❓ Mr Day questions the Premier regarding grants made by the Premier's Water Foundation, including recipients, purpose, value, and future grant availability. The answer details Round 1 grants and outlines the status of Round 2.
AnsweredQoN 669Legislative Assembly
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With reference to the Premier’s Water Foundation, I ask -
(1) To which organizations, for what purpose and when have grants been made?
(2) What was the value of each grant?
(3) How much is available for distribution in 2005-2006?
(4) Have grants been determined in 2005-2006, and if so, what are the details?
(5) If not, when will the grants be determined?
(1) To which organizations, for what purpose and when have grants been made?
(2) What was the value of each grant?
(3) How much is available for distribution in 2005-2006?
(4) Have grants been determined in 2005-2006, and if so, what are the details?
(5) If not, when will the grants be determined?
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Answered
2 May 2006
Responded by
Minister for Water Resources
Response time
35 days
Grant recipient Project title Grant amount Royal Life Saving Society of Australia Best practice profile for public swimming pools -maximizing reclamation and reuse $30,000 CSIRO Towards productive use of Wheat-belt acid saline water; pretreatment for desalination $151,898 Development Institute of Geraldton Grammar Incorporated Sustainable Water Harvesting for Ecological Benefit $165,990 Clean TeQ Pty Ltd Woodman Point Waste Water Treatment Plant Effluent Recycling Using Continuous Counter-Current Ion Exchange $225,000 CSIRO Land and Water Investigation of Techniques to Better Manage Western Australia's Non-Potable Water Resources $750,000 CSIRO Land and Water Determining requirements for managed aquifer recharge in Western Australia $750,000 Environmental Technology Centre, Murdoch University Demonstration of Decentralised Wastewater Recycling in Urban Villages $205,000 WA Vegetable Growers Association A web-based expert system for efficient vegetable irrigation on sands $276,000 (3) On 10 November 2005, the former Premier Dr Geoff Gallop announced and advertised that a further $3 million had been made available for Round 2 of the Premier's Water Foundation grants. There is the opportunity to apply a further approximately $300,000 carry over funds from Round 1. (4) - (5) Grants for Round 2 have not yet been determined. 56 Expressions of Interest have been received and 10 applicants were invited to submit full applications in late March 2006. It is expected that successful recipients of grants for Round 2 will be announced at the end of June 2006.
(3) On 10 November 2005, the former Premier Dr Geoff Gallop announced and advertised that a further $3 million had been made available for Round 2 of the Premier's Water Foundation grants. There is the opportunity to apply a further approximately $300,000 carry over funds from Round 1. (4) - (5) Grants for Round 2 have not yet been determined. 56 Expressions of Interest have been received and 10 applicants were invited to submit full applications in late March 2006. It is expected that successful recipients of grants for Round 2 will be announced at the end of June 2006.
(4) - (5) Grants for Round 2 have not yet been determined. 56 Expressions of Interest have been received and 10 applicants were invited to submit full applications in late March 2006. It is expected that successful recipients of grants for Round 2 will be announced at the end of June 2006.
(3) On 10 November 2005, the former Premier Dr Geoff Gallop announced and advertised that a further $3 million had been made available for Round 2 of the Premier's Water Foundation grants. There is the opportunity to apply a further approximately $300,000 carry over funds from Round 1. (4) - (5) Grants for Round 2 have not yet been determined. 56 Expressions of Interest have been received and 10 applicants were invited to submit full applications in late March 2006. It is expected that successful recipients of grants for Round 2 will be announced at the end of June 2006.
(4) - (5) Grants for Round 2 have not yet been determined. 56 Expressions of Interest have been received and 10 applicants were invited to submit full applications in late March 2006. It is expected that successful recipients of grants for Round 2 will be announced at the end of June 2006.
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