❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on Mid West Ports Authority community grant allocations, including committee members, grant amounts for past years, and a list of successful and unsuccessful applicants. The answer provides grant details for 2017-2020 and explains why unsuccessful applicants aren't named.
AnsweredQoN 3122Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I
refer to the recent announcement of the Mid West Ports Authority (MWPA)
relating to $101,907 in community grants, and I ask: (a) what are the names of the
committee members that formed the committee and decided on the allocation of
funds; (b) what was the allocation of
the grants for the following years: (i) 2017-18; (ii) 2018-19; (iii) 2019-20; and (iv) 2020-21; and (c) can the Minister provide a
full list of community groups that applied for funding that weren’t successful
and the amount of funds allocated to each community group that was successful?
refer to the recent announcement of the Mid West Ports Authority (MWPA)
relating to $101,907 in community grants, and I ask: (a) what are the names of the
committee members that formed the committee and decided on the allocation of
funds; (b) what was the allocation of
the grants for the following years: (i) 2017-18; (ii) 2018-19; (iii) 2019-20; and (iv) 2020-21; and (c) can the Minister provide a
full list of community groups that applied for funding that weren’t successful
and the amount of funds allocated to each community group that was successful?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
17 September 2020
Responded by
Minister for Ports
Response time
9 days
All submitted applications and committee recommendations are then reviewed by the Executive Management Team before a final decision is made.
Applications exceeding $10,000 require approval by the MWPA Board. A report is provided to the Board at every board meeting with a status of the community grants program.
b-c
(i) 2017-18
Successful Grants
Grant amount
Ride to Conquer Cancer
$909.09
Bluff Point Primary School - Safety House Child and Parent Handbook
$336.36
Geraldton Yacht Club - Gold Sponsorship for the 2017-2018 Season
$2,272.73
Bronze Sponsorship package - Waggrakine Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade Cadet
$500
Sponsorship of Peter Lyndon-James - Tough Love Seminar in Geraldton
$250
Session sponsor at 2017 LiveXchange Conference in Perth
$6,000
Sponsorship - 2017 Sunshine Festival
$2,000
Door Prize - Business After Hours
$27.27
Donations for Seafarers Christmas gift bags
$495
Purchase of goods for the Pet Xmas donation
$265.43
Target - purchase of vouchers as prizes for the West Tech Festival
$181.82
Gold Sponsorship - Geraldton Board Riders - Junior Development Club
$500
Funtavia - Sponsorship - 8-10 February
$1,500
Everlasting Partnership Program for the Wind On Water Festival
$3,333.32
Team Sponsorship in the Outback Air Race 2018 - raising money for the Royal Flying doctor Services
$2,000
Rotary District Conference sponsorship
$2,000
City of Greater Geraldton - sponsorship of Tourism Investment Summit
$1,011
Transafe WA - sponsorship of Road Safety Forum
$4,900
Rotary Club of Geraldton-Greenough - sponsorship of Science and Engineering Schools Challenge
$2,000
Sun City Print – MWPA’s share of advertising in the Geraldton Maritime Brochure
$111.11
It is not appropriate nor is it common practice to release the names of unsuccessful applicants for grant programs
(ii) 2018-19
Successful Summary
Grant amount
Outback Air Race 2018
$2,000
Leeuwin Student Voyage sponsorship
$2,727.27
Half page advert Karara lift out
$1,500
Everlasting Partnership Program for the Wind on Water Festival
$6,666.68
Silver Sponsorship for 2018 Sunshine Surfmasters (Geraldton Board Riders)
$300
Sponsorship of Geraldton Yacht Club (Gold Sponsor)
$2,272.73
PCYC circus tickets x2
$109.09
Sponsorship 2018 Sunshine Diamond 60th Festival
$2,000
Sponsorship of beach clean-up day
$2,500
Sponsorship of Festival of Lights
$2,000
2018 Mitchell and Brown Midwest Charity Begins at Home Gala Dinner
$1,200
Sponsorship of Funtavia Festival
$1,500
Sponsorship of Dessert Blue Connect Domestic Violence Forum
$272.73
City of Greater Geraldton - sponsorship of tourism investment summit (adjustment)
-$11
Sponsorship of Wind on Water festival
$10,000
Ticket for Rochelle to attend Desert Blue Connect International Women’s Day function (Port sponsored)
$45.45
Desert Blue Connect - 1 Pull up Banner for CRE
$154.55
Mission to Seafarers - Donations for Building Fund
$1,400
Sponsorship of Frothin' Fools Gero Groms Fest Jnr surfing comp
$500
WIBB Sponsorship for 2019
$5,000
Finer Images - Pictures of MWPA office building provided to WIBBS
$163.55
Leeuwin Ocean Adventure sponsorship of two berths
$2,670.45
Contribution to the purchase of new shine shirts
$1,000
ACA Foundation Ltd - Community Grant for 'All at Sea' School Resource
$5,000
It is not appropriate nor is it common practice to release the names of unsuccessful applicants for grant programs
(iii) 2019-20
Successful Grants
Grant amount
Platinum Sponsorship and Grants to Geraldton Yacht Club
$10,972.73
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research - Donate to Team Iluka in the Maca Cancer 200
$1,500
Midwest Bounce and Fun - Sponsorship for the Father’s Day Family Ride
$280
Midwest Chamber of Commerce - Annual Membership Service Fee for Diamond
$11,500
Sponsorship of Geraldton Mission to Seafarers
$2,895
Sponsorship of Festival of Lights
$909.09
Donation of towels and sheet sets for Geraldton Women's refuge
$483.30
Sponsorship of 15 cartons of soup containers for Red Cross season
$977
Hollomby Foundation - Sponsorship for an Engineering and Environmental Student
$5,000
Sponsorship of PIANC APAC 2020 Conference
$6,818.18
Sponsorship of Geraldton Touch Association
$3,000
Sponsorship of Outside the Locker Room
$9,090.91
Mens Shed Donation
$5,000
Brendan Moir lead project
$1,200
Grant for Geraldton Boardriders Junior Development Club
$3,200
Grant for Geraldton Scouts
$5,000
Sponsorship of the Midwest Multicultural Association
$6,000
Grant for Midwest Charity Begins at Home
$3,000
Sponsorship of the Royal Flying Doctor Service
$10,000
Grant for Geraldton Bowling Club
$900
Grant for Desert Blue Connect
$9,090.91
Grant for Variety WA Midwest
$5,454.55
Grant for Ocean Heroes Limited
$2,727.27
Grant for NACC
$2,727.27
Latitude Gallery Jewellers Flotsam & Jetsam Sponsorship 2020
$3,181.82
Sponsorship of SHINE Inspire Achieve Belong Inc.
$9,090.91
It is not appropriate nor is it common practice to release the names of unsuccessful applicants for grant programs
(iv) MWPA is yet to allocate grant or sponsorship funding for the 2020-21 financial year.
Applications exceeding $10,000 require approval by the MWPA Board. A report is provided to the Board at every board meeting with a status of the community grants program.
b-c
(i) 2017-18
Successful Grants
Grant amount
Ride to Conquer Cancer
$909.09
Bluff Point Primary School - Safety House Child and Parent Handbook
$336.36
Geraldton Yacht Club - Gold Sponsorship for the 2017-2018 Season
$2,272.73
Bronze Sponsorship package - Waggrakine Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade Cadet
$500
Sponsorship of Peter Lyndon-James - Tough Love Seminar in Geraldton
$250
Session sponsor at 2017 LiveXchange Conference in Perth
$6,000
Sponsorship - 2017 Sunshine Festival
$2,000
Door Prize - Business After Hours
$27.27
Donations for Seafarers Christmas gift bags
$495
Purchase of goods for the Pet Xmas donation
$265.43
Target - purchase of vouchers as prizes for the West Tech Festival
$181.82
Gold Sponsorship - Geraldton Board Riders - Junior Development Club
$500
Funtavia - Sponsorship - 8-10 February
$1,500
Everlasting Partnership Program for the Wind On Water Festival
$3,333.32
Team Sponsorship in the Outback Air Race 2018 - raising money for the Royal Flying doctor Services
$2,000
Rotary District Conference sponsorship
$2,000
City of Greater Geraldton - sponsorship of Tourism Investment Summit
$1,011
Transafe WA - sponsorship of Road Safety Forum
$4,900
Rotary Club of Geraldton-Greenough - sponsorship of Science and Engineering Schools Challenge
$2,000
Sun City Print – MWPA’s share of advertising in the Geraldton Maritime Brochure
$111.11
It is not appropriate nor is it common practice to release the names of unsuccessful applicants for grant programs
(ii) 2018-19
Successful Summary
Grant amount
Outback Air Race 2018
$2,000
Leeuwin Student Voyage sponsorship
$2,727.27
Half page advert Karara lift out
$1,500
Everlasting Partnership Program for the Wind on Water Festival
$6,666.68
Silver Sponsorship for 2018 Sunshine Surfmasters (Geraldton Board Riders)
$300
Sponsorship of Geraldton Yacht Club (Gold Sponsor)
$2,272.73
PCYC circus tickets x2
$109.09
Sponsorship 2018 Sunshine Diamond 60th Festival
$2,000
Sponsorship of beach clean-up day
$2,500
Sponsorship of Festival of Lights
$2,000
2018 Mitchell and Brown Midwest Charity Begins at Home Gala Dinner
$1,200
Sponsorship of Funtavia Festival
$1,500
Sponsorship of Dessert Blue Connect Domestic Violence Forum
$272.73
City of Greater Geraldton - sponsorship of tourism investment summit (adjustment)
-$11
Sponsorship of Wind on Water festival
$10,000
Ticket for Rochelle to attend Desert Blue Connect International Women’s Day function (Port sponsored)
$45.45
Desert Blue Connect - 1 Pull up Banner for CRE
$154.55
Mission to Seafarers - Donations for Building Fund
$1,400
Sponsorship of Frothin' Fools Gero Groms Fest Jnr surfing comp
$500
WIBB Sponsorship for 2019
$5,000
Finer Images - Pictures of MWPA office building provided to WIBBS
$163.55
Leeuwin Ocean Adventure sponsorship of two berths
$2,670.45
Contribution to the purchase of new shine shirts
$1,000
ACA Foundation Ltd - Community Grant for 'All at Sea' School Resource
$5,000
It is not appropriate nor is it common practice to release the names of unsuccessful applicants for grant programs
(iii) 2019-20
Successful Grants
Grant amount
Platinum Sponsorship and Grants to Geraldton Yacht Club
$10,972.73
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research - Donate to Team Iluka in the Maca Cancer 200
$1,500
Midwest Bounce and Fun - Sponsorship for the Father’s Day Family Ride
$280
Midwest Chamber of Commerce - Annual Membership Service Fee for Diamond
$11,500
Sponsorship of Geraldton Mission to Seafarers
$2,895
Sponsorship of Festival of Lights
$909.09
Donation of towels and sheet sets for Geraldton Women's refuge
$483.30
Sponsorship of 15 cartons of soup containers for Red Cross season
$977
Hollomby Foundation - Sponsorship for an Engineering and Environmental Student
$5,000
Sponsorship of PIANC APAC 2020 Conference
$6,818.18
Sponsorship of Geraldton Touch Association
$3,000
Sponsorship of Outside the Locker Room
$9,090.91
Mens Shed Donation
$5,000
Brendan Moir lead project
$1,200
Grant for Geraldton Boardriders Junior Development Club
$3,200
Grant for Geraldton Scouts
$5,000
Sponsorship of the Midwest Multicultural Association
$6,000
Grant for Midwest Charity Begins at Home
$3,000
Sponsorship of the Royal Flying Doctor Service
$10,000
Grant for Geraldton Bowling Club
$900
Grant for Desert Blue Connect
$9,090.91
Grant for Variety WA Midwest
$5,454.55
Grant for Ocean Heroes Limited
$2,727.27
Grant for NACC
$2,727.27
Latitude Gallery Jewellers Flotsam & Jetsam Sponsorship 2020
$3,181.82
Sponsorship of SHINE Inspire Achieve Belong Inc.
$9,090.91
It is not appropriate nor is it common practice to release the names of unsuccessful applicants for grant programs
(iv) MWPA is yet to allocate grant or sponsorship funding for the 2020-21 financial year.
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