❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on government financial support for road maintenance in Port Hedland and the role of the town's road inventory in funding allocation. The Minister provides specific funding figures for the past four financial years and explains how the road inventory is used to assess the council's needs and calculate funding.
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town of port hedland — road maintenance
(1) What financial support from government has been provided to the Town of Port Hedland in the following financial years to assist with road maintenance within the town’s boundaries for the following periods 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10? (2) What role does the inventory of roads, maintained by the town, have in assisting the formula by which financial support is made available to local government? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
(1) What financial support from government has been provided to the Town of Port Hedland in the following financial years to assist with road maintenance within the town’s boundaries for the following periods 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10? (2) What role does the inventory of roads, maintained by the town, have in assisting the formula by which financial support is made available to local government? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) State road funds provided through Main Roads are as follows: 2006-07, $318 616; 2007-08, $544 963; 2008-09, $408 593; and 2009-10, $437 099. (2) The inventory of roads maintained by the Town of Port Hedland is used in assessing the council’s needs. It takes into account both annual and recurrent maintenance costs and reconstruction at the end of the road’s useful life. Various inventory data such as road statistics, costs and work standards are used in a model by the Western Australian Local Government Grants Commission to calculate the annual asset preservation expenditure needs of the roads. The formula is also used to distribute other funding grants provided to local governments.
(2) What role does the inventory of roads, maintained by the town, have in assisting the formula by which financial support is made available to local government? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) State road funds provided through Main Roads are as follows: 2006-07, $318 616; 2007-08, $544 963; 2008-09, $408 593; and 2009-10, $437 099. (2) The inventory of roads maintained by the Town of Port Hedland is used in assessing the council’s needs. It takes into account both annual and recurrent maintenance costs and reconstruction at the end of the road’s useful life. Various inventory data such as road statistics, costs and work standards are used in a model by the Western Australian Local Government Grants Commission to calculate the annual asset preservation expenditure needs of the roads. The formula is also used to distribute other funding grants provided to local governments.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) State road funds provided through Main Roads are as follows: 2006-07, $318 616; 2007-08, $544 963; 2008-09, $408 593; and 2009-10, $437 099. (2) The inventory of roads maintained by the Town of Port Hedland is used in assessing the council’s needs. It takes into account both annual and recurrent maintenance costs and reconstruction at the end of the road’s useful life. Various inventory data such as road statistics, costs and work standards are used in a model by the Western Australian Local Government Grants Commission to calculate the annual asset preservation expenditure needs of the roads. The formula is also used to distribute other funding grants provided to local governments.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) State road funds provided through Main Roads are as follows: 2006-07, $318 616; 2007-08, $544 963; 2008-09, $408 593; and 2009-10, $437 099. (2) The inventory of roads maintained by the Town of Port Hedland is used in assessing the council’s needs. It takes into account both annual and recurrent maintenance costs and reconstruction at the end of the road’s useful life. Various inventory data such as road statistics, costs and work standards are used in a model by the Western Australian Local Government Grants Commission to calculate the annual asset preservation expenditure needs of the roads. The formula is also used to distribute other funding grants provided to local governments.
(1) State road funds provided through Main Roads are as follows: 2006-07, $318 616; 2007-08, $544 963; 2008-09, $408 593; and 2009-10, $437 099. (2) The inventory of roads maintained by the Town of Port Hedland is used in assessing the council’s needs. It takes into account both annual and recurrent maintenance costs and reconstruction at the end of the road’s useful life. Various inventory data such as road statistics, costs and work standards are used in a model by the Western Australian Local Government Grants Commission to calculate the annual asset preservation expenditure needs of the roads. The formula is also used to distribute other funding grants provided to local governments.
(2) The inventory of roads maintained by the Town of Port Hedland is used in assessing the council’s needs. It takes into account both annual and recurrent maintenance costs and reconstruction at the end of the road’s useful life. Various inventory data such as road statistics, costs and work standards are used in a model by the Western Australian Local Government Grants Commission to calculate the annual asset preservation expenditure needs of the roads. The formula is also used to distribute other funding grants provided to local governments.
(2) What role does the inventory of roads, maintained by the town, have in assisting the formula by which financial support is made available to local government? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) State road funds provided through Main Roads are as follows: 2006-07, $318 616; 2007-08, $544 963; 2008-09, $408 593; and 2009-10, $437 099. (2) The inventory of roads maintained by the Town of Port Hedland is used in assessing the council’s needs. It takes into account both annual and recurrent maintenance costs and reconstruction at the end of the road’s useful life. Various inventory data such as road statistics, costs and work standards are used in a model by the Western Australian Local Government Grants Commission to calculate the annual asset preservation expenditure needs of the roads. The formula is also used to distribute other funding grants provided to local governments.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) State road funds provided through Main Roads are as follows: 2006-07, $318 616; 2007-08, $544 963; 2008-09, $408 593; and 2009-10, $437 099. (2) The inventory of roads maintained by the Town of Port Hedland is used in assessing the council’s needs. It takes into account both annual and recurrent maintenance costs and reconstruction at the end of the road’s useful life. Various inventory data such as road statistics, costs and work standards are used in a model by the Western Australian Local Government Grants Commission to calculate the annual asset preservation expenditure needs of the roads. The formula is also used to distribute other funding grants provided to local governments.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) State road funds provided through Main Roads are as follows: 2006-07, $318 616; 2007-08, $544 963; 2008-09, $408 593; and 2009-10, $437 099. (2) The inventory of roads maintained by the Town of Port Hedland is used in assessing the council’s needs. It takes into account both annual and recurrent maintenance costs and reconstruction at the end of the road’s useful life. Various inventory data such as road statistics, costs and work standards are used in a model by the Western Australian Local Government Grants Commission to calculate the annual asset preservation expenditure needs of the roads. The formula is also used to distribute other funding grants provided to local governments.
(1) State road funds provided through Main Roads are as follows: 2006-07, $318 616; 2007-08, $544 963; 2008-09, $408 593; and 2009-10, $437 099. (2) The inventory of roads maintained by the Town of Port Hedland is used in assessing the council’s needs. It takes into account both annual and recurrent maintenance costs and reconstruction at the end of the road’s useful life. Various inventory data such as road statistics, costs and work standards are used in a model by the Western Australian Local Government Grants Commission to calculate the annual asset preservation expenditure needs of the roads. The formula is also used to distribute other funding grants provided to local governments.
(2) The inventory of roads maintained by the Town of Port Hedland is used in assessing the council’s needs. It takes into account both annual and recurrent maintenance costs and reconstruction at the end of the road’s useful life. Various inventory data such as road statistics, costs and work standards are used in a model by the Western Australian Local Government Grants Commission to calculate the annual asset preservation expenditure needs of the roads. The formula is also used to distribute other funding grants provided to local governments.
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