❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses funding for volunteer marine rescue groups, particularly focusing on the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group and its funding compared to other groups, given their rescue activity levels.
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WHITFORDS VOLUNTEER SEA RESCUE GROUP
I refer to the Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group and to the answer to question without notice 495 asked on 27 May 2008. (1) What funding has been provided through the Fire and Emergency Services Authority or other government sources to the member organisations of Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia in each of the past seven years? (2) Is the minister aware that the three sea rescue groups from the Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle areas have been involved in more than 50 per cent of the sea rescues off the metropolitan coast in the past three years? (3) Does the minister recognise that the limited government funding of the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group, when compared with the government’s funding of the member organisations of Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia, having regard to the respective number of actual sea rescues, is inequitable and needs to be reviewed? Hon JON FORD
I refer to the Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group and to the answer to question without notice 495 asked on 27 May 2008. (1) What funding has been provided through the Fire and Emergency Services Authority or other government sources to the member organisations of Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia in each of the past seven years? (2) Is the minister aware that the three sea rescue groups from the Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle areas have been involved in more than 50 per cent of the sea rescues off the metropolitan coast in the past three years? (3) Does the minister recognise that the limited government funding of the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group, when compared with the government’s funding of the member organisations of Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia, having regard to the respective number of actual sea rescues, is inequitable and needs to be reviewed? Hon JON FORD
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I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. The answer is quite lengthy, so I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 4074.] The following material was incorporated — The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) (1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
(1) What funding has been provided through the Fire and Emergency Services Authority or other government sources to the member organisations of Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia in each of the past seven years? (2) Is the minister aware that the three sea rescue groups from the Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle areas have been involved in more than 50 per cent of the sea rescues off the metropolitan coast in the past three years? (3) Does the minister recognise that the limited government funding of the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group, when compared with the government’s funding of the member organisations of Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia, having regard to the respective number of actual sea rescues, is inequitable and needs to be reviewed? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. The answer is quite lengthy, so I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 4074.] The following material was incorporated — The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) (1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
(2) Is the minister aware that the three sea rescue groups from the Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle areas have been involved in more than 50 per cent of the sea rescues off the metropolitan coast in the past three years? (3) Does the minister recognise that the limited government funding of the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group, when compared with the government’s funding of the member organisations of Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia, having regard to the respective number of actual sea rescues, is inequitable and needs to be reviewed? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. The answer is quite lengthy, so I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 4074.] The following material was incorporated — The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) (1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
(3) Does the minister recognise that the limited government funding of the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group, when compared with the government’s funding of the member organisations of Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia, having regard to the respective number of actual sea rescues, is inequitable and needs to be reviewed? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. The answer is quite lengthy, so I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 4074.] The following material was incorporated — The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) (1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. The answer is quite lengthy, so I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 4074.] The following material was incorporated — The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) (1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. The answer is quite lengthy, so I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 4074.] The following material was incorporated — The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) (1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
Leave granted. [See paper 4074.] The following material was incorporated — The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) (1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
[See paper 4074.] The following material was incorporated — The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) (1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
The following material was incorporated — The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) (1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) (1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
(1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000
2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000
2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000
2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000
2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000
2007/08 $1,250,000
(2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
(3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
(1) What funding has been provided through the Fire and Emergency Services Authority or other government sources to the member organisations of Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia in each of the past seven years? (2) Is the minister aware that the three sea rescue groups from the Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle areas have been involved in more than 50 per cent of the sea rescues off the metropolitan coast in the past three years? (3) Does the minister recognise that the limited government funding of the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group, when compared with the government’s funding of the member organisations of Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia, having regard to the respective number of actual sea rescues, is inequitable and needs to be reviewed? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. The answer is quite lengthy, so I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 4074.] The following material was incorporated — The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) (1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
(2) Is the minister aware that the three sea rescue groups from the Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle areas have been involved in more than 50 per cent of the sea rescues off the metropolitan coast in the past three years? (3) Does the minister recognise that the limited government funding of the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group, when compared with the government’s funding of the member organisations of Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia, having regard to the respective number of actual sea rescues, is inequitable and needs to be reviewed? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. The answer is quite lengthy, so I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 4074.] The following material was incorporated — The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) (1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
(3) Does the minister recognise that the limited government funding of the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group, when compared with the government’s funding of the member organisations of Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia, having regard to the respective number of actual sea rescues, is inequitable and needs to be reviewed? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. The answer is quite lengthy, so I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 4074.] The following material was incorporated — The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) (1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. The answer is quite lengthy, so I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 4074.] The following material was incorporated — The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) (1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. The answer is quite lengthy, so I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 4074.] The following material was incorporated — The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) (1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
Leave granted. [See paper 4074.] The following material was incorporated — The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) (1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
[See paper 4074.] The following material was incorporated — The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) (1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
The following material was incorporated — The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) (1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) (1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
(1) Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) comprises 33 member rescue groups who provide a 24/7 volunteer emergency response to their communities and also the boating community along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Recurrent and capital funding provided by FESA to the member organisations of VMRWA, including the vessel and hull replacement program which commenced in 2004/05, is as follows: 2001/02 $813,000 2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000 In addition, $150,000 per annum has been provided since 2003/04 for communication infrastructure upgrades and maintenance. This infrastructure is utilised by both the Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue Group (MVSRG) and the members of VMRWA. (2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
2002/03 $803,000 2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000
2003/04 $785,000 2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000
2004/05 $1,168,000 2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000
2005/06 $1,118,000 2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000
2006/07 $1,141,000 2007/08 $1,250,000
2007/08 $1,250,000
(2) Unfortunately, FESA is unable to answer this question as only Whitfords provides search and rescue reports. However, in addition to Whitfords, Cockburn and Fremantle there are a further three groups that are members of VMRWA who respond to emergency calls along the metropolitan coastline. (3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
(3) The MVSRG formed part of the recurrent grant funding program until 2003/04 when a Service Level Agreement was established, thru which government has provided a recurrent grant of $200,000 per annum to fund their operational and capital requirements. In addition, in 2004/2005 the government made a one off capital grant of $200,000 to Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group for the purchase of a new vessel. As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
As stated the 33 member rescue groups provide a 24/7 Volunteer Emergency Response to their communities and the boating communities along WA’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline. Funding is not simply based on actual numbers of search and rescue. Community risk is also taken into consideration to support a State-Wide Volunteer Marine Rescue Service.
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