Road - Stages 3 and 4 - Seal 50km to Millstream
50,000
Northern Australia & Beef Roads - Marble Bar Rd - Coongan Gorge Realignment
54,480
Onslow Road -Post Construction Upgrade
48,195
Department of Training and Workforce Development
North Regional TAFE - Electrical Instrumentation Centre of Specialisation
200
North Regional TAFE - Health and Allied Services Training Centre
200
Health
Hedland Regional Resource Centre - Stage 2
1,400
Karratha Health Campus - Development
144,744
Newman Health Service Redevelopment Project
46,933
North West Health Initiative - Tom Price Hospital Redevelopment
5,250
Onslow Hospital
35,983
Horizon Power
Advanced Metering Infrastructure - Karratha
198
Asset Replacement Karratha
28,243
Asset Replacement Port Hedland
9,143
Customer Driven Karratha
4,986
Customer Driven Port Hedland
7,437
Electricity Infrastructure upgrade for Onslow Salt
3,924
Onslow Power Infrastructure Project - Power Station Upgrade
97,127
Onslow Power Station Network Connection
6,400
Pilbara Power Project
6,212
Reliability Karratha
300
Reliability Port Hedland
70
Safety Karratha
2,756
Safety Port Hedland
3,069
Transmission Connection to Roy Hill's Facility
18,937
Pilbara Ports Authority
2017-18 Minor Works Program
11,605
2018-19 Minor Works Program
14,429
2019-20 Minor Works Program
17,325
2020-21 Minor Works Program
17,325
Port Improvement Rate - Channel Marker Replacement Program
35,388
Port Improvement Rate - Channel Risk Optimisation Project
119,900
Port Improvement Rate - Integrated Marine Operations Centre
46,367
Port of Ashburton - Minor Works
5,388
Port of Ashburton construction project
24,952
Port of Port Hedland - Berth 3 Deck Replacement
33,800
Western Australian Land Authority
Port Hedland Spoilbank Marina
112,000
TOTAL - PILBARA REGION
1,014,958
(b) Asset Management Program expenditure is detailed in Budget Paper No. 2.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) It is not possible to accurately identify recurrent expenditure per electorate. As such total spending per head of population is not available on a per electorate basis.
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