❓ Hon Kim Chance asks whether recent regional project funding announcements were made under the former Labor government's Regional Investment Fund or the new Royalties for Regions program. Hon Wendy Duncan confirms the funding came from the existing Regional Investment Fund budget, while highlighting the upcoming Royalties for Regions program.
AnsweredQoN 83Legislative Council
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ROYALTIES FOR REGIONS — REGIONAL INVESTMENT FUND 83. Hon KIM CHANCE to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Regional Development: I refer to the minister’s recent media statements announcing funding for various regional projects under the regional investment fund and the regional development scheme. Will the minister confirm that these funding grants were made under the former Labor government’s successful regional investment fund and not under the royalties for regions program? Hon WENDY DUNCAN
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. I can confirm that these grants are being made from the existing regional investment fund budget and not from royalties for regions. As the member would be aware, existing programs under the former government’s regional investment fund, such as the regional development scheme, are in the last year of their funding. Although the regional funding program of the previous government is acknowledged, I would like to remind the honourable member that there are exciting times ahead for the regional communities with the impending implementation of the royalties for regions programs. Finally, regional communities will receive a fair share of state incomes. I look forward to advising the house more on this in the near future.
ROYALTIES FOR REGIONS — REGIONAL INVESTMENT FUND
I refer to the minister’s recent media statements announcing funding for various regional projects under the regional investment fund and the regional development scheme. Will the minister confirm that these funding grants were made under the former Labor government’s successful regional investment fund and not under the royalties for regions program? Hon WENDY DUNCAN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I can confirm that these grants are being made from the existing regional investment fund budget and not from royalties for regions. As the member would be aware, existing programs under the former government’s regional investment fund, such as the regional development scheme, are in the last year of their funding. Although the regional funding program of the previous government is acknowledged, I would like to remind the honourable member that there are exciting times ahead for the regional communities with the impending implementation of the royalties for regions programs. Finally, regional communities will receive a fair share of state incomes. I look forward to advising the house more on this in the near future.
Hon WENDY DUNCAN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I can confirm that these grants are being made from the existing regional investment fund budget and not from royalties for regions. As the member would be aware, existing programs under the former government’s regional investment fund, such as the regional development scheme, are in the last year of their funding. Although the regional funding program of the previous government is acknowledged, I would like to remind the honourable member that there are exciting times ahead for the regional communities with the impending implementation of the royalties for regions programs. Finally, regional communities will receive a fair share of state incomes. I look forward to advising the house more on this in the near future.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I can confirm that these grants are being made from the existing regional investment fund budget and not from royalties for regions. As the member would be aware, existing programs under the former government’s regional investment fund, such as the regional development scheme, are in the last year of their funding. Although the regional funding program of the previous government is acknowledged, I would like to remind the honourable member that there are exciting times ahead for the regional communities with the impending implementation of the royalties for regions programs. Finally, regional communities will receive a fair share of state incomes. I look forward to advising the house more on this in the near future.
I can confirm that these grants are being made from the existing regional investment fund budget and not from royalties for regions. As the member would be aware, existing programs under the former government’s regional investment fund, such as the regional development scheme, are in the last year of their funding. Although the regional funding program of the previous government is acknowledged, I would like to remind the honourable member that there are exciting times ahead for the regional communities with the impending implementation of the royalties for regions programs. Finally, regional communities will receive a fair share of state incomes. I look forward to advising the house more on this in the near future.
ROYALTIES FOR REGIONS — REGIONAL INVESTMENT FUND
I refer to the minister’s recent media statements announcing funding for various regional projects under the regional investment fund and the regional development scheme. Will the minister confirm that these funding grants were made under the former Labor government’s successful regional investment fund and not under the royalties for regions program? Hon WENDY DUNCAN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I can confirm that these grants are being made from the existing regional investment fund budget and not from royalties for regions. As the member would be aware, existing programs under the former government’s regional investment fund, such as the regional development scheme, are in the last year of their funding. Although the regional funding program of the previous government is acknowledged, I would like to remind the honourable member that there are exciting times ahead for the regional communities with the impending implementation of the royalties for regions programs. Finally, regional communities will receive a fair share of state incomes. I look forward to advising the house more on this in the near future.
Hon WENDY DUNCAN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I can confirm that these grants are being made from the existing regional investment fund budget and not from royalties for regions. As the member would be aware, existing programs under the former government’s regional investment fund, such as the regional development scheme, are in the last year of their funding. Although the regional funding program of the previous government is acknowledged, I would like to remind the honourable member that there are exciting times ahead for the regional communities with the impending implementation of the royalties for regions programs. Finally, regional communities will receive a fair share of state incomes. I look forward to advising the house more on this in the near future.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I can confirm that these grants are being made from the existing regional investment fund budget and not from royalties for regions. As the member would be aware, existing programs under the former government’s regional investment fund, such as the regional development scheme, are in the last year of their funding. Although the regional funding program of the previous government is acknowledged, I would like to remind the honourable member that there are exciting times ahead for the regional communities with the impending implementation of the royalties for regions programs. Finally, regional communities will receive a fair share of state incomes. I look forward to advising the house more on this in the near future.
I can confirm that these grants are being made from the existing regional investment fund budget and not from royalties for regions. As the member would be aware, existing programs under the former government’s regional investment fund, such as the regional development scheme, are in the last year of their funding. Although the regional funding program of the previous government is acknowledged, I would like to remind the honourable member that there are exciting times ahead for the regional communities with the impending implementation of the royalties for regions programs. Finally, regional communities will receive a fair share of state incomes. I look forward to advising the house more on this in the near future.
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