❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice seeks information on funding for regional events, the Tourism Infrastructure Land Bank, and Rottnest Island upgrades and maintenance during the last quarter. The answer provides specific figures and clarifies the role of the Land Bank.
AnsweredQoN 2236Legislative Assembly
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(1) How much funding was provided for regional events through the Regional Events Scheme last quarter?
(2) Which events, if any, were discontinued and why, during the last quarter?
(3) How many businesses were members of the Western Australian Tourism Network as at the end of last quarter?
(4) What was the total area of land secured through the Tourism Infrastructure Land Bank as at the end of last quarter?
(5) What was the total amount of funds expended on securing land through the Tourism Infrastructure Land Bank last quarter?
(6) How much money was spent upgrading facilities on Rottnest Island last quarter?
(7) What was the total cost of outstanding maintenance identified but not undertaken on Rottnest Island as at the end of the last quarter?
(2) Which events, if any, were discontinued and why, during the last quarter?
(3) How many businesses were members of the Western Australian Tourism Network as at the end of last quarter?
(4) What was the total area of land secured through the Tourism Infrastructure Land Bank as at the end of last quarter?
(5) What was the total amount of funds expended on securing land through the Tourism Infrastructure Land Bank last quarter?
(6) How much money was spent upgrading facilities on Rottnest Island last quarter?
(7) What was the total cost of outstanding maintenance identified but not undertaken on Rottnest Island as at the end of the last quarter?
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Answered
12 June 2007
Responded by
Minister for Tourism
Response time
35 days
(1) The total amount paid out to regional events during the last quarter was $123,025. (2) No events were discontinued during the last quarter. (3) There were 1,328 Western Australian Tourism Network members as at 31 March 2007. (4) Landbank is not a program which secures land for development. It is a program which identifies land for tourism development and then works with the relevant land management agencies to prepare that land for release to the development industry. Landbank has released one site at Rottnest Island (4 hectares). (5) $0 were expended, as noted in question 4 Landbank does not purchase land. (6) N/A. (7) N/A. Rottnest Island Authority (1) Nil. (2) Nil. (3) Four. (4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(2) No events were discontinued during the last quarter. (3) There were 1,328 Western Australian Tourism Network members as at 31 March 2007. (4) Landbank is not a program which secures land for development. It is a program which identifies land for tourism development and then works with the relevant land management agencies to prepare that land for release to the development industry. Landbank has released one site at Rottnest Island (4 hectares). (5) $0 were expended, as noted in question 4 Landbank does not purchase land. (6) N/A. (7) N/A. Rottnest Island Authority (1) Nil. (2) Nil. (3) Four. (4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(3) There were 1,328 Western Australian Tourism Network members as at 31 March 2007. (4) Landbank is not a program which secures land for development. It is a program which identifies land for tourism development and then works with the relevant land management agencies to prepare that land for release to the development industry. Landbank has released one site at Rottnest Island (4 hectares). (5) $0 were expended, as noted in question 4 Landbank does not purchase land. (6) N/A. (7) N/A. Rottnest Island Authority (1) Nil. (2) Nil. (3) Four. (4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(4) Landbank is not a program which secures land for development. It is a program which identifies land for tourism development and then works with the relevant land management agencies to prepare that land for release to the development industry. Landbank has released one site at Rottnest Island (4 hectares). (5) $0 were expended, as noted in question 4 Landbank does not purchase land. (6) N/A. (7) N/A. Rottnest Island Authority (1) Nil. (2) Nil. (3) Four. (4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(6) N/A. (7) N/A. Rottnest Island Authority (1) Nil. (2) Nil. (3) Four. (4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(7) N/A. Rottnest Island Authority (1) Nil. (2) Nil. (3) Four. (4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
Rottnest Island Authority (1) Nil. (2) Nil. (3) Four. (4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(1) Nil. (2) Nil. (3) Four. (4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(2) Nil. (3) Four. (4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(3) Four. (4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(2) No events were discontinued during the last quarter. (3) There were 1,328 Western Australian Tourism Network members as at 31 March 2007. (4) Landbank is not a program which secures land for development. It is a program which identifies land for tourism development and then works with the relevant land management agencies to prepare that land for release to the development industry. Landbank has released one site at Rottnest Island (4 hectares). (5) $0 were expended, as noted in question 4 Landbank does not purchase land. (6) N/A. (7) N/A. Rottnest Island Authority (1) Nil. (2) Nil. (3) Four. (4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(3) There were 1,328 Western Australian Tourism Network members as at 31 March 2007. (4) Landbank is not a program which secures land for development. It is a program which identifies land for tourism development and then works with the relevant land management agencies to prepare that land for release to the development industry. Landbank has released one site at Rottnest Island (4 hectares). (5) $0 were expended, as noted in question 4 Landbank does not purchase land. (6) N/A. (7) N/A. Rottnest Island Authority (1) Nil. (2) Nil. (3) Four. (4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(4) Landbank is not a program which secures land for development. It is a program which identifies land for tourism development and then works with the relevant land management agencies to prepare that land for release to the development industry. Landbank has released one site at Rottnest Island (4 hectares). (5) $0 were expended, as noted in question 4 Landbank does not purchase land. (6) N/A. (7) N/A. Rottnest Island Authority (1) Nil. (2) Nil. (3) Four. (4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(6) N/A. (7) N/A. Rottnest Island Authority (1) Nil. (2) Nil. (3) Four. (4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(7) N/A. Rottnest Island Authority (1) Nil. (2) Nil. (3) Four. (4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
Rottnest Island Authority (1) Nil. (2) Nil. (3) Four. (4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(1) Nil. (2) Nil. (3) Four. (4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(2) Nil. (3) Four. (4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(3) Four. (4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(4) Four hectares - Mt Herschel hotel development site. (5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(5) Nil. (6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(6) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations implementation, the total expenditure, including escalation funds, in the January to March 2007 quarter is $0.34 million. (7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
(7) Based on the 2004 Taskforce Report recommendations, the total Taskforce budget at March 2007, including approved escalation costs is $26.1 million, of which $21.5 million has been expended, leaving works to be completed at $4.6 million.
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