❓ A parliamentary question regarding a $70 million assistance package for Collie, Western Australia, in response to concerns about job losses due to a shift to gas-based power generation. The Minister clarifies the package's details and denies any job losses.
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I refer the minister to the recently announced $70 million assistance package for Collie. (1) Will the minister provide details about what is involved in the package and the cost of each item? (2) What is the purpose of the package? (3) How many jobs have been lost in Collie as a result of the government’s decision to award the next base power generation contract to a gas-based plant? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) I am advised that the package involves an allocation of $60 million to develop and improve port and associated infrastructure should the coal industry enter into long-term contracts for the export of coal. An allocation of $10 million has been made to assist industry with projects that will enhance the use of coal in domestic markets or projects that will enhance long-term employment in the district. (2) To develop a sustainable future for the coal industry and the Collie community. (3) No existing jobs have been lost.
(1) Will the minister provide details about what is involved in the package and the cost of each item? (2) What is the purpose of the package? (3) How many jobs have been lost in Collie as a result of the government’s decision to award the next base power generation contract to a gas-based plant? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) I am advised that the package involves an allocation of $60 million to develop and improve port and associated infrastructure should the coal industry enter into long-term contracts for the export of coal. An allocation of $10 million has been made to assist industry with projects that will enhance the use of coal in domestic markets or projects that will enhance long-term employment in the district. (2) To develop a sustainable future for the coal industry and the Collie community. (3) No existing jobs have been lost.
(2) What is the purpose of the package? (3) How many jobs have been lost in Collie as a result of the government’s decision to award the next base power generation contract to a gas-based plant? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) I am advised that the package involves an allocation of $60 million to develop and improve port and associated infrastructure should the coal industry enter into long-term contracts for the export of coal. An allocation of $10 million has been made to assist industry with projects that will enhance the use of coal in domestic markets or projects that will enhance long-term employment in the district. (2) To develop a sustainable future for the coal industry and the Collie community. (3) No existing jobs have been lost.
(3) How many jobs have been lost in Collie as a result of the government’s decision to award the next base power generation contract to a gas-based plant? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) I am advised that the package involves an allocation of $60 million to develop and improve port and associated infrastructure should the coal industry enter into long-term contracts for the export of coal. An allocation of $10 million has been made to assist industry with projects that will enhance the use of coal in domestic markets or projects that will enhance long-term employment in the district. (2) To develop a sustainable future for the coal industry and the Collie community. (3) No existing jobs have been lost.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) I am advised that the package involves an allocation of $60 million to develop and improve port and associated infrastructure should the coal industry enter into long-term contracts for the export of coal. An allocation of $10 million has been made to assist industry with projects that will enhance the use of coal in domestic markets or projects that will enhance long-term employment in the district. (2) To develop a sustainable future for the coal industry and the Collie community. (3) No existing jobs have been lost.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) I am advised that the package involves an allocation of $60 million to develop and improve port and associated infrastructure should the coal industry enter into long-term contracts for the export of coal. An allocation of $10 million has been made to assist industry with projects that will enhance the use of coal in domestic markets or projects that will enhance long-term employment in the district. (2) To develop a sustainable future for the coal industry and the Collie community. (3) No existing jobs have been lost.
(1) I am advised that the package involves an allocation of $60 million to develop and improve port and associated infrastructure should the coal industry enter into long-term contracts for the export of coal. An allocation of $10 million has been made to assist industry with projects that will enhance the use of coal in domestic markets or projects that will enhance long-term employment in the district. (2) To develop a sustainable future for the coal industry and the Collie community. (3) No existing jobs have been lost.
(2) To develop a sustainable future for the coal industry and the Collie community. (3) No existing jobs have been lost.
(3) No existing jobs have been lost.
(1) Will the minister provide details about what is involved in the package and the cost of each item? (2) What is the purpose of the package? (3) How many jobs have been lost in Collie as a result of the government’s decision to award the next base power generation contract to a gas-based plant? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) I am advised that the package involves an allocation of $60 million to develop and improve port and associated infrastructure should the coal industry enter into long-term contracts for the export of coal. An allocation of $10 million has been made to assist industry with projects that will enhance the use of coal in domestic markets or projects that will enhance long-term employment in the district. (2) To develop a sustainable future for the coal industry and the Collie community. (3) No existing jobs have been lost.
(2) What is the purpose of the package? (3) How many jobs have been lost in Collie as a result of the government’s decision to award the next base power generation contract to a gas-based plant? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) I am advised that the package involves an allocation of $60 million to develop and improve port and associated infrastructure should the coal industry enter into long-term contracts for the export of coal. An allocation of $10 million has been made to assist industry with projects that will enhance the use of coal in domestic markets or projects that will enhance long-term employment in the district. (2) To develop a sustainable future for the coal industry and the Collie community. (3) No existing jobs have been lost.
(3) How many jobs have been lost in Collie as a result of the government’s decision to award the next base power generation contract to a gas-based plant? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) I am advised that the package involves an allocation of $60 million to develop and improve port and associated infrastructure should the coal industry enter into long-term contracts for the export of coal. An allocation of $10 million has been made to assist industry with projects that will enhance the use of coal in domestic markets or projects that will enhance long-term employment in the district. (2) To develop a sustainable future for the coal industry and the Collie community. (3) No existing jobs have been lost.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) I am advised that the package involves an allocation of $60 million to develop and improve port and associated infrastructure should the coal industry enter into long-term contracts for the export of coal. An allocation of $10 million has been made to assist industry with projects that will enhance the use of coal in domestic markets or projects that will enhance long-term employment in the district. (2) To develop a sustainable future for the coal industry and the Collie community. (3) No existing jobs have been lost.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) I am advised that the package involves an allocation of $60 million to develop and improve port and associated infrastructure should the coal industry enter into long-term contracts for the export of coal. An allocation of $10 million has been made to assist industry with projects that will enhance the use of coal in domestic markets or projects that will enhance long-term employment in the district. (2) To develop a sustainable future for the coal industry and the Collie community. (3) No existing jobs have been lost.
(1) I am advised that the package involves an allocation of $60 million to develop and improve port and associated infrastructure should the coal industry enter into long-term contracts for the export of coal. An allocation of $10 million has been made to assist industry with projects that will enhance the use of coal in domestic markets or projects that will enhance long-term employment in the district. (2) To develop a sustainable future for the coal industry and the Collie community. (3) No existing jobs have been lost.
(2) To develop a sustainable future for the coal industry and the Collie community. (3) No existing jobs have been lost.
(3) No existing jobs have been lost.
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