❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding local government funding for strategic and asset management plans, long-term financial planning, and integrated report planning. The Minister provides a detailed breakdown of which councils received funding and why others were denied.
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In relation to the Minister's comments in
Hansard
on 2 May 2012 regarding local government funding, I ask:
(a) could the Minister name the 70 local Western Australian councils he claims have received financial assistance from himself to prepare their strategic and asset management plans;
(b) please name the 63 local governments that have received assistance for their long-term financial planning and integrated report planning;
(c) please list any local councils who requested assistance from the Minister or his Department and were denied funding, as well as the reasons for denying any funding; and
(d) why were 68 councils not offered financial assistance for their plans?
Hansard
on 2 May 2012 regarding local government funding, I ask:
(a) could the Minister name the 70 local Western Australian councils he claims have received financial assistance from himself to prepare their strategic and asset management plans;
(b) please name the 63 local governments that have received assistance for their long-term financial planning and integrated report planning;
(c) please list any local councils who requested assistance from the Minister or his Department and were denied funding, as well as the reasons for denying any funding; and
(d) why were 68 councils not offered financial assistance for their plans?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
19 June 2012
Responded by
Minister for Local Government
Response time
34 days
(a) The 70 Western Australian local governments that have received financial assistance to prepare strategic community plans and asset management plans includes 46 local governments that have participated in voluntary reform through amalgamation groups, Regional Transition Groups and Regional Collaborative Groups and 24 local governments supportive of reform but impeded from progressing due to a lack of suitable local partnerships.
The City of Geraldton-Greenoughand the Shires of Mullewa, Yilgarn, Westonia, Morawa, Mingenew and Three Springs have been involved in progressing amalgamations.
The Town of Narrogin, the Shires of Narrogin, Cuballing, Wickepin, Beverley, Cunderdin, Quairading, Tammin, York, Brookton, Pingelly, MountMarshall, Koorda and Trayning, and the Cities of Subiaco and Nedlands have participated in Regional Transition Groups.
The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, the Town of Port Hedland, and the Shires of Laverton, Leonora, Dundas, Coolgardie, Esperance, Menzies, Ngaanyatjarraku, Ravensthorpe, Wiluna, Murchison, Upper Gascoyne, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek,
Wyndham-East Kimberley, Carnarvon, Exmouth, Shark Bay, Ashburton, East Pilbara and Roebourne have participated in Regional Collaborative Groups.
The Cities of Bayswater, Bunbury, Cockburn, Fremantle and Mandurah, the Town of Claremont, and the Shires of Boddington, Boyup-Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Broomehill-Tambellup, Coorow, Dandaragan, Donnybrook-Balingup, Irwin, Katanning, Kellerberrin, Manjimup, Merredin, Moora, Murray, Northam, Plantagenet, Wagin and Wongan-Ballidu are supportive of reform but have been impeded from progressing due to a lack of suitable local partnerships.
(b) Funding assistance for the development of long term financial plans was provided to country local governments through the Royalties for Regions - Country Local Government Fund. The 63 local governments that have received assistance are those which I have previously mentioned with the exception of the metropolitan local governments of the Cities of Bayswater, Subiaco, Cockburn, Fremantle, Nedlands and Mandurah, as well as the Town of Claremont.
(c) - (d) Capacity building funding was provided to local governments participating in voluntary reform through structurally reforming groups and to individual local governments supportive of reform but impeded from progressing due to a lack of suitable local partnerships. Other local governments indicated that they were already sustainable.
This policy is consistent with the Commonwealth Government's policy approach to provide funding only to those local governments engaged in reform.
Only six local governments not already involved in voluntary reform have formally requested funding assistance from my Department of Local Government. These are the Shires of Capel, Dumbleyung, Kondinin, Victoria Plains, West Arthur and Williams. These local governments were not eligible for funding as they were not engaged in reform.
The Department of Local Government and I continue to engage with WA local governments regarding the implementation of integrated planning in the sector. Guidance on implementing Strategic Planning, Asset Management and Long Term Financial Planning is available for all local governments on the Department's dedicated Integrated Planning website.
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The City of Geraldton-Greenoughand the Shires of Mullewa, Yilgarn, Westonia, Morawa, Mingenew and Three Springs have been involved in progressing amalgamations.
The Town of Narrogin, the Shires of Narrogin, Cuballing, Wickepin, Beverley, Cunderdin, Quairading, Tammin, York, Brookton, Pingelly, MountMarshall, Koorda and Trayning, and the Cities of Subiaco and Nedlands have participated in Regional Transition Groups.
The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, the Town of Port Hedland, and the Shires of Laverton, Leonora, Dundas, Coolgardie, Esperance, Menzies, Ngaanyatjarraku, Ravensthorpe, Wiluna, Murchison, Upper Gascoyne, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek,
Wyndham-East Kimberley, Carnarvon, Exmouth, Shark Bay, Ashburton, East Pilbara and Roebourne have participated in Regional Collaborative Groups.
The Cities of Bayswater, Bunbury, Cockburn, Fremantle and Mandurah, the Town of Claremont, and the Shires of Boddington, Boyup-Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Broomehill-Tambellup, Coorow, Dandaragan, Donnybrook-Balingup, Irwin, Katanning, Kellerberrin, Manjimup, Merredin, Moora, Murray, Northam, Plantagenet, Wagin and Wongan-Ballidu are supportive of reform but have been impeded from progressing due to a lack of suitable local partnerships.
(b) Funding assistance for the development of long term financial plans was provided to country local governments through the Royalties for Regions - Country Local Government Fund. The 63 local governments that have received assistance are those which I have previously mentioned with the exception of the metropolitan local governments of the Cities of Bayswater, Subiaco, Cockburn, Fremantle, Nedlands and Mandurah, as well as the Town of Claremont.
(c) - (d) Capacity building funding was provided to local governments participating in voluntary reform through structurally reforming groups and to individual local governments supportive of reform but impeded from progressing due to a lack of suitable local partnerships. Other local governments indicated that they were already sustainable.
This policy is consistent with the Commonwealth Government's policy approach to provide funding only to those local governments engaged in reform.
Only six local governments not already involved in voluntary reform have formally requested funding assistance from my Department of Local Government. These are the Shires of Capel, Dumbleyung, Kondinin, Victoria Plains, West Arthur and Williams. These local governments were not eligible for funding as they were not engaged in reform.
The Department of Local Government and I continue to engage with WA local governments regarding the implementation of integrated planning in the sector. Guidance on implementing Strategic Planning, Asset Management and Long Term Financial Planning is available for all local governments on the Department's dedicated Integrated Planning website.
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