WA Parliamentary Question on Notice 224 details grants provided under various agricultural schemes in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005, including recipients, amounts, scheme names, and purposes.

AnsweredQoN 224Legislative Assembly
Asked
16 August 2005
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Agriculture and Forestry; the Midwest and Wheatbelt

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(b) the scheme under which the grant was made; and (c) the purpose of the grant?
(c) the purpose of the grant?
Ministerial Office Please refer to Question on Notice 222. Department of Agriculture For the 2003-2004 financial year Organisation - Rural Business Development Corporation; Recipients I.G. & M.J. Walton & Son, $139,638.40; Scheme: Exceptional Circumstances/Adverse Seasonal Conditions grant Purpose: To assist farmers due to exceptional conditions which have dramatically affected their income and their financial position. Recipients Gascoyne Development Commission, $722,700; Meanom Pty Ltd, $151,000; North West Agricultural Group $132,800; Wooramel Horticultural Producers $130,620. Scheme: Gascoyne Murchison Scheme grant Purpose: Funding to assist in maintaining a socially & economically viable community based on the use of the rangelands in an environmentally sustainable way. Organisation - Agriculture Protection Board; Recipients: Narembeen Spraying Service $459,910; T. & D. Ibbotson $104,331. Scheme: Skeleton Weed Eradication Purpose: To assist with the control of Skeleton Weed as part of the Agriculture Protection Board's overall Biosecurity initiatives. Where Skeleton Weed is identified on a Farmer's property the Farmer is provided with a grant, payable to their nominated approved contractor(they have an APB approved list to choose from) to assist them in searching for and eradicating the weed. Organisation - Department of Agriculture; Recipients: Avon Catchment Council $614,823; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry, $303,846; Northern Agricultural Catchments Council Inc. $409,187; Ord Irrigation Co-operative Ltd, $156,015; South Coast Regional Initiative Planning Team, $348,56; South West Catchment Council $315,708.60; Yarra Yarra Catchment Group Inc. $268,400. Scheme: National Action Plan on Salinity Purpose: To provide grants to cover the implementation of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality established under an Intergovernmental Agreement as a joint investment in natural resource management Recipients: Avon Catchment Council Inc. $1,424,553; Blackwood Basin Group $153,000;Curtin University of Technology $1,800,000; Department of Conservation & Land Management $1,981,185; Department of Environmental Protection $133,000; Greening Australia (WA) Inc $414,350; Kimberley Regional Fire Management Commission Inc $295,000; Northern Agricultural Catchments Council Inc. $1,631,108; Peel-Harvey Catchment Council Inc $148,500; Rangelands NRM Co-coordinating Group (Inc) $2,450,000; South Coast Regional Initiative Planning Team; South West Catchment Council Inc, $1,917,004; Swan Catchment Council Inc, $2,091,422; Trees South West $68,611; Water & Rivers Commission $122,250; Western Australian Municipal Association $303,100; Western Dairy Inc. $145,000; World Wide Fund for Nature Australia $212,820 Scheme: National Heritage Trust Purpose: To provide grants to cover the implementation of the extension to the Natural Heritage Trust under the framework as agreed by the NRM Ministerial Council for the management of natural resources. Recipients: Australian Sheep Industry CRC, $200,000; Charles Darwin University, $121,818.18; Conservation Council of WA $105,000; CSIRO Head Office $423,299.03; Department of Health, $110,925.48; Horticulture Australia Ltd, $160,737; Leslie Research Centre $1,392,305.73; Murdoch University $994,909.70; NSW Agriculture $1,797,918; Queensland Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries $1,230,402; The University of Sydney $192,253; The University of Western Australia $914, 948.73; Schemes: Various Agricultural Research Activities Purpose: To provide grants to facilitate specific agricultural research outcomes in accordance with individual project objectives. For the 2004-2005 financial year Organisation - Rural Business Development Corporation; Recipients: Clan Graham Pastoral Co $157,451; Lyndon Station Pty Ltd $106,272.60; N.D. & L.F. Robinson $103,241.80; Talyat Farming Co $200,000; W.F.R. Exten & Sons $100,000; W.J. & G.F. Bailey $111,570. Scheme: Exceptional Circumstances/Adverse Seasonal Conditions grant Recipients: Amhurst Enterprises Pty Ltd $106,000; Meanom Pty Ltd $164,800. Scheme: Gascoyne Murchison Scheme grant Recipients: Department of Agriculture - Farmer Training $679,837.57; Pastoralists & Graziers Assoc $154,323.90. Scheme: Farmbis Training Activities Purpose: To provide reimbursement grants to primary producers, land managers and fishers for partaking in eligible training schemes Organisation - Agriculture Protection Board; Recipients: Arthur River Declared Animal Group $113,669.27; Upper Gascoyne Declared Animal Group $124,250. Scheme: Declared Plants & Animals Control Purpose: To assist with the control of Animals and Plants which have been declared as being a significant Biosecurity threat in the State of Western Australia. Recipients: Central Wheatbelt Contractors $528,092; Narembeen Spraying Service $389,160; Shire of Yilgarn $113,056.00; T. & D. Ibbotson $130,350. Scheme: Skeleton Weed Eradication Organisation - Department of Agriculture; Recipients:Avon Catchment Council Inc. $1,257,894; Forrest Products Commission $2,966,300; Northern Agricultural Catchments Council Inc. $486,563; Ord Irrigation Co-operative Ltd $156,015; Rangelands NRM Coordinating Group (Inc) $355,025; South Coast Regional Initiative Planning Team $957,030; South West Catchment Council $1,020,543; Swan Catchment Council Inc $250,000; West River Catchment Group $175,310; Yarra Yarra Catchment Group Inc. $134,200. Scheme: National Action Plan on Salinity Recipients: Avon Catchment Council $2,230,589; Curtin University of Technology $150,000; Department of Conservation & Land Management $114,494; Northern Agricultural Catchment Council Inc. $2,058,523; Rangelands NRM Coordinating Group (Inc) $4,534,210; South Coast Regional Imitative Planning Team $3,081,600; South West Catchment Council $2,567,329; Swan Catchment Council $3,090,176; Trees South West $192,500; Water & Rivers Commission $107,000 Scheme: National Heritage Trust Recipients: Avon Catchment Council $315,280; Esperance LCDC $141,100; Greening Australia (WA) Inc $139,500; Moore Catchment Council $142,000; Northern Agricultural Catchments Council Inc, $431,054; Rangelands NRM Coordinating Group (Inc) $809,409; South Coast Regional Initiative Planning Team $607,618; Shire of Victoria Plains $127,500; South West Catchment Council $500,793; Swan Catchment Council Inc $345,592; Trees South West $143,250; WA Lucerne Growers Association $112,500; Western Dairy Inc. $226,387. Scheme: National Landcare Program Recipients: CSIRO Corporate Finance $445,949; Grains Research & Development Corporation $121,140.07; Horticulture Australia Limited $208,917; Molecular Plant Breeding CRC $150,000; Murdoch University $981,033.60; Sydney University & ESP Seed $132,000; The University of Melbourne $102,351. Schemes: Various Agricultural Research Activities Forest Products Commission (a) Nil. (b) Not applicable. (c) Not applicable. Mid West Development Commission 2003-2004 (a) City of Geraldton ($400,000 plus GST) (b) None (funding provided in MWDCs appropriation to fund the City of Geraldton with $9.98 million over six financial years) (c) Geraldton Foreshore Redevelopment and CBD Revitalisation Project (a) Geraldton University Centre ($280,000) (b) None (funding provided in MWDC's appropriation to fund Geraldton Universities Centre with $592,000 over four financial years) (c) Establishment and operations of the Geraldton Unviersities Centre 2004 -2005 (a) City of Geraldton ($1,026,828 plus GST) (b) None (funding provided in MWDCs appropriation to fund the City of Geraldton with $9.98 million over six financial years) (c) Geraldton Foreshore Redevelopment and CBD Revitalisation Project (a) City of Geraldton ($140,000 plus GST) (b) City Parks Improvement Program (c) Upgrading several parks in Geraldton (a) Geraldton Universities Centre ($201,000) (b) None (funding provided in MWDC's appropriation to fund Geraldton Universities Centre with $592,000 over four financial years) (c) Establishment and operations of the Geraldton Universities Centre Wheatbelt Development Commission 2003-04 - Nil 2004-05 (a) Town of Northam (b) Budget Allocation (c) Completion of CBD Precinct Program

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Answered
18 October 2005
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Forestry; the Midwest and Wheatbelt
Response time
63 days
Ministerial Office Please refer to Question on Notice 222. Department of Agriculture For the 2003-2004 financial year Organisation - Rural Business Development Corporation; Recipients I.G. & M.J. Walton & Son, $139,638.40; Scheme: Exceptional Circumstances/Adverse Seasonal Conditions grant Purpose: To assist farmers due to exceptional conditions which have dramatically affected their income and their financial position. Recipients Gascoyne Development Commission, $722,700; Meanom Pty Ltd, $151,000; North West Agricultural Group $132,800; Wooramel Horticultural Producers $130,620. Scheme: Gascoyne Murchison Scheme grant Purpose: Funding to assist in maintaining a socially & economically viable community based on the use of the rangelands in an environmentally sustainable way. Organisation - Agriculture Protection Board; Recipients: Narembeen Spraying Service $459,910; T. & D. Ibbotson $104,331. Scheme: Skeleton Weed Eradication Purpose: To assist with the control of Skeleton Weed as part of the Agriculture Protection Board's overall Biosecurity initiatives. Where Skeleton Weed is identified on a Farmer's property the Farmer is provided with a grant, payable to their nominated approved contractor(they have an APB approved list to choose from) to assist them in searching for and eradicating the weed. Organisation - Department of Agriculture; Recipients: Avon Catchment Council $614,823; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry, $303,846; Northern Agricultural Catchments Council Inc. $409,187; Ord Irrigation Co-operative Ltd, $156,015; South Coast Regional Initiative Planning Team, $348,56; South West Catchment Council $315,708.60; Yarra Yarra Catchment Group Inc. $268,400. Scheme: National Action Plan on Salinity Purpose: To provide grants to cover the implementation of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality established under an Intergovernmental Agreement as a joint investment in natural resource management Recipients: Avon Catchment Council Inc. $1,424,553; Blackwood Basin Group $153,000;Curtin University of Technology $1,800,000; Department of Conservation & Land Management $1,981,185; Department of Environmental Protection $133,000; Greening Australia (WA) Inc $414,350; Kimberley Regional Fire Management Commission Inc $295,000; Northern Agricultural Catchments Council Inc. $1,631,108; Peel-Harvey Catchment Council Inc $148,500; Rangelands NRM Co-coordinating Group (Inc) $2,450,000; South Coast Regional Initiative Planning Team; South West Catchment Council Inc, $1,917,004; Swan Catchment Council Inc, $2,091,422; Trees South West $68,611; Water & Rivers Commission $122,250; Western Australian Municipal Association $303,100; Western Dairy Inc. $145,000; World Wide Fund for Nature Australia $212,820 Scheme: National Heritage Trust Purpose: To provide grants to cover the implementation of the extension to the Natural Heritage Trust under the framework as agreed by the NRM Ministerial Council for the management of natural resources. Recipients: Australian Sheep Industry CRC, $200,000; Charles Darwin University, $121,818.18; Conservation Council of WA $105,000; CSIRO Head Office $423,299.03; Department of Health, $110,925.48; Horticulture Australia Ltd, $160,737; Leslie Research Centre $1,392,305.73; Murdoch University $994,909.70; NSW Agriculture $1,797,918; Queensland Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries $1,230,402; The University of Sydney $192,253; The University of Western Australia $914, 948.73; Schemes: Various Agricultural Research Activities Purpose: To provide grants to facilitate specific agricultural research outcomes in accordance with individual project objectives. For the 2004-2005 financial year Organisation - Rural Business Development Corporation; Recipients: Clan Graham Pastoral Co $157,451; Lyndon Station Pty Ltd $106,272.60; N.D. & L.F. Robinson $103,241.80; Talyat Farming Co $200,000; W.F.R. Exten & Sons $100,000; W.J. & G.F. Bailey $111,570. Scheme: Exceptional Circumstances/Adverse Seasonal Conditions grant Recipients: Amhurst Enterprises Pty Ltd $106,000; Meanom Pty Ltd $164,800. Scheme: Gascoyne Murchison Scheme grant Recipients: Department of Agriculture - Farmer Training $679,837.57; Pastoralists & Graziers Assoc $154,323.90. Scheme: Farmbis Training Activities Purpose: To provide reimbursement grants to primary producers, land managers and fishers for partaking in eligible training schemes Organisation - Agriculture Protection Board; Recipients: Arthur River Declared Animal Group $113,669.27; Upper Gascoyne Declared Animal Group $124,250. Scheme: Declared Plants & Animals Control Purpose: To assist with the control of Animals and Plants which have been declared as being a significant Biosecurity threat in the State of Western Australia. Recipients: Central Wheatbelt Contractors $528,092; Narembeen Spraying Service $389,160; Shire of Yilgarn $113,056.00; T. & D. Ibbotson $130,350. Scheme: Skeleton Weed Eradication Organisation - Department of Agriculture; Recipients:Avon Catchment Council Inc. $1,257,894; Forrest Products Commission $2,966,300; Northern Agricultural Catchments Council Inc. $486,563; Ord Irrigation Co-operative Ltd $156,015; Rangelands NRM Coordinating Group (Inc) $355,025; South Coast Regional Initiative Planning Team $957,030; South West Catchment Council $1,020,543; Swan Catchment Council Inc $250,000; West River Catchment Group $175,310; Yarra Yarra Catchment Group Inc. $134,200. Scheme: National Action Plan on Salinity Recipients: Avon Catchment Council $2,230,589; Curtin University of Technology $150,000; Department of Conservation & Land Management $114,494; Northern Agricultural Catchment Council Inc. $2,058,523; Rangelands NRM Coordinating Group (Inc) $4,534,210; South Coast Regional Imitative Planning Team $3,081,600; South West Catchment Council $2,567,329; Swan Catchment Council $3,090,176; Trees South West $192,500; Water & Rivers Commission $107,000 Scheme: National Heritage Trust Recipients: Avon Catchment Council $315,280; Esperance LCDC $141,100; Greening Australia (WA) Inc $139,500; Moore Catchment Council $142,000; Northern Agricultural Catchments Council Inc, $431,054; Rangelands NRM Coordinating Group (Inc) $809,409; South Coast Regional Initiative Planning Team $607,618; Shire of Victoria Plains $127,500; South West Catchment Council $500,793; Swan Catchment Council Inc $345,592; Trees South West $143,250; WA Lucerne Growers Association $112,500; Western Dairy Inc. $226,387. Scheme: National Landcare Program Recipients: CSIRO Corporate Finance $445,949; Grains Research & Development Corporation $121,140.07; Horticulture Australia Limited $208,917; Molecular Plant Breeding CRC $150,000; Murdoch University $981,033.60; Sydney University & ESP Seed $132,000; The University of Melbourne $102,351. Schemes: Various Agricultural Research Activities Forest Products Commission (a) Nil. (b) Not applicable. (c) Not applicable. Mid West Development Commission 2003-2004 (a) City of Geraldton ($400,000 plus GST) (b) None (funding provided in MWDCs appropriation to fund the City of Geraldton with $9.98 million over six financial years) (c) Geraldton Foreshore Redevelopment and CBD Revitalisation Project (a) Geraldton University Centre ($280,000) (b) None (funding provided in MWDC's appropriation to fund Geraldton Universities Centre with $592,000 over four financial years) (c) Establishment and operations of the Geraldton Unviersities Centre 2004 -2005 (a) City of Geraldton ($1,026,828 plus GST) (b) None (funding provided in MWDCs appropriation to fund the City of Geraldton with $9.98 million over six financial years) (c) Geraldton Foreshore Redevelopment and CBD Revitalisation Project (a) City of Geraldton ($140,000 plus GST) (b) City Parks Improvement Program (c) Upgrading several parks in Geraldton (a) Geraldton Universities Centre ($201,000) (b) None (funding provided in MWDC's appropriation to fund Geraldton Universities Centre with $592,000 over four financial years) (c) Establishment and operations of the Geraldton Universities Centre Wheatbelt Development Commission 2003-04 - Nil 2004-05 (a) Town of Northam (b) Budget Allocation (c) Completion of CBD Precinct Program

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