❓ Mr. Andrews asks if the government increased funding to Sports Challenge WA. Mr. Carpenter confirms increased funding of $500,000 over four years, highlighting the program's benefits for at-risk youth and its role in education through sport.
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SPORTS CHALLENGE WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Can the minister confirm whether the Government has increased funding to Sports Challenge Western Australia? Mr CARPENTER
Can the minister confirm whether the Government has increased funding to Sports Challenge Western Australia? Mr CARPENTER
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I thank the member for some notice of the question. This morning, the member for Dawesville and I attended the ninth annual breakfast of Sports Challenge Western Australia. Sports Challenge, under the leadership of Dr Garry Tester, the chief executive officer, runs self-esteem, self-awareness, skill level development, leadership and mentoring programs among adolescents, principally those identified as being at risk, through schools across Western Australia. It is a fantastic program. I became aware of Sports Challenge when it kicked off in 1992 in a small way. At the beginning of last year, when I became the shadow Minister for Education, I sought out Dr Tester to find out what stage his program had reached, because it provides wonderful opportunities to involve young people in education through sport and sports development. I am sure all members of the House will agree that if we can keep our children involved in education through this program, that will be good for the State. I reviewed the program, because I thought it had great merit, and I made a commitment during the election campaign to increase the funding, which was small but not totally negligible. In fact, the previous Minister for Education had doubled the salary for the chief executive, but the funding was still less than $60 000 for salaries plus other costs. The Department of Sport and Recreation had also made some contribution to the program. We offered $500 000 over four years, and we will honour that commitment; in fact, it has received the first $125 000 of that money. The day that we launched our policy for this program was memorable. Dr Gallop: I was a bit worried about your health and welfare on that day! Mr CARPENTER: It was the last day of the election campaign, and I had come fresh from the ABC Radio studios - Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I should say no more; but I will say some more anyway! I was assaulted by a very angry man when I asked him a pretty straightforward question, and that precipitated a couple of things - Mr Barnett: You were assaulted, were you? Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. This morning, the member for Dawesville and I attended the ninth annual breakfast of Sports Challenge Western Australia. Sports Challenge, under the leadership of Dr Garry Tester, the chief executive officer, runs self-esteem, self-awareness, skill level development, leadership and mentoring programs among adolescents, principally those identified as being at risk, through schools across Western Australia. It is a fantastic program. I became aware of Sports Challenge when it kicked off in 1992 in a small way. At the beginning of last year, when I became the shadow Minister for Education, I sought out Dr Tester to find out what stage his program had reached, because it provides wonderful opportunities to involve young people in education through sport and sports development. I am sure all members of the House will agree that if we can keep our children involved in education through this program, that will be good for the State. I reviewed the program, because I thought it had great merit, and I made a commitment during the election campaign to increase the funding, which was small but not totally negligible. In fact, the previous Minister for Education had doubled the salary for the chief executive, but the funding was still less than $60 000 for salaries plus other costs. The Department of Sport and Recreation had also made some contribution to the program. We offered $500 000 over four years, and we will honour that commitment; in fact, it has received the first $125 000 of that money. The day that we launched our policy for this program was memorable. Dr Gallop: I was a bit worried about your health and welfare on that day! Mr CARPENTER: It was the last day of the election campaign, and I had come fresh from the ABC Radio studios - Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I should say no more; but I will say some more anyway! I was assaulted by a very angry man when I asked him a pretty straightforward question, and that precipitated a couple of things - Mr Barnett: You were assaulted, were you? Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
I thank the member for some notice of the question. This morning, the member for Dawesville and I attended the ninth annual breakfast of Sports Challenge Western Australia. Sports Challenge, under the leadership of Dr Garry Tester, the chief executive officer, runs self-esteem, self-awareness, skill level development, leadership and mentoring programs among adolescents, principally those identified as being at risk, through schools across Western Australia. It is a fantastic program. I became aware of Sports Challenge when it kicked off in 1992 in a small way. At the beginning of last year, when I became the shadow Minister for Education, I sought out Dr Tester to find out what stage his program had reached, because it provides wonderful opportunities to involve young people in education through sport and sports development. I am sure all members of the House will agree that if we can keep our children involved in education through this program, that will be good for the State. I reviewed the program, because I thought it had great merit, and I made a commitment during the election campaign to increase the funding, which was small but not totally negligible. In fact, the previous Minister for Education had doubled the salary for the chief executive, but the funding was still less than $60 000 for salaries plus other costs. The Department of Sport and Recreation had also made some contribution to the program. We offered $500 000 over four years, and we will honour that commitment; in fact, it has received the first $125 000 of that money. The day that we launched our policy for this program was memorable. Dr Gallop: I was a bit worried about your health and welfare on that day! Mr CARPENTER: It was the last day of the election campaign, and I had come fresh from the ABC Radio studios - Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I should say no more; but I will say some more anyway! I was assaulted by a very angry man when I asked him a pretty straightforward question, and that precipitated a couple of things - Mr Barnett: You were assaulted, were you? Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
I became aware of Sports Challenge when it kicked off in 1992 in a small way. At the beginning of last year, when I became the shadow Minister for Education, I sought out Dr Tester to find out what stage his program had reached, because it provides wonderful opportunities to involve young people in education through sport and sports development. I am sure all members of the House will agree that if we can keep our children involved in education through this program, that will be good for the State. I reviewed the program, because I thought it had great merit, and I made a commitment during the election campaign to increase the funding, which was small but not totally negligible. In fact, the previous Minister for Education had doubled the salary for the chief executive, but the funding was still less than $60 000 for salaries plus other costs. The Department of Sport and Recreation had also made some contribution to the program. We offered $500 000 over four years, and we will honour that commitment; in fact, it has received the first $125 000 of that money. The day that we launched our policy for this program was memorable. Dr Gallop: I was a bit worried about your health and welfare on that day! Mr CARPENTER: It was the last day of the election campaign, and I had come fresh from the ABC Radio studios - Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I should say no more; but I will say some more anyway! I was assaulted by a very angry man when I asked him a pretty straightforward question, and that precipitated a couple of things - Mr Barnett: You were assaulted, were you? Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
The day that we launched our policy for this program was memorable. Dr Gallop: I was a bit worried about your health and welfare on that day! Mr CARPENTER: It was the last day of the election campaign, and I had come fresh from the ABC Radio studios - Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I should say no more; but I will say some more anyway! I was assaulted by a very angry man when I asked him a pretty straightforward question, and that precipitated a couple of things - Mr Barnett: You were assaulted, were you? Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
Dr Gallop: I was a bit worried about your health and welfare on that day! Mr CARPENTER: It was the last day of the election campaign, and I had come fresh from the ABC Radio studios - Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I should say no more; but I will say some more anyway! I was assaulted by a very angry man when I asked him a pretty straightforward question, and that precipitated a couple of things - Mr Barnett: You were assaulted, were you? Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
Mr CARPENTER: It was the last day of the election campaign, and I had come fresh from the ABC Radio studios - Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I should say no more; but I will say some more anyway! I was assaulted by a very angry man when I asked him a pretty straightforward question, and that precipitated a couple of things - Mr Barnett: You were assaulted, were you? Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I should say no more; but I will say some more anyway! I was assaulted by a very angry man when I asked him a pretty straightforward question, and that precipitated a couple of things - Mr Barnett: You were assaulted, were you? Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
Mr CARPENTER: I should say no more; but I will say some more anyway! I was assaulted by a very angry man when I asked him a pretty straightforward question, and that precipitated a couple of things - Mr Barnett: You were assaulted, were you? Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
Mr Barnett: You were assaulted, were you? Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. This morning, the member for Dawesville and I attended the ninth annual breakfast of Sports Challenge Western Australia. Sports Challenge, under the leadership of Dr Garry Tester, the chief executive officer, runs self-esteem, self-awareness, skill level development, leadership and mentoring programs among adolescents, principally those identified as being at risk, through schools across Western Australia. It is a fantastic program. I became aware of Sports Challenge when it kicked off in 1992 in a small way. At the beginning of last year, when I became the shadow Minister for Education, I sought out Dr Tester to find out what stage his program had reached, because it provides wonderful opportunities to involve young people in education through sport and sports development. I am sure all members of the House will agree that if we can keep our children involved in education through this program, that will be good for the State. I reviewed the program, because I thought it had great merit, and I made a commitment during the election campaign to increase the funding, which was small but not totally negligible. In fact, the previous Minister for Education had doubled the salary for the chief executive, but the funding was still less than $60 000 for salaries plus other costs. The Department of Sport and Recreation had also made some contribution to the program. We offered $500 000 over four years, and we will honour that commitment; in fact, it has received the first $125 000 of that money. The day that we launched our policy for this program was memorable. Dr Gallop: I was a bit worried about your health and welfare on that day! Mr CARPENTER: It was the last day of the election campaign, and I had come fresh from the ABC Radio studios - Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I should say no more; but I will say some more anyway! I was assaulted by a very angry man when I asked him a pretty straightforward question, and that precipitated a couple of things - Mr Barnett: You were assaulted, were you? Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
I thank the member for some notice of the question. This morning, the member for Dawesville and I attended the ninth annual breakfast of Sports Challenge Western Australia. Sports Challenge, under the leadership of Dr Garry Tester, the chief executive officer, runs self-esteem, self-awareness, skill level development, leadership and mentoring programs among adolescents, principally those identified as being at risk, through schools across Western Australia. It is a fantastic program. I became aware of Sports Challenge when it kicked off in 1992 in a small way. At the beginning of last year, when I became the shadow Minister for Education, I sought out Dr Tester to find out what stage his program had reached, because it provides wonderful opportunities to involve young people in education through sport and sports development. I am sure all members of the House will agree that if we can keep our children involved in education through this program, that will be good for the State. I reviewed the program, because I thought it had great merit, and I made a commitment during the election campaign to increase the funding, which was small but not totally negligible. In fact, the previous Minister for Education had doubled the salary for the chief executive, but the funding was still less than $60 000 for salaries plus other costs. The Department of Sport and Recreation had also made some contribution to the program. We offered $500 000 over four years, and we will honour that commitment; in fact, it has received the first $125 000 of that money. The day that we launched our policy for this program was memorable. Dr Gallop: I was a bit worried about your health and welfare on that day! Mr CARPENTER: It was the last day of the election campaign, and I had come fresh from the ABC Radio studios - Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I should say no more; but I will say some more anyway! I was assaulted by a very angry man when I asked him a pretty straightforward question, and that precipitated a couple of things - Mr Barnett: You were assaulted, were you? Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
I became aware of Sports Challenge when it kicked off in 1992 in a small way. At the beginning of last year, when I became the shadow Minister for Education, I sought out Dr Tester to find out what stage his program had reached, because it provides wonderful opportunities to involve young people in education through sport and sports development. I am sure all members of the House will agree that if we can keep our children involved in education through this program, that will be good for the State. I reviewed the program, because I thought it had great merit, and I made a commitment during the election campaign to increase the funding, which was small but not totally negligible. In fact, the previous Minister for Education had doubled the salary for the chief executive, but the funding was still less than $60 000 for salaries plus other costs. The Department of Sport and Recreation had also made some contribution to the program. We offered $500 000 over four years, and we will honour that commitment; in fact, it has received the first $125 000 of that money. The day that we launched our policy for this program was memorable. Dr Gallop: I was a bit worried about your health and welfare on that day! Mr CARPENTER: It was the last day of the election campaign, and I had come fresh from the ABC Radio studios - Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I should say no more; but I will say some more anyway! I was assaulted by a very angry man when I asked him a pretty straightforward question, and that precipitated a couple of things - Mr Barnett: You were assaulted, were you? Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
The day that we launched our policy for this program was memorable. Dr Gallop: I was a bit worried about your health and welfare on that day! Mr CARPENTER: It was the last day of the election campaign, and I had come fresh from the ABC Radio studios - Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I should say no more; but I will say some more anyway! I was assaulted by a very angry man when I asked him a pretty straightforward question, and that precipitated a couple of things - Mr Barnett: You were assaulted, were you? Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
Dr Gallop: I was a bit worried about your health and welfare on that day! Mr CARPENTER: It was the last day of the election campaign, and I had come fresh from the ABC Radio studios - Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I should say no more; but I will say some more anyway! I was assaulted by a very angry man when I asked him a pretty straightforward question, and that precipitated a couple of things - Mr Barnett: You were assaulted, were you? Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
Mr CARPENTER: It was the last day of the election campaign, and I had come fresh from the ABC Radio studios - Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I should say no more; but I will say some more anyway! I was assaulted by a very angry man when I asked him a pretty straightforward question, and that precipitated a couple of things - Mr Barnett: You were assaulted, were you? Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
Several members interjected. Mr CARPENTER: I should say no more; but I will say some more anyway! I was assaulted by a very angry man when I asked him a pretty straightforward question, and that precipitated a couple of things - Mr Barnett: You were assaulted, were you? Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
Mr CARPENTER: I should say no more; but I will say some more anyway! I was assaulted by a very angry man when I asked him a pretty straightforward question, and that precipitated a couple of things - Mr Barnett: You were assaulted, were you? Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
Mr Barnett: You were assaulted, were you? Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
Mr CARPENTER: That was about the best the now Leader of the Opposition could do. It precipitated intense media interest in the subsequent events of the day, so we got a great deal of coverage for our launch of the program. It also began a decline in the general personal wellbeing of the now Leader of the Opposition, from which I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
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