❓ The Minister for Tourism confirms increased funding for regional events, including Gamex, through the Royalties for Regions scheme, detailing the amounts and beneficiaries. The scheme's total contribution will be $750,000 annually.
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There is great interest in regional events such as Gamex in Exmouth. The Liberal–National state government is providing additional funding for such events through royalties for regions. Can the minister please confirm the level of additional funding through regional events? Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara! Dr K.D. HAMES
There is great interest in regional events such as Gamex in Exmouth. The Liberal–National state government is providing additional funding for such events through royalties for regions. Can the minister please confirm the level of additional funding through regional events? Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara! Dr K.D. HAMES
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The member for Pilbara — Mr B.S. Wyatt interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Pilbara, you know I am a most generous person. I will give you the call if you get to your feet. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member for Pilbara should ask questions about the regional events scheme because it is benefiting people in his electorate, along with most other people in regional Western Australia. I start by acknowledging the students at the back of the chamber. I would acknowledge the students in the public gallery, too, if I knew who they were. At the back are students from the Living Waters Lutheran College. Welcome to the chamber. The regional events scheme has been in place for a long period under both the former government and our own. It provides for contributions of around $50 000 in most instances, or up to that amount, for smaller events involved with tourism throughout the state. It has been extraordinarily popular. Mr Speaker, I am sure you will know that during the last budget process we doubled that funding from $300 000 to $600 000 for this year. We had another round of events. In a lot of cases we increased the funding to existing events. We pulled some events out of that round of funding and moved them to larger funding. One of those is Gamex, which is in the member for North West’s electorate and with which he is closely associated. On top of that, we have decided to do an additional round this year because so many events had missed out. We have additional funding through royalties for regions of $150 000 for this year, so we have done $300 000, another $300 000 and another $150 000 coming up to the rest of this financial year. We will embed that in future grants for events in this state. So, from now on, the total contribution in that scheme will be $750 000 a year—$300 000 of that is original funding, and the other $450 000 a year is thanks to the royalties for regions funding. That has been a huge benefit to communities throughout the state. I know that some missed out last time. I recall that the member for Murray–Wellington has talked about the fact that Dwellingup cycling missing out last year, but we have made sure that that was on the list this time. Lots of areas throughout the state now have access to that funding. It draws people to the community, and it provides the opportunity for each little area throughout the regional parts of this state to attract tourists, and to attract local people, from intrastate and interstate, to come and see what the areas have to offer and see their fantastic facilities. It is a fantastic outcome. Thanks to royalties for regions, we have been able to support what was already a good program, and turn it into a fantastic program so that people in all of regional Western Australia can benefit.
Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara! Dr K.D. HAMES replied: The member for Pilbara — Mr B.S. Wyatt interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Pilbara, you know I am a most generous person. I will give you the call if you get to your feet. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member for Pilbara should ask questions about the regional events scheme because it is benefiting people in his electorate, along with most other people in regional Western Australia. I start by acknowledging the students at the back of the chamber. I would acknowledge the students in the public gallery, too, if I knew who they were. At the back are students from the Living Waters Lutheran College. Welcome to the chamber. The regional events scheme has been in place for a long period under both the former government and our own. It provides for contributions of around $50 000 in most instances, or up to that amount, for smaller events involved with tourism throughout the state. It has been extraordinarily popular. Mr Speaker, I am sure you will know that during the last budget process we doubled that funding from $300 000 to $600 000 for this year. We had another round of events. In a lot of cases we increased the funding to existing events. We pulled some events out of that round of funding and moved them to larger funding. One of those is Gamex, which is in the member for North West’s electorate and with which he is closely associated. On top of that, we have decided to do an additional round this year because so many events had missed out. We have additional funding through royalties for regions of $150 000 for this year, so we have done $300 000, another $300 000 and another $150 000 coming up to the rest of this financial year. We will embed that in future grants for events in this state. So, from now on, the total contribution in that scheme will be $750 000 a year—$300 000 of that is original funding, and the other $450 000 a year is thanks to the royalties for regions funding. That has been a huge benefit to communities throughout the state. I know that some missed out last time. I recall that the member for Murray–Wellington has talked about the fact that Dwellingup cycling missing out last year, but we have made sure that that was on the list this time. Lots of areas throughout the state now have access to that funding. It draws people to the community, and it provides the opportunity for each little area throughout the regional parts of this state to attract tourists, and to attract local people, from intrastate and interstate, to come and see what the areas have to offer and see their fantastic facilities. It is a fantastic outcome. Thanks to royalties for regions, we have been able to support what was already a good program, and turn it into a fantastic program so that people in all of regional Western Australia can benefit.
The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara! Dr K.D. HAMES replied: The member for Pilbara — Mr B.S. Wyatt interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Pilbara, you know I am a most generous person. I will give you the call if you get to your feet. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member for Pilbara should ask questions about the regional events scheme because it is benefiting people in his electorate, along with most other people in regional Western Australia. I start by acknowledging the students at the back of the chamber. I would acknowledge the students in the public gallery, too, if I knew who they were. At the back are students from the Living Waters Lutheran College. Welcome to the chamber. The regional events scheme has been in place for a long period under both the former government and our own. It provides for contributions of around $50 000 in most instances, or up to that amount, for smaller events involved with tourism throughout the state. It has been extraordinarily popular. Mr Speaker, I am sure you will know that during the last budget process we doubled that funding from $300 000 to $600 000 for this year. We had another round of events. In a lot of cases we increased the funding to existing events. We pulled some events out of that round of funding and moved them to larger funding. One of those is Gamex, which is in the member for North West’s electorate and with which he is closely associated. On top of that, we have decided to do an additional round this year because so many events had missed out. We have additional funding through royalties for regions of $150 000 for this year, so we have done $300 000, another $300 000 and another $150 000 coming up to the rest of this financial year. We will embed that in future grants for events in this state. So, from now on, the total contribution in that scheme will be $750 000 a year—$300 000 of that is original funding, and the other $450 000 a year is thanks to the royalties for regions funding. That has been a huge benefit to communities throughout the state. I know that some missed out last time. I recall that the member for Murray–Wellington has talked about the fact that Dwellingup cycling missing out last year, but we have made sure that that was on the list this time. Lots of areas throughout the state now have access to that funding. It draws people to the community, and it provides the opportunity for each little area throughout the regional parts of this state to attract tourists, and to attract local people, from intrastate and interstate, to come and see what the areas have to offer and see their fantastic facilities. It is a fantastic outcome. Thanks to royalties for regions, we have been able to support what was already a good program, and turn it into a fantastic program so that people in all of regional Western Australia can benefit.
Dr K.D. HAMES replied: The member for Pilbara — Mr B.S. Wyatt interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Pilbara, you know I am a most generous person. I will give you the call if you get to your feet. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member for Pilbara should ask questions about the regional events scheme because it is benefiting people in his electorate, along with most other people in regional Western Australia. I start by acknowledging the students at the back of the chamber. I would acknowledge the students in the public gallery, too, if I knew who they were. At the back are students from the Living Waters Lutheran College. Welcome to the chamber. The regional events scheme has been in place for a long period under both the former government and our own. It provides for contributions of around $50 000 in most instances, or up to that amount, for smaller events involved with tourism throughout the state. It has been extraordinarily popular. Mr Speaker, I am sure you will know that during the last budget process we doubled that funding from $300 000 to $600 000 for this year. We had another round of events. In a lot of cases we increased the funding to existing events. We pulled some events out of that round of funding and moved them to larger funding. One of those is Gamex, which is in the member for North West’s electorate and with which he is closely associated. On top of that, we have decided to do an additional round this year because so many events had missed out. We have additional funding through royalties for regions of $150 000 for this year, so we have done $300 000, another $300 000 and another $150 000 coming up to the rest of this financial year. We will embed that in future grants for events in this state. So, from now on, the total contribution in that scheme will be $750 000 a year—$300 000 of that is original funding, and the other $450 000 a year is thanks to the royalties for regions funding. That has been a huge benefit to communities throughout the state. I know that some missed out last time. I recall that the member for Murray–Wellington has talked about the fact that Dwellingup cycling missing out last year, but we have made sure that that was on the list this time. Lots of areas throughout the state now have access to that funding. It draws people to the community, and it provides the opportunity for each little area throughout the regional parts of this state to attract tourists, and to attract local people, from intrastate and interstate, to come and see what the areas have to offer and see their fantastic facilities. It is a fantastic outcome. Thanks to royalties for regions, we have been able to support what was already a good program, and turn it into a fantastic program so that people in all of regional Western Australia can benefit.
The member for Pilbara — Mr B.S. Wyatt interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Pilbara, you know I am a most generous person. I will give you the call if you get to your feet. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member for Pilbara should ask questions about the regional events scheme because it is benefiting people in his electorate, along with most other people in regional Western Australia. I start by acknowledging the students at the back of the chamber. I would acknowledge the students in the public gallery, too, if I knew who they were. At the back are students from the Living Waters Lutheran College. Welcome to the chamber. The regional events scheme has been in place for a long period under both the former government and our own. It provides for contributions of around $50 000 in most instances, or up to that amount, for smaller events involved with tourism throughout the state. It has been extraordinarily popular. Mr Speaker, I am sure you will know that during the last budget process we doubled that funding from $300 000 to $600 000 for this year. We had another round of events. In a lot of cases we increased the funding to existing events. We pulled some events out of that round of funding and moved them to larger funding. One of those is Gamex, which is in the member for North West’s electorate and with which he is closely associated. On top of that, we have decided to do an additional round this year because so many events had missed out. We have additional funding through royalties for regions of $150 000 for this year, so we have done $300 000, another $300 000 and another $150 000 coming up to the rest of this financial year. We will embed that in future grants for events in this state. So, from now on, the total contribution in that scheme will be $750 000 a year—$300 000 of that is original funding, and the other $450 000 a year is thanks to the royalties for regions funding. That has been a huge benefit to communities throughout the state. I know that some missed out last time. I recall that the member for Murray–Wellington has talked about the fact that Dwellingup cycling missing out last year, but we have made sure that that was on the list this time. Lots of areas throughout the state now have access to that funding. It draws people to the community, and it provides the opportunity for each little area throughout the regional parts of this state to attract tourists, and to attract local people, from intrastate and interstate, to come and see what the areas have to offer and see their fantastic facilities. It is a fantastic outcome. Thanks to royalties for regions, we have been able to support what was already a good program, and turn it into a fantastic program so that people in all of regional Western Australia can benefit.
Mr B.S. Wyatt interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Pilbara, you know I am a most generous person. I will give you the call if you get to your feet. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member for Pilbara should ask questions about the regional events scheme because it is benefiting people in his electorate, along with most other people in regional Western Australia. I start by acknowledging the students at the back of the chamber. I would acknowledge the students in the public gallery, too, if I knew who they were. At the back are students from the Living Waters Lutheran College. Welcome to the chamber. The regional events scheme has been in place for a long period under both the former government and our own. It provides for contributions of around $50 000 in most instances, or up to that amount, for smaller events involved with tourism throughout the state. It has been extraordinarily popular. Mr Speaker, I am sure you will know that during the last budget process we doubled that funding from $300 000 to $600 000 for this year. We had another round of events. In a lot of cases we increased the funding to existing events. We pulled some events out of that round of funding and moved them to larger funding. One of those is Gamex, which is in the member for North West’s electorate and with which he is closely associated. On top of that, we have decided to do an additional round this year because so many events had missed out. We have additional funding through royalties for regions of $150 000 for this year, so we have done $300 000, another $300 000 and another $150 000 coming up to the rest of this financial year. We will embed that in future grants for events in this state. So, from now on, the total contribution in that scheme will be $750 000 a year—$300 000 of that is original funding, and the other $450 000 a year is thanks to the royalties for regions funding. That has been a huge benefit to communities throughout the state. I know that some missed out last time. I recall that the member for Murray–Wellington has talked about the fact that Dwellingup cycling missing out last year, but we have made sure that that was on the list this time. Lots of areas throughout the state now have access to that funding. It draws people to the community, and it provides the opportunity for each little area throughout the regional parts of this state to attract tourists, and to attract local people, from intrastate and interstate, to come and see what the areas have to offer and see their fantastic facilities. It is a fantastic outcome. Thanks to royalties for regions, we have been able to support what was already a good program, and turn it into a fantastic program so that people in all of regional Western Australia can benefit.
The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Pilbara, you know I am a most generous person. I will give you the call if you get to your feet. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member for Pilbara should ask questions about the regional events scheme because it is benefiting people in his electorate, along with most other people in regional Western Australia. I start by acknowledging the students at the back of the chamber. I would acknowledge the students in the public gallery, too, if I knew who they were. At the back are students from the Living Waters Lutheran College. Welcome to the chamber. The regional events scheme has been in place for a long period under both the former government and our own. It provides for contributions of around $50 000 in most instances, or up to that amount, for smaller events involved with tourism throughout the state. It has been extraordinarily popular. Mr Speaker, I am sure you will know that during the last budget process we doubled that funding from $300 000 to $600 000 for this year. We had another round of events. In a lot of cases we increased the funding to existing events. We pulled some events out of that round of funding and moved them to larger funding. One of those is Gamex, which is in the member for North West’s electorate and with which he is closely associated. On top of that, we have decided to do an additional round this year because so many events had missed out. We have additional funding through royalties for regions of $150 000 for this year, so we have done $300 000, another $300 000 and another $150 000 coming up to the rest of this financial year. We will embed that in future grants for events in this state. So, from now on, the total contribution in that scheme will be $750 000 a year—$300 000 of that is original funding, and the other $450 000 a year is thanks to the royalties for regions funding. That has been a huge benefit to communities throughout the state. I know that some missed out last time. I recall that the member for Murray–Wellington has talked about the fact that Dwellingup cycling missing out last year, but we have made sure that that was on the list this time. Lots of areas throughout the state now have access to that funding. It draws people to the community, and it provides the opportunity for each little area throughout the regional parts of this state to attract tourists, and to attract local people, from intrastate and interstate, to come and see what the areas have to offer and see their fantastic facilities. It is a fantastic outcome. Thanks to royalties for regions, we have been able to support what was already a good program, and turn it into a fantastic program so that people in all of regional Western Australia can benefit.
Dr K.D. HAMES : The member for Pilbara should ask questions about the regional events scheme because it is benefiting people in his electorate, along with most other people in regional Western Australia. I start by acknowledging the students at the back of the chamber. I would acknowledge the students in the public gallery, too, if I knew who they were. At the back are students from the Living Waters Lutheran College. Welcome to the chamber. The regional events scheme has been in place for a long period under both the former government and our own. It provides for contributions of around $50 000 in most instances, or up to that amount, for smaller events involved with tourism throughout the state. It has been extraordinarily popular. Mr Speaker, I am sure you will know that during the last budget process we doubled that funding from $300 000 to $600 000 for this year. We had another round of events. In a lot of cases we increased the funding to existing events. We pulled some events out of that round of funding and moved them to larger funding. One of those is Gamex, which is in the member for North West’s electorate and with which he is closely associated. On top of that, we have decided to do an additional round this year because so many events had missed out. We have additional funding through royalties for regions of $150 000 for this year, so we have done $300 000, another $300 000 and another $150 000 coming up to the rest of this financial year. We will embed that in future grants for events in this state. So, from now on, the total contribution in that scheme will be $750 000 a year—$300 000 of that is original funding, and the other $450 000 a year is thanks to the royalties for regions funding. That has been a huge benefit to communities throughout the state. I know that some missed out last time. I recall that the member for Murray–Wellington has talked about the fact that Dwellingup cycling missing out last year, but we have made sure that that was on the list this time. Lots of areas throughout the state now have access to that funding. It draws people to the community, and it provides the opportunity for each little area throughout the regional parts of this state to attract tourists, and to attract local people, from intrastate and interstate, to come and see what the areas have to offer and see their fantastic facilities. It is a fantastic outcome. Thanks to royalties for regions, we have been able to support what was already a good program, and turn it into a fantastic program so that people in all of regional Western Australia can benefit.
I start by acknowledging the students at the back of the chamber. I would acknowledge the students in the public gallery, too, if I knew who they were. At the back are students from the Living Waters Lutheran College. Welcome to the chamber. The regional events scheme has been in place for a long period under both the former government and our own. It provides for contributions of around $50 000 in most instances, or up to that amount, for smaller events involved with tourism throughout the state. It has been extraordinarily popular. Mr Speaker, I am sure you will know that during the last budget process we doubled that funding from $300 000 to $600 000 for this year. We had another round of events. In a lot of cases we increased the funding to existing events. We pulled some events out of that round of funding and moved them to larger funding. One of those is Gamex, which is in the member for North West’s electorate and with which he is closely associated. On top of that, we have decided to do an additional round this year because so many events had missed out. We have additional funding through royalties for regions of $150 000 for this year, so we have done $300 000, another $300 000 and another $150 000 coming up to the rest of this financial year. We will embed that in future grants for events in this state. So, from now on, the total contribution in that scheme will be $750 000 a year—$300 000 of that is original funding, and the other $450 000 a year is thanks to the royalties for regions funding. That has been a huge benefit to communities throughout the state. I know that some missed out last time. I recall that the member for Murray–Wellington has talked about the fact that Dwellingup cycling missing out last year, but we have made sure that that was on the list this time. Lots of areas throughout the state now have access to that funding. It draws people to the community, and it provides the opportunity for each little area throughout the regional parts of this state to attract tourists, and to attract local people, from intrastate and interstate, to come and see what the areas have to offer and see their fantastic facilities. It is a fantastic outcome. Thanks to royalties for regions, we have been able to support what was already a good program, and turn it into a fantastic program so that people in all of regional Western Australia can benefit.
The regional events scheme has been in place for a long period under both the former government and our own. It provides for contributions of around $50 000 in most instances, or up to that amount, for smaller events involved with tourism throughout the state. It has been extraordinarily popular. Mr Speaker, I am sure you will know that during the last budget process we doubled that funding from $300 000 to $600 000 for this year. We had another round of events. In a lot of cases we increased the funding to existing events. We pulled some events out of that round of funding and moved them to larger funding. One of those is Gamex, which is in the member for North West’s electorate and with which he is closely associated. On top of that, we have decided to do an additional round this year because so many events had missed out. We have additional funding through royalties for regions of $150 000 for this year, so we have done $300 000, another $300 000 and another $150 000 coming up to the rest of this financial year. We will embed that in future grants for events in this state. So, from now on, the total contribution in that scheme will be $750 000 a year—$300 000 of that is original funding, and the other $450 000 a year is thanks to the royalties for regions funding. That has been a huge benefit to communities throughout the state. I know that some missed out last time. I recall that the member for Murray–Wellington has talked about the fact that Dwellingup cycling missing out last year, but we have made sure that that was on the list this time. Lots of areas throughout the state now have access to that funding. It draws people to the community, and it provides the opportunity for each little area throughout the regional parts of this state to attract tourists, and to attract local people, from intrastate and interstate, to come and see what the areas have to offer and see their fantastic facilities. It is a fantastic outcome. Thanks to royalties for regions, we have been able to support what was already a good program, and turn it into a fantastic program so that people in all of regional Western Australia can benefit.
Mr T.G. Stephens interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara! Dr K.D. HAMES replied: The member for Pilbara — Mr B.S. Wyatt interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Pilbara, you know I am a most generous person. I will give you the call if you get to your feet. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member for Pilbara should ask questions about the regional events scheme because it is benefiting people in his electorate, along with most other people in regional Western Australia. I start by acknowledging the students at the back of the chamber. I would acknowledge the students in the public gallery, too, if I knew who they were. At the back are students from the Living Waters Lutheran College. Welcome to the chamber. The regional events scheme has been in place for a long period under both the former government and our own. It provides for contributions of around $50 000 in most instances, or up to that amount, for smaller events involved with tourism throughout the state. It has been extraordinarily popular. Mr Speaker, I am sure you will know that during the last budget process we doubled that funding from $300 000 to $600 000 for this year. We had another round of events. In a lot of cases we increased the funding to existing events. We pulled some events out of that round of funding and moved them to larger funding. One of those is Gamex, which is in the member for North West’s electorate and with which he is closely associated. On top of that, we have decided to do an additional round this year because so many events had missed out. We have additional funding through royalties for regions of $150 000 for this year, so we have done $300 000, another $300 000 and another $150 000 coming up to the rest of this financial year. We will embed that in future grants for events in this state. So, from now on, the total contribution in that scheme will be $750 000 a year—$300 000 of that is original funding, and the other $450 000 a year is thanks to the royalties for regions funding. That has been a huge benefit to communities throughout the state. I know that some missed out last time. I recall that the member for Murray–Wellington has talked about the fact that Dwellingup cycling missing out last year, but we have made sure that that was on the list this time. Lots of areas throughout the state now have access to that funding. It draws people to the community, and it provides the opportunity for each little area throughout the regional parts of this state to attract tourists, and to attract local people, from intrastate and interstate, to come and see what the areas have to offer and see their fantastic facilities. It is a fantastic outcome. Thanks to royalties for regions, we have been able to support what was already a good program, and turn it into a fantastic program so that people in all of regional Western Australia can benefit.
The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara! Dr K.D. HAMES replied: The member for Pilbara — Mr B.S. Wyatt interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Pilbara, you know I am a most generous person. I will give you the call if you get to your feet. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member for Pilbara should ask questions about the regional events scheme because it is benefiting people in his electorate, along with most other people in regional Western Australia. I start by acknowledging the students at the back of the chamber. I would acknowledge the students in the public gallery, too, if I knew who they were. At the back are students from the Living Waters Lutheran College. Welcome to the chamber. The regional events scheme has been in place for a long period under both the former government and our own. It provides for contributions of around $50 000 in most instances, or up to that amount, for smaller events involved with tourism throughout the state. It has been extraordinarily popular. Mr Speaker, I am sure you will know that during the last budget process we doubled that funding from $300 000 to $600 000 for this year. We had another round of events. In a lot of cases we increased the funding to existing events. We pulled some events out of that round of funding and moved them to larger funding. One of those is Gamex, which is in the member for North West’s electorate and with which he is closely associated. On top of that, we have decided to do an additional round this year because so many events had missed out. We have additional funding through royalties for regions of $150 000 for this year, so we have done $300 000, another $300 000 and another $150 000 coming up to the rest of this financial year. We will embed that in future grants for events in this state. So, from now on, the total contribution in that scheme will be $750 000 a year—$300 000 of that is original funding, and the other $450 000 a year is thanks to the royalties for regions funding. That has been a huge benefit to communities throughout the state. I know that some missed out last time. I recall that the member for Murray–Wellington has talked about the fact that Dwellingup cycling missing out last year, but we have made sure that that was on the list this time. Lots of areas throughout the state now have access to that funding. It draws people to the community, and it provides the opportunity for each little area throughout the regional parts of this state to attract tourists, and to attract local people, from intrastate and interstate, to come and see what the areas have to offer and see their fantastic facilities. It is a fantastic outcome. Thanks to royalties for regions, we have been able to support what was already a good program, and turn it into a fantastic program so that people in all of regional Western Australia can benefit.
Dr K.D. HAMES replied: The member for Pilbara — Mr B.S. Wyatt interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Pilbara, you know I am a most generous person. I will give you the call if you get to your feet. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member for Pilbara should ask questions about the regional events scheme because it is benefiting people in his electorate, along with most other people in regional Western Australia. I start by acknowledging the students at the back of the chamber. I would acknowledge the students in the public gallery, too, if I knew who they were. At the back are students from the Living Waters Lutheran College. Welcome to the chamber. The regional events scheme has been in place for a long period under both the former government and our own. It provides for contributions of around $50 000 in most instances, or up to that amount, for smaller events involved with tourism throughout the state. It has been extraordinarily popular. Mr Speaker, I am sure you will know that during the last budget process we doubled that funding from $300 000 to $600 000 for this year. We had another round of events. In a lot of cases we increased the funding to existing events. We pulled some events out of that round of funding and moved them to larger funding. One of those is Gamex, which is in the member for North West’s electorate and with which he is closely associated. On top of that, we have decided to do an additional round this year because so many events had missed out. We have additional funding through royalties for regions of $150 000 for this year, so we have done $300 000, another $300 000 and another $150 000 coming up to the rest of this financial year. We will embed that in future grants for events in this state. So, from now on, the total contribution in that scheme will be $750 000 a year—$300 000 of that is original funding, and the other $450 000 a year is thanks to the royalties for regions funding. That has been a huge benefit to communities throughout the state. I know that some missed out last time. I recall that the member for Murray–Wellington has talked about the fact that Dwellingup cycling missing out last year, but we have made sure that that was on the list this time. Lots of areas throughout the state now have access to that funding. It draws people to the community, and it provides the opportunity for each little area throughout the regional parts of this state to attract tourists, and to attract local people, from intrastate and interstate, to come and see what the areas have to offer and see their fantastic facilities. It is a fantastic outcome. Thanks to royalties for regions, we have been able to support what was already a good program, and turn it into a fantastic program so that people in all of regional Western Australia can benefit.
The member for Pilbara — Mr B.S. Wyatt interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Pilbara, you know I am a most generous person. I will give you the call if you get to your feet. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member for Pilbara should ask questions about the regional events scheme because it is benefiting people in his electorate, along with most other people in regional Western Australia. I start by acknowledging the students at the back of the chamber. I would acknowledge the students in the public gallery, too, if I knew who they were. At the back are students from the Living Waters Lutheran College. Welcome to the chamber. The regional events scheme has been in place for a long period under both the former government and our own. It provides for contributions of around $50 000 in most instances, or up to that amount, for smaller events involved with tourism throughout the state. It has been extraordinarily popular. Mr Speaker, I am sure you will know that during the last budget process we doubled that funding from $300 000 to $600 000 for this year. We had another round of events. In a lot of cases we increased the funding to existing events. We pulled some events out of that round of funding and moved them to larger funding. One of those is Gamex, which is in the member for North West’s electorate and with which he is closely associated. On top of that, we have decided to do an additional round this year because so many events had missed out. We have additional funding through royalties for regions of $150 000 for this year, so we have done $300 000, another $300 000 and another $150 000 coming up to the rest of this financial year. We will embed that in future grants for events in this state. So, from now on, the total contribution in that scheme will be $750 000 a year—$300 000 of that is original funding, and the other $450 000 a year is thanks to the royalties for regions funding. That has been a huge benefit to communities throughout the state. I know that some missed out last time. I recall that the member for Murray–Wellington has talked about the fact that Dwellingup cycling missing out last year, but we have made sure that that was on the list this time. Lots of areas throughout the state now have access to that funding. It draws people to the community, and it provides the opportunity for each little area throughout the regional parts of this state to attract tourists, and to attract local people, from intrastate and interstate, to come and see what the areas have to offer and see their fantastic facilities. It is a fantastic outcome. Thanks to royalties for regions, we have been able to support what was already a good program, and turn it into a fantastic program so that people in all of regional Western Australia can benefit.
Mr B.S. Wyatt interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Pilbara, you know I am a most generous person. I will give you the call if you get to your feet. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member for Pilbara should ask questions about the regional events scheme because it is benefiting people in his electorate, along with most other people in regional Western Australia. I start by acknowledging the students at the back of the chamber. I would acknowledge the students in the public gallery, too, if I knew who they were. At the back are students from the Living Waters Lutheran College. Welcome to the chamber. The regional events scheme has been in place for a long period under both the former government and our own. It provides for contributions of around $50 000 in most instances, or up to that amount, for smaller events involved with tourism throughout the state. It has been extraordinarily popular. Mr Speaker, I am sure you will know that during the last budget process we doubled that funding from $300 000 to $600 000 for this year. We had another round of events. In a lot of cases we increased the funding to existing events. We pulled some events out of that round of funding and moved them to larger funding. One of those is Gamex, which is in the member for North West’s electorate and with which he is closely associated. On top of that, we have decided to do an additional round this year because so many events had missed out. We have additional funding through royalties for regions of $150 000 for this year, so we have done $300 000, another $300 000 and another $150 000 coming up to the rest of this financial year. We will embed that in future grants for events in this state. So, from now on, the total contribution in that scheme will be $750 000 a year—$300 000 of that is original funding, and the other $450 000 a year is thanks to the royalties for regions funding. That has been a huge benefit to communities throughout the state. I know that some missed out last time. I recall that the member for Murray–Wellington has talked about the fact that Dwellingup cycling missing out last year, but we have made sure that that was on the list this time. Lots of areas throughout the state now have access to that funding. It draws people to the community, and it provides the opportunity for each little area throughout the regional parts of this state to attract tourists, and to attract local people, from intrastate and interstate, to come and see what the areas have to offer and see their fantastic facilities. It is a fantastic outcome. Thanks to royalties for regions, we have been able to support what was already a good program, and turn it into a fantastic program so that people in all of regional Western Australia can benefit.
The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Pilbara, you know I am a most generous person. I will give you the call if you get to your feet. Dr K.D. HAMES : The member for Pilbara should ask questions about the regional events scheme because it is benefiting people in his electorate, along with most other people in regional Western Australia. I start by acknowledging the students at the back of the chamber. I would acknowledge the students in the public gallery, too, if I knew who they were. At the back are students from the Living Waters Lutheran College. Welcome to the chamber. The regional events scheme has been in place for a long period under both the former government and our own. It provides for contributions of around $50 000 in most instances, or up to that amount, for smaller events involved with tourism throughout the state. It has been extraordinarily popular. Mr Speaker, I am sure you will know that during the last budget process we doubled that funding from $300 000 to $600 000 for this year. We had another round of events. In a lot of cases we increased the funding to existing events. We pulled some events out of that round of funding and moved them to larger funding. One of those is Gamex, which is in the member for North West’s electorate and with which he is closely associated. On top of that, we have decided to do an additional round this year because so many events had missed out. We have additional funding through royalties for regions of $150 000 for this year, so we have done $300 000, another $300 000 and another $150 000 coming up to the rest of this financial year. We will embed that in future grants for events in this state. So, from now on, the total contribution in that scheme will be $750 000 a year—$300 000 of that is original funding, and the other $450 000 a year is thanks to the royalties for regions funding. That has been a huge benefit to communities throughout the state. I know that some missed out last time. I recall that the member for Murray–Wellington has talked about the fact that Dwellingup cycling missing out last year, but we have made sure that that was on the list this time. Lots of areas throughout the state now have access to that funding. It draws people to the community, and it provides the opportunity for each little area throughout the regional parts of this state to attract tourists, and to attract local people, from intrastate and interstate, to come and see what the areas have to offer and see their fantastic facilities. It is a fantastic outcome. Thanks to royalties for regions, we have been able to support what was already a good program, and turn it into a fantastic program so that people in all of regional Western Australia can benefit.
Dr K.D. HAMES : The member for Pilbara should ask questions about the regional events scheme because it is benefiting people in his electorate, along with most other people in regional Western Australia. I start by acknowledging the students at the back of the chamber. I would acknowledge the students in the public gallery, too, if I knew who they were. At the back are students from the Living Waters Lutheran College. Welcome to the chamber. The regional events scheme has been in place for a long period under both the former government and our own. It provides for contributions of around $50 000 in most instances, or up to that amount, for smaller events involved with tourism throughout the state. It has been extraordinarily popular. Mr Speaker, I am sure you will know that during the last budget process we doubled that funding from $300 000 to $600 000 for this year. We had another round of events. In a lot of cases we increased the funding to existing events. We pulled some events out of that round of funding and moved them to larger funding. One of those is Gamex, which is in the member for North West’s electorate and with which he is closely associated. On top of that, we have decided to do an additional round this year because so many events had missed out. We have additional funding through royalties for regions of $150 000 for this year, so we have done $300 000, another $300 000 and another $150 000 coming up to the rest of this financial year. We will embed that in future grants for events in this state. So, from now on, the total contribution in that scheme will be $750 000 a year—$300 000 of that is original funding, and the other $450 000 a year is thanks to the royalties for regions funding. That has been a huge benefit to communities throughout the state. I know that some missed out last time. I recall that the member for Murray–Wellington has talked about the fact that Dwellingup cycling missing out last year, but we have made sure that that was on the list this time. Lots of areas throughout the state now have access to that funding. It draws people to the community, and it provides the opportunity for each little area throughout the regional parts of this state to attract tourists, and to attract local people, from intrastate and interstate, to come and see what the areas have to offer and see their fantastic facilities. It is a fantastic outcome. Thanks to royalties for regions, we have been able to support what was already a good program, and turn it into a fantastic program so that people in all of regional Western Australia can benefit.
I start by acknowledging the students at the back of the chamber. I would acknowledge the students in the public gallery, too, if I knew who they were. At the back are students from the Living Waters Lutheran College. Welcome to the chamber. The regional events scheme has been in place for a long period under both the former government and our own. It provides for contributions of around $50 000 in most instances, or up to that amount, for smaller events involved with tourism throughout the state. It has been extraordinarily popular. Mr Speaker, I am sure you will know that during the last budget process we doubled that funding from $300 000 to $600 000 for this year. We had another round of events. In a lot of cases we increased the funding to existing events. We pulled some events out of that round of funding and moved them to larger funding. One of those is Gamex, which is in the member for North West’s electorate and with which he is closely associated. On top of that, we have decided to do an additional round this year because so many events had missed out. We have additional funding through royalties for regions of $150 000 for this year, so we have done $300 000, another $300 000 and another $150 000 coming up to the rest of this financial year. We will embed that in future grants for events in this state. So, from now on, the total contribution in that scheme will be $750 000 a year—$300 000 of that is original funding, and the other $450 000 a year is thanks to the royalties for regions funding. That has been a huge benefit to communities throughout the state. I know that some missed out last time. I recall that the member for Murray–Wellington has talked about the fact that Dwellingup cycling missing out last year, but we have made sure that that was on the list this time. Lots of areas throughout the state now have access to that funding. It draws people to the community, and it provides the opportunity for each little area throughout the regional parts of this state to attract tourists, and to attract local people, from intrastate and interstate, to come and see what the areas have to offer and see their fantastic facilities. It is a fantastic outcome. Thanks to royalties for regions, we have been able to support what was already a good program, and turn it into a fantastic program so that people in all of regional Western Australia can benefit.
The regional events scheme has been in place for a long period under both the former government and our own. It provides for contributions of around $50 000 in most instances, or up to that amount, for smaller events involved with tourism throughout the state. It has been extraordinarily popular. Mr Speaker, I am sure you will know that during the last budget process we doubled that funding from $300 000 to $600 000 for this year. We had another round of events. In a lot of cases we increased the funding to existing events. We pulled some events out of that round of funding and moved them to larger funding. One of those is Gamex, which is in the member for North West’s electorate and with which he is closely associated. On top of that, we have decided to do an additional round this year because so many events had missed out. We have additional funding through royalties for regions of $150 000 for this year, so we have done $300 000, another $300 000 and another $150 000 coming up to the rest of this financial year. We will embed that in future grants for events in this state. So, from now on, the total contribution in that scheme will be $750 000 a year—$300 000 of that is original funding, and the other $450 000 a year is thanks to the royalties for regions funding. That has been a huge benefit to communities throughout the state. I know that some missed out last time. I recall that the member for Murray–Wellington has talked about the fact that Dwellingup cycling missing out last year, but we have made sure that that was on the list this time. Lots of areas throughout the state now have access to that funding. It draws people to the community, and it provides the opportunity for each little area throughout the regional parts of this state to attract tourists, and to attract local people, from intrastate and interstate, to come and see what the areas have to offer and see their fantastic facilities. It is a fantastic outcome. Thanks to royalties for regions, we have been able to support what was already a good program, and turn it into a fantastic program so that people in all of regional Western Australia can benefit.
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