❓ Hon Dr Steve Thomas asked about the number, staffing, and funding of Community Resource Centres (CRCs) in WA from 2016-17 to 2022-23. The Minister provided the number of CRCs and funding data, but did not have staffing information.
AnsweredQoN 1031Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRES
1031. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Regional Development:
I refer to the community resource
centre network and each financial year from 2016–17 to 2022–23
inclusive.
(1) How many CRCs were operable in Western
Australia?
(2) How many full-time, part-time
and casual employees were employed by operable CRCs?
(3) What was the total core funding
and regional traineeship funding allocated to Western Australian CRCs?
1031. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Regional Development:
I refer to the community resource
centre network and each financial year from 2016–17 to 2022–23
inclusive.
(1) How many CRCs were operable in Western
Australia?
(2) How many full-time, part-time
and casual employees were employed by operable CRCs?
(3) What was the total core funding
and regional traineeship funding allocated to Western Australian CRCs?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following answer has been provided by the Minister for
Regional Development. It was accurate as of 29 August, when the question was
asked.
(1) There were
101 state-funded CRCs in Western Australia, and two commonwealth-funded CRCs in
the Indian Ocean Territories—Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling)
Islands.
(2) The
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development funds CRCs through
the royalties for regions program. However, it does not own or operate CRCs.
This information is not available.
(3) The answer is in tabular form so
I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Financial Year
Total CRC budget (including Regional Traineeship
Program)
Regional Traineeship Program budget
2016–17
$14.0
million
$2.0
million
2017–18
$13.0
million
$2.0
million
2018–19
$13.0
million
$2.0
million
2019–20
$13.0
million
$2.0
million
2020–21
$13.0
million
$2.0
million
2021–22
$13.0
million
$2.0
million
2022–23
$13.2
million
$2.0
million
of the question. The following answer has been provided by the Minister for
Regional Development. It was accurate as of 29 August, when the question was
asked.
(1) There were
101 state-funded CRCs in Western Australia, and two commonwealth-funded CRCs in
the Indian Ocean Territories—Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling)
Islands.
(2) The
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development funds CRCs through
the royalties for regions program. However, it does not own or operate CRCs.
This information is not available.
(3) The answer is in tabular form so
I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Financial Year
Total CRC budget (including Regional Traineeship
Program)
Regional Traineeship Program budget
2016–17
$14.0
million
$2.0
million
2017–18
$13.0
million
$2.0
million
2018–19
$13.0
million
$2.0
million
2019–20
$13.0
million
$2.0
million
2020–21
$13.0
million
$2.0
million
2021–22
$13.0
million
$2.0
million
2022–23
$13.2
million
$2.0
million
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