Hon Peter Collier asks the Minister for Education and Training if the government will contribute to Newman College's Tournament of Minds team's travel costs to the national finals. The Minister replies that funding requests will be considered on their merits, but none has been received.

AnsweredQoN 691Legislative Council
Asked
22 September 2005
Portfolio
Education and Training

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(1) In light of the recent success of the years 6 and 7 students at Newman College in winning the language and literature component of the Tournament of Minds, will the government contribute to the significant costs involved for the team to travel to Sydney in October 2005 to represent Western Australia for the national title? (2) If not, why not? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. I also congratulate all the Western Australian schools that entered the 2005 Tournament of Minds and those schools that have progressed to the national finals to be held in Sydney. I turn now to the specifics of the question. (1) Requests for funding support will be considered on their merits. None has been received to date. (2) Not applicable.
(2) If not, why not? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I also congratulate all the Western Australian schools that entered the 2005 Tournament of Minds and those schools that have progressed to the national finals to be held in Sydney. I turn now to the specifics of the question. (1) Requests for funding support will be considered on their merits. None has been received to date. (2) Not applicable.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I also congratulate all the Western Australian schools that entered the 2005 Tournament of Minds and those schools that have progressed to the national finals to be held in Sydney. I turn now to the specifics of the question. (1) Requests for funding support will be considered on their merits. None has been received to date. (2) Not applicable.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I also congratulate all the Western Australian schools that entered the 2005 Tournament of Minds and those schools that have progressed to the national finals to be held in Sydney. I turn now to the specifics of the question. (1) Requests for funding support will be considered on their merits. None has been received to date. (2) Not applicable.
I turn now to the specifics of the question. (1) Requests for funding support will be considered on their merits. None has been received to date. (2) Not applicable.
(1) Requests for funding support will be considered on their merits. None has been received to date. (2) Not applicable.
(2) Not applicable.

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