❓ Question regarding the status of promised funding for Collie Hospital upgrades, specifically addressing discrepancies between a Liberal Party election promise and the current government's approach through the Southern Inland Health Initiative. The answer clarifies the funding source and provides details on initial enabling works, while stating that the main redevelopment project is still in the planning stage.
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I refer to the Liberal Party's fully costed and fully funded election promise of $8.6 million for upgrades to the Collie Hospital during the recent election campaign, and ask: (a) of the $8.6 million allocated, how much has been spent and what has this funding provided; (b) of the unaquitted funding promised, what projects are earmarked for this funding; and (c) can the Minister provide a detailed timeline of expenditure and projects for the unaquitted funding?
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Answered
1 August 2013
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
51 days
(a) The funding for the Collie Hospital Redevelopment is not a Liberal Party election promise. The Collie Hospital is one of the six (6) Integrated District Health Campuses (IDHC) being upgraded as part of Stream 2 of the Southern Inland Health Initiative (SIHI).
Building Management and Works have advised that to date $61,272.00 (excluding GST) has been expended on enabling works at Collie. The total budget for the enabling works component is $340,055.00 (with an anticipated spend of $238,042.00) and comprises 12 scope items, of which four (4) are complete. [See tabled paper no] for a breakdown of the 12 scope items.
(b)-(c) The main component of the Collie Hospital Redevelopment project is currently in the planning stage and as such, no detailed and confirmed final programmed scope of works has been endorsed for this facility at this point in time.
Building Management and Works have advised that to date $61,272.00 (excluding GST) has been expended on enabling works at Collie. The total budget for the enabling works component is $340,055.00 (with an anticipated spend of $238,042.00) and comprises 12 scope items, of which four (4) are complete. [See tabled paper no] for a breakdown of the 12 scope items.
(b)-(c) The main component of the Collie Hospital Redevelopment project is currently in the planning stage and as such, no detailed and confirmed final programmed scope of works has been endorsed for this facility at this point in time.
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