Progress rePort July 2010 – June 2011
Giving back to WA Communities
Royalties For Regions
Government of Western AustraliaDepartment of Regional Development and Lands
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Explanatory note
This report provides details of funds disbursed in 2010-11. In some instances
projects that have been approved in 2009-10 have also been listed.
Contents
Minister’s Message 4
Director General’s Message 5
Introduction 6
Royalties for Regions Act 2009 7
The Department’s Role 7
Royalties for Regions Principles 8
The Western Australian Regional Development Trust 9
Royalties for Regions 12 Month Snapshot 10
Royalties for Regions Expenditure 2010-11 14
Funding Initiatives 14
Country Local Government Fund 15
The Regional Community Services Fund 15
The Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund 27
Kimberley Revitalisation 35
Gascoyne Revitalisation 37
General Initiatives 42
Royalties for Regions Expenditure 2010-11 48
Royalties for Regions Disbursement and Expenditure 2010-11 59
Appendices 71
Appendix 1 Country Local Government Fund – Individual Local Government projects approved in 2010-11 72
Appendix 2 Country Local Government Fund – Regional Groupings projects approved in 2010-11 85
Appendix 3 Regional Grants Scheme – Projects Approved For Funding in 2010-11 88
Appendix 4 Pilbara Cities Community Projects Approved 2010-11 93
Royalties for Regions financial outline as at 30 June 2011 95
Summary of SPA Balance Year to Date for 2010-11 96
Acknowledgements 97
Contact Details 98
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Minister’s Message
Welcome to the Royalties for Regions 2010-11 Progress Report which highlights the great diversity of projects initiated under this State Government program.
Since the introduction of the program in 2008-09 the State Government has made great strides to address the backlog of regional community infrastructure and to accelerate the delivery of many important region-building projects.
The Royalties for Regions program continues to direct new money into key community projects and programs and important capital works initiatives, including the iconic Ord-East Kimberley Expansion Project and the Pilbara Cities program.
The Royalties for Regions Act 2009 ensures that an amount equal to 25 per cent of the State’s mining and onshore petroleum royalties is used to accelerate and initiate new regional projects. The program makes sure that support for people who choose to live, work, and invest in regional Western Australia remains a clear focus in the State Government budget process.
In 2010-11 a total of $817.8 million in new money (25 per cent of the forecast royalty income for the financial year) was appropriated to the program.
This Progress Report aims to provide the detail of spending through the three principal programs: Country Local Government Fund, Regional Community Services Fund and the Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund.
The Royalties for Regions program continues to provide a framework to support and maintain strong and vibrant regions through improved infrastructure and headworks, across-government strategic regional and community services projects, and the provision of contestable grants funding.
The Country Local Government Fund, in particular, has enabled communities across 109 country local government authorities to address their backlog of local infrastructure demands and allowed hundreds of languishing works programs to be either started or completed. A total of $102 million was allocated for the financial year - $61 million for individual local governments and $33 million to groups of local governments for regionally significant infrastructure projects.
Contestable grants programs through the state’s nine Regional Development Commissions have given communities and organisations from Wyndham to Esperance the opportunity to access funds for events and community projects.
The program continued to accelerate major region and state building initiatives like the Ord-East Kimberley Expansion Project which is more than doubling the agricultural land area in the Ord Valley to an additional 15,000 hectares and building important partnerships with the Mirriuwung Gajerong traditional owners.
The Pilbara Cities vision continued to be supported in 2010-11 with a further $310 million for key community infrastructure over the forward estimates. This transformational project aims to create sustainable, modern communities in the Pilbara, the engine room of the State and national economies.
I would like to thank the Department of Regional Development and Lands for its tireless work over the financial year to place strong governance around this program to ensure the investments are well directed.
I also thank the Western Australian Regional Development Trust for its insight, strong independent stance and counsel during the year.
I commend this Progress Report to you.
Hon. Brendon Grylls MLA Minister for Regional Development; Lands
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2010-2011 was an exciting and rewarding year for the Royalties for Regions Program and it is remarkable to see how far we have come since the Department of Regional Development and Lands was formed in 2009.
The Department’s vision is to have well-managed State lands and strong vibrant communities that build and deliver opportunities, facilities and services appropriate to their people. It is a
challenge we are passionate about and committed to achieving and we will stay on course to ensure the Western Australian Government’s commitment to regional Western Australia is delivered.
Working with its partner agencies and other stakeholders, the Department will ensure it meets the objectives of the Royalties for Regions Act 2009 to promote and facilitate economic, business and social development in regional Western Australia.
The Department has continued to support the Royalties for Regions program and works collaboratively with the nine Regional Development Commissions, other State Government agencies, the Australian Government, local governments and the private sector to leverage growth in the regions.
The past 12 months have seen a strengthening of the Royalties for Regions program and the Department is proud to be part of delivering a long-term vision for Western Australia, with initiatives that create vibrant and thriving regional communities where people want to visit, stay, invest, work and play.
Through our understanding of what works on the ground and building on community strengths, the Department will assist in better targeting the Royalties for Regions policy objectives of building capacity in regional communities; retaining benefits in regional communities; improving services to regional communities; attaining sustainability; expanding opportunity; and growing prosperity.
The Western Australian Regional Development Trust was formed in July 2010 consistent with the requirements of the Royalties for Regions Act 2009 and provides the Minister with high-level, independent and impartial advice and recommendations. The Regional Development Council is the peak advisory body, reporting to the State Government on regional development policy and supporting both Royalties for Regions Action Agenda funding programs and the Regional Grants Scheme.
In the first three years of the program the governance, accountability and process of Royalties for Regions Program took priority. Moving forward, project and program evaluation becomes increasingly important as the systematic and objective assessment of the programs’ outcomes are measured for appropriateness, efficiency and effectiveness.
The Western Australian Regional Development Trust is undertaking a review of the Country Local Government Fund, which represents 11 per cent of the Royalties for Regions annual budget. A number of Royalties for Regions programs, including the Pilbara Cities community projects and Exploration Incentives Scheme, will also be evaluated to assess the benefits that have been achieved to date and improvements that could be considered.
Since the Department’s formation, our dedicated employees have worked diligently to ensure that the regions’ needs are heard and acted upon, and we will continue to rise to this challenge. I would like to thank everyone in the Department for their enthusiasm and I look forward to their ongoing contribution.
Paul Rosair Director General
Director general’s Message
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Royalties for Regions is an historic agreement launched in December 2008 that underpins the State Government’s long-term focus on regional development throughout Western Australia.
Through Royalties for Regions, the equivalent of 25 per cent of the State’s mining and onshore petroleum royalties are returned to the State’s regional areas each year.
Each financial year the Treasurer is to credit to the fund an amount equal to 25 per cent of the forecast royalty income for the financial year.
In the 2010-11 financial year an amount of $817.8 million was appropriated based on 25 per cent of the forecast royalty revenue of $3,271 million. The published budget for 2010-11 as per Budget Paper No. 2 (May 2010) proposed a Royalties for Regions Expenditure Program of $896.8 million.
INTRODuCTIONThe actual expenditure for 2010-11 was $524.7 million. However, this progress report shows actual expenditure of $442.4 million for the 2010-11 financial year. This is because this Progress Report identifies projects where an audited certified expenditure report has been provided to the Department of Regional Development and Lands. Payment made to non-government entities are considered fully expended by government.
The Royalties for Regions program continues to provide a framework to support and maintain strong and vibrant regions by funding improved infrastructure and headworks, enabling across-government strategic regional and community services projects, and providing contestable grant funding.
Royalties for Regions focuses on delivering benefits to regional areas through six policy objectives:
zz building capacity in regional communities;zz retaining benefits in regional communities;zz improving services to regional communities;zz attaining sustainability;zz expanding opportunity; andzz growing prosperity.
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royalties for regions Act 2009
The Royalties for Regions Act 2009 (Act) was proclaimed on 27 March 2010 and provides for the establishment and operation of the Royalties for Regions Fund (Fund).
The objective of the Act is to promote and facilitate economic, business and social development in regional Western Australia through the operation of the Fund. Prior to the establishment of the Royalties for Regions legislation, the Fund was operated pursuant to section 10(a) of the Financial Management Act 2006.
The Fund came into operation on 27 March 2010, and the funds sit in the Special Purpose Account. There are three subsidiary accounts of the Fund: the Country Local Government Fund, the Regional Community Services Fund and the Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund. The Act allows for other subsidiary accounts to be created on the recommendation of the Minister.
The Act also established the Western Australian Regional Development Trust (the Trust). Part 3 Western Australian Regional Development Trust and Part 5 Consequential Amendment of the Act were proclaimed on 16 July 2010 and came into operation on 17 July 2010.
The Act provides a legislative base for the Royalties for Regions program’s continuing operation.
the Department’s role
The Department of Regional Development and Lands on behalf of the State Government, is responsible for administering the Royalties for Regions program.
In line with the Royalties for Regions principles, the Department works closely with other organisations to implement Royalties for Regions initiatives. They include the Regional Development Council and the State’s nine Regional Development Commissions, community, business and industry, community resource centres, non-government organisations and other State Government departments and local governments.
These alliances help ensure there is a strong focus on supporting local decision-making for regional expenditure and increase the capacity of local governments (for example, through the Country Local Government Fund) and the Regional Development Commissions (through the Regional Grants Scheme).
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PRINCIPLESThe central principles underpinning Royalties for Regions are:
zz Strategic projects in regional Western Australia are a priority;zz Local decision-making in regional areas is fundamental; andzz State Government department administration and processes should
provide for and support decision-making in regional areas.
An important feature of Royalties for Regions is that it has been established to supplement – not supplant – the existing provision of basic, essential infrastructure and services provided by Government throughout regional Western Australia.
the Western Australian regional Development trust
The Western Australian Regional Development Trust (Trust) is an independent statutory advisory body that provides advice on the Royalties for Regions Fund to the Minister for Regional Development; Lands.
The Trust plays an important role in providing independent and impartial advice and recommendations on the allocation of funds from the Royalties for Regions Fund (Fund) and in the management of the Fund in order to promote and facilitate economic, business and social development in regional Western Australia.
Appointments to the Trust were made in June 2010. The Minister announced the appointment of former Western Australian Senator and Rhodes Scholar Andrew Murray as chair of the Trust for a three-year term on 16 June 2010. As a former Senator, Mr Murray is an experienced legislator and policy-maker. He also has a strong business background as an executive director of public and private companies.
Four other Trust members were also appointed:
zz Sue Middleton, Deputy Chair Three-year appointment – expires 7 June 2013
zz Paul Rosair
zz Peter Rundle One-year appointment – expires 27 February 2012
zz Tim Shanahan Three-year appointment – expires 7 June 2013
The Trust formally meets bi-monthly and on other occasions as required. The Trust is supported by the Department of Regional Development and Lands.
Andrew Murray, Chair
Paul Rosair, Trust Member
Peter Rundle, Trust Member
Tim Shanahan, Trust Member
Sue Middleton, Deputy Chair
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12 MONTH SNAPSHOT
zz Regional public sector employees received an increase to their District Allowance rates.
zz New Royalties for Regions funded defibrillator installed at Tom Price Hospital.
zz The State Government’s Country Age Pension Fuel Card reached 30,000 pensioners across regional WA.
zz New Royalties for Regions funded medical centre opened in Wongan Hills, providing Wheatbelt residents with better access to medical services.
zz The Gascoyne Revitalisation Plan was approved by Cabinet and included an allocation of $150 million of funding over five years, commencing 2010-11.
zz Royalties for Regions funding provided support to expand the Responsible Parenting Services program to Murchison/Great Southern.
zz Albany Surf Life Saving Club received $0.65 million in Regional Grants Scheme funding for an upgrade to its clubrooms.
zz A Peel disability services provider awarded a $0.25 million boost through the Regional Grants Scheme to extend its services.
zz The Merredin K-12 One School, One Community project received an additional $6 million funding boost from Royalties for Regions, transforming public education in Merredin.
zz Royalties for Regions funding supported the live simulcast of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performance to regional WA communities.
zz Cabinet endorsed the construction of a new Carnarvon Police and Justice Complex which will receive a contribution of $9.5 million in Gascoyne Revitalisation Plan funding.
zz Regional Western Australia’s emergency services and mobile telephone network secured a $120 million commitment from Royalties for Regions to provide significant upgrades.
zz Royalties for Regions funding of $10 million endorsed for the Mid West Solar Farm Project.
JULY 2010 AUGUST 2010 SEPTEMBER 2010
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zz The Waroona Playgroup celebrated the completion of its Royalties for Regions funded outdoor patio and play area.
zz Royalties for Regions funding of $5 million committed to Stage One of Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation Sustainable Housing project in Roebourne.
zz Bunbury boating facilities enhanced thanks to a $0.24 million grant from Royalties for Regions.
zz Earthworks commenced on the $130 million Karratha underground Power Project in the Pilbara, which will improve power supply in the region.
zz Infrastructure, visitor facilities, campsites and eco-friendly accommodation in regional WA received a $20 million boost for conservation and nature-based tourism.
zz The Busselton Health Campus redevelopment project received approval for $40.5 million in Royalties for Regions funding.
zz Royalties for Regions funding provided a boost to the Boarding Away From Home Allowance, providing increased financial assistance to families in regional or remote WA whose children board away from home.
zz The 200th house completed under the Royalties for Regions funded Government Regional Officer Housing (GROH) program was ready for tenants to move in.
OCTOBER 2010 NOVEMBER 2010 DECEMBER 2010
zz As part of the Gascoyne Revitalisation Plan funding of $3 million was approved for the Carnarvon Boat Ramp project.
zz The $2.7 million Royalties for Regions funded palliative care wing of the Kalgoorlie Health Campus opened.
zz The Ord Irrigation Expansion Project in Kununurra reached a significant milestone with water flowing into the new irrigation channel for the first time.
zz Individuals and organisations in regional Western Australian communities will benefit from a share in up to $9 million in the latest round of the Royalties for Regions’ Regional Grants Scheme.
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JANUARY 2011 FEBRUARY 2011 MARCH 2011
zz $35 million of funding approved by Cabinet for the Broome Boating Facility Stage 1.
zz A further $20 million towards the Recreational Boating Facilities Scheme for regional WA endorsed by Cabinet.
zz Cabinet endorsed $0.5 million towards the Broome Courthouse feasibility study.
zz Work commences on extensions to the Kalgoorlie Health Campus, which has received $15.8 million of Royalties for Regions funding.
zz Cabinet endorsed numerous projects as part of the Gascoyne Revitalisation Plan with funding of $5.513 million allocated.
zz Contract executed for the construction of a new Gascoyne Irrigation pipeline. The project will receive up to $7.4 million in Royalties for Regions funding.
zz Construction began on the Baynton West Family Centre in Karratha with $2.99 million funding received from the Royalties for Regions Pilbara Cities program.
zz Plans announced to extend and upgrade the residential colleges at Esperance and Merredin to meet increasing demand with $22.4 million of funding allocated over three years.
zz The township of Gascoyne Junction received $3 million in emergency funding from part of its Gascoyne Revitalisation Plan. The funding was to rebuild the town centre and tourism facilities after the severe impact of floods.
zz Royalties for Regions funding of $0.125 million committed towards the completion of the new Rushton Park Pavilion Facilities in the Peel region.
zz Cabinet endorsed $1.96 million towards the Roebourne Wastewater Treatment Plant.
zz Royalties for Regions funding ensured 21 occasional child care centres could stay open across Western Australia’s regions.
zz The State Government’s Country Age Pension Fuel Card Scheme reached a significant milestone, with the presentation of the 40,000th fuel card in Bunbury by Minister Grylls.
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12 MONTH SNAPSHOT
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APRIL 2011 MAY 2011 JUNE 2011
zz The Gascoyne Revitalisation Plan had $11.9 million in Royalties for Regions funding endorsed by Cabinet for projects in Shark Bay and Carnarvon.
zz Cabinet endorsed $3.59 million in Royalties for Regions funding for the Avon Water Reuse Project.
zz Denmark High School received $7 million for new specialist subject buildings, and Esperance Primary School $10 million for completion of the replacement school.
zz Through the State Government’s Pilbara Cities program $20 million in Royalties for Regions funding was committed for seven strategic infrastructure projects in the Pilbara.
zz The Royalties for Regions’ Country Local Government Fund contributed $0.486 million to the construction the new Boddington Heath Centre.
zz Cabinet approved $1.6 million of the Living Lakes project.
zz Bunbury’s award-winning Dolphin Discovery Centre’s new one-of-a-kind theatre was officially opened by Minister Grylls after an expansion of the centre received a funding boost from Royalties for Regions.
zz Announced $5 million in Royalties for Regions funding to establish Western Australia’s first regional coronary care unit at St John of God Hospital in Bunbury.
zz $9.745 million in Royalties for Regions funding committed for upgrades to Busselton and Dunsborough’s foreshore precincts.
zz Five schools in the State’s North West received a committment from the $100.5 million of Royalties for Regions funding for significant upgrades through the Regional Schools program.
zz Cabinet endorsed $43 million in Royalties for Regions funding towards the Kununurra Courthouse.
zz The expansion of the Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre received a $5 million funding boost from Royalties for Regions.
zz Plans announced for a 58-room, self-contained village for Coral Bay’s seasonal workers thanks to $15.275 million in Royalties for Regions funding.
zz Royalties for Regions funding was allocated to two major projects in South Hedland: the upgrade of the aquatic centre received $3.6 million and the development of a new library and community centre received $0.665 million.
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royalties for regions expenditure 2010-11
Total $524.7 million
Administering the Royalties for Regions Fund$7.2 million
Country Local Government Fund$39.5 million
Regional Community Services Fund$145.5 million
Regional Headworks Infrastructure Fund
$332.5 million
(Source: Department of Regional Development and Lands Annual Report 2010-11. Outlines the three funds and the new statewide initiatives as per 2010-11 Budget papers)
Funding Initiatives
Royalties for Regions operates under three funds:
zz The Country Local Government Fundzz The Regional Community Services Fundzz The Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund
The Country Local Government Fund
The Country Local Government Fund supports local governments in the nine regions defined in the Regional Development Commissions Act 1993. An amount of $51 million was disbursed through the fund in 2010-11.
The Regional Community Services Fund
In 2010-11, $139.3 million was disbursed to support priority services that have shown their effectiveness in enhancing the quality of life for residents in regional areas and improving access to government services and infrastructure. The fund aims to support investment in regional Western Australia and help leverage investment from other sources for projects that will contribute to the development of services in regional areas.
The Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund
In 2010-11, $400.3 million was disbursed to support large-scale, strategic regional infrastructure and headworks projects acknowledged as being of strategic importance to Western Australia.
The fund aims to support strong investment in regional Western Australia and help leverage investment from other sources for projects that will contribute to the development of regional infrastructure and headworks. It also supports planning for infrastructure at the regional level and encourages communities to develop infrastructure projects that benefit local organisations and communities.
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Country Local Government Fund
The Country Local Government Fund (CLGF) is one of three funds under the Royalties for Regions Act 2009. In December 2008, the Western Australian Government announced the commitment of $543 million over five years to assist country local governments build and maintain their community infrastructure.
The CLGF supports local government in the nine regions defined in the Regional Development Commissions Act 1993. The State Government will extend the program a further year to 2013-14 and an amount of $51 million was disbursed through CLGF in 2010-11 as follows:
Local Governments
An amount of $23.8 million was provided to individual country local governments towards the cost of implementing their forward capital works plans. Provision of adequate plans, informed by strategic and asset management plans, was a prerequisite to access individual local government allocations from CLGF in 2010-11.
For details of CLGF local government individual projects funded in 2010-11 see Appendix 1.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $23.8 million
Regional Groups/Regional Development Commissions
A total of $20.07 million was disbursed in 2010-11 to regional groups of country local governments in the nine regions, to invest in regionally significant infrastructure projects developed with the support of Regional Development Commissions. Provision of adequate business cases for each regional priority infrastructure project put forward was a prerequisite to access the regional component of CLGF in 2010-11.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $20.07 million
For details of CLGF regional groupings projects funded in 2010-11 see Appendix 2.
Department of Regional Development and Lands
The Department of Regional Development and Lands received an allocation of $0.48 million for administration of the CLGF in 2010-11.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $0.48 million
Department of Local Government
The Department of Local Government was provided with $10.578 million to deliver complementary capacity building initiatives, with a particular focus on strategic and asset management planning.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $6.61 million
The Regional Community Services Fund
The Regional Community Services Fund (RCSF) is designed to improve access to services in the regions. It supports services that have been shown to be effective in enhancing the quality of life for residents in regional areas.
The Regional Community Services Fund aims to:
zz assist regional communities achieve improved access to a range of community services;
zz assist regional communities overcome disadvantages caused by remoteness; and
zz attract and retain essential regional government employees.
As well as funding a range of individual projects, the RCSF includes an annual allocation for the:
1. The Regional Grants SchemeThe Regional Grants Scheme funds are utilised for community, public and private organisations to improve and develop infrastructure and services in the regions.
Western Australia’s nine Regional Development Commissions administer the Regional Grants Scheme as a contestable grants scheme, including assessing applications and determining grants.
2. Regional Strategic ProjectsRegional Strategic Projects consists of $373.6 million allocated over four years for the Regional Development Council to provide advice to the Minister for Regional Development on the use of these funds.
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Some of the projects the RCSF supports are:
Country Age Pension Fuel Card Scheme
The $24.8 million commitment in 2010-11 has seen income and asset tested pensioners in receipt of a part Age Pension, Carer Payment, Disability Support Pension, Wife Pension or Widow B Pension from Centrelink, or a part Department of Veterans’ Affairs Service Pension, Social Security Age Pension or Income Support Supplement, become eligible for the card. The scheme has been expanded to incorporate additional semi-rural country postcodes from the Peel region.
The Country Age Pension Fuel Card Scheme provides eligible pensioners in country Western Australia with $500 a year towards the cost of fuel and/or taxi travel from participating providers. Country pensioners live on modest, fixed incomes and generally do not have access to extensive public transport services. This means that they must rely more on their own vehicles or taxis to attend appointments, go shopping or visit family and friends. The Fuel Card provided support for the transport needs of approximately 43,187 pensioners living in regional areas with approximately $19,081,943 expended on fuel and $1,161,026 on taxis (Figures as at 1 July 2011).
The Fuel Card will be issued automatically every financial year as long as the age pensioner remains eligible.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $24.75 million
Funded Agent: Department of Transport
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Royal Flying Doctor Service
A total of $35.5 million has been committed to date to the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). The RFDS (Western Operations) is a not-for-profit organisation providing aero-medical evacuations across all of Western Australia. It also provides a range of visiting medical services to remote and rural areas.
Royalties for Regions funded two replacement turboprop aircraft and one new turboprop aircraft to be located in Derby (bringing the fleet to a total of 14 aircraft). Funding has also provided extra crews and medical staff, to further enhance existing services.
Part of this funding includes up to $3 million over three years to support the new medical jet service (with the support of Rio Tinto Iron Ore) for the RFDS.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $8.519 million
Funded Agent: Department of Health
Patient Assisted Travel Scheme
Royalties for Regions provided $9.038 million in 2010-11 from its four-year $30.8 million commitment to expand the Patient Assisted Travel Scheme (PATS).
PATS helps permanent country residents to access the nearest eligible medical specialist service (including Telehealth) by providing a subsidy towards the cost of travel and accommodation for patients travelling more than 100km.
Through Royalties for Regions support being provided over four years, PATS is revitalising the service to country patients through:
zz increased subsidy rates;zz increased support, particularly for those undertaking cancer treatment;zz support for the aged and disabled; andzz simplification of the program through improved
administrative processes.
Disbursed Amount 2010-11: $9.038 million
Funded Agent: Department of Health
Rural Generalist Pathways
The Rural Generalist Pathways (RGP) initiative in Western Australia is training medical graduates towards a career in rural medicine. The RGP aims to increase the number of generalist doctors with procedural qualifications practicing in rural and remote areas.
Royalties for Regions has committed $8.5 million over five years to provide assistance towards travel and accommodation costs for medical graduates participating in the RGP program.
Disbursed Amount 2010-11: $1 million
Funded Agent: Department of Health
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St John Ambulance Services in Country WA
St John Ambulance is receiving support from Royalties for Regions of $26.6 million over four years to significantly improve the ambulance services available to country residents in a number of regional locations.
Funding supports the employment of community paramedics statewide; increased volunteer membership, staff and volunteer support; implementation of an Aboriginal Community Subsidy Fund; enhancement of ambulance services in Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek and Wyndham; establishment of ambulance services in Nullagine and Marble Bar; and an improved transport co-ordination system.
Disbursed Amount 2010-11: To be drawn down in 2011-12
Funded Agent: Department of Health
Regional Workers Incentives
The Regional Workers Incentives scheme provides for an increased district allowance for public sector workers in regional Western Australia. This forms part of the strategy to attract and retain public sector workers, who provide essential government services.
There are approximately 7,000 public sector employees currently eligible for the district allowance.
Royalties for Regions allocated $19.17 million towards the district allowance in 2010-11. Royalties for Regions, through the Department of Regional Development and Lands, provided input to a review of the methodology and composition of district allowances, undertaken by the Department of Commerce and involving the public sector unions, represented by unions WA.
This review included formulation of a new methodology for calculating the district allowance, based on a two-yearly comprehensive regional price survey (the Regional Price Index). It will ensure that, in the future, district allowance rates remain relevant and provide fair and reasonable cost of living compensation for regional employees.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $19.17 million
Funded Agent: Department of Commerce and relevant agencies
Boarding Away from Home Allowance
Royalties for Regions funding has been allocated to increase the State’s contribution to the Boarding Away from Home Allowance for isolated children. The allowance provides financial support and assistance to parents of students in regional Western Australia who have no practicable alternative to boarding away from home in order to attend school.
This ensures that all students, regardless of their remoteness or isolation, have opportunities to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to achieve their individual potential and contribute to the social and economic development of WA.
Royalties for Regions has provided additional funds to ensure the scheme can benefit additional students. Through the Boarding Away from Home Allowance, eligible students can receive up to $2,050 each year.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $1.776 million
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Community Resource Centre Network Services Expanded
2011 represents the Community Resource Centre (CRC) Network’s 20th anniversary, building on one of Western Australia’s longest running and most successful regional community service programs, the Telecentre program.
There are 107 CRCs open for business throughout Western Australia, with Mowanjum, Pinjarra, Yarloop, Mount Barker, Dandaragan and Brunswick all commencing operation in 2010-11.
The CRCs have a new brand and have expanded their services to provide comprehensive education and training sessions that create pathways to employment for regional people. This is in addition to their vital existing services that include access to computers, high-speed Internet and government information referral services.
Since 2010, the CRC Trainee Support Grant program has supported the employment of more than 100 trainees across regional Western Australia. As part of another CRC initiative, Internet Protocol Video Conferencing will be available in all CRCs, allowing communities to have access to video conferencing services through the Internet using the current broadband connection.
In 2010 the Department of Regional Development and Lands provided grant monies to every CRC to assist in establishing a dedicated government information area within each centre. This area features a desktop computer and printer and provides free public access to government websites, information and online services. Brochures and display boards also provide government information for the community.
To support the distribution of government information and to ensure regional communities have access to a wide range of brochures and information, the Department of Regional Development and Lands has set up a “pick and pack” publication service in 2010-11. The service will enable individual CRCs to order publications, brochures and other government materials from an online database and have them delivered direct to the centre.
Perth-based government agencies now have a central repository for materials they need distributed to the Community Resource Network, resulting in increased regional access to information.
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Additional Support for Community Resource Centres
The Department of Regional Development and Lands is responsible for providing support to the Western Australian Community Resource Network (WACRN) through the provision of funding, training, capacity-building activities and support for Community Resource Centre (CRC) management committees and staff.
In 2010-11 a review was undertaken of the manner in which funding support is provided to the WACRN and the associated funding agreement, planning and reporting requirements. All members of the WACRN are now required to enter into a Financial Assistance Agreement with the Department and develop annual business plans, fostering a more professional approach to running CRCs.
Further, an agreement has been entered into with the WA Council of Social Service Inc. that enables CRCs to access a service called Management Support Online, using an online portal. This is a ‘one-stop shop’ designed specifically for non-government organisations to assist them in the development of good-practice governance, management, services, activities and administration.
Throughout 2010-11, CRCs have been taking a consistent approach to the delivery of training, education, communications and access to information for the State’s regional community.
With a new domain, www.crc.net.au, together with a standardised email system launched by the Department in July 2010, CRCs now share a platform for websites and email addresses and a consistent naming convention is now in place for anyone wishing to communicate with CRCs. An updated website Content Management System and new vibrant designs were also rolled out during 2010-11.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $10 million
Funded Agent: Department of Regional Development and Lands
State Barrier Fence and Wild Dogs Management
The impact of wild dogs on small livestock enterprises is documented in the independent report entitled ‘Benefit-Cost Analysis of the State Barrier Fence’ published by uRS Australia Pty Ltd in 2007. This report estimated the impact
of wild dogs on small livestock production in the State’s agricultural areas where dogs occur to be between $11 and $18 per hectare.
A Royalties for Regions investment will allow landholders to establish enhanced control operations and make improvements to the State Barrier Fence over three to five years, which will enable better wild dog management into the future.
Royalties for Regions funding has been provided to:
zz Contract eight additional doggers, to help fill gaps in the current coverage and to reduce the size of the areas having to be covered by those doggers already in place; and
zz Purchase materials to fill significant gaps in the State Barrier Fence and upgrade the existing fence to a standard that will prevent the movement of wild dogs and emus from the rangelands to the agricultural areas.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $1.02 million
Funded Agent: Department of Agriculture and Food
Regional Men’s Health
The Australian Medical Association recognises that rural and regional men face health issues that differ to their urban counterparts and, by most measures, are overrepresented in negative health outcome statistics. In Western Australia, around a quarter of all males over the age of 15 years live in regional areas.
Wheatbelt Men’s Health Inc. (WMH) has provided an important and well-utilised men’s health and wellbeing service primarily in the Wheatbelt since 2001. This service includes education and emotional support for men and families in situational distress, connecting them to appropriate counselling services where required.
Royalties for Regions funding is being provided to WMH through the Department of Agriculture and Food to continue the delivery of services, programs and support to farming and pastoral community families through an expanded program known as the Regional Men’s Health Initiative, which is being conducted throughout regional areas.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $0.517 million
Funded Agent: Department of Agriculture and Food20
Kimberley and Pilbara Youth Justice Services Expansion
Royalties for Regions funding will enable the implementation of early intervention and prevention services for young people at risk across the Pilbara and Kimberley.
The program offers services in four main areas:
1. Preventing and diverting young people from entering detention centres;2. Helping young people complete community-based sentences after they
have been convicted of a crime;3. Intervening with young people and their families to help them back on
track when a young person develops a criminal record; and4. Working with young people who are in detention or coming out of
detention.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $3.69 million
Funded Agent: Department of Corrective Services
Expansion of Foodbank Western Australia School Breakfast Program and Services into Regional Locations
Foodbank is a non-denominational, charitable organisation that sources donated and surplus food from the food and grocery industry to distribute to welfare and community agencies that provide food assistance to people in need.
The Foodbank Western Australia School Breakfast Program commenced in 2001 with 11 schools. In 2008, the initiative reached 277 schools, including 240 public schools, and 11,455 students. The program targets schools with a low Socio Economic Index ranking.
Royalties for Regions funding will ensure the program can expand to additional schools in remote and regional areas of Western Australia. A total of $1.56 million over four years will support the program, with Royalties for Regions contributing 50 per cent ($0.78 million) and the Department of Education matching funding by providing $0.78 million to extend the reach of this important program.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $0.195 million
Funded Agent: Department of Education21
Expansion of Clontarf Foundation Programs and Services into Regional Locations
The Clontarf Foundation aims to actively engage Aboriginal students in targeted schools through the establishment of eight additional Clontarf Academies in Carnarvon, Mandurah, Northam, Wyndham, Katanning, Derby, Roebourne, Karratha and Fitzroy Crossing. Royalties for Regions has allocated a total of $5.04 million over three years to assist with this expansion.
Clontarf figures show that an estimated 60 per cent of Aboriginal young people are not retained in education through to Year 12 and only around 50 per cent of Aboriginal young people are participating in education, training or meaningful employment. These figures are approximately 30 percentage points lower than those for non-Aboriginal young people.
Accordingly, the Clontarf Foundation aims to actively engage Aboriginal male students to maximise their attendance and promote positive participation and achievement in school, training and prospective employment.
The academies aim to achieve the following outcomes for participants:
zz improved school attendance; zz increased participation in education; zz higher levels of engagement; zz improved levels of attainment; and zz better future prospects through effective transitions and pathways.
A Service Agreement between the Department of Education and the Clontarf Foundation has facilitated consultation to identify schools that will be engaged in this program.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $0.98 million
Funded Agent: Department of Education
WA Indigenous Tourism Operators Committee (WAITOC)
WAITOC is the peak industry body for Aboriginal tourism in the State and plays an important role in advocacy, marketing support of emerging product, and the provision of networking opportunities in the State’s tourism industry.
Royalties for Regions is providing $0.33 million in funding to support the operations of WAITOC over three years to assist its transition to a new, self-sustaining operational and funding model.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $0.33 million
Funded Agent: Tourism Western Australia
Better Beginnings – Early Literacy
Royalties for Regions funding of $2.8 million over four years will be used to extend the reach of the Better Beginnings – Early Literacy program to include children aged 4-5 years throughout regional and remote Western Australia. This should lead to increased opportunities for success at school and in future employment.
Better Beginnings is a universal literacy program for children from birth to five years and their families. It aims to develop early literacy skills in young children by fostering a love of books and language.
Better Beginnings builds on a parent’s role as their child’s first teacher by providing high-quality literacy materials and nurturing settings that create positive first experiences around books and language.
The program’s objectives are to:
zz introduce children to developmentally appropriate books and language activities;
zz support parents as their child’s first teacher in modelling early literacy practices;
zz raise awareness of the value and pleasure of reading and sharing stories with children; and
zz link families to the resources and services that libraries offer people of all ages.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $0.628 million
Funded Agent: Department of Education22
Berlin Philharmonic
The Perth Theatre Trust received Royalties for Regions funding of $0.2 million to secure the resources and infrastructure to broadcast a performance of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra on Sunday 14 November 2010. The simulcast provided an opportunity for regional communities to be part of a world-class orchestra performance in real time.
The objective of the project was to use technology via high-quality video and audio to present a world-class orchestra to regional centres and the broader community. The targeted audience groups comprised regional entertainment centres (Albany, Broome, Bunbury, Merredin, Esperance, Kalgoorlie, Geraldton and Karratha), local Community Resource Centres and regional residents with access to appropriate satellite-decoding devices.
Support from the public for the event was strong and feedback established there was deep enthusiasm and appreciation for the inclusiveness that community members felt as a result of the simulcast.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $0.2 million acquitted
Funded Agent: Perth Theatre Trust
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Responsible Parenting Services
Responsible Parenting Services encompasses two key parenting programs: Parent Support (for older children and youths), and Best Beginnings (for babies and toddlers). These programs are targeted at the most at-risk families and focus on prevention and early intervention in order to reduce the number of children and young people entering the child protection system and, in turn, reduce the number of children and young people going into care.
Royalties for Regions is providing $27.9 million to Responsible Parenting Services over four years from 2010-11. This funding will ensure the program can be further extended into the Gascoyne, Goldfields, Great Southern, Mid West, Pilbara, South West and Wheatbelt regions to provide home visiting services, including support and advice to at risk families.
To date, an additional 10.5 full time equivalent positions have been provided in the Gascoyne, Goldfields, Great Southern, Pilbara, South West and Wheatbelt regions, assisting with the expansion of the Responsible Parenting Services in those regions.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $1.39 million
Funded Agent: Department of Child Protection
Rangelands Reform Implementation
A three year, $2.25 million Rangelands Reform program, supported by Royalties for Regions, will address long standing problems faced by our pastoral industry. The outcomes will include better support for pastoralists who wish to diversify their land use. This will give greater economic certainty to those who work and live on Western Australia’s rangelands and, in turn, will support communities in regional centres.
under the program, it is proposed to:
zz Amend the Land Administration Act 1997 (WA) to create alternative lease options, such as a perpetual pastoral lease and a rangelands lease. The latter will allow for a range of business diversification options to be built into the lease, including tourism, horticulture, conservation and, potentially, carbon farming.
zz Investigate and develop new economic opportunities in the rangelands.zz Create a one-stop shop approach to assessing applications for pastoral
diversification and investigate options to streamline the diversification permit process.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $0.3 million
Funded Agent: Department of Regional Development and Lands
Upgrade of ‘Orange’ School Buses in Regional Western Australia
Royalties for Regions will provide $10.9 million over four years to improve conditions for regional students travelling long distances by bus to access a school education. These funds will upgrade the regional school bus network to ensure that new buses are equipped with air-conditioning and automatic transmission.
The air-conditioning on all school buses will now operate year round.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $1.9 million
Funded Agent: Public Transport Authority
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Exploration Incentive Scheme
In 2010-11, Royalties for Regions provided $24.61 million of its $80 million commitment for exploration to support future growth of resources industry in the Pilbara and the rest of regional Western Australia.
The objective of the Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS) is to encourage exploration through activities such as co-funded drilling for mineral and petroleum discoveries, improved and increased surveys, and improved data access. The scheme is working towards stimulating increased private sector resource exploration and partnerships, to ultimately lead to new mineral and energy discoveries.
The EIS comprises of six separate programs:
1. Exploration and Environmental Coordination in the Department of Mines and Petroleum
2. Innovative Drilling3. Geographic and Geochemical Surveys4. 3D Geological Mapping5. Promoting Strategic Research with Industry6. Sustainable Working Relations with Indigenous Communities
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $24.61 million
Funded Agent: Department of Mines and Petroleum
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Regional Strategic Projects
Regional Strategic Projects refer to funds set aside for contestable and strategic projects. A total of $373.6 million over four years has been allocated to the Regional Development Council, which will provide advice to the Minister for Regional Development on the use of these funds. The Council’s strategic regional priorities will assist in determining where this funding should be directed.
Please refer to page 47 – Regional Capital Works Initiatives for information on additional projects prioritised by the Regional Development Council.
Disbursed Amount 2010-11: $3.5 million
Funded Agent: Department of Regional Development and Lands
– Busselton Foreshore Enhancement
Funding of $6.1 million has been made available to contribute to the renewal and upgrade of the amenity of the public foreshore between Busselton Town Centre and the beach.
Disbursed Amount 2010-11: $6.1 million
Funded Agent: Shire of Busselton
– Dunsborough Foreshore Enhancement
Funding of $3.643 million has been made available to progress the plan to enhance the Dunsborough Foreshore through the upgrade of landscape and amenities.
Disbursed Amount 2010-11: $3.643 million
Funded Agent: Shire of Busselton
– Other Regional Strategic Projects receiving Cabinet approval:
zz City of Geraldton: Eastern Breakwater Precinct – $2.247 million zz St John of God Bunbury: Coronary Care unit – $5 million zz Walpole and Districts Senior Accommodation Inc.: Jarrah Glen
Lifestyle Village – $1.056 million zz Wheatbelt Development Commission: Avon Development unit –
$0.5 million zz Avon Community Development Foundation Inc.: Avon Water Reuse –
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Regional Grants Scheme
The Regional Grants Scheme (RGS) aims to improve economic and community infrastructure and services in regional Western Australia. The grants are for community, public and private organisations to fund projects that attract investment and increase jobs as well as improve the quality of life in the regions. The RGS is administered by the State’s nine Regional Development Commissions with support from the Department of Regional Development and Lands.
For details on successful Small Grant Scheme and Strategic Project grant applicants funded in 2010-11 for each Regional Development Commission, please see Appendix 3.
For further details of RGS recipients contact the relevant RDC or visit http://www.rdl.wa.gov.au/grantandfunding/regional
The Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund
In 2010-11, $400.3 million was provided to support large-scale, strategic regional infrastructure and headworks projects acknowledged as being of strategic importance to Western Australia.
The fund aims to support strong investment in regional Western Australia and help leverage investment from other sources for projects that will contribute to the development of regional infrastructure and headworks. It also supports planning for infrastructure at the regional level and encourages regional communities to develop infrastructure projects that benefit local organisations and communities.
Initiatives supported by the Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund include:
zz Pilbara Citieszz Kimberley Revitalisationzz Gascoyne Revitalisationzz General initiatives
Pilbara Cities
Cabinet approved the Pilbara Cities initiative in June 2009, under the Royalties for Regions program, and the Pilbara Cities Office was established in August 2010.
Pilbara Cities Vision
Pilbara Cities aims to address the issues associated with the significant growth seen in the Pilbara region over the past decade. It seeks to build the populations of Karratha and Port Hedland into cities of 50,000 people, and Newman to 15,000 people, with other Pilbara towns growing into more attractive, sustainable local communities.
Over $1 billion in Royalties for Regions funding has been committed and is being invested to help build modern, vibrant cities and regional centres that can support and deliver a skilled workforce for major economic projects in the Pilbara.
The realisation of this vision rests on the promotion of quality regional living, with modern services and facilities that encourage the development of strong local communities.
The key focus areas to achieve the Pilbara Cities Vision are:
zz Infrastructure coordination – energy, water, waste water, roads, ports and marinas;
zz Land availability and development – land preparation, planning, developer attraction and retention, and housing;
zz Community projects and engagement – education, health, community facilities, and Indigenous participation;
zz Economic diversification – industry development, supply chain development, business attraction and development, and transformational projects.
With over one hundred projects underway, the Pilbara Cities Office is collaborating with a range of government, industry and community stakeholders to transform the region in a sustainable way and offer housing affordability, infrastructure upgrades, new health and education facilities and local business development.
Refer to Appendix 4 for complete list of all Pilbara Cities projects.
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Nickol Bay Hospital
A Royalties for Regions provision of $10 million in 2010-11 was provided as part of an ongoing program of financial assistance to upgrade health services and accommodation for staff at Karratha’s Nickol Bay Hospital (NBH).
NBH was the last purpose-built hospital constructed in the Pilbara in 1982, in partnership with Woodside Petroleum Ltd, on behalf of the local community. It was considered a state-of-the-art facility when commissioned and was awarded as such.
NBH has been long overdue for major redevelopment and repair to improve its overall functionality, and to meet modern fire, safety and security standards. Except for some limited internal modifications over the years and the conversion of a former inpatient ward into a dedicated community mental health outpatient unit in 2001, NBH has not had any major redevelopment investment since construction. By contemporary standards, the facility’s floor plan is inefficient and dysfunctional in spatial and staffing terms.
Nickol Bay Hospital is one of 15 Integrated District Health Services sites across the WA Country Health Service (WACHS). It incorporates a medium-sized hospital and is the base for district-wide, community-based health and support services. There are very few GPs in Karratha and therefore WACHS employs its own doctors locally and uses visiting medical practitioners to provide primary care as well as hospital and emergency services. There is a heavy reliance on locum, agency and overseas-trained doctors. If residents of Karratha and the surrounding district require more specialised services, they are transferred to Port Hedland Regional Hospital or Perth.
The State Government has committed $150 million over five years for the redevelopment of the Nickol Bay Health Campus. In order to address urgent staff accommodation demands on the hospital site, an immediate injection of funds has allowed for the planning, design and construction of staff accommodation.
Disbursement Amount in 2010-11: $1 million
Funded Agent: Department of Health
Pilbara Cities Office
The Pilbara Cities Office, formerly the Pilbara Revitalisation unit received Royalties for Regions funding in 2010-11 with $12.76 million provided to establish and operate the Pilbara Cities Office for a period of five years. This money will also support additional resources for the clearance of development and environmental approvals in the Department of Planning and the Office of the Environmental Protection Authority, supporting the delivery of the Pilbara Cities Vision.
Key roles and functions of the Pilbara Cities Office are to:
zz Engage with the Pilbara Development Commission to build the capacity of local communities, services, infrastructure and community well-being;
zz Work with the Department of Planning to ensure the implementation of decisions of the Ministerial Taskforce on Approvals, Development and Sustainability; and
zz Ensure that services are delivered in a coordinated and timely fashion and with appropriate community input through engagement with traditional owners, industry, Western Australian Planning Commission, Pilbara Regional Planning Committee, the Pilbara Development Commission and the Infrastructure Coordinating Committee.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $0.75 million for Pilbara Revitalisation unit; $2.84 million for the Pilbara Cities Office
Funded Agent: Department of Regional Development and Lands
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Pilbara underground Power Project (PuPP)
The Pilbara underground Power Project will ensure a safe and reliable power supply for cyclone-prone communities and the industries surrounding them.
The project is delivering underground power to the towns of Karratha, Roebourne, South Hedland and Onslow in an area commonly known as “cyclone alley”. Port Hedland, Point Samson and parts of Roebourne were completed under an earlier program. The current project will assist in ensuring energy security to the region and will upgrade or replace ageing power distribution infrastructure. A voltage upgrade to the distribution network in Karratha will also form part of the project.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $65.31 million
Funded Agents: Horizon Power, Office of Energy and Pilbara Development Commission
Karratha Service Workers’ Accommodation
The Karratha Service Workers’ Accommodation project will provide accommodation for a specific sector that has a demonstrated need for accommodation assistance in the Pilbara.
Karratha is a thriving mining town at the centre of Western Australia’s iron ore and gas industries. The mining boom has resulted in a high demand for permanent accommodation. Mining expansion in the area has seen major companies take up available rental housing on the market and push up rents. This has placed significant upward pressure on home purchase prices for non-mining employees.
High housing costs make it difficult for non-resource sector employees to afford to live in Karratha unless they receive a significant level of accommodation support from their employer. Resource companies acknowledge the impact of the cost of accommodation on workers and provide staff with assistance. The same is true of some government employees who receive subsidised housing. The challenge is to provide accommodation for employees within the retail, personal services, hospitality, tourism and general service sectors. Although the State Government, through LandCorp, continues to release significant land in Karratha with the aim of improving housing affordability, the provision of the service workers’ accommodation will target a specific sector with a clear need for secure rental accommodation.
The desired outcome of this 100 (one, two and three bedroom) unit initiative is to assist service workers in obtaining suitable, secure accommodation and help small business attract and retain service workers. This initiative will indirectly benefit members of the wider community who access the services provided and place downward pressure on underlying rents.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $28.4 million
Funded Agent: LandCorp
Housing for Workers – South Hedland Town Centre Revitalisation
The South Hedland Town Centre requires comprehensive revitalisation to change perceptions relating to the town and build confidence about its future as an attractive place for business and residential investment. LandCorp has prepared a development plan to achieve this and has received funding of $23.3 million from Royalties for Regions over three years to implement the first two stages of the development plan.
The resources boom in the Pilbara has contributed to the prosperity of Australia, but has also created unprecedented demand for housing and associated social facilities in towns such as Port Hedland, Newman and Karratha. In Port Hedland, some additional housing has been provided through subdivisions such as Pretty Pool, but environmental constraints, including storm surge, dust from stockpiles, and potential impact on turtles, have severely limited the development of land along the coast.
A priority is to focus on a plan to improve the vitality and amenity of the town, by:
zz Creating an area of concentrated social and economic activity;zz Taking actions to improve the visual appearance of the town centre
through a street and park beautification plan;zz Facilitating the introduction of much-needed facilities and services that
can be enjoyed by the entire community; and zz Providing development opportunities for commercial and
residential land.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $15.495 million
Funded Agent: LandCorp
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Pilbara Water Opportunities Initiative
Following the release of the Pilbara Water Pre-feasibility Study in May 2009, $2.905 million in funding was allocated through Royalties for Regions to further explore water opportunities in the Pilbara.
An expression of interest was released in October 2009. The ten successful projects include several biofuel pilot projects, a water bottling facility and a mobile pipe machine.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: Disbursed in 2009-10
Funded Agent: Department of Regional Development and Lands
Pilbara Water Opportunities Projects
Project Project Description Location Funding Approved ($)
Balla Balla Water Reuse Initiative Study
Aurox resources will undertake a feasibility study on the supply of 5GL/annum of process water from Balla Balla mine site to Port Hedland from 2012, to provide a low-cost water supply for use by the Town of Port Hedland.
Pilbara 0.48 million
Decca Station Project Ngarliyarndu Bindirri Aboriginal Corporation will engage 10 Indigenous inmates from Roebourne Regional Prison in a train-to-work project specifically designed to implement water-sensitive techniques for agricultural production in the Pilbara.
Pilbara 0.166 million
Energy Island Pilot Project AgGrow will produce high yielding biomass crops to deliver a reliable and sustainable source of renewable fuel Pilbara 0.25 million
Evaluation of the Feasibility of Solomon Sustainable Water
The Fortescue Metals Group, Worley Parsons and MHW project will assess the use of excess water from FMG’s future Solomon operations, both during dewatering operation and as a potential water storage and redraw-supply scheme after mine closure.
Pilbara 0.445 million
Groundwater Resource Appraisal
Department of Water will undertake a study to understand the structure and sustainability of the West Canning Basement.
Pilbara 0.155 million
Integrated Mining and Irrigated Agriculture Water Management Study
Global Groundwater, Department of Agriculture and Food WA and MWH will undertake a more detailed feasibility study on the agriculture-related recommendations from the Pilbara Integrated Water Supply Pre-feasibility Study. The feasibility study proposes to transfer mine and aquifer discharge to an agricultural location to the north of Newman and Woodie Woodie.
Pilbara 0.4 million
Mobile Pipe Machine West Australian Top Environmental Resource (WATER) will construct and test a large-diameter continuous pipe machine. The aim of the pipe machine is to significantly reduce the supply cost of large-diameter pipelines.
Pilbara 0.05 million
Nameless Sustainable Energy Project
Ashburton Aboriginal Corporation will assess the feasibility of growing oilseed crops for the production of biodiesel in the Shire of Ashburton using mine dewatering and groundwater.
Pilbara 0.15 million
Pilbara Bottled Water Project
The Pilbara Bottle Water Plant Project from Leighton Contractors will establish a bottled water facility using excess dewatering; replacing plastic bottles with locally manufactured biodegradable bottles made from plant sugars.
Pilbara 0.425 million
Woodie Biofuels Project Consolidated Minerals will use water from mine dewatering as irrigation for biofuel crops near Woodie Woodie mine site.
Pilbara 0.25 million
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West Pilbara Water
The Water Corporation and the Department of Regional Development and Lands have been examining water and wastewater projects in the Water Corporation capital works program that may be eligible to receive funding through the Royalties for Regions Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund.
These projects may be used to meet water usage demands of major new residential, industry and resource projects, such as Pilbara Cities. They will complement the services provided in the Pilbara and Kimberley by the Water Corporation and support the growth in the North West region of the State.
The Roebourne Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade has already been funded. This new project expands the Roebourne Wastewater Treatment Plant to cope with increased flow from development in the Roebourne townsite. With an estimated cost of $2 million, fully funded by Royalties for Regions, the project will involve construction of additional ponds and an upgrade of ancillary works at the existing treatment plant to provide a sustainable wastewater treatment and disposal system that caters for long-term growth in the area.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $1.957 million
Funded Agent: Water Corporation
Pilbara Health Partnership
The WA Country Health Service is the largest country health system in Australia. Across the Pilbara, it services an area of more than half a million square kilometres.
The service aims to provide a robust, sustainable and high-quality system of health service delivery that can meet the diverse and contemporary health needs of consumers in regional Western Australia.
The Pilbara Health Partnership is a $38.2 million joint arrangement between the Western Australian Country Health Service ($32.9 million through Royalties for Regions funding) and industry through the Pilbara Industry’s Community Council ($5.29 million). Its basic aim is to deliver a range of health improvement services across the Pilbara including:
zz Emergency transportzz Aboriginal liaison officerszz Emergency department medical equipment and telehealth initiatives zz Emergency management education and training program employmentzz Medical specialistszz Nurse practitionerszz Indigenous training and employmentzz The Karratha helipadzz CT scanner services at Nickol Bay Hospital in Karrathazz Sexual and family health workerszz Small hospital planning and revitalisationzz Improved clinical and medical imaging equipment
Disbursement Amounts 2010-11: Disbursed in 2009-10
Funded Agent: Department of Health
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Ngarluma Aboriginal Sustainable Housing – Roebourne (NASH)
The NASH project was initiated by the Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation to increase accommodation and improve the social and economic wellbeing of people in Roebourne. This involves $5 million for the development of 50 hectares of land currently classified as unallocated Crown Land for the purpose of the NASH development.
Over time, it is envisaged that the total project will comprise a 380 lot residential development, a school, seniors’ housing and a commercial centre. Stage One of the project involves the creation of 100 lots, including 50 for social and government employee housing to be purchased by the Department of Housing and 50 lots for the Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation.
The NASH Project would help address issues of disadvantage in Roebourne, including high levels of unemployment and other social indicators deemed unacceptable. This is a particularly important because it not only provides much-needed housing in the region, but also focuses on Indigenous capacity building, collaboration and partnering.
The total Royalties for Regions commitment to the $12.6 million project will be $5 million, with the $4.5 million provided in 2010-11 complementing the $0.5 million of funding provided in 2009-10 for land preparation.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $4.5 million
Funded Agent: Department of Regional Development and Lands
Roebourne Housing Initiatives
An allocation of $5 million has been provided to the Department of Housing to address issues of overcrowding and social housing density in the town of Roebourne. The project will begin to address these issues by constructing 12 new social housing units.
These houses are an essential part of the strategy to reduce the high levels of social housing that is concentrated in the precinct known as ‘The Village’. The project will ensure that new housing is provided to replace the current housing stock, which is 50-60 years old and requires demolishing.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $5 million
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Pilbara Cities Community Projects
Pilbara Cities Community Projects (formerly known as Pilbara Revitalisation Phase Two) are supporting initiatives to be developed between and with community, industry, State and Federal agencies and Aboriginal groups. This second stage will be coordinated through the Pilbara Strategic Directions Group. This will allow a central point for providing for the future needs of the region, recognising that significant work has already been undertaken in the Pilbara through the Pilbara Industry’s Community Council, the Pilbara Dialogue and various agency and community plans.
There are three elements to the development of initiatives and decision-making for Pilbara Cities Community Projects:
zz The Pilbara Strategic Directions Group – managed by the Pilbara Cities Office and the Pilbara Development Commission, the group acts as a central point for considering the future of the Pilbara, developing new initiatives and providing strategic advice to the Directors General Reference Group (formerly known as the Pilbara Revitalisation Plan Steering Committee).
zz Directors General Reference Group – chaired by the Director General of the Department of Regional Development and Lands on behalf of the Minister for Regional Development, the group brings together Directors General of State agencies and local government to endorse and implement new initiatives.
zz The Minister for Regional Development provides approval for projects to be presented to State Cabinet.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $22.86 million
Funded Agent: Multiple
See Appendix 4 for a list of further projects funded under Pilbara Cities Community Projects.
Pilbara Health Equipment
The Royalties for Regions program has allocated $2.5 million to replace medical and general clinical equipment and provide for service enhancements to improve health services in the Pilbara region.
Clinical and medical imaging equipment delivered under this initiative in 2009-10 includes beds and mattresses, trolleys, monitoring and acute systems, ECG units, slit lamps, sterilisers, washer disinfectors, theatre tables and
instruments, fast scanners, a bladder scanner, ultrasounds, digital general x-ray room, an OPG machine and a table top processor.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: Disbursed in 2009-10
Funded Agent: Department of Health
Northern Towns Development Fund
The objective of the fund is to assist in streamlining government approval processes and to develop regional and local planning frameworks in conjunction with industry, business, local government and the community. The fund was established with the recognition that effective planning at a local level is needed to identify priorities for local and regional infrastructure that can underpin sustainable growth and develop liveable towns.
The Northern Towns Development Fund is intended to address the immediate ‘bottleneck’ of land release and infrastructure provision, by facilitating the short to medium-term delivery of effective planning instruments and outcomes and improve long-term regional and local planning. This should ensure local communities and businesses are engaged in influencing the future development of their towns.
The Northern Towns Development Fund to date has supported two streams of activity in the Pilbara Cities Development Office and the North West Planning Program.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $5.34 million
Funded Agent: Department of Planning, Environmental Protection Authority and local governments, Department of Regional Development and Lands Pilbara Cities Office
Northern Towns Development Fund – Northern Planning
The principle aim of the Northern Planning program is the delivery of strategic planning services by the Department of Planning in support of the Pilbara Cities Vision. Royalties for Regions will provide $2.5 million from the Northern Towns Development Fund to Northern Planning. In addition, two full-time equivalent positions at $0.6196 million over three years have been directed towards this project.
Approved Amount 2010-11: $0.18 million
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Kimberley Revitalisation
Ord-East Kimberley Expansion Project – Capital and Operating
The Ord-East Kimberley Expansion Project is a major State Government election commitment. Activity was ramped up in the 2010-11 financial year with construction of 14 kilometres of irrigation channel and 13 kilometres of road to support the 8,000 hectares of farmland that will make up Phase 2 of the project. Phase 1 construction was 75 per cent complete in the year.
The project is funded by $220 million from Royalties for Regions in partnership with a $195 million investment from the Australian Government in the form of the East Kimberley Development Package to support education, housing, health and community services. Twenty-five of the 29 East Kimberley Development Packages commenced or were under construction in the 2010-11 year. The remaining projects are in the approvals or design phase.
This project sets a precedent in Indigenous engagement and maximises Aboriginal involvement and employment opportunities. Indigenous employment between 24 per cent and 35 per cent was achieved (with a peak of 63 Aboriginal employees out of 180 staff).
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $66.208 million
Funded Agent: Department of State Development
Aboriginal Housing
Like other towns in regional remote Western Australia, Kununurra, Halls Creek and Fitzroy Crossing suffer problems brought on by housing shortages. It is well established that a shortage of Aboriginal community housing and consequent overcrowding are linked to wider social problems in health, the capacity to sustain employment, domestic violence and school attendance. The aim of this $15 million project is to add to land release and community housing development programs of LandCorp and the Department of Housing by bringing new and additional land and additional affordable housing to the towns.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: Disbursed in 2009-10
Funded Agent: Kimberley Development Commission
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Broome Small Boat Facility Stage 1
An allocation of $35 million worth of funding has been made available to deliver Broome boating facilities appropriate for the recreational boating community accessing the ocean waters off Broome. The funding will be used to deliver improved and safer boating facilities that will accommodate 80 per cent of the projected growth in recreational and commercial craft boating needs in the Broome region to 2031.
The facilities will improve boat launching at a range of tides, allow boat owners to safely embark and disembark, enable them to launch and retrieve vessels in a sheltered environment, make removal of medium sized vessels from the water easier, and provide passenger and equipment-handling facilities for charter and commercial operators. During the year, the Department of Transport facilitated a series of stakeholder consultations on various site options and facility configurations. A series of preliminary technical and heritage reports were completed and the facility concept for development at West Roebuck Bay was presented to the community at the North West Expo in May 2011.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $1.25 million
Funded Agent: Department of Transport
Kununurra Justice Complex
Royalties for Regions is providing $43 million over four years for the construction of a temporary courthouse and a new courthouse and justice complex on the existing site in Kununurra.
The current premises face severe space and operational constraints, do not meet current needs and cannot accommodate the forecast growth for court services in the region.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $1.3 million
Funded Agent: Department of the Attorney General
Broome Justice Complex
Royalties for Regions has provided $0.5 million to undertake detailed scoping, planning, site selection and costing for a new courthouse and justice complex in Broome.
The existing premises are too small, do not provide for existing demand and cannot accommodate the expected growth for court services. Initial estimates for upgrading the existing site are approximately $70 million.
Before proceeding with any works on the site, and to ensure value for money, alternative sites in Broome are being investigated by State Government. An allocation of $0.5 million to undertake this investigation was made in 2010-11 to the Department of the Attorney General.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $0.35 million
Funded Agent: Department of the Attorney General
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Gascoyne Revitalisation
Funding of $159.7 million over five years has been committed for the revitalisation of the Gascoyne region, including $31 million in 2010-11. This significant investment by Royalties for Regions will see funding provided for the construction of service workers’ accommodation in Coral Bay, a new irrigation pipeline in Carnarvon to service the horticultural district ($7.565 million over two years), and $150 million over five years commencing in 2010-11 for major infrastructure, headworks and community priority projects under Gascoyne Development Plan funding.
Gascoyne Development Plan
The State Government and the Gascoyne community have recognised the need to invest in community infrastructure in the Gascoyne region in order to build a more sustainable social and economic base and help the region achieve its potential for growth.
In May 2010, the State Government announced its commitment to modernise and transform Gascoyne communities by providing Royalties for Regions funding of $150 million over five years for major infrastructure, headworks and community priority projects. The initiative is a major new component of the Royalties for Regions Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund.
The Gascoyne Revitalisation funding draws from the region’s 10-year infrastructure and headworks program outlined in the Gascoyne Regional Development Plan 2010-2020. Stage 1 of the plan supported a number of strategically significant infrastructure and community priority projects.
Gascoyne Development Plan – Stage 1
– Carnarvon Police and Justice Complex
Royalties for Regions has committed $9.5 million over two years to partner with $43 million already committed by the State Government to build a new Police and Justice Complex in Carnarvon. This new facility will be built on the Gascoyne Traders Site [lots 557 and 1059 on the corner of Robinson Street and Babbage Island Road]. Construction is expected to commence early in 2013 with the new complex operational by late 2014.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $0.38 million
Funded Agent: Department of the Attorney General
– Carnarvon Fascine Redevelopment Planning
The Carnarvon Fascine Redevelopment Planning project is part of the overall Carnarvon Fascine Revitalisation. Technical studies – including an environmental impact study, dredging plan and geotechnical report – will be completed in this stage, along with clearance approvals such as Native Title for the Fascine Waterway. The $0.78 million planning project is fully funded by Royalties for Regions.
The overall Carnarvon Fascine Revitalisation Project will see the town centre and waterway developed, with better access for recreational boats. This will bring together the parklands, town beach and boating activities to provide a very attractive area for the local population and tourists.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $0.312 million
Funded Agent: Shire of Carnarvon
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– Carnarvon Boat Ramp Project
This $3 million project, fully funded by Royalties for Regions, has seen the construction of a new recreational boat ramp away from the commercial wharf in Carnarvon, increasing safety for commercial and recreational vessels in the region and servicing Carnarvon’s substantial recreational boating community.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $1.9 million
Funded Agent: Department of Transport
– Carnarvon Library and Art Centre
The new Carnarvon Library and Art Centre is a $4.245 million project that involves the relocation of the existing library and provision of an art centre at a new site in Carnarvon.
Royalties for Regions is contributing a total of $3.625 million to this project ($1.857 million from the Gascoyne Development Plan and $1.768 million from the Gascoyne Regional Grants Scheme). The remaining funding of $0.62 million is being provided by the Shire of Carnarvon.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $0.7 million
Funded Agent: Shire of Carnarvon
Gascoyne Development Plan – Stage 2
The Gascoyne Development Plan and the Gascoyne Revitalisation Steering Committee are two key components underpinning the development of initiatives, decision-making and governance of Gascoyne Development Plan-funded projects. They reflect the Royalties for Regions’ principle of local decision-making and ownership of the Gascoyne Development Plan.
The Gascoyne Regional Development Plan 2010-2020 was developed by the four local governments of Carnarvon, Exmouth, Shark Bay and upper Gascoyne, working with the Gascoyne Development Commission. It provides the blueprint for the region’s 10-year infrastructure and headworks needs.
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The Gascoyne Revitalisation Steering Committee brings together regional leaders, local government partners and the Department of Regional Development and Lands to develop and implement initiatives informed by the Plan for reference, first to the Royalties for Regions Directors General Reference Group and then to the Minister for Regional Development and Cabinet for approval.
Gascoyne Development Plan (GDP) Stage 2 projects include:
Gascoyne Junction Town Centre and Tourism Facilities
GDP funds of $3 million have been allocated to the Shire of upper Gascoyne to allow for the urgent rebuilding and enhancement of the Gascoyne Junction town centre, following the devastation to the town centre facilities caused by floods in December 2010.
The initiative will deliver an integrated retail, tourism and accommodation development, including a town general store, licensed premises and restaurant, service station and tourist park with air-conditioned cabins, caravan park and camping grounds. The proposed land for development is above the one-in-100-year flood level. The total cost of the project is estimated at $3.5 million, with the Shire of upper Gascoyne contributing the balance of $0.5 million.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $1.5 million
Funded Agent: Department of Regional Development and Lands
Exmouth CBD Revitalisation
The Exmouth CBD Revitalisation and Foreshore Development is a $0.74 million project for the master planning and design of key community spaces. This project will provide the blueprint for future CBD revitalisation and development along the foreshore, and will be pivotal to enhancing retail/commercial development and opportunities in the town, as well as providing a place for resident and non-resident populations to interact, enjoy and live. Royalties for Regions is contributing $0.676 million towards this planning to accompany $0.064 million committed by the Shire of Exmouth.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $0.15 million
Funded Agent: Department of Regional Development and Lands
Shark Bay Community Sport and Recreation Centre
$3.9 million in GDP funding will enable the construction of a Community Sport and Recreation Centre in Denham. This Centre will provide the community of Shark Bay with a much needed and integrated venue for indoor sport and recreation and community meetings. It will also provide the community with an emergency evacuation facility that can accommodate up to 500 people for short periods in the event of a disaster.
The total project cost is $5.1 million with $0.25 million being contributed by the Royalties for Regions Regional Grants Scheme in addition to the $3.9 million GDP funding. The Shire of Shark Bay is contributing the remaining $0.95 million.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $0.6 million
Funded Agent: Department of Regional Development and Lands
Carnarvon Fascine Foreshore Development: Phase 1 – Town Beach/Robinson Street
This $8 million project, fully funded by Royalties for Regions, will be pivotal in enhancing and increasing retail/commercial development and opportunities in the Carnarvon central business district and will enhance the attractiveness of the Town of Carnarvon as a tourist destination.
This revitalisation will be achieved by improving traffic flows along Robinson Street, enhancing existing streetscapes, landscapes and amenities, and increasing bicycle and pedestrian access and safety. The project will also see the reduction of flood risk to the town CBD due to works to 100m of fascine wall, between the Olivia Terrace/Robinson St intersection and the town beach.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $0.2 million
Funded Agent: Department of Regional Development and Lands
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Gascoyne Revitalisation Unit
The Gascoyne Revitalisation unit has been established within the Department of Regional Development and Lands to work closely with the four Gascoyne local governments, the Gascoyne Development Commission, State Government agencies, industry and community to implement the GRP. The unit consists of three positions with one position based regionally in Carnarvon.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: To be drawn down 2011-12
Funded Agent: Department of Regional Development and Lands
Other projects that form part of the broader Gascoyne Revitalisation include:
– Coral Bay Seasonal Workers’ Accommodation
This is a project to provide quality, affordable staff accommodation for seasonal workers in Coral Bay. The construction of seasonal staff accommodation in Coral Bay will occur on a parcel of land covering 8,263m2 owned by the Baiyungu Aboriginal Corporation (BAC).
The facility will be leased back by the State for a period of 10 years and at the end of this lease term, the State will return the accommodation village to the BAC.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $9.04 million
Funded Agent: Department of Regional Development and Lands
– Gascoyne Irrigation Pipeline
$7.565 million has been proposed for the upgrade of the Gascoyne Irrigation Pipeline. The pipeline will cater for the existing irrigation area and provide pipe capacity for infill and expansion. The new pipeline will allow for future incremental expansion of the production area though infill, prolongation of blocks and potentially the development of new areas. The overall benefit to irrigators, the region and State is based on a pipeline sized to cater for:
zz existing irrigators (approximately 1,200 hectares);zz infill development (approximately 400 hectares); andzz expanded future development (approximately 400 hectares).
The pipeline will be sized sufficiently to service the above customer groups, however, other assets including pump stations, bore fields and headworks will need to be privately funded to effectively double the irrigable area and achieve full regional development benefits.
The upgrade of the Gascoyne Irrigation Pipeline will have substantial economic, social and environmental benefits for the Gascoyne Region. Gascoyne Water Cooperative awarded the construction contract to Pipe Fusions Australia during the year and work has commenced. The Department of Water is the primary co-ordinating agency for the project.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $1 million
Funded Agent: Department of Water
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Carnarvon Artesian Basin Pastoral Diversification
Provision of $0.075 million was made available to help develop a Pastoral Diversification Business Case that will determine sustainable pastoral diversification opportunities for the use of Carnarvon Artesian Basin water recovered during the bore-capping rehabilitation project. The business case will recommend appropriate Government incentives and contributions by pastoralists to progress pastoral diversification. The Departments of Water and Agriculture and Food have continued to progress research and analysis to guide the report during the past year.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: Disbursed in 2009-10
Funded Agent: Department of Water
Tantabiddi Boat Ramp Upgrade
$2.2 million has been committed to upgrade launching facilities and improve parking and turnaround areas at the Tantabiddi boat ramp in Exmouth. This project will assist in providing a safe passenger transfer point for tourists joining ocean charter vessels to enjoy the popular whale shark experience.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: To be drawn down in 2011-12
Funded Agent: Department of Transport
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GENERAL INITIATIVES
Regional Schools Plan
Royalties for Regions has allocated $100.5 million over four years for the Regional Schools Plan 2010-2014, to provide better educational opportunities for rural and remote students by constructing new and refurbished facilities at 13 schools in regional Western Australia.
This plan includes capital works projects at: Broome Senior High School; Carnarvon Senior High School; Collie Senior High School; Denmark High School; Derby District High School; Esperance Primary School; Hedland Senior High School; Karratha Senior High School; Katanning Senior High School; Merredin Senior High School; Narrogin Senior High School; Northam Senior High School and Pinjarra Senior High School. Merredin Senior High School was the first school to be funded under the plan in 2010-11.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $5 million
Funded Agent: Department of Education
Regional Residential College Upgrades
Growing demand, changes in regional secondary education service arrangements and the need to upgrade or replace substandard buildings have driven the decision to make a range of additions and improvements to regional residential colleges. Royalties for Regions funding of $51.887 million over four years has been allocated to help upgrade these facilities.
Implementation of capital works at regional colleges in Esperance and Merredin have commenced and will ensure that these facilities have the capacity to meet the demand for quality boarding places in those regional centres.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $2.49 million
Funded Agent: Country Hostels Authority
Community Safety Network
up to $94.5 million in Royalties for Regions funding has been approved towards implementation of the Community Safety Network. The project will replace the Police Regional Radio Network with a “fit-for-purpose” digital regional radio communications network that will improve efficiency and allow interoperability of emergency communications by the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, WA Police and the Department of Corrective Services.
The project underwent a Department of Treasury and Finance Gateway Review during the year and contracts were awarded to Motorola for the delivery of a fit-for-purpose digital radio network. The contract involves extending the Perth metropolitan trunked radio network to the major regional centres of Albany, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie and the Pilbara. Motorola will also provide digital terminal equipment to the three agencies under a second contract.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $6.7 million
Funded Agent: WA Police
Regional Mobile Communications Project
up to $40 million has been allocated across the forward estimates towards addressing the shortcomings of mobile telephone coverage on the State’s major regional highways. The project will increase the number of mobile telephone base stations in regional Western Australia to provide major highway and arterial road coverage in regional areas. It will also increase the availability of high-speed wireless broadband in regional areas of Western Australia. Opportunities to work with the Australian Government’s National Broadband Network will also be explored.
Priority areas under consideration include the Pilbara, Mid West, Gascoyne, Kimberley and Wheatbelt regions and benefits are expected to extend to the Goldfields, Peel, Great Southern and South West regions.
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The broad knowledge and expertise of the interagency committee overseeing the project design, combined with independent analysis of the tender responses over the past year, will ensure the most strategic site selection for mobile telephone infrastructure investment during contract award negotiation and roll out. The project will extend social and economic benefits to people living and working in regional Western Australia.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $0.2 million
Funded Agent: Department of Commerce
Community Emergency Mobile Communications Project
Mobile telephone base stations were constructed and commissioned in Balingup, Quongup and Kukerin during the year. The base stations have provided mobile telephone coverage and enabled agencies such as WA Police and the Fire and Emergency Services Authority to communicate effectively from field operation centres in emergency situations.
The initiative has won State and Federal communication awards, recognising that the provision of mobile and broadband can support improved emergency service delivery and provide social benefits to regional communities in Western Australia.
The project has delivered enhanced safety and convenience for people living, working and holidaying in regional Western Australia, and has improved delivery of government and emergency services in communities that are prone to a high risk of bushfires and road trauma.
The infrastructure provided under the initiative allows for the enhanced delivery of government and non-government emergency services in regional communities through collocation on purpose-built telecommunications infrastructure.
Disbursement amount 2010-11: Disbursed in 2009-10
Funded Agent: Department of Commerce
Housing for Workers – Government Regional Officers’ Housing
A major goal of the State Government is to attract and retain workers such as nurses, teachers and police officers to live and work in remote and regional Western Australia.
In 2009, the State Government announced a major stimulus package that includes the provision of $200 million in Royalties for Regions funding for the Government Regional Officers’ Housing program to deliver 400 properties to house government employees. As of 30 June 2011, 306 are complete and the full 400 are due to be completed by 30 June 2012.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $58.55 million
Funded Agent: Department of Housing
Recreational Boating Facilities Scheme
Royalties for Regions is providing an annual funding boost of $20 million over four years to increase the capacity of the Recreational Boating Facilities Scheme to deliver improved boating infrastructure to Western Australian communities. Funding is made available for the planning or development of new recreational boating facilities and the upgrading of existing facilities.
A total of 53 regional projects received $5.37 million in funding through the scheme, which will be allocated over two years from 2011-12. Additionally, four state coastal priority projects, located in Albany, Carnarvon, Coral Bay and Jurien Bay, were funded with construction commencing in 2010-11.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $1.7 million
Funded Agent: Department of Transport
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Regional Airports Development Scheme
up to $27 million has been allocated over five years towards the Regional Airports Development Scheme (RADS). The project funds the costs of ensuring regional aviation infrastructure and airport services are developed and maintained to facilitate safe and efficient aviation services and to enhance economic growth in Western Australia.
The project enables regional airport owners to upgrade their facilities through:
zz infrastructure development projects;zz airport master planning;zz maintenance projects for aircraft movement areas; andzz terminal development.
Western Australia was the first state to provide funding in this form for airport infrastructure in regional areas. Some other Australian states have since developed similar programs. Royalties for Regions funding has brought forward critical and essential regional airport upgrades.
The scaled-up RADS program is achieving success by transforming airports across regional Western Australia, ensuring they remain safe and operate efficiently. A number of funded airport upgrades were completed and announced during the past twelve months, including in Geraldton and Kalgoorlie.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $2.9 million
Funded Agent: Department of Transport
Conservation Parks Infrastructure and Roads
National parks and other conservation reserves are the basis for much of Western Australia’s tourism profile around the world and are popular destinations for holidays and recreational activities, attracting 14 million visits last financial year.
The allocation of $20 million over four years from Royalties for Regions to the Conservation Parks Infrastructure and Roads Initiative is an investment in both conservation and the nature-based tourism industry and will:
zz promote Western Australia’s parks as a key resource for the expanding nature-based recreation and tourism industries, while maintaining their conservation value;
zz improve access to low-cost caravan and camping opportunities in natural areas throughout Western Australia;
zz improve the safety and level of road access to parks and other natural areas in Western Australia; and
zz deliver improvements in park management and infrastructure to increase the quality of experiences for park visitors.
Funding of up to $2 million per site is required to provide base services including power, water and waste treatment. It is proposed that Naturebank sites will be developed in Purnululu National Park (Kimberley), Cape Le Grand National Park, Francois Peron National Park (Shark Bay), Windjana Gorge (Kimberley) and Wharncliffe Mill (Margaret River).
The upgrades will be undertaken at Lane-Poole Reserve (Dwellingup), Cape Range National Park (Ningaloo), Wellington National Park (Collie), Yalgorup National Park (Mandurah) and Serpentine National Park.
Investment will be made in upgrading roads, including new alignments, and in maintenance to existing roads. Major upgrades are required at Kalbarri National Park and Karijini National Park.
These initiatives will also create regional employment opportunities, especially for Aboriginal people.
Park infrastructure upgrades and promotion will be undertaken at priority sites to improve visitor experience and safety. Improvements will include park infrastructure such as parking areas, walk trails, visitor risk management and site interpretation. upgrades will also be undertaken at Kalbarri and Torndirrup national parks.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $2.5 million
Funded Agent: Department of Environment and Conservation
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Kalgoorlie Hospital
A total of $15.8 million has been made available over three years to the Kalgoorlie Health Campus redevelopment project. The construction of a three-bed palliative care facility for the existing medical ward was completed in December 2010. The entire redevelopment is scheduled for completion in late 2013.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $6.7 million
Funded Agent: Department of Health
Albany Hospital
A total of $60.9 million has been allocated towards the redevelopment of the Albany Health Campus to support the delivery of:
zz Additional mental health capacity (increase of six acute beds);zz Improved maternity, nursery and delivery suite services;zz Improved capacity to meet theatre, day surgery and central sterile
supply department requirements; zz Infrastructure compliance with current standards;zz High-dependency unit and isolation units; andzz Expanded emergency department.
Progress during the year included demolition of redundant infrastructure, appointment of subcontractors and essential site works.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $20.3 million
Funded Agent: Department of Health
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Busselton Health Campus
A total of $40.5 million has been allocated towards the construction of the new Busselton Health Campus. The funding will be used to construct an 80-bed hospital and a collocated community Health Centre and Community Mental Health Centre on the existing Busselton Hospital site.
This contemporary, fully integrated health facility will enhance quality, optimise the allocation and utilisation of resources and will promote the role of the Busselton Hospital as a supporting hospital for the regional hub and greater South West region. The expected completion date for the new campus is May 2014.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: To be disbursed in 2011-12
Funded Agent: Department of Health
Bunbury to Albany Gas Pipeline
Funding of $20 million has been approved to commence the assembly of a land corridor for a potential gas pipeline to run from Bunbury to Albany. A separate report will focus on the viability of the extension of the pipeline and provide Government with the necessary information to consider whether to progress with the construction of the pipeline.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $0.25 million
Funded Agent: Department of Regional Development and Lands
Living Lakes (Feasibility and Planning)
Living Lakes proposes to enhance existing lake systems and create permanent and accessible water bodies in the Wheatbelt and adjoining regions, by using engineering solutions such as weirs, channels and canals. These natural lakes will be transformed into permanent living reservoirs that will re-establish the native flora and fauna and attract people, industry, services and recreational facilities to the area. Living Lakes intends to offer another incentive to live in regional communities and an opportunity for economic diversification.
A total of $1.6 million in Royalties for Regions funding has been allocated over two years to complete the Living Lakes project (the first stage of which is the feasibility study). The contract to undertake the feasibility study has been awarded and the final assessment report will indicate the feasibility, cost and benefit to the community of turning up to three lakes into permanent and accessible water bodies. The study is due to be completed by the end of 2012.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $0.2 million
Funded Agent: Department of Regional Development and Lands
Remote Indigenous Health Clinics
Department of Health is allocated $0.15 million in 2010-11 as part of a total of $22 million over four years for the upgrade of a number of Remote Indigenous Health Clinics.
Access to appropriate health clinic infrastructure in remote locations is critical to the achievement of national and state priorities for Indigenous health. These priorities focus on closing the gap in Indigenous disadvantage and, in particular, improving primary health care in remote locations, improving child and maternal health care, better management of chronic disease and improved prevention and screening.
The key objective of the redevelopment of remote Indigenous health clinics is to optimise access to quality primary health care services in remote Aboriginal communities by ensuring that all clinics are fit-for-purpose.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: To be disbursed in 2011-12
Funded Agent: Department of Health
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Regional Distribution Headworks Scheme – Refunds
Royalties for Regions funding of $7.33 million from the 2010-11 Budget has been allocated to meet the cost of subsidising Western Power’s Distribution Headworks Scheme.
The Regional Distribution Headworks Scheme is a one-off charge for customers requiring a new connection to Western Power’s electricity network, or upgrading the capacity of their existing connection. This charge is only required at remote or edge-of-grid locations, where tariffs would not recover the cost of providing increased network capacity.
The current Headworks Charge and Subsidy Scheme was introduced in 2007 and had drawn criticism from some customers facing large charges despite the subsidy. On 2 May 2010, Cabinet endorsed a decision to increase the Subsidy Scheme to 100 per cent of the charge (up to $1 million) and for $7.3 million of Royalties for Regions funding to be used to refund customers who have paid the Headworks charge since the inception of the Subsidy Scheme in 2007.
Disbursement amount 2010-11: Disbursed in 2009-10
Funded Agent: Western Power
Rushton Park
A total of $0.125 million has been allocated to the City of Mandurah for the completion of the new Rushton Park Pavilion facilities. Grandstand seating capacity will be expanded to 720 and Australian Broadcast Commission television facilities will be provided to enable broadcast of regional sporting events.
Disbursed Amount 2010-11: $0.125 million
Funded Agent: City of Mandurah
Regional Capital Works Initiative
A total of $218.8 million has been allocated for capital works programs over four years, to be prioritised by the Regional Development Council. This funding will provide an opportunity to partner with country local governments and the Australian Government to develop key regional infrastructure projects.
Disbursed Amount 2010-11: $4.4 million
Funded Agent: Department of Regional Development and Lands
Other projects funded by the Regional Capital Works Initiative include:
– Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre Expansion
Funding of $5 million has been made available to expand the capacity of the Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre and update the existing facilities to ensure a consistent level of finish throughout the building. This will provide improved facilities for a range of events, including a fully integrated theatre/conference facility to accommodate major events.
Disbursed Amount 2010-11: $5 million
Funded Agent: City of Bunbury
– Mid West Solar Farm – Mid West Initiative
Funding of $10 million has been approved to contribute to the construction, commission and operation of a 10MV Solar Photovoltaic Power Station in the Mid West region. The project, when completed, will supply commercial-scale quantities of renewable electricity into the South West Interconnected System. The Project will also produce Renewable Energy Certificates and Capacity Credits.
Disbursement Amount 2010-11: $5 million
Funded Agent: Verve Energy
Please refer to page 26 – Regional Strategic Projects for information on additional projects prioritised by the Regional Development Council.
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royalties for regions expenditure 2010-11*
Cross Regional Projects ($36.6 million)
Country Local Government Fund $0.59 million
Administration of Country Local Government Fund $0.38 millionCapacity Building – Regional Governance Services and Asset Management Tools
$0.2 million
Regional Community Services Fund $28.68 million
Boarding Away From Home $(0.1) millionCountry Age Pension Fuel Card $4.04 millionRegional Strategic Projects $3.5 millionExpansion of Foodbank Western Australia School Breakfast Program and Services into Regional Locations
$0.2 million
Patient Assisted Travel Scheme $1.71 millionBerlin Philharmonic Orchestra $0.2 millionRegional Workers Incentives – Payments to Agencies $18.98 millionRegional Workers Incentives – Regional Price Index Funding $0.1 millionRegional Workers Incentives – Project Officer Funding $0.05 million
Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund $0.89 millionConservation Parks Infrastructure and Roads $0.14 million Housing for Workers $0.02 millionRegional Distribution Headworks Scheme – Rebates $0.72 million
Regional Mobile Communications Project $0.01 million
Administration Account $6.5 millionAdministering the Royalties for Regions Fund $6.5 million
* Totals in columns may not add up due to rounding.Projects with expenditure less than $1,000 are not represented.
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Gascoyne ($15.53 million)
Country Local Government Fund $0.62 millionCapacity Building – Regional Governance Services and Asset Management Tools
$0.59 million
Support to Groups of Local Governments – GDC $0.03 million
Regional Community Services Fund $11.84 millionBetter Beginnings – Early Literacy $0.009 millionBoarding Away From Home $0.02 millionCommunity Resource Centres $0.19 millionCountry Age Pension Fuel Card $0.39 millionExploration Incentive Scheme $5.41 millionOccasional Child Care Services $0.27 millionPatient Assisted Travel Scheme $0.66 millionRangelands Reform Implementation $0.05 millionRegional Grants Scheme – Gascoyne $4.19 millionRegional Men's Health Program $0.01 millionResponsible Parenting Support Services $0.05 millionRoyal Flying Doctor Service $0.56 millionupgrade of Orange School Buses in Regional Western Australia $0.005 millionWA Indigenous Tourism Operators Committee (WAITOC) $0.02 million
Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund $3.08 millionCarnarvon Artesian Basin Advisory Group $0.005 millionCarnarvon Fascine Revitalisation Phase 1 – Robinson Street and Surrounds
$0.2 million
Carnarvon Fascine Redevelopment Planning $0.04 millionCarnarvon Library and Art Centre $0.009 millionCarnarvon Police and Justice Complex $0.39 millionCarnarvon Recreational Boat Ramp $1.57 millionExmouth CBD and Foreshore Revitalisation $0.08 millionCommunity Safety Network – WA Police $0.23 millionService Workers Coral Bay $0.09 millionGascoyne Irrigation Pipeline $0.07 millionHousing for Workers $0.35 millionRegional Airports Development Scheme $0.05 million
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Goldfields-Esperance ($21.31 million)
Country Local Government Fund $0.6 millionCapacity Building – Regional Governance Services and Asset Management Tools
$0.24 million
Local Govt –Local Infrastructure Asset Renewal and New Assets $0.35 million
Regional Community Services Fund $7.86 millionBetter Beginnings – Early Literacy $0.07 millionBoarding Away From Home $0.15 millionCommunity Resource Centres $1.43 millionCountry Age Pension Fuel Card $1.43 millionExploration Incentive Scheme $0.38 millionPatient Assisted Travel Scheme $1.03 millionRangelands Reform Implementation $0.05 millionRegional Grants Scheme – Goldfields-Esperance $1.91 millionRegional Men's Health Program $0.02 millionResponsible Parenting Support Services $0.11 millionRoyal Flying Doctor Service $1.11 millionupgrade of Orange School Buses in Regional Western Australia $0.17 millionWA Indigenous Tourism Operators Committee (WAITOC) $0.004 million
Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund $12.85 millionCommunity Safety Network – WA Police $1.06 millionEsperance Residential College – Capital Works $0.71 millionHousing for Workers $6.53 millionRegional Airports Development Scheme $0.14 millionRegional Distribution Headworks Scheme - Rebates $0.11 millionKalgoorlie Hospital $4.3 million
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Great Southern ($43.12 million)
Country Local Government Fund $3.97 millionCapacity Building – Regional Governance Services and Asset Management Tools
$0.06 million
Local Govt – Local Infrastructure Asset Renewal and New Assets $3.1 millionRegional Groupings of Local Governments $0.82 million
Regional Community Services Fund $9.97 millionBetter Beginnings – Early Literacy $0.05 millionBoarding Away From Home $0.2 millionCommunity Resource Centres $1.46 millionCountry Age Pension Fuel Card $3.13 millionExploration Incentive Scheme $0.33 millionPatient Assisted Travel Scheme $0.63 millionRegional Grants Scheme – Great Southern $2.28 millionRegional Men's Health Program $0.03 millionResponsible Parenting Support Services $0.13 millionRoyal Flying Doctor Service $1.11 millionState Barrier Fence and Wild Dogs Management $0.32 millionupgrade of Orange School Buses in Regional Western Australia $0.29 millionWA Indigenous Tourism Operators Committee (WAITOC) $0.01 million
Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund $29.18 millionBunbury – Albany Gas Pipeline $0.01millionCommunity Safety Network – WA Police $0.89 millionConservation Parks Infrastructure and Roads $0.02 millionHousing for Workers $4.88 millionLiving Lakes (Feasibility and Planning) $0.01 millionRecreational Boating Facilities Scheme – Strategic Projects $1.7 millionRegional Airports Development Scheme $0.06 millionRegional Distribution Headworks Scheme – Rebates $1.31 millionAlbany Hospital $20.3 million
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Kimberley ($37.28 million)
Country Local Government Fund $2.08 millionCapacity Building – Regional Governance Services and Asset Management Tools
$0.87 million
Local Govt – Local Infrastructure Asset Renewal and New Assets $1.21 million
Regional Community Services Fund $10.28 millionBetter Beginnings – Early Literacy $0.03 millionBoarding Away From Home $0.06 millionCommunity Resource Centres $1.48 millionCountry Age Pension Fuel Card $0.51 millionExpansion of Clontarf Foundation Programs and Services into Regional Location
$0.15 million
Exploration Incentive Scheme $0.3 millionPatient Assisted Travel Scheme $1.42 millionRangelands Reform Implementation $0.05 millionRegional Grants Scheme – Kimberley $2.19 millionRegional Men's Health Program $0.007 millionKimberley and Pilbara Youth Justice Services Expansion $2.88 millionRoyal Flying Doctor Service $1.11 millionWA Indigenous Tourism Operators Committee (WAITOC) $0.11 million
Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund $24.92 millionBroome Justice Complex $0.18 millionBroome Small Boat Facility Stage 1 $0.91 millionCommunity Safety Network – WA Police $0.71 millionConservation Parks Infrastructure and Roads $0.25 millionHousing for Workers $7.72 millionKununurra Justice Complex $1.88 millionNorthern Planning Program $0.09 millionPilbara Revitalisation Phase 2 $0.007 millionOrd – East Kimberley Expansion Project $12.18 millionRegional Airports Development Scheme $0.99 million
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Mid West ($25.52 million)
Country Local Government Fund $7.38 millionCapacity Building – Regional Governance Services and Asset Management Tools
$4.23 million
Local Govt – Local Infrastructure Asset Renewal and New Assets $2.27 millionRegional Groupings of Local Governments $0.82 millionSupport to Groups of Local Governments – Mid West Development Commission
$0.06 million
Regional Community Services Fund $11.45 millionBetter Beginnings – Early Literacy $0.05 millionBoarding Away From Home $0.2 millionCommunity Resource Centres $1.11 millionCountry Age Pension Fuel Card $2.32 millionExpansion of Clontarf Foundation Programs and Services into Regional Location
$0.04 million
Exploration Incentive Scheme $1.71 millionPatient Assisted Travel Scheme $0.98 millionRangelands Reform Implementation $0.05 millionRegional Grants Scheme – Mid West $4.13 millionRegional Men's Health Program $0.04 millionResponsible Parenting Support Services $0.04 millionRoyal Flying Doctor Service $0.56 millionRural Generalist Pathways $0.05 millionState Barrier Fence and Wild Dogs Management $0.04 millionupgrade of Orange School Buses in Regional Western Australia $0.13 millionWA Indigenous Tourism Operators Committee (WAITOC) $0.004 million
Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund $6.69 millionCommunity Safety Network – WA Police $0.83 millionConservation Parks Infrastructure and Roads $0.09 millionHousing for Workers $4.15 millionLiving Lakes (Feasibility and Planning) $0.01 millionRegional Airports Development Scheme $0.07 millionRegional Distribution Headworks Scheme – Rebates $1.54 million
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Peel ($12.28 million)
Country Local Government Fund $0.91 millionCapacity Building – Regional Governance Services and Asset Management Tools
$0.07 million
Local Govt – Local Infrastructure Asset Renewal and New Assets $0.83 million
Regional Community Services Fund $10.16 millionBetter Beginnings – Early Literacy $0.07 millionBoarding Away From Home $0.01 millionCommunity Resource Centres $0.6 millionCountry Age Pension Fuel Card $1.34 millionExploration Incentive Scheme $3.38 millionRegional Grants Scheme – Peel $4.35 millionRegional Men's Health Program $0.02 millionupgrade of Orange School Buses in Regional Western Australia $0.33 millionWA Indigenous Tourism Operators Committee (WAITOC) $0.06 million
Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund $1.21 millionCommunity Safety Network – WA Police $0.2 millionConservation Parks Infrastructure and Roads $1.0 millionRegional Distribution Headworks Scheme – Rebates $0.01 million
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Pilbara ($170.72 million)
Country Local Government Fund $1.74 millionRegional Groupings of Local Governments $0.65 millionLocal Govt – Local Infrastructure Asset Renewal and New Assets $1.09 million
Regional Community Services Fund $9.38 millionBetter Beginnings – Early Literacy $0.05 millionBoarding Away From Home $0.07 millionCommunity Resource Centres $0.42 millionCountry Age Pension Fuel Card $0.18 millionExpansion of Clontarf Foundation Programs and Services into Regional Location
$0.29 million
Exploration Incentive Scheme $0.81 millionPatient Assisted Travel Scheme $1.45 millionRangelands Reform Implementation $0.05 millionRegional Grants Scheme – Pilbara $4.25 millionRegional Men's Health Program $0.01 millionKimberley and Pilbara Youth Justice Services Expansion $0.49 millionResponsible Parenting Support Services $0.09 millionRoyal Flying Doctor Service $1.11 millionupgrade of Orange School Buses in Regional Western Australia $0.01 millionWA Indigenous Tourism Operators Committee (WAITOC) $0.11 million
Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund $159.59 millionBloodwood Tree Association $0.45 millionCemetery Beach/Koombana Community Parks $0.09 millionCommunity Development Projects – Shire of Ashburton $9.29 millionCommunity Development Projects – Shire of East Pilbara $1.23 millionCommunity Development Projects – Shire of Roebourne $3.11 millionCommunity Development Projects – Town of Port Hedland $14.55 millionCommunity Safety Network – WA Police $1.25 millionConservation Parks Infrastructure and Roads $0.76 millionDecca Station Project $0.15 millionEnergy Island Pilot Project $0.2 millionEast Pilbara Communications Enhancement $$2.36 millionPuntukurna Aboriginal Medical Service – Jigalong Clinic and staff accommodation
$0.003 million
GP Housing Project $0.05 millionGround Water Resource Appraisal $0.01 millionHedland Senior High School upgrade $0.5 million
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Regional Infrastructure and Headworks FundHousing for Workers $29.18 millionHousing for Workers – South Hedland Town Centre Revitalisation $13.28 millionIntegrated Mining and Irrigated Agriculture Water Management Study $0.38 millionKariyarra Mugarinya Property Joint Venture Aboriginal Housing Sustainable Housing
$0.23 million
Karratha Service Workers Accommodation $23.84 millionMartu Knowledge Program – Kanyirininpa Jukurrpa $2.13 millionMobile Pipe Machine $0.05 millionNameless Sustainable Energy Project $0.15 millionNgarluma Aboriginal Sustainable Housing (NASH) Project Roebourne $4.5 millionNorthern Planning Program $0.09 millionPilbara Revitalisation Phase 2 $0.03 millionPilbara Bottled Water Project $0.37 millionPilbara Cities Development Office $1.01 millionPilbara Revitalisation unit $1.0 millionPilbara Health Equipment $0.07 millionPilbara Health Partnership – Enhancing Health Services for the Pilbara Region in a Joint Partnership with Industry
$4.0 million
Pilbara underground Power – Secretarial Support – Pilbara Development Commission
$0.24 million
Pilbara underground Power – Technical Support – Office of Energy $0.02 millionPilbara underground Power Project – Horizon Power $35.64 millionRegional Airports Development Scheme $0.61 millionNickol Bay Hospital upgrade and new Nickol Bay Hospital $1.14 millionRoebourne Group Art Centre $0.08 millionRoebourne Housing Initiatives $5.0 millionRoebourne Wastewater Treatment Plant $1.72 millionEvaluation of the Feasibility of a Solomon Sustainable Water Scheme $0.37 millionTom Price Sporting Precinct $0.48 million
Pilbara ($170.72 million) (continued)
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South West ($36.41 million)
Country Local Government Fund $7.78 millionCapacity Building – Regional Governance Services and Asset Management Tools
$0.09 million
Local Govt – Local Infrastructure Asset Renewal and New Assets $5.22 million Regional Groupings of Local Governments $2.47 million
Regional Community Services Fund $25.33 million Better Beginnings – Early Literacy $0.14 million Boarding Away From Home $0.09 million Community Resource Centres $1.04 million Country Age Pension Fuel Card $4.99 million Exploration Incentive Scheme $1.97 million Patient Assisted Travel Scheme $0.64 million Regional Grants Scheme – South West $5.02 million Regional Men's Health Program $0.04 millionResponsible Parenting Support Services $0.14 million Royal Flying Doctor Service $1.11 million Rural Generalist Pathways $0.16 million upgrade of Orange School Buses in Regional Western Australia $0.23 million Busselton Foreshore Enhancement $6.1 millionDunsborough Foreshore Enhancement $3.64 millionWA Indigenous Tourism Operators Committee (WAITOC) $0.01 million
Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund $3.3 millionBunbury – Albany Gas Pipeline $0.01 million Community Emergency Mobile Communications – Emergency Towers $0.01 million Community Safety Network – WA Police $0.39 million Conservation Parks Infrastructure and Roads $0.06 million Housing for Workers $1.91 million Regional Airports Development Scheme $0.29 million Regional Distribution Headworks Scheme – Rebates $0.6 million WACHS Staff Accommodation Transition Project $0.01 million
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Wheatbelt ($43.52 million)
Country Local Government Fund $10.68 millionCapacity Building – Regional Governance Services and Asset Management Tools
$1.63 million
Local Govt – Local Infrastructure Asset Renewal and New Assets $6.15 million Regional Groupings of Local Governments $2.74 million Support to Groups of Local Governments - WDC $0.16 million
Regional Community Services Fund $18.78 millionBetter Beginnings - Early Literacy $0.06 million Boarding Away From Home $0.91 million Community Resource Centres $4.34 million Country Age Pension Fuel Card $4.7 million Expansion of Clontarf Foundation Programs and Services into Regional Location
$0.04 million
Exploration Incentive Scheme $3.09 million Patient Assisted Travel Scheme $0.42 million Regional Grants Scheme – Wheatbelt $2.73 million Regional Men's Health Program $0.36 million Responsible Parenting Support Services $0.13 million Royal Flying Doctor Service $1.11 million State Barrier Fence and Wild Dogs Management $0.20 million upgrade of Orange School Buses in Regional Western Australia $0.68 million WA Indigenous Tourism Operators Committee (WAITOC) $0.004 million
Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund $14.06 millionCommunity Safety Network – WA Police $0.88 million Housing for Workers $4.74 million Living Lakes (Feasibility and Planning) $0.0005 million Merredin Residential College – Capital Works $1.17 million Regional Schools Plan – Merredin Schools Amalgamation $5.0 million Regional Airports Development Scheme $0.44 million Regional Distribution Headworks Scheme – Rebates $1.82 million
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royalties for regions Disbursement and expenditure 2010-11
Initiative Agency Funding
Approved allocation
$
Opening Cash
Balance $
Disbursements $
Refunds $
Reported Expenditure
(a) $
Closing Cash
Balance $
Country Local Government Fund
Local Government – Local Infrastructure Asset Renewal and New Assets
Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 23,800,000 3,862 23,800,000 0 20,219,587 3,584,275
Administration of Country Local Government Funds Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 730,000 180,000 480,000 0 382,955 277,045
Regional Groupings of Local Governments Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 33,096,000 0 20,070,000 0 7,099,289 12,970,711
Capacity Building – Regional Governance Services and Asset Management Tools
Department of Local Government
Operating 10,578,000 3,968,000 6,610,000 0 8,642,457 1,935,543
Total – Country Local Government Fund 4,151,862 50,960,000 0 36,344,288 18,767,574
Regional Community Services Fund
Country Age Pension Fuel Card Department of Transport Operating 24,750,000 1,761,931 24,750,000 0 23,021,881 3,490,050
Royal Flying Doctor Service Department of Health Operating 8,519,000 0 8,519,000 0 7,773,905 745,095
Patient Assisted Travel Scheme Department of Health Operating 9,038,000 0 9,038,000 0 8,952,024 85,976
Rural Generalist Pathways Department of Health Operating 1,000,000 0 1,000,000 0 204,301 795,699
St Johns Ambulance Services in Country WA Department of Health Operating 5,300,000 0 0 0 0 0
Regional Workers Incentives – District Allowance Department of Commerce and Department of Treasury
Operating 25,607,000 0 18,983,740 0 18,983,740 0
Regional Workers Incentives – Project Officers Funding
Department of Commerce Operating 95,208 0 95,000 0 49,300 45,700
Regional Workers Incentives – Regional Price Index Funding
Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 126,000 0 126,000 0 98,849 27,151
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Initiative Agency Funding
Approved allocation
$
Opening Cash
Balance $
Disbursements $
Refunds $
Reported Expenditure
(a) $
Closing Cash
Balance $
Boarding Away From Home Department of Education Operating 1,850,000 73,800 1,776,000 0 1,609,158 240,642
Community Resource Centres Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 12,000,000 2,080,745 10,000,000 0 12,078,163 2,582
State Barrier Fence and Wild Dogs Management Department of Agriculture and Food
Operating 1,020,000 0 1,020,000 0 559,207 460,793
Kimberley and Pilbara Youth Justice Services Expansion
Department of Corrective Services
Capital 400,000 0 400,000 0 296,373 103,627
Kimberley and Pilbara Youth Justice Services Expansion
Department of Corrective Services
Operating 2,886,000 0 3,286,000 400,000 3,076,184 -190,184
Expansion of Foodbank Western Australia School Breakfast Program and Services into Regional Locations
Department of Education Operating 195,000 0 195,000 0 195,000 0
Expansion of Clontarf Foundation Programs and Services into Regional Locations
Department of Education Operating 1,640,000 0 980,000 0 513,525 466,475
Regional Men's Health Department of Agriculture and Food
Operating 517,000 130,000 517,000 0 546,999 100,001
WA Indigenous Tourism Operators Committee (WAITOC)
Tourism Western Australia Operating 330,000 0 330,000 0 330,000 0
Better Beginnings – Early Literacy Department of Culture and the Arts
Operating 628,000 0 628,000 0 527,111 100,889
Responsible Parenting Support Services Department of Child Protection
Operating 2,778,000 0 1,388,000 0 700,994 687,006
Rangelands Reform Implementation Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 620,000 0 300,000 0 228,523 71,477
upgrade of Orange School Buses in Regional Western Australia
Public Transport Authority Operating 2,054,000 0 1,900,000 0 1,845,298 54,702
Exploration Incentive Scheme Department of Mines and Petroleum
Operating 24,610,000 -234,775 24,610,000 0 17,384,692 6,990,533
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Initiative Agency Funding
Approved allocation
$
Opening Cash
Balance $
Disbursements $
Refunds $
Reported Expenditure
(a) $
Closing Cash
Balance $
Regional Grants Scheme Regional Development Commission
Operating
– Gascoyne Development Commission Regional Development Commission
Operating 8,775,460 2,795,456 1,700,000 0 4,194,789 300,667
– Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission
Regional Development Commission
Operating 7,631,885 3,631,885 0 0 1,914,748 1,717,137
– Great Southern Development Commission Regional Development Commission
Operating 9,422,000 4,348,000 1,270,000 0 2,279,000 3,339,000
– Kimberley Development Commission Regional Development Commission
Operating 5,218,000 2,635,151 1,000,000 0 2,185,123 1,450,028
– Mid West Development Commission Regional Development Commission
Operating 8,412,000 4,441,377 1,800,000 0 4,125,675 2,115,702
– Peel Development Commission Regional Development Commission
Operating 8,377,000 3,425,949 3,000,000 0 4,354,790 2,071,159
– Pilbara Development Commission Regional Development Commission
Operating 5,000,000 3,361,497 1,500,000 0 4,247,001 614,496
– South West Development Commission Regional Development Commission
Operating 6,664,000 1,948,789 4,000,000 0 5,024,714 924,075
– Wheatbelt Development Commission Regional Development Commission
Operating 7,700,000 3,475,692 1,500,000 0 2,727,576 2,248,116
Occasional Child Care Services Department for Communities
Operating 268,000 0 268,000 0 268,000 0
Berlin Philharmonic Ochestra Perth Theatre Trust Operating 200,000 0 200,000 0 200,000 0
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Initiative Agency Funding
Approved allocation
$
Opening Cash
Balance $
Disbursements $
Refunds $
Reported Expenditure
(a) $
Closing Cash
Balance $
Regional Strategic Projects Department of Regional Development and Lands/Regional Development Commissions
Operating 13,715,000 40,000 3,504,019 0 3,503,019 41,000
Busselton Foreshore Enhancement Department of Regional Development and Lands/Shire of Busselton
Operating 6,100,891 0 6,100,891 0 6,100,891 0
Dunsborough Foreshore Enhancement Department of Regional Development and Lands/Shire of Busselton
Operating 3,643,090 0 3,643,090 0 3,643,090 0
Total – Regional Community Services Fund 33,915,497 139,327,740 400,000 143,743,643 29,099,594
Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund
Pilbara Cities Initiative
Nickol Bay Hospital upgrade Department of Health Capital 3,430,000 1,265,000 0 0 136,918 1,128,082
New Nickol Bay Hospital Department of Health Operating 1,000,000 0 1,000,000 0 1,000,000 0
Pilbara Infrastructure Australia (State Contribution, Asset Investment)
Department of Regional Development and Lands
Capital 14,900,000 0 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0
– Karratha Service Workers Accommodation enhancement
LandCorp Capital 0 2,138,000 0 0 2,138,000
– Regional Health Administrative Accommodation
Department of Regional Development and Lands
Capital 0 2,168,000 0 0 2,168,000
– WACHS staff accommodation transition project
Department of Regional Development and Lands
Capital 0 943,000 0 14,966 928,034
Pilbara Infrastructure Australia (State Contribution, Operating)
Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 5,100,000 0 0
– Port Hedland Hospital Demolition and Remediation
Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 0 3,100,000 0 0 3,100,000
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Initiative Agency Funding
Approved allocation
$
Opening Cash
Balance $
Disbursements $
Refunds $
Reported Expenditure
(a) $
Closing Cash
Balance $
Dampier Highway Streetscaping (Shire of Roebourne)
Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 0 2,000,000 0 0 2,000,000
Pilbara Revitalisation unit Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 1,000,000 250,000 750,000 0 1,000,000 0
Pilbara underground Power (Asset Investment) Horizon Power Capital 49,254,000 27,054,000 65,000,000 0 35,644,064 56,409,936
Pilbara underground Power (Operating)
– Pilbara underground Power – Technical Advice/Support
Office of Energy Operating 125,000 115,277 60,000 - 15,239 160,038
– Pilbara underground Power – Secretarial Support
Pilbara Development Commission
Operating 250,000 0 250,000 - 239,664 10,336
Karratha Service Workers Accommodation LandCorp Operating 30,538,000 -862,000 28,400,000 0 23,836,041 3,701,959
Housing for Workers – South Hedland Town Centre Revitalisation
LandCorp Operating 20,610,000 4,827,244 15,495,000 0 13,282,257 7,039,987
Pilbara Water Opportunities Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 2,460,000
– Mobile Pipe Machine Top Environmental Resource (WATER)
- 50,000 0 0 50,000 0
– Integrated Mining and Irrigated Agriculture Water Management Study
Global Groundwater – Department of Agriculture and Food – MWH
- 400,000 0 0 380,000 20,000
– Woodie Biofuels Project Consolidated Minerals Ltd - 250,000 0 0 0 250,000
– Pilbara Bottled Water Project Leighton Contractors (The Ripple Effect – Bottled Water
- 373,000 0 0 373,000 0
– Nameless Sustainable Energy Project Ashburton Aboriginal Corporation
- 150,000 0 0 150,000 0
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Initiative Agency Funding
Approved allocation
$
Opening Cash
Balance $
Disbursements $
Refunds $
Reported Expenditure
(a) $
Closing Cash
Balance $
– Evaluation of the Feasibility of a Solomon Sustainable Water Scheme
Fortescue Metals Group – Worley Parsons – MWH
- 0 0 0 369,412 -369,412
– Decca Station Project Ngarliyarndu Bindirri Aboriginal Corporation
- 166,000 0 0 146,470 19,530
– Ground Resources Appraisal Department of Water - 155,000 0 0 14,052 140,948
– Energy Island Pilot Project AgGrow Energy Resources Pty Ltd (AER)
250,000 0 0 196,463 53,537
West Pilbara Water Water Corporation Capital 4,500,000 0
– Roebourne Wastewater Treatment Plant Water Corporation Capital 1,957,000 0 1,957,000 0 1,718,430 238,570
Pilbara Health Partnership (Asset Investment) Department of Health Capital 1,633,000 1,633,000 0 0 954,634 678,366
Pilbara Health Partnership (Operating) Department of Health Operating 4,320,000 4,320,000 0 0 3,046,042 1,273,958
Ngarluma Aboriginal Sustainable Housing (NASH) Project – Roebourne
Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 4,814,000 313,877 4,500,000 0 4,499,550 314,327
Roebourne Housing Initiatives Department of Housing Capital 5,000,000 0 5,000,000 0 5,000,000 0
Northern Towns Development Fund Environmental Protection Authority
Operating 8,518,000 0 0 0 0 0
– Northern Planning Department of Planning Operating 0 180,000 0 178,734 1,266
– Northern Planning – Pilbara Cities Development Office
Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 0 2,498,000 0 763,677 1,734,323
– Pilbara Cities Development Office Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 0 2,840,000 0 250,000 2,590,000
Office of Environment Protection Authority Environmental Protection Authority
Operating -390,000 390,000 0 0 0
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Initiative Agency Funding
Approved allocation
$
Opening Cash
Balance $
Disbursements $
Refunds $
Reported Expenditure
(a) $
Closing Cash
Balance $
Pilbara Cities Community Projects (Asset Investment)
Department of Regional Development and Lands/Pilbara Development Commission
Capital 0 22,860,000 0 33,659 22,826,341
– Pilbara Cities Community Projects – Strategic Direction (converted from Capital)
Operating 69,705,000 0
Bloodwood Tree Association Bloodwood Tree Association Operating 461,000 0 0 445,500 15,500
Cemetery Beach/Koombana Community Parks and General Practitioner Housing Project
Town of Port Hedland Operating 4,500,000 0 0 143,519 4,356,481
– Martu Knowledge Program – Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa
Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Operating 2,146,000 0 0 2,127,846 18,154
– Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Service – Jigalong Clinic and Staff Accommodation
PAMS Operating 60,000 0 0 3,100 56,900
– Roebourne Group Art Centre FORM Operating 100,000 0 0 79,000 21,000
South Hedland Library and Community Centre Town of Port Hedland Operating 665,000 0 0 0 665,000
South Hedland Aquatic Centre upgrade Town of Port Hedland Operating 1,230,000 0 0 0 1,230,000
Baynton West Family Centre Shire of Roebourne Operating 2,986,000 0 0 0 2,986,000
– Roebourne Youth Centre Yaandina Family Centre Inc. Operating 500,000 0 0 0 500,000
Pilbara Revitalisation Plan – Local Government Community Projects
Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 69,717,924 0
– Community Projects (Ashburton) Shire of Ashburton Operating 13,422,659 0 0 9,285,460 4,137,199
– Community Projects (East Pilbara) Shire of East Pilbara Operating 18,879,978 0 0 1,226,157 17,653,821
– Community Projects (Roebourne) Shire of Roebourne Operating 20,245,109 16,000,000 0 3,109,826 33,135,283
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Initiative Agency Funding
Approved allocation
$
Opening Cash
Balance $
Disbursements $
Refunds $
Reported Expenditure
(a) $
Closing Cash
Balance $
– Community Projects (Port Hedland) Town of Port Hedland Operating 17,170,178 1,000,000 0 14,553,492 3,616,686
Pilbara Revitalisation Phase 2 (Operating) Department of Regional Development and Lands/Pilbara Development Commission
Operating 3,837,413 0
– East Pilbara Communications Enhancement Project
Shire of East Pilbara 2,360,000 0 0 2,360,000 0
– Hedland Senior High School upgrade 500,000 0 0 500,000 0
– Tom Price Sporting Precinct Shire of Ashburton Operating 4,962,000 0 0 477,413 4,484,587
– KMJV Aboriginal Housing Sustainable Housing
Department of Regional Development and Lands/LandCorp
Operating 500,000 0 0 226,415 273,585
Pilbara Health Equipment Department of Health Capital 68,000 68,000 0 0 68,000 0
Kimberley Revitalisation 0
Ord – East Kimberley Expansion Project Department of Regional Development and Lands
Capital 106,189,000 6,281,818 62,178,000 2,030,000 11,358,347 55,071,471
Ord – East Kimberley Expansion Project Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 4,617,000 587,000 4,030,000 0 824,454 3,792,546
Broome Small Boat Facility Stage 1 Department of Transport Capital 1,250,000 0 1,250,000 0 914,674 335,326
Kununurra Justice Complex Department of the Attorney General
Capital 1,000,000 0 1,300,000 0 1,876,153 -576,153
Broome Justice Complex Department of the Attorney General
Capital 350,000 0 350,000 0 179,469 170,531
Gascoyne Revitalisation 0
Gascoyne Development Plan (GDP) (Operating) Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 0
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Initiative Agency Funding
Approved allocation
$
Opening Cash
Balance $
Disbursements $
Refunds $
Reported Expenditure
(a) $
Closing Cash
Balance $
Carnarvon Artesian Basin Advisory Group Department of Water Operating 37,179 37,179 0 0 4,421 32,758
GDP – Exmouth CBD and Foreshore Revitalisation Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 150,000 0 150,000 0 75,628 74,372
GDP – Shark Bay Community Sport and Recreation Centre
Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 600,000 0 600,000 0 0 600,000
GDP – Carnarvon Fascine Revitalisation Phase 1 Robinson Street and Surrounds
Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 200,000 0 200,000 0 200,000 0
GDP – Gascoyne Junction Town Centre and Tourism Facilities
Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 1,500,000 0 1,500,000 0 0 1,500,000
Carnarvon Fascine Redevelopment Planning Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 312,000 0 312,000 0 42,584 269,416
Carnarvon Library and Art Centre Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 700,000 0 700,000 0 9,440 690,560
Carnarvon Police and Justice Complex Department of the Attorney General
Capital 1,500,000 0 380,000 0 385,004 -5,004
Exmouth Health Clinic Department of Health Capital 150,000 0 0 0 0 0
Carnarvon Hospital Department of Health Capital 137,000 137,000 0 0 0 137,000
Carnarvon Recreational Boat Ramp Department of Transport Capital 1,900,000 0 1,900,000 0 1,565,744 334,256
Tantabiddi Boat Ramp upgrade Department of Transport Capital 2,200,000 0 0 0 0 0
Service Workers Coral Bay Department of Regional Development and Lands
Capital 8,931,000 0 8,931,000 0 0 8,931,000
Service Workers Coral Bay Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 109,000 0 109,000 0 92,265 16,735
Gascoyne Irrigation Pipeline Project Department of Water Operating 1,000,000 0 1,000,000 0 69,805 930,195
Total 138,119,319 273,419,000 12,030,000 145,496,988 254,011,331
67
Initiative Agency Funding
Approved allocation
$
Opening Cash
Balance $
Disbursements $
Refunds $
Reported Expenditure
(a) $
Closing Cash
Balance $
General
Regional Schools Plan – Merredin School Amalgamation
Department of Education Capital 5,000,000 0 5,000,000 0 5,000,000 0
Esperance Residential College and Merredin Regional Residential College
Country Hostels Capital 2,485,000 0 2,485,000 0 1,879,579 605,421
Regional Mobile Communications Project Department of Commerce Operating 200,000 0 200,000 0 11,337 188,663
Community Emergency Mobile Communications – Emergency Towers
Department of Commerce Operating 585,000 -1,763 0 0 9,607 -11,370
Communication Safety Network WA Police Capital 6,700,000 0 6,700,000 0 6,441,452 258,548
Communication Safety Network WA Police Operating 229,000 0 0 0 0 0
Housing for Workers Department of Housing Capital 76,000,000 7,449,932 58,550,000 0 59,490,361 6,509,571
Regional Distribution Headworks Scheme – Rebate
Western Power Operating 7,300,000 7,300,000 0 1,180,061 6,119,939 0
Recreational Boating Facilities Scheme Department of Transport Operating 1,700,000 0 1,700,000 0 1,700,000 0
Regional Airport Development Scheme Department of Transport Operating 3,120,000 226,348 2,897,000 0 2,670,157 453,191
Conservation Parks Infrastructure and Roads Department of Environment and Conservation
Capital 2,500,000 0 2,500,000 0 2,321,509 178,491
Kalgoorlie Hospital Department of Health Capital 6,700,000 0 6,700,000 0 4,299,949 2,400,051
Albany Hospital Department of Health Capital 20,300,000 0 20,300,000 0 20,300,000 0
Busselton Health Campus Department of Health Capital 40,500,000 0 0 0 0 0
Remote Indigenous Health Clinic Department of Health Capital 150,000 0 0 0 0 0
Bunbury to Albany Gas Pipeline Department of Regional Development and Lands/Department of State Development
Capital 250,000 0 250,000 0 27,584 222,416
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Initiative Agency Funding
Approved allocation
$
Opening Cash
Balance $
Disbursements $
Refunds $
Reported Expenditure
(a) $
Closing Cash
Balance $
Rushton Park Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 125,000 0 125,000 0 0 125,000
Living Lakes (Feasibility and Planning) Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 200,000 0 200,000 0 1,835 198,165
Mid West Solar Farm – Mid West Solar Photovoltaic Power Station
Verve Energy Capital 5,000,000 0 5,000,000 0 0 5,000,000
Regional Capital Works Initiative Department of Regional Development and Lands/ Regional Development Commission
Operating 4,400,000 0 4,400,000 0 0 4,400,000
Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre Expansion
Department of Regional Development and Lands
Operating 5,000,000 0 5,000,000 0 0 5,000,000
Administering the Royalties for Regions Fund Operating 10,458,000 18,097 4,956,000 0 6,498,704 -1,524,607 (d)
TOTAL – General 14,992,614 126,963,000 1,180,061 116,772,012 24,003,541
TOTAL – Royalties for Regions Fund 191,179,292 590,669,740 13,610,061 442,356,913 325,882,040
(b) (c)
(a) The expenditure reported to the Department of Regional Development and Lands is cash based actual figures.
(b) The $590,669,740 figure reflects gross disbursements made from the SPA in 2010-11. Gross disbursements include money refunded in the 2010-11 financial year totalling $13,610,061. The total disbursements offset by refunds is $578,239,740.
(c) The $442,356,931 figure is the cash expenditure that has been reported to Department of Regional Development and Lands for the 2010-11 period.
(d) The (-$1,524,607) reflects the timing of the 2010-11 disbursement by the Department of Treasury and Finance which was received in the 2011-12 financial year (July 2011).
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APPENDICESroyalties for regions Projects July 2010 – June 2011
The following appendices include a complete list of Royalties for Regions Country Local Government Fund, Regional Grants Scheme and Pilbara Cities Communities projects.
The following tables list the successful applicants, location and project name.
As at 30 June 2010, 88 local governments had acquitted their 2008-09 funds and were eligible for funding in 2010-11.
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APPenDIX 1
Country Local Government Fund – Individual Local Government projects approved in 2010-11
Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
Albany Total approved funding: $988,497 Total Project cost: $988,497
Albany Highway Path 222,500 222,500
Lancaster Road Path 69,500 69,500
Mokare Road Path 26,500 26,500
ulster Road Path 125,497 125,497
Flinders Road Path 171,000 171,000
Martin Road Path 103,500 103,500
Barnesby Drive 76,500 76,500
Middleton Road Path (Vine-266 Middleton Street)
138,500 138,500
Burt Street Path 55,000 55,000
Augusta – Margaret RiverTotal approved funding: $708,126Total Project cost: $982,126
Margaret Rivermouth Toilets and First Aid Room
143,126 68,126
Reactivation of the Old Settlement 150,000 150,000
Cowaramup Streetscape 80,000 80,000
Augusta Streetscape 123,000 60,000
Rural Reseals 236,000 100,000
Asphalt Overlays 150,000 150,000
Cultural Centre Courtyard upgrade 100,000 100,000
BoddingtonTotal approved funding: $306,498Total Project cost: $520,000
Retirement Village 520,000 306,498
Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
Boyup BrookTotal approved funding: $365,263 Total Project cost: $365,263
Townsite Drainage Improvements 328,263 328,263
Installation of New Air Conditioning
22,000 22,000
Installation of Solar Collectors 15,000 15,000
BrooktonTotal approved funding: $344,159Total Project cost: $2,357,000
Caravan Park Ablutions 90,000 90,000
WB Eva Pavilion 2,267,000 254,159
BroomeTotal approved funding: $1,002,877Total Project cost: $8,000,000
Broome Multi Purpose Arts/Community Venue Development
8,000,000 1,002,877
Broomehill-TambellupTotal approved funding: $426,470Total Project cost: $486,470
Broomehill Administration Office Building Modifications
50,000 50,000
Broomehill Public Toilets 100,000 100,000
Tambellup Sports Pavilion Refurbishment
260,000 200,000
Broomehill Pathways 76,470 76,470
Bruce RockTotal approved funding: $477,511Total Project cost: $1,200,000
Change Rooms Construction and Indoor Court upgrade at Bruce Rock Community Recreation Centre
1,200,000 477,511
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Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
BunburyTotal approved funding: $749,717Total Project cost: $2,549,250
Solar Heating Project – South West Sports Centre
1,100,000 200,000
CBD Paving and Improvements – Victoria St Section 1
150,000 135,957
CBD Paving and Improvements – Victoria St Section 4
150,000 100,000
Replacement Water Based Hockey Pitch
477,250 100,000
Ocean Road to Preston Fencing 100,000 100,000
Airport upgrades 58,000 58,000
Indigenous Memorial Heritage Park 494,500 36,260
Visitors Centre – Archaeological Works
19,500 19,500
BusseltonTotal approved funding: $796,356Total Project cost: $1,296,356
Queen Street upgrade 1,296,356 796,356
CapelTotal approved funding: $733,753Total Project cost: $1,622,231
Various Roadworks 717,741 500,000
Capel Townscape Project 904,490 233,753
CarnamahTotal approved funding: $377,103Total Project cost: $1,187,134
Eneabba Public Toilet Block 75,000 75,000
Yarra Street Drainage 147,212 117,212
Carnamah Tennis Courts 285,683 125,000
Road Reconstruction Program – 2010/11
679,239 59,891
Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
CarnarvonTotal approved funding: $1,067,783Total Project cost: $1,085,791
Parklands Improvements/Baxter Park Disabled Toilet
115,000 115,000
Festival Ground Carpark 225,000 225,000Aquatic Centre Carpark Sealing 175,000 175,000Pelican Point Road Protection 100,000 100,000Pelican Point Disabled Toilet 57,791 57,791Schools and Hospital Precinct Improvements
120,000 120,000
Browns Range Cemetery 200,000 200,000HMAS Sydney Quobba Cairn Developments
93,000 74,992
Chapman ValleyTotal approved funding: $338,474Total Project cost: $338,474
Bitumen Resealing 338,474 338,474
ChitteringTotal approved funding: $530,248Total Project cost: $538,548
Muchea Road upgrade 78,000 78,000Ridgetop Ramble Drainage 226,548 226,548Lower Chittering Oval Electrical upgrade
10,000 1,700
Muchea Oval Garden Shed 21,500 21,500Reserve Road upgrade 48,000 48,000Chittering Valley Road upgrade 46,500 46,500Forresthill and Ridgetop Intersection 60,000 60,000POS Spoonbill Lake 48,000 48,000
CollieTotal approved funding: $843,008Total Project cost: $1,467,681
Forrest Street 775,000 450,000CBD Redevelopment 450,673 275,000Swimming Pool Redevelopment Completion
36,008 36,008
Landfill Fencing 59,000 25,000Parks and Playground upgrades 17,000 17,000Hebe Park Water urban Parkland 130,000 40,000
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Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
CoorowTotal approved funding: $402,300Total Project cost: $402,300
Lot 42 Commercial Street Coorow – Powered Shed
27,000 27,000
Lot 42 Commercial Street Coorow – Paving/Patio
4,000 4,000
Coorow Town Park –Disabled unisex Toilet Block
50,000 50,000
Lot 131 Spain Street Coorow –Paint Inside and Out
10,000 10,000
Lot 9 Thomas Street Coorow –Floor covering
6,000 6,000
Lot 103 Bristol Street Coorow –Floor covering Laundry and Toilet
2,000 2,000
Lot 5 Bristol Street Coorow –Repair Internal Wall Damage
4,000 4,000
Lot 5 Bristol Street Coorow –Repair Ridge Capping
1,000 1,000
Coorow District Hall – provide Stormwater Control Downpipes
5,000 5,000
Coorow District Hall –Installation of Commercial Kitchen
16,000 16,000
Coorow Aquatic Centre – Replacement of Door Frames
6,000 6,000
Coorow Aquatic Centre –Shade Shelter Repairs
5,000 5,000
Coorow Works Depot 1,500 1,500Coorow Caravan Park –Fuse Box Replacement
9,000 9,000
Coorow Caravan Park – Tile Repairs 9,000 9,000Coorow Caravan Park –Vehicle Sullage Points RV Vans
4,000 4,000
Coorow Caravan Park –Vehicle Sites Sullage Points
20,000 20,000
Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
CoorowTotal approved funding: $402,300Total Project cost: $402,300
Lot 520 Tuart Street Leeman –Double Carport/Shed
15,000 15,000
Lot 520 Tuart Street Leeman – Replacement of Roof Sheeting
4,000 4,000
Lot 520 Tuart Street Leeman –Carpet Replacement
2,200 2,200
Lot 50 Nairn Street Leeman – Powered Shed
27,000 27,000
Lot 49 Nairn Street Leeman – Replacement of Kitchen Floors
8,000 8,000
Loy 49 Nairn Street Leeman –Vinyl Flooring Hall and Kitchen
3,000 3,000
Lot 49 Nairn Street Leeman – Kitchen
4,000 4,000
Leeman Works Depot –Chemical Shed
6,000 6,000
Leeman Recreation Centre – Weathered External Replacement
5,000 5,000
Leeman Recreation Centre – Stained/Damaged Ceiling Replacement
3,000 3,000
Leeman Recreation Centre –Wall Surface Repair
1,000 1,000
Leeman Recreation Centre –Stage Room Door and Wall Seal
2,000 2,000
Leeman Recreation Centre –Floor Covering Replacement
14,000 14,000
Green Head Sporting Club – Kitchen upgrade
20,000 20,000
Green Head Community Centre – Damaged Ceiling Panel Replacement
4,000 4,000
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Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
CoorowTotal approved funding: $402,300Total Project cost: $402,300
Green Head Community Centre – Power upgrade
20,000 20,000
Green Head Works Depot –Power Connection
5,000 5,000
McGilp Street Green Head Seal and Kerb
35,600 35,600
Ocean View Drive Preliminary Works
35,000 35,000
Coastal Cemetery Green Head 9,000 9,000
CorriginTotal approved funding: $428,425Total Project cost: $525,824
Completion Stage 2 – Corrigin Swimming Pool upgrade
525,824 428,425
CranbrookTotal approved funding: $381,565Total Project cost: $649,202
Frankland River Caravan Park 453,202 353,202
Gillamii Centre 196,000 28,363
CuballingTotal approved funding: $360,851Total Project cost: $966,298
Equestrian Complex 785,872 180,425
Dam Construction 180,426 180,426
CueTotal approved funding: $407,718Total Project cost: $530,718
Cue Tourist Park Ablutions 250,000 220,000
Airfield Terminal Building 280,718 187,718
CunderdinTotal approved funding: $393,215Total Project cost: $433,215
Construction of Four Synthetic Tennis Courts
230,715 190,715
Bowling Green Rink 202,500 202,500
Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
DalwallinuTotal approved funding: $505,926Total Project cost: $505,926
Residential Housing Development 505,926 505,926
DandaraganTotal approved funding: $517,180Total Project cost: $737,347
Badgingarra Community Centre Kitchen
50,000 36,000
Cervantes Foreshore Stage 2 100,000 100,000
Former Dandaragan Administration Centre Renovation Stage 2
50,000 36,000
Dobbyn Park Development/Jetty Tie In
391,000 198,833
Multi-Purpose Netball/Basketball Courts
146,347 146,347
DardanupTotal approved funding: $705,900Total Project cost: $892,897
urban Road Resurfacing 412,932 384,663
Sealing of Mungalup Road 180,728 22,000
Gravel Resurfacing of Rural Roads 115,337 115,337
RPM Room at Eaton Recreation Centre
183,900 183,900
DenmarkTotal approved funding: $678,797Total Project cost: $685,000
Denmark CBD Redevelopment Stage 2
373,797 373,797
Peaceful Bay Footpath Network – Expansion Stage 2
86,203 80,000
Denmark Country Club Redevelopment Stage 1
225,000 225,000
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Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
Derby-West KimberleyTotal approved funding: $1,310,921Total Project cost: $4,713,473
Fitzroy Crossing Refuse Site 252,565 252,565
Swimming Pool – Automatic Chlorination System
10,000 10,000
Visitor Centre Stage 1 3,250,927 200,000
Road Construction –Clarendon Street
269,768 93,356
Road Construction –Coleman/Nordell Street
200,000 200,000
Road Construction –Johnston Street
70,000 20,000
Curtin Taxiway and Buildings 55,000 55,000
Access Road and Carpark Derby Recreation Precinct
275,000 275,000
Derby Airport Water Tankand Pressure Pump
20,000 20,000
Derby Wharf – Precinct Lighting 80,213 30,000
Derby Bowling Club –Resurfacing Green
150,000 75,000
Entry Statements –Banners and Poles
20,000 20,000
Portable Water Supply at Wharf Head
60,000 60,000
Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
Donnybrook–BalingupTotal approved funding: $736,148Total Project cost: $864,390
Donnybrook Recreation Centre 139,200 137,200
Balingup Recreation Centre 6,000 6,000
VC Mitchell Park 18,000 18,000
Donnybrook Transit Park 8,000 8,000
Apex Park 91,800 90,000
Donnybrook Hall 8,000 8,000
Donnybrook Railway Station 17,000 17,000
Balingup Hall Refurbishment 40,000 40,000
Kirup Hall Refurbishment 17,000 17,000
Noggerup Hall Refurbishment 25,000 25,000
Brookhampton Hall 6,000 6,000
Yabberup Hall Refurbishment 14,200 14,200
Donnybrook Railway Station Refurbishment(Visitor Information Centre)
12,000 12,000
Village Green Toilets Balingup 3,190 3,190
Atherton Road 10,000 10,000
Hay Road 8,000 8,000
Donnybrook Skate Park 150,000 100,000
Balingup Oval Lighting 150,000 100,000
Donnybrook Parks and Gardens 23,000 13,558
Egan Park Donnybrook 10,000 10,000
Balingup Footpaths 11,000 11,000
Shire Administration Centre Donnybrook
22,000 22,000
South West Highway Donnybrook 50,000 45,000
Bangadang Road 10,000 10,000
Hearle Road 15,000 5,000
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Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
DowerinTotal approved funding: $398,948Total Project cost: $780,000
Community Function Room 780,000 398,948
DundasTotal approved funding: $424,733Total Project cost: $750,845
Administration Building – Solar Panels
150,000 150,000
Ramsay Street ROW – Princep Street (North) Brick Paving
35,990 35,990
Replace Roof 124 Princep Street 15,000 10,000Replace Roof Roberts Street 15,000 10,000Princep Street Sinclair – Ramsay Street
29,129 23,501
Basketball Netball Club Rooms 210,000 90,000Recycling Facility – Construct Shed 55,000 25,000Swimming Pool Filtration System upgrade
120,726 40,242
School of Mines Building upgrade Stage 3
120,000 40,000
East PilbaraTotal approved funding: $1,179,298Total Project cost: $1,179,298
Broadcasting Shed 50,000 50,000Marble Bar Civic Centre Kitchen 60,000 60,000
Newman Council Chambers and Administration Centre
1,069,298 1,069,298
ExmouthTotal approved funding: $454,547Total Project cost: $2,050,800
CBD to Foreshore Revitalisation Project
2,050,800 454,547
Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
Greater GeraldtonTotal approved funding: $1,072,315Total Project cost: $2,088,548
Eadon Clarke Redevelopment – Stage 1
1,518,282 785,310
Derna Parade Park Development – Stage 2
570,266 287,005
GinginTotal approved funding: $684,855Total Project cost: $806,000
Caraban Road 430,000 325,000Lancelin Plaza Road 145,000 128,855
Cullalla Road 231,000 231,000
GnowangerupTotal approved funding: $378,546Total Project cost: $1,988,546
Gnowangerup Recreation Centre 1,440,000 150,000Ongerup Shower Block 12,000 12,000Borden Pavilion Development 360,000 150,000Ongerup Streetscape 16,546 16,546Travel Stopover 160,000 50,000
GoomallingTotal approved funding: $334,621Total Project cost: $334,621
Doctor’s Consulting Room 50,000 50,000Caravan Park Caretakers Annex 10,000 10,000Jennacubbine Hall 35,000 35,000Jennacubbine War Memorial 25,000 25,000Goomalling Rubbish Tip 55,000 55,000Goomalling Museum 58,791 58,791Parks and Gardens Depot 14,500 14,500Workshop Depot 16,330 16,330Goomalling Recreation Ground 12,000 12,000Goomalling Swimming Pool 8,000 8,000Old Goomalling Road Board Building
20,000 20,000
Automatic Doors to Administration Building
30,000 30,000
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Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
Halls CreekTotal approved funding: $962,009Total Project cost: $1,328,009
Staff Housing Construction 1,328,009 962,009
HarveyTotal approved funding: $816,221Total Project cost: $953,210
Harvey Tourist Bureau – Garden Walls
40,000 40,000
Fee’s Field Public Toilet 163,650 150,003
Roelands Hall 55,360 50,000
Leisure Drive Extension to Men in Sheds
50,000 50,000
Beela Road 143,000 130,000
Myalup Beach Road Bus Bay 13,500 13,500
Wellesley Road 47,000 47,000
Fitzgerald Way 75,000 25,000
Binningup Beach Retaining Wall 142,000 142,000
Leschenault Recreation Park 65,000 65,000
Herbert Road 40,700 40,700
Solar Panels 86,000 48,018
Leederville Bore Standpipe 10,000 10,000
Settler Hall – Solar Panel 22,000 5,000
IrwinTotal approved funding: $448,517Total Project cost: $1,232,000
Administration Centre 1,000,000 216,517
Construction of Pathways 132,000 132,000
Recreation Centre – Remedial Works
60,000 60,000
Blue Water Gardens Play Equipment
25,000 25,000
Port Denison Foreshore – Park Furniture
15,000 15,000
Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
JerramungupTotal approved funding: $369,514 Total Project cost:$1,014,461
Jerramungup Townsite Revitalisation Project
1,014,461 369,514
KatanningTotal approved funding: $684,189Total Project cost: $1,122,510
New Senior Staff Housing 475,000 390,000
New CEO Housing 500,000 194,189
C700 Various Footpath Improvements
147,510 100,000
KentTotal approved funding: $369,711Total Project cost: $498,034
Pingrup Community Resource Centre
288,323 160,000
Pingrup Hall Toilets 40,000 40,000
Solar Pump – Nyabing Recreation Dam
20,000 20,000
Nyabing Pavilion upgrade 58,507 58,507
Park Redevelopments – Stage 1 91,204 91,204
KojonupTotal approved funding: $394,286Total Project cost: $950,000
Refurbishment of Kojonup Recreation Complex – Stage 2
950,000 394,286
KondininTotal approved funding: $406,398Total Project cost: $656,398
Purchase One Staff House 340,000 340,000
Build One House For Staff 316,398 66,398
KoordaTotal approved funding: $454,504Total Project cost: $540,000
Construction of 2x3 Bedroom units
540,000 454,504
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Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
KulinTotal approved funding: $409,942Total Project cost: $409,942
Kulin Aquatic Centre 409,942 409,942
Leonora Total approved funding: $384,062Total Project cost: $2,243,188.18
Bowling Rink and Landscaping at Lawn Bowling Facility
2,243,188 384,062
MandurahTotal approved funding: $865,551Total Project cost: $3,750,000
Mandurah Surf Life Saving Club/Community Facility
3,750,000 865,551
ManjimupTotal approved funding: $952,231Total Project cost: $1,226,276
Ispen Street Reconstruction Robertson to Lintott (1284)
43,000 43,000
West Boundary Road – Construct and Seal (1282)
148,000 70,580
Perup Road Reseal 500m from Liddelow (1286)
20,000 20,000
Bridge Road Reseal Armstrong to Clark (1302)
58,000 58,000
Dean Street asphalt Karri to Lefroy (1303)
32,000 32,000
Ellis Street Asphalt Brockman to Guppy
49,000 49,000
Graphite Road Reseal Ralston to West Bay Road (1297)
37,000 37,000
Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
Manjimup(continued)
Hospital Avenue Asphalt (1280) 6,000 6,000
Jetty Street Asphalt Latham to Walpole
10,000 10,000
Lefroy Street Asphalt Kelly to Ellis (1306)
18,000 18,000
Mordalup Road Reseal 5.46–9.25 64,000 64,000
Northcliffe Mainstreet Carpark Asphalt
17,000 17,000
Swarbrick Street Asphalt Park to Walpole
28,000 28,000
Walpole Telecentre Carpark Asphalt 17,000 17,000
Wheatley Street Asphalt Highway to O’Connor
43,000 43,000
Windy Harbour Road Reseal 23.4-25.8
65,000 65,000
Allen Road Resheet (1317) 40,000 40,000
Muirillup Road Edge Repair 6.0-8.7 38,000 38,000
Diamond Tree Road Resheet 28,443 28,443
Old Vasse Road Resheet 1km 30,000 20,000
Vehicle/Workshop Shed Replacement
87,820 17,820
Construction of Boardwalk (1107) 20,000 10,000
Chemical Toilet Dump Point (1183) 15,000 15,000
Council Admin Access upgrade 40,000 40,000
Council Chamber Acoustics 20,000 20,000
Sign Poles at Townsite Entry Point 6,000 6,000
Aged Accommodation Project Headworks (1102)
47,000 27,000
Fish Cleaning Station and Waste Disposal Facility
53,000 16,375
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Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
ManjimupTotal approved funding: $952,231Total Project cost: $1,226,276
Cricket Net Installation (1365) 8,443 8,443
Northcliffe Oval Improvements (1191)
15,000 15,000
Extension of Niche Wall, Walpole (957)
10,000 10,000
Gravel Pathway for New Grave Area 3,570 3,570
Walpole Information Bay 60,000 20,000
Cosy Creek Road – Resheet 1 km 30,000 20,000
Emergency Power infrastructure Backup, Shire Office (933)
19,000 19,000
MeekatharraTotal approved funding: $593,344Total Project cost: $593,344
Landor Road Project 593,344 593,344
MenziesTotal approved funding: $499,108Total Project cost: $547,250
Post Office Restoration 250,000 201,858
Relocate Council Chambers 100,000 100,000
Purchase GROH Residences 197,250 197,250
MingenewTotal approved funding: $322,874Total Project cost: $496,300
Staff Housing Refurbishment 23,300 20,000
New Footpath 20,000 20,000
Staff Housing 255,000 122,874
Administration Centre Refurbishment
28,000 25,000
Main Street upgrade 110,000 100,000
Race Track Reticulation 60,000 35,000
Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
MooraTotal approved funding $417,538Total Project cost: $575,300
Bindi Bindi Community Centre upgrade
75,000 45,000
Moora Lifestyle Village Community Centre
67,000 67,000
Caravan Park Power upgrade 4,000 4,000
Renewal Moora Sewerage Scheme 150,000 117,754
Replace Coomberdale Hall Toilets 30,000 30,000
Carnaby’s Cockatoo Trail Extension 65,000 10,000
Swimming Pool Entry Renewal 6,500 6,500
Cemetery Extensions and Plots Surveyed
26,300 26,300
Power to Refuse Site 20,000 20,000
Roberts Street Footpath upgrade 21,500 10,984
Moora Sculptural Park Development
73,000 43,000
Recreation Centre Kitchen upgrade 21,000 21,000
Recreation Centre Refurbish Timber Floor
16,000 16,000
MorawaTotal approved funding: $407,915Total Project cost: $407,915
Morawa Sewer upgrade and Replacement Project
407,915 407,915
Mount MagnetTotal approved funding: $452,631Total Project cost: $475,000
Mount Magnet Swimming Pool 475,000 452,631
80
Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
MullewaTotal approved funding: $361,670Total Project cost: $838,011
Mullewa Swimming Pool upgrade Stage 2
838,011 361,670
MurchisonTotal approved funding: $575,452Total Project cost: $693,952
Carnarvon-Mullewa Road (Seal) 693,952 575,452
MurrayTotal approved funding: $834,071Total Project cost: $1,464,712
Murray Aquatic Centre Building Works
1,464,712 834,071
NannupTotal approved funding: $381,625Total Project cost: $631,625
Link to Cockatoo Valley 80,000 80,000
Scott River Fire Shed 21,625 21,625
FROGS Early Learning Centre/Day and Occasional Care Facility
370,000 120,000
Town Entrances – Bridgetown Road
50,000 50,000
Warren Road Seal and Kerb Pull-in 95,000 95,000
Rehabilitation Work at Shire Depot 15,000 15,000
NarembeenTotal approved funding: $451,955Total Project cost: $691,965
Community Shed 247,955 51,955
Calzoni Road 67,107 60,000
Georgeff Road 82,529 76,000
Merredin/Narembeen Road 130,317 120,000
Narembeen Airstrip 164,057 144,000
Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
Narrogin (S)Total approved funding: $357,539Total Project cost: $357,539
Simmons Road 228,539 228,539
Whinbin Rock Road – Widen Gravel shoulder
87,000 87,000
Whin Bin Rock Road – Reseal 42,000 42,000
NorthamTotal approved funding: $890,874Total Project cost: $7,885,275
Shire of Northam Recreation Centre
7,885,275 890,874
NorthamptonTotal approved funding: $519,465Total Project cost: $2,300,000
Northampton Community Centre Stage 1 and 2
2,300,000 519,465
NungarinTotal approved funding: $370,064Total Project cost: $370,064
New Engineering Depot 370,064 370,064
PerenjoriTotal approved funding: $429,749Total Project cost: $850,000
Staff Housing 550,000 232,000
Business Incubator 150,000 150,000
Caravan Park Ablutions 150,000 47,749
PingellyTotal approved funding: $365,769Total Project cost: $975,317
Footpath Network Expansion 81,773 30,000
Staff Duplexes 893,544 335,769
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Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
Port HedlandTotal approved funding: $918,883Total Project cost: $11,487,189
Redevelopment of JD Hardie precinct (JD Hardie Centre)
11,064,306 700,000
Faye Gladstone Netball Courts 122,883 18,883
CCTV Safety and Crime Prevention 100,000 100,000
Town Entry Statement 200,000 100,000
QuairadingTotal approved funding: $414,923Total Project cost: $2,800,000
Community Resource Centre 2,800,000 414,923
RoebourneTotal approved funding: $989,836Total Project cost: $6,800,000
Bulgarra Community Centre 6,800,000 989,836
SandstoneTotal approved funding: $485,120Total Project cost: $605,800
Alice Atkinson Caravan Park Improvements
72,000 60,562
Water Playground 533,800 424,558
Serpentine–JarrahdaleTotal approved funding: $857,650Total Project cost: $892,650
Byford by the Scarp Development 160,000 160,000
Byford Beautification Project 285,000 250,000
Byford Hall Kitchen upgrade 15,000 15,000
Percy Place Landscaping 20,000 20,000
Byford Central Oval Ablutions/Storage
252,650 252,650
Serpentine Jarrahdale Recreational Centre Commercial Kitchen Fit Out
60,000 60,000
Bruno Gianatti Hall Kitchen upgrade 20,000 20,000
Byford Central Oval Playground 80,000 80,000
Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
Shark BayTotal approved funding: $430,397Total Project cost: $4,600,000
Recreation Centre Multi Purpose 4,600,000 430,397
Three SpringsTotal approved funding: $355,996Total Project cost: $625,996
Staff Housing 435,996 235,996
Sports Pavilion upgrade 190,000 120,000
ToodyayTotal approved funding: $635,236Total Project cost: $1,060,236
New Depot Stage 2 285,236 35,236
Toodyay Footbridge Renewal 775,000 600,000
TrayningTotal approved funding: $395,880Total Project cost: $691,520
Trayning Swimming Pool upgrade Stage 2
691,520 395,880
Upper GascoyneTotal approved funding: $587,361Total Project cost: $1,417,000
Airport 180,000 60,000
Building Shop/Food/Tavern 200,000 101,361
Single Persons Quarters 2x4 227,000 36,000
Duplex 2x2 283,000 23,000
House Hatch Street 277,000 117,000
Community Resource Centre 250,000 250,000
Victoria PlainsTotal approved funding: $338,814Total Project cost: $869,365
Calingiri Sport Pavilion 869,365 338,814
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Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
WaginTotal approved funding: $394,637Total Project cost: $1,088,392
Wagin Memorial Swimming Pool Redevelopment
1,088,392 394,637
WanderingTotal approved funding: $298,953Total Project cost: $484,000
Office Refurbishment/Medical Centre
400,000 214,953
Footpaths 52,000 52,000
Kerbing 32,000 32,000
WaroonaTotal approved funding: $530,658Total Project cost: $560,658
Buller Road Refuse Site 150,000 150,000
Administration Centre 112,000 112,000
Preston Beach Entry Statement 20,000 20,000
Extension of Gymnasium 100,000 70,000
Coronation Road Reseal 60,000 60,000
Recreation Road Reseal 9,085 9,085
Invarrell Road Reseal 32,073 32,073
Replace Basketball Court 1 Floor 77,500 77,500
West ArthurTotal approved funding: $346,337Total Project cost: $892,781
Darkan Town Hall upgrade 79,800 41,337Darkan Sport and Community Centre Sporting Surface
453,250 100,000
Darkan Sport and Community Centre Sporting Parking and Lighting
30,000 30,000
Health and Resource Centre Renovations
15,930 15,000
Health and Resource Centre Parking 38,375 35,000Darkan Refuse Site 87,101 50,000Seniors Centre Refurbishment 10,000 10,000Lake Towerrinning Boat Ramp upgrade
119,025 25,000
Duranillin Public Toilets 59,300 40,000
Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
WestoniaTotal approved funding: $373,371Total Project cost: $1,800,000
Completion of 5 Town Houses in Lifestyle Village
1,800,000 373,371
WickepinTotal approved funding: $396,869Total Project cost: $616,461
Automated Fuel Facility 299,592 80,000
Water Tanks – Wickepin Community Centre
40,000 40,000
Community Agriculture Centre Building Refurbishment
75,000 75,000
Wickepin Shire Office Refurbishment
76,869 76,869
Yealering Cemetery upgrade 50,000 50,000
Yealering Hall/Lake Amenities upgrade
75,000 75,000
Williams Total approved funding: $295,892Total Project cost: $679,455
Williams Hall upgrade 376,563 128,000
Tarwonga Tennis Club 60,000 60,000
Williams Swimming Pool Amenities Building
170,892 35,892
Quindanning Residential Estate Subdivision
72,000 72,000
WilunaTotal approved funding: $474,848Total Project cost: $474,848
Wiluna Townsite Interpretive Shelter
52,240 52,240
Street Lighting 150,000 150,000
Water Supply and Storage 100,000 100,000
Wiluna Townsite Streetscape Programme
132,608 132,608
Information Bay Wiluna Townsite 40,000 40,000
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Local Government Project(s)Total Cost of Project
($)
Funding Approved
($)
Wongan-BalliduTotal approved funding: $447,489Total Project cost: $2,543,288
Community Resource Precinct Building
2,543,288 447,489
WoodanillingTotal approved funding: $333,290Total Project cost: $398,910
Town Hall 234,560 174,560
Shaw Road 69,415 63,795
Oval Carpark 30,000 30,000
Onslow Road Bridge 20,760 20,760
Onslow Road Culvert 44,175 44,175
WyalkatchemTotal approved funding: $390,627Total Project cost: $975,173
Airport Development Project 719,040 280,000
Community Resource Centre 256,133 110,627
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Appendix 2
Country Local Government Fund – Regional Groupings projects approved in 2010-11
GASCOYNE
Name of Group Project Name Project descriptionEstimated Total Cost of Project
($)
CLGF 2010-11 Regional Group
Contribution ($)
Gascoyne underground PowerTo progress underground power in the Shire of Carnarvon CBD to replace ageing and non-compliant energy infrastructure.
600,000 200,000
Totals 600,000 200,000
GREAT SOUTHERN
Name of Group Project Name Project descriptionEstimated Total Cost of Project
($)
CLGF 2010-11 Regional Group
Contribution ($)
City of Albany and Shire of Denmark
Completion of the ANZAC Peace Park
The ANZAC Peace Park was developed to ensure continued public appreciation and awareness of the historical, cultural and environmental significance of the broader Albany context, (e.g. Albany’s role as a departure point for soldiers in World War I), and more specifically the ANZAC tradition.
This project will complete the ANZAC Peace Park: – by establishing the Lone Pine Grove; – by completing pathways and performance areas; and – through the installation of lighting throughout the park.
952,000 897,773
Totals 952,000 897,773
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MID WEST
Name of Group Project Name Project descriptionEstimated Total Cost of Project
($)
CLGF 2010-11 Regional Group
Contribution ($)
Exploring Wildflower Country Project Working Group
Exploring Wildflower Country (EWC) Project
The key goal of this project is to help this region expand its tourist season beyond the two or three months of wildflower season that runs from late July to early October. The EWC project comprises an inland tourist route that features interesting aspects of the area including its unique landscape, historical sites and primary industries (agriculture and mining). It includes 22 specifically selected stopping points along the route from Dalwallinu to Geraldton.
653,380 442,175
City of Greater Geraldton
Mullewa Swimming Pool upgrade – Stage 2
The Mullewa Swimming Pool upgrade (Stage 2) is the second stage of a three stage project to upgrade the pool to comply with applicable regulations and codes of practice. The Mullewa Swimming Pool provides important health and social benefits to the Mullewa, Geraldton, Yalgoo and Murchison communities and is used by the Indigenous community of these regions.
834,325 126,341
Batavia Rural Group of Councils
Northampton Community Centre Re-Development
The project involves the re-development of the upstairs function area, (including the kitchen, bar area, toilets, storage room, viewing area and offices), of the existing community centre at Northampton.
2,571,950 491,303
Coorow/Carnamah Regional Group
Tourism Information Bays – Indian Ocean Drive
Install tourist information bays on Indian Ocean Drive prior to the Green Head and Leeman townsites.
100,000 100,000
Coorow/Carnamah Regional Group
upgrade of Parker Street, Carnamah
upgrade of street to accommodate heavy haulage grain traffic accessing CBH regional facility.
273,679 273,679
Batavia Rural Group
Construction of Henry Road (to access the Thungurra Residential Aged Care Facility in Port Denison)
Construction of Henry Road as part of the Shire of Irwin’s contribution towards the development of an Ageing in Place development in Port Denison.
112,173 112,173
Batavia Rural GroupGrannies Beach Coastal Protection Works, Port Denison
Staged construction of a seawall to protect Grannies Beach in Port Denison from the effects of coastal erosion as well as sand renourishment.
220,000 100,000
Totals 4,765,507 1,645,671
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SOUTH WEST
Name of Group Project Name Project descriptionEstimated Total Cost of Project
($)
CLGF 2010-11 Regional Group
Contribution ($)
Bunbury Wellington Group of Councils
Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre Expansion Project
Expansion of the existing City of Bunbury owned Regional Entertainment Centre to include a 250 seat theatre for smaller performances, break out rooms, function rooms and improved foyer, bar and administration facilities.
9,968,710 2,468,710
Totals 9,968,710 2,468,710
WHEATBELT
Name of Group Project Name Project descriptionEstimated Total Cost of Project
($)
CLGF 2010-11 Regional Group
Contribution ($)
RoeROCupgrade of the Norseman – Hyden Road
upgrade of the Norseman – Hyden Road from SLK 20.9 at the State Barrier fence and through to the Flying Fox mine entrance at SLK 47.6.
913,619 463,619
Dryandra VROCRegional Fuel Facilities in Wandering, Wickepin and Kulin
To install 24/7 regional fuel facilities in Wandering, Wickepin and Kulin. 898,776 525,886
Dryandra VROCDryandra Regional Equestrian Centre
To construct an undercover arena, cross country course and show jumping arena.
785,872 315,538
South East Avon Regional Transition Group (SEARTG)
Headworks for Quairading Community Resource Centre
Headworks associated with the construction of the Quairading Community Resource Centre.
200,000 200,000
South East Avon Regional Transition Group (SEARTG)
York Convention and Recreation Centre
Construction of the York Convention and Recreation Centre. 2,946,212 909,909
Avon ROCExpansion of Killara Adult Day Care and Respite Centre:
Construction of a purpose built respite care centre, (which will in turn enable the current dual use day care centre to revert to its intended usage).
2,250,000 1,679,860
WEROCupgrade of the Central Wheatbelt Harness Racing Club Facility
Improve facilities at the Central Wheatbelt’s only harness racing facility, as part of the larger development of the Kellerberrin Regional Recreation and Leisure Centre.
579,000 400,000
Totals 8,573,479 4,494,812
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Appendix 3
REGIONAL GRANTS SCHEME – PROJECTS APPROVED FOR FUNDING IN 2010-11
SMALL GRANTS SCHEME
Kimberley Development Commission
Applicant Project/Activity Project Location
Funding Approved
($)
Project Total ($)
Wunan Foundation
Implementation of the Stepping Stones Project
Kununurra 10,000 12,500
1 Project Totals 10,000 12,500
Peel Development Commission
Applicant Project/Activity Project Location
Funding Approved
($)
Project Total ($)
Mandurah Philatelic Society
Mandurah 2010 Fair Mandurah 4,800 35,900
Pinjarra Race Club Inc.
Peel Racing, Pacing and Chasing Festival
Pinjarra 5,000 16,000
City of Mandurah
Feasibility to Purchase a Dredge
Mandurah 10,000 20,000
Applicant Project/Activity Project Location
Funding Approved
($)
Project Total ($)
City of Mandurah
Outdoor Fitness Circuit
Mandurah 10,000 50,000
Waroona Agricultural Society
upgrade Clubrooms Waroona 4,379 17,856
5 Projects Totals 34,179 139,756
Pilbara Development Commission
Applicant Project/Activity Project Location
Funding Approved
($)
Project Total ($)
SAFEComputer and Network upgrade
Karratha 7,700 9,575
Pilbara Health Network
Wickham Primary Health Care Centre
Wickham 10,000 155,500
Jigalong Community Inc.
Jigalong Youth Mentoring Program
Jigalong 10,000 44,000
Michael Leslie Foundation
Roebourne Women’s Professional Development and Leadership Tour
Roebourne 10,000 160,500
Department of Environment and Conservation
Karijini 10-Year Anniversary Event Merchandise and Promotion
Karijini 7,000 57,066
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Applicant Project/Activity Project Location
Funding Approved
($)
Project Total ($)
Friends of St Luke’s College
Stage Technical Equipment
Karratha 10,000 25,870
Hedland Well Women’s Centre
Activity Room Infrastructure upgrade
Port Hedland
1,190 7,243
Karratha and Districts Chamber of Commerce
Pilbara Pulse Development Project
Karratha 7,500 20,000
Karratha and Districts Tourist Association
Karratha Visitor Centre e-Hub
Karratha 4,000 8,925
MARS Society Australia Inc.
Spaceward Bound Australia 2011 Pilbara
10,000 35,000
Port Hedland Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Hedland Economic and Resources Forum
Port Hedland
7,500 134,650
Port Hedland Softball Association
Revitalisation of Protective Shade
Port Hedland
3,750 8,500
Tom Price Early Years Group
Theatre Sports Tom Price 1,490, 3,590
Tom Price Tee Ball Association
New Equipment Tom Price 7,000 7,680
Treloar Child Care Centre Inc.
Exterior upgradeSouth Hedland
4,495 4,495
15 Projects Totals 101,625 682,594
Wheatbelt Development Commission
Applicant Project/Activity Project Location
Funding Approved
($)
Project Total ($)
Shire of West Arthur
Common Compliance Systems Investigation
Darkan 4,695 9,390
Shire of Dumbleyung
Men's Health Weekend
Kukerin 5,100 48,300
Gravity Discovery Centre Foundation
Strategic Plan for the Gravity Discovery Centre
Gingin 10,000 35,000
Midlands Forestry Alliance
Carbon Audit Analysis – Farm Trees
Lancelin 10,000 23,000
Newdegate Machinery Field Days Inc.
Women in Agriculture Display
Newdegate 2,500 17,700
Shire of Dandaragan
Fish Attraction Devices, Cervantes to Greenhead
Dandaragan 9,527 25,567
Shire of Northam
Restoration of George Throssell's Grave
Northam 10,000 20,000
Shire of MooraSculptural Park Art Piece (Mosaic Footpath)
Moora 10,000 67,500
8 Projects Totals 61,822 246,457
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STRATEGIC PROJECTS
Gascoyne Development Commission
Applicant Project/Activity Project Location
Funding Approved
($)
Project Total ($)
Carnarvon Heritage Group Inc.
Carnarvon One Mile Jetty Interpretative Centre
Carnarvon 1,155,384 2,511,075
Shire of Carnarvon
Gascoyne Regional Library and Art Gallery
Carnarvon 589,318 3,531,949
Shire of Exmouth
Joint-use Covered Hard Courts
Exmouth 438,450 2,092,870
Carnarvon Bowling Club
Bowling Green upgrade
Carnarvon 140,000 409,567
Gascoyne Development Commission
Country Arts Focus Region Initiative 2010-13
Region wide 120,000 136,000
Gascoyne Development Commission
Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre – Centre Manager
Carnarvon 350,000 525,000
Leadership WARegional Leadership Program for the Gascoyne
Region wide 139,500 254,500
7 Projects Totals 2,932,652 9,460,961
Great Southern Development Commission
Applicant Project/Activity Project Location
Funding Approved
($)
Project Total ($)
Department of Environment and Conservation
Munda Biddi TrailNannup to Albany
500,000 2,916,400
university of WA
uWA Albany Science Building
Albany 671,000 6,242,000
Great Southern Development Commission
Town Centre Enhancement Program
Region wide 1,000,000 2,000,000
3 Projects Totals 2,171,000 11,158,400
Kimberley Development Commission
Applicant Project/Activity Project Location
Funding Approved
($)
Project Total ($)
Broome Aboriginal Media Association
Digital Television Region wide 165,000 416,367
West Australian Fish Foundation
Barramundi Restocking in Lake Kununurra
Region wide 70,000 210,180
Kununurra Out-of-School Care Centre
Catholic Education Commission of WA
Kununurra 360,000 760,000
3 Projects Totals 595,000 1,386,547
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Mid West Development Commission
Applicant Project/Activity Project Location
Funding Approved
($)
Project Total ($)
Wirnda Barna Artists Inc.
Wirnda Barna Indigenous Art Centre Development
Mount Magnet
200,000 1,064,739
Chrysalis Support Services Inc.
Chrysalis House Building Extensions
Geraldton 117,635 264,000
2 Projects Totals 317,635 1,328,739
Peel Development Commission
Applicant Project/Activity Project Location
Funding Approved
($)
Project Total ($)
Fairbridge WAFairbridge Village Redevelopment Program Stage 7
Pinjarra 500,000 3,351,990
Mandurah Surf Life Saving Club Inc.
Mandurah Surf Life Saving Club and Community Facility
Mandurah 182,662 3,417,000
Peel Harvey Catchment Council
Managing Peel's Natural Assets
Region wide 250,000 1,901,290
Harvey WaterGrowing the Peel Food Bowl (Agribusiness Officer)
Region wide 19,500 315,558
4 Projects Totals 952,162 8,985,838
Pilbara Development Commission
Applicant Project/Activity Project Location
Funding Approved
($)
Project Total ($)
Employment Law Centre of Western Australia
Community Legal Education, Training and Further Assistance
Region wide 23,173 1,286,852
1 Project Totals 23,173 1,286,852
South West Development Commission
Applicant Project/Activity Project Location
Funding Approved
($)
Project Total ($)
Department of Environment and Conservation
Munda Biddi Trail Construction
Nannup to Albany
500,000 6,163,630
South West Academy of Sport
High-Performance Programs
Region wide 440,000 1,129,800
2 Projects Totals 940,000 7,293,430
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Wheatbelt Development Commission
Applicant Project/Activity Project Location
Funding Approved
($)
Project Total ($)
Shire of Wongan Ballidu
Wongan Hills Community Resource Precinct
Wongan Hills
150,000 2,480,730
Shire of KondininHyden Industrial Sub-Division
Hyden 236,285 566,285
2 Projects Total 386,285 3,047,015
All figures contained in the report are excluding GST.
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Appendix 4
PILBARA CITIES COMMUNITY PROJECTS APPROVED IN 2010-11
Project Name Project Description Project Location
Funding Approved
($)
Project Total ($)
Shire of Roebourne – Baynton West Family Centre Construction of a one-stop family centre in Baynton West. Karratha 2.99 million 13.49 million
Martu Knowledge ProgramPurchase of housing to accommodate senior management of the Kanyirninpa Jukuarrpa – Martu Knowledge Program.
Newman 2.146 million 2.146 million
Shire of East Pilbara – Newman Town Centre Redevelopment/Land Release
Creation of an active, vibrant town centre, including a town square, main street and mixed density housing. The town centre will also include the Newman Cultural Precinct.
Newman 20 million 40 million
Shire of Ashburton – Onslow ComplexConstruction of a multi-purpose indoor sporting and emergency evacuation centre, which was officially opened in January 2011.
Onslow 7 million 10.5 million
Town of Port Hedland – Public Amenity Enhancements
Enhancement of the urban landscape of Port and South Hedland through tree planting, new playground equipment, shade structures, public toilets, footpaths and street furniture.
Port Hedland/ South
Hedland2.6 million 3.521 million
Town of Port Hedland – Crime and Safety InitiativesInitiatives to address crime and increase safety through the provision of adequate public lighting and CCTV installation.
Port Hedland/South
Hedland 0.9 million 2.22 million
Roebourne Housing Initiatives Building of 12 houses in The Village in Roebourne. Roebourne 5 million 6.46 million
Town of Port Hedland – JD Hardie Centre (Hedland Youth Precinct)
Rejuvenation of the existing JD Hardie Centre to produce an expanded and multi-functional youth precinct and modern indoor recreational facility. Officially opened in June 2011.
South Hedland
2.9 million 11.064 million
Town of Port Hedland – Marquee ParkDesign and construction of a level-one district park in South Hedland, delivering a high-quality community park that offers social and recreational opportunities to the community.
South Hedland
2.7 million 13.028 million
Town of Port Hedland – Multi-Purpose Recreational Facility
Creation of a focal point for organised recreational activity in Hedland, facilitating social interaction, providing a venue for elite indoor sport and contributing to community health and well-being.
South Hedland
11.1 million 34.14 million
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Project Name Project Description Project Location
Funding Approved
($)
Project Total ($)
Town of Port Hedland – South Hedland Aquatic Centre upgrade
upgrading of the South Hedland Aquatic Centre, including replacement of plant and filtering equipment, upgrade of pool, installation of disabled access to main pool, and replacement of children’s leisure pool water.
South Hedland
3.6 million 5.4 million
Town of Port Hedland – South Hedland Bowls and Tennis
Construction of a new community facility at the South Hedland Bowling and Tennis Club site.
South Hedland
2.13 million 4.498 million
Town of Port Hedland – South Hedland Library and Community Centre
Planning and development of a state of the art Library and associated community facilities.
South Hedland
0.665 million 665,000
Shire of Ashburton – Tom Price Town Centre Revitalisation
Redevelopment of the Tom Price Town Centre. Tom Price 10 million 10 million
Karratha-Wickham Coastal Link RoadFeasibility study on the viability, options and costs associated with building a coastal link road between Karratha and Wickham.
Pilbara 0.2 million 200,000
Office of Environmental Protection Authority – Staff Resources
Funding for 1 x SCL4 Officer and 1 x SCL2 Officer positions in OEPA to support environmental approvals associated with Pilbara Cities’ project initiatives.
Pilbara 1.17 million 1.17 million
Pilbara Cities Strategic Infrastructure (previously Capital Works Fund)
Reallocation of $20 million originally allocated as the 2010-2011 co-funding contribution by the State Government to the Infrastructure Australia – Pilbara Cities’ submission, to fund new capital infrastructure and amenities projects in the Pilbara.
Pilbara 20 million 20 million
Port Hedland Waste Water Treatment Plant relocation
Relocation of the Port Hedland Waste Water Treatment plant to South Hedland Waste Water Treatment Plant.
Port Hedland 42 million 106 million
Roebourne Wastewater Treatment PlantConstruction of additional treatment ponds and the upgrade of ancillary works at the Roebourne Wastewater Treatment Plant, to increase capacity to cope with new land development initiatives, such as NASH.
Roebourne 1.96 million 1.96 million
Northern Towns Development FundFunding for urgently required strategic planning as well as development approvals to bring land to a development-ready state as part of the implementation of the Pilbara Cities program.
Pilbara 6 million 6 million
Pilbara Cities Strategic Planning Pilbara Cities Strategic Planning. Pilbara 2.5 million 2.5 million
Kariyarra Mugarinya Joint Venture (KMJV)Construction of 110 residential lots and three group housing lots in South Hedland, with 70 per cent of profits from the sale of the residential sites to be used to establish an Aboriginal Housing Trust in the Pilbara.
Port Hedland – South Hedland
12 million 22 million
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royalties for regions financial outline as at 30 June 2011
The following charts are provided to demonstrate how funding through the Royalties for Regions will flow through the Royalties for Regions Fund (referred to as a special purpose account).
Definitions
zz Special Purpose Account (SPA) – Royalties for Regions Fund.zz SPA Balance available – Amount in Royalties for Regions Fund includes amouts
carried over from previous years and amounts already allocated to out years excluding interest earned in 2010-11.
zz Expenditure to date – Amount actually acquitted by agencies and funding that has left State Government in the form of grants or to Local Government.
zz unexpended funds – disbursed but not spent by agencies.zz Disbursed – Amount withdrawn from SPA.zz Awaiting Definition – Money allocated to a program such as Regional Grants
Scheme or Gascoyne Development Plan that is available for projects but none has yet been defined (these can be seen as discretionary funds).
zz New Regional and Statewide Initiatives – the holding account for funds that have not yet been allocated to CLGF, Regional Community Services Fund or Infrastructure and Headworks Fund i.e. unallocated.
zz Allocated – Funds committed to a project that are to be provided to a project and spent accordingly.
zz unallocated – Funds uncommitted e.g. Part of New Regional and Statewide Initiatives (NRSI), Interest in the SPA, Revised Royalties Estimates and new royalties from the revised iron ore fines rate.
Royalties for Regions Appropriation from FY 2008-09 to 2010-11
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500
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1,500
2,000
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$974,817,000
Existing balance in SPAexcluding interest earned
as at 30 June 2011$656,705,321
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summary of sPA Balance year to Date for 2010-11
Summary: $
Opening Balance as at 1 July 2010 415,940,000
Interest received in 2010-11 13,625,018
Amount transferred from Consolidated account to SPA in 2010-11 817,825,000
Payments in 2010-11 (590,669,740)
Refunds:
Amount transferred to SPA from RDL for Pilbara Infrastructure 10,000,000
Corrective services returned on 27 April 2011 ($400,000 converted to Capital) 400,000
Amount received from Department of State Development – Ord-East Kimberley June 2011 paid as capital returned and then paid back to DSD as Recurrent 2,030,000
Amount received from Western Power to SPA – 30 June 2011 to be considered as a savings for the Headworks Rebate 1,180,061
Closing Balance as at 30 June 2011(1) 670,330,339
(1) Closing Balance is in agreement with Treasury TABS report
The Special Purpose Account (SPA) as at the 30 June 2011 has a closing balance of $670,330,339 inclusive of $13,625,018 Interest earned.
Interest: $
Interest deposited in SPA for amounts accrued in 2009-10 356,497
Interest deposited in SPA for 1st Quarter 2010-11 4,739,889
Interest deposited in SPA for 2nd quarter 2010-11 4,238,132
Interest deposited in SPA for 3rd quarter 2010-11 4,290,500
Total Interest received in 2010-11 13,625,018
Interest accrued to 30 June for the 4th quarter but not paid till July 4,539,679
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Acknowledgements
The Department of Regional Development and Lands would like to thank all our partners who have made it possible for Royalties for Regions to successfully deliver so many projects across the State:
zz Department of Local Governmentzz Department of Commercezz Department of Treasuryzz Department of Educationzz Department of Culture and the Artszz Department of Agriculture and Foodzz Department of Corrective Serviceszz Department of Child Protectionzz Department of Mines and Petroleumzz Department of Transportzz Department for Communitieszz Department of Housingzz Department of Planningzz Department of State Development zz Department of the Attorney Generalzz Department of Waterzz Department of Environment and Conservationzz Western Powerzz Water Corporationzz LandCorpzz Office of Energyzz Public Transport Authorityzz Tourism Western Australiazz Horizon Powerzz Verve Energyzz Perth Theatre Trustzz Police Service Western Australiazz Country Local Governmentszz Gascoyne Development Commission
zz Goldfields-Esperance Development Commissionzz Great Southern Development Commissionzz Kimberley Development Commissionzz Mid West Development Commissionzz Peel Development Commissionzz Pilbara Development Commissionzz South West Development Commissionzz Wheatbelt Development Commissionzz Community Resource Centreszz The Western Australian Regional Development Trustzz The Regional Development Councilzz And other funding recipients
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Contact Details
Regional Development Commissions
Gascoyne Development Commission
Telephone: (08) 9941 7000
Website: www.gdc.wa.gov.au
Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission
Telephone: (08) 9080 5000
Website: www.gedc.wa.gov.au
Great Southern Development Commission
Telephone: (08) 9842 4888
Website: www.gsdc.wa.gov.au
Kimberley Development Commission
Telephone: (08) 9168 1044
Website: www.kdc.wa.gov.au
Mid West Development Commission
Telephone: (08) 9921 0702
Website: www.mwdc.wa.gov.au
Peel Development Commission
Telephone: (08) 9535 0000
Website: www.peel.wa.gov.au
Pilbara Development Commission
Telephone: (08) 9173 8400
Website: www.pdc.wa.gov.au
South West Development Commission
Telephone: (08) 9792 2000
Website: www.swdc.wa.gov.au
Wheatbelt Development Commission
Telephone: (08) 9622 7222
Website: www.wheatbelt.wa.gov.au
Department of Regional Development and Lands
Regional Investment
Visit the website at: www.rdl.wa.gov.au/royalties
Email us at: [email protected]
Physical Address: Level 2, 140 William Street, Perth WA 6000
Postal Address: PO Box 1143, West Perth WA 6872
Main phone number: (08) 6552 4400
Country calls free call: 1800 735 784
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