Hon. Nigel Hallett asked about the expenditure of the Regional Investment Fund (RIF). Hon. Jon Ford provided a detailed breakdown of expenditure by program and explained the reasons for the difference between approved and expended funds.

AnsweredQoN 98Legislative Council
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28 March 2007
Portfolio
Regional Development

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REGIONAL INVESTMENT FUND
Of the $80 million committed over the term of the government to the regional investment fund, what portion has been expended as at 20 February 2007? Hon JON FORD

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I thank the Hon Nigel Hallett for some notice of the question. The question is of some length. I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2557.] The following material was incorporated - Expenditure of the $80 million in the Regional Investment Fund (RIF) is $19,155,320.28 or 23.94% of the total funds available. Expenditure by RIF program is as follows: (a) Regional Infrastructure Funding Program $8,991,928.72 (b) Indigenous Regional Development Program $506,352 (c) Western Australian Regional Initiatives Scheme $1,098,878 (d) Regional Headworks Program $483,161.56 (e) Regional Development Scheme $8,075,000 Please note that whilst the level of expenditure is 23.94% of total funds the level of approvals is $45,237,160 or 56.54% of the total RIF funds. The major reasons for expenditure levels lagging behind approvals are: (a) Problems associated with applicants securing funding for their projects from other sources, which causes projects to be delayed. (b) Difficulties in contracting tradespeople and other skilled occupations in regional areas causing a delay in project commencement dates and resulting in cost increases for projects. Details of projects funded under RIF can be found at http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/FinancialAssist/Default.asp
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the Hon Nigel Hallett for some notice of the question. The question is of some length. I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2557.] The following material was incorporated - Expenditure of the $80 million in the Regional Investment Fund (RIF) is $19,155,320.28 or 23.94% of the total funds available. Expenditure by RIF program is as follows: (a) Regional Infrastructure Funding Program $8,991,928.72 (b) Indigenous Regional Development Program $506,352 (c) Western Australian Regional Initiatives Scheme $1,098,878 (d) Regional Headworks Program $483,161.56 (e) Regional Development Scheme $8,075,000 Please note that whilst the level of expenditure is 23.94% of total funds the level of approvals is $45,237,160 or 56.54% of the total RIF funds. The major reasons for expenditure levels lagging behind approvals are: (a) Problems associated with applicants securing funding for their projects from other sources, which causes projects to be delayed. (b) Difficulties in contracting tradespeople and other skilled occupations in regional areas causing a delay in project commencement dates and resulting in cost increases for projects. Details of projects funded under RIF can be found at http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/FinancialAssist/Default.asp
I thank the Hon Nigel Hallett for some notice of the question. The question is of some length. I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2557.] The following material was incorporated - Expenditure of the $80 million in the Regional Investment Fund (RIF) is $19,155,320.28 or 23.94% of the total funds available. Expenditure by RIF program is as follows: (a) Regional Infrastructure Funding Program $8,991,928.72 (b) Indigenous Regional Development Program $506,352 (c) Western Australian Regional Initiatives Scheme $1,098,878 (d) Regional Headworks Program $483,161.56 (e) Regional Development Scheme $8,075,000 Please note that whilst the level of expenditure is 23.94% of total funds the level of approvals is $45,237,160 or 56.54% of the total RIF funds. The major reasons for expenditure levels lagging behind approvals are: (a) Problems associated with applicants securing funding for their projects from other sources, which causes projects to be delayed. (b) Difficulties in contracting tradespeople and other skilled occupations in regional areas causing a delay in project commencement dates and resulting in cost increases for projects. Details of projects funded under RIF can be found at http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/FinancialAssist/Default.asp
Leave granted. [See paper 2557.] The following material was incorporated - Expenditure of the $80 million in the Regional Investment Fund (RIF) is $19,155,320.28 or 23.94% of the total funds available. Expenditure by RIF program is as follows: (a) Regional Infrastructure Funding Program $8,991,928.72 (b) Indigenous Regional Development Program $506,352 (c) Western Australian Regional Initiatives Scheme $1,098,878 (d) Regional Headworks Program $483,161.56 (e) Regional Development Scheme $8,075,000 Please note that whilst the level of expenditure is 23.94% of total funds the level of approvals is $45,237,160 or 56.54% of the total RIF funds. The major reasons for expenditure levels lagging behind approvals are: (a) Problems associated with applicants securing funding for their projects from other sources, which causes projects to be delayed. (b) Difficulties in contracting tradespeople and other skilled occupations in regional areas causing a delay in project commencement dates and resulting in cost increases for projects. Details of projects funded under RIF can be found at http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/FinancialAssist/Default.asp
[See paper 2557.] The following material was incorporated - Expenditure of the $80 million in the Regional Investment Fund (RIF) is $19,155,320.28 or 23.94% of the total funds available. Expenditure by RIF program is as follows: (a) Regional Infrastructure Funding Program $8,991,928.72 (b) Indigenous Regional Development Program $506,352 (c) Western Australian Regional Initiatives Scheme $1,098,878 (d) Regional Headworks Program $483,161.56 (e) Regional Development Scheme $8,075,000 Please note that whilst the level of expenditure is 23.94% of total funds the level of approvals is $45,237,160 or 56.54% of the total RIF funds. The major reasons for expenditure levels lagging behind approvals are: (a) Problems associated with applicants securing funding for their projects from other sources, which causes projects to be delayed. (b) Difficulties in contracting tradespeople and other skilled occupations in regional areas causing a delay in project commencement dates and resulting in cost increases for projects. Details of projects funded under RIF can be found at http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/FinancialAssist/Default.asp
The following material was incorporated - Expenditure of the $80 million in the Regional Investment Fund (RIF) is $19,155,320.28 or 23.94% of the total funds available. Expenditure by RIF program is as follows: (a) Regional Infrastructure Funding Program $8,991,928.72 (b) Indigenous Regional Development Program $506,352 (c) Western Australian Regional Initiatives Scheme $1,098,878 (d) Regional Headworks Program $483,161.56 (e) Regional Development Scheme $8,075,000 Please note that whilst the level of expenditure is 23.94% of total funds the level of approvals is $45,237,160 or 56.54% of the total RIF funds. The major reasons for expenditure levels lagging behind approvals are: (a) Problems associated with applicants securing funding for their projects from other sources, which causes projects to be delayed. (b) Difficulties in contracting tradespeople and other skilled occupations in regional areas causing a delay in project commencement dates and resulting in cost increases for projects. Details of projects funded under RIF can be found at http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/FinancialAssist/Default.asp
Expenditure of the $80 million in the Regional Investment Fund (RIF) is $19,155,320.28 or 23.94% of the total funds available. Expenditure by RIF program is as follows: (a) Regional Infrastructure Funding Program $8,991,928.72 (b) Indigenous Regional Development Program $506,352 (c) Western Australian Regional Initiatives Scheme $1,098,878 (d) Regional Headworks Program $483,161.56 (e) Regional Development Scheme $8,075,000 Please note that whilst the level of expenditure is 23.94% of total funds the level of approvals is $45,237,160 or 56.54% of the total RIF funds. The major reasons for expenditure levels lagging behind approvals are: (a) Problems associated with applicants securing funding for their projects from other sources, which causes projects to be delayed. (b) Difficulties in contracting tradespeople and other skilled occupations in regional areas causing a delay in project commencement dates and resulting in cost increases for projects. Details of projects funded under RIF can be found at http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/FinancialAssist/Default.asp
Expenditure of the $80 million in the Regional Investment Fund (RIF) is $19,155,320.28 or 23.94% of the total funds available. Expenditure by RIF program is as follows: (a) Regional Infrastructure Funding Program $8,991,928.72 (b) Indigenous Regional Development Program $506,352 (c) Western Australian Regional Initiatives Scheme $1,098,878 (d) Regional Headworks Program $483,161.56 (e) Regional Development Scheme $8,075,000 Please note that whilst the level of expenditure is 23.94% of total funds the level of approvals is $45,237,160 or 56.54% of the total RIF funds. The major reasons for expenditure levels lagging behind approvals are: (a) Problems associated with applicants securing funding for their projects from other sources, which causes projects to be delayed. (b) Difficulties in contracting tradespeople and other skilled occupations in regional areas causing a delay in project commencement dates and resulting in cost increases for projects. Details of projects funded under RIF can be found at http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/FinancialAssist/Default.asp
Expenditure by RIF program is as follows: (a) Regional Infrastructure Funding Program $8,991,928.72 (b) Indigenous Regional Development Program $506,352 (c) Western Australian Regional Initiatives Scheme $1,098,878 (d) Regional Headworks Program $483,161.56 (e) Regional Development Scheme $8,075,000 Please note that whilst the level of expenditure is 23.94% of total funds the level of approvals is $45,237,160 or 56.54% of the total RIF funds. The major reasons for expenditure levels lagging behind approvals are: (a) Problems associated with applicants securing funding for their projects from other sources, which causes projects to be delayed. (b) Difficulties in contracting tradespeople and other skilled occupations in regional areas causing a delay in project commencement dates and resulting in cost increases for projects. Details of projects funded under RIF can be found at http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/FinancialAssist/Default.asp
(a) Regional Infrastructure Funding Program $8,991,928.72 (b) Indigenous Regional Development Program $506,352 (c) Western Australian Regional Initiatives Scheme $1,098,878 (d) Regional Headworks Program $483,161.56 (e) Regional Development Scheme $8,075,000 Please note that whilst the level of expenditure is 23.94% of total funds the level of approvals is $45,237,160 or 56.54% of the total RIF funds. The major reasons for expenditure levels lagging behind approvals are: (a) Problems associated with applicants securing funding for their projects from other sources, which causes projects to be delayed. (b) Difficulties in contracting tradespeople and other skilled occupations in regional areas causing a delay in project commencement dates and resulting in cost increases for projects. Details of projects funded under RIF can be found at http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/FinancialAssist/Default.asp
(b) Indigenous Regional Development Program $506,352 (c) Western Australian Regional Initiatives Scheme $1,098,878 (d) Regional Headworks Program $483,161.56 (e) Regional Development Scheme $8,075,000 Please note that whilst the level of expenditure is 23.94% of total funds the level of approvals is $45,237,160 or 56.54% of the total RIF funds. The major reasons for expenditure levels lagging behind approvals are: (a) Problems associated with applicants securing funding for their projects from other sources, which causes projects to be delayed. (b) Difficulties in contracting tradespeople and other skilled occupations in regional areas causing a delay in project commencement dates and resulting in cost increases for projects. Details of projects funded under RIF can be found at http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/FinancialAssist/Default.asp
(c) Western Australian Regional Initiatives Scheme $1,098,878 (d) Regional Headworks Program $483,161.56 (e) Regional Development Scheme $8,075,000 Please note that whilst the level of expenditure is 23.94% of total funds the level of approvals is $45,237,160 or 56.54% of the total RIF funds. The major reasons for expenditure levels lagging behind approvals are: (a) Problems associated with applicants securing funding for their projects from other sources, which causes projects to be delayed. (b) Difficulties in contracting tradespeople and other skilled occupations in regional areas causing a delay in project commencement dates and resulting in cost increases for projects. Details of projects funded under RIF can be found at http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/FinancialAssist/Default.asp
(d) Regional Headworks Program $483,161.56 (e) Regional Development Scheme $8,075,000 Please note that whilst the level of expenditure is 23.94% of total funds the level of approvals is $45,237,160 or 56.54% of the total RIF funds. The major reasons for expenditure levels lagging behind approvals are: (a) Problems associated with applicants securing funding for their projects from other sources, which causes projects to be delayed. (b) Difficulties in contracting tradespeople and other skilled occupations in regional areas causing a delay in project commencement dates and resulting in cost increases for projects. Details of projects funded under RIF can be found at http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/FinancialAssist/Default.asp
(e) Regional Development Scheme $8,075,000 Please note that whilst the level of expenditure is 23.94% of total funds the level of approvals is $45,237,160 or 56.54% of the total RIF funds. The major reasons for expenditure levels lagging behind approvals are: (a) Problems associated with applicants securing funding for their projects from other sources, which causes projects to be delayed. (b) Difficulties in contracting tradespeople and other skilled occupations in regional areas causing a delay in project commencement dates and resulting in cost increases for projects. Details of projects funded under RIF can be found at http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/FinancialAssist/Default.asp
Please note that whilst the level of expenditure is 23.94% of total funds the level of approvals is $45,237,160 or 56.54% of the total RIF funds. The major reasons for expenditure levels lagging behind approvals are: (a) Problems associated with applicants securing funding for their projects from other sources, which causes projects to be delayed. (b) Difficulties in contracting tradespeople and other skilled occupations in regional areas causing a delay in project commencement dates and resulting in cost increases for projects. Details of projects funded under RIF can be found at http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/FinancialAssist/Default.asp
(a) Problems associated with applicants securing funding for their projects from other sources, which causes projects to be delayed. (b) Difficulties in contracting tradespeople and other skilled occupations in regional areas causing a delay in project commencement dates and resulting in cost increases for projects. Details of projects funded under RIF can be found at http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/FinancialAssist/Default.asp
(b) Difficulties in contracting tradespeople and other skilled occupations in regional areas causing a delay in project commencement dates and resulting in cost increases for projects. Details of projects funded under RIF can be found at http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/FinancialAssist/Default.asp
Details of projects funded under RIF can be found at http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/FinancialAssist/Default.asp
http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/FinancialAssist/Default.asp

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