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❓ Mr. Zempilas questions the allocation of funds from the Aboriginal Employee Housing Grants Program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, receiving a detailed breakdown of funding distribution.

AnsweredQoN 1558Legislative Assembly

Asked

16 December 2025

Member

Mr Basil Zempilas

Portfolio

Planning and Lands; Housing and Works; Health Infrastructure

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I refer to the State Government's media statement released on 30/1/2025 titled "$10.44m housing boost for Kimberley and Pilbara ACCO employees" and I ask: (a) How many applications were received during the grant application period; (b) What was the total monetary amount allocated to the Aboriginal Employee Housing Grants Program when it was first announced by the Government on July 1 2024; and (c) Of the $10.44 million in funding provided to Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations as announced in this media statement, please advise, in dollar terms and by number of projects : (i) how much funding was allocated to home refurbishments; (ii) how much funding was allocated to home builds; and (iii) how much funding was allocated to home spot-purchases?

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Answered

17 February 2026

Responded by

Minister for Planning and Lands; Housing and Works; Health Infrastructure

Response time

1 days

I thank the Member for some notice of the question.
a)      61
b)      $15.9 million
c)      i)          $256,001
ii)                 $9,534,067
iii)               $650,000

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