❓ Ms Duncan asks about the latest round of the Regional Grants Scheme. Minister Redman details past projects, the new $30 million funding, and the two grant components.
AnsweredQoN 843Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
REGIONAL
GRANTS SCHEME
843. Ms W.M. DUNCAN to the
Minister for Regional Development:
Can the minister please provide some details on the latest
round of the regional grants scheme?
GRANTS SCHEME
843. Ms W.M. DUNCAN to the
Minister for Regional Development:
Can the minister please provide some details on the latest
round of the regional grants scheme?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank —
Mr
B.J. Grylls interjected.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : I
am pleased for your support, member for Pilbara.
I thank the member for Kalgoorlie for her question and of
course her support for all things regional.
We know that in the Liberal–National government's
royalties for regions program, we have a strong focus on transformational
projects. Large projects make a significant difference and leave a long-term
legacy in the growth and development of the state —
Mr P.B. Watson interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Albany!
Mr D.T. REDMAN : —
with things like the Southern Inland Health Initiative, which I talked about
yesterday, and other substantial projects like Pilbara Cities, and also things
like the Ord expansion, which are projects that had been sitting in abeyance
for some time. This government has stepped up to the plate and we have been
able to deliver some substantial outcomes in these areas.
But it is also important to focus on the little things—the
little groups in our community that do fantastic work but sometimes do not have
the resources to enable them to achieve the outcomes that they would like to
achieve, particularly in regional areas, where they can be isolated, and
sometimes where they are distant from certain groups and so on to get the
economies of scale. We have had in the past a program called the regional
grants scheme under which those smaller groups were able to access resources in
a timely way in order to make a big difference to their particular projects. I
will give some examples of that. We have had about 700 different projects
across the state, delivering almost $50 million of programs out to regional
Western Australia, with things like flood recovery projects in the Gascoyne; a
new floor at the Kalgoorlie playgroup; some upgrades at Mount Clarence for the
Anzac centenary that is coming up in Albany; the Mowanjum Art and Culture
Centre in the Kimberley; improvements to the St John Ambulance station at
Yalgoo; new change rooms at the Pinjarra football club; a biodiesel plant
through the Ashburton Aboriginal Corporation in the Pilbara; and the Tin Horse
Highway at Kulin, which is a fantastic project; and also, for the member for
Collie–Preston, a refurbishment of the Meals on Wheels building in
Collie. I am sure the member for Collie–Preston would be happy about
that.
I am sure that the house would be very pleased that the
Liberal–National government has now approved a further $30 million for
the next round, to be distributed through to 2015. There are two components to
the program—namely some large grants, and what we call community chest
grants. It consist of $10 million for larger grants, ranging between $20 000 and
$300 000, and $3.3 million for smaller community chest grants of up to $20 000.
This will be administered through the development commissions. They will ensure
that there is good local decision making and that the projects are very, very
relevant to those small groups in the community that make a big difference.
Once again, on top of the substantial work that this Liberal–National
government is doing in regional Western Australia, sometimes the little things
count. The regional grants scheme is such a scheme, and we look forward to the
rollout of this next phase.
Mr
B.J. Grylls interjected.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : I
am pleased for your support, member for Pilbara.
I thank the member for Kalgoorlie for her question and of
course her support for all things regional.
We know that in the Liberal–National government's
royalties for regions program, we have a strong focus on transformational
projects. Large projects make a significant difference and leave a long-term
legacy in the growth and development of the state —
Mr P.B. Watson interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Albany!
Mr D.T. REDMAN : —
with things like the Southern Inland Health Initiative, which I talked about
yesterday, and other substantial projects like Pilbara Cities, and also things
like the Ord expansion, which are projects that had been sitting in abeyance
for some time. This government has stepped up to the plate and we have been
able to deliver some substantial outcomes in these areas.
But it is also important to focus on the little things—the
little groups in our community that do fantastic work but sometimes do not have
the resources to enable them to achieve the outcomes that they would like to
achieve, particularly in regional areas, where they can be isolated, and
sometimes where they are distant from certain groups and so on to get the
economies of scale. We have had in the past a program called the regional
grants scheme under which those smaller groups were able to access resources in
a timely way in order to make a big difference to their particular projects. I
will give some examples of that. We have had about 700 different projects
across the state, delivering almost $50 million of programs out to regional
Western Australia, with things like flood recovery projects in the Gascoyne; a
new floor at the Kalgoorlie playgroup; some upgrades at Mount Clarence for the
Anzac centenary that is coming up in Albany; the Mowanjum Art and Culture
Centre in the Kimberley; improvements to the St John Ambulance station at
Yalgoo; new change rooms at the Pinjarra football club; a biodiesel plant
through the Ashburton Aboriginal Corporation in the Pilbara; and the Tin Horse
Highway at Kulin, which is a fantastic project; and also, for the member for
Collie–Preston, a refurbishment of the Meals on Wheels building in
Collie. I am sure the member for Collie–Preston would be happy about
that.
I am sure that the house would be very pleased that the
Liberal–National government has now approved a further $30 million for
the next round, to be distributed through to 2015. There are two components to
the program—namely some large grants, and what we call community chest
grants. It consist of $10 million for larger grants, ranging between $20 000 and
$300 000, and $3.3 million for smaller community chest grants of up to $20 000.
This will be administered through the development commissions. They will ensure
that there is good local decision making and that the projects are very, very
relevant to those small groups in the community that make a big difference.
Once again, on top of the substantial work that this Liberal–National
government is doing in regional Western Australia, sometimes the little things
count. The regional grants scheme is such a scheme, and we look forward to the
rollout of this next phase.
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