Question On Notice No. 1804 asked in the Legislative Council on 4 December 2018 by Hon Martin Aldridge
Question Directed to the: Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I refer to Legislative Council question without notice No. 697 in relation to Community Resource Centre (CRC) traineeships, and I ask:
(a) which Local Government Authorities (LGA) who do not have a CRC will be eligible for a trainee under the program;
(b) how much funding will be made available to each LGA;
(c) which LGA's will not be eligible for funding for a trainee position arising from their classification as a 'regional capital';
(d) who did the Minister consult with prior to making an announcement in relation to this initiative to provide trainee funding to LGA's without a CRC; and
(e) what will be the total cost of providing trainees to LGA's identified in (a)?
Answered on 12 March 2019
(a)
Shire of Capel
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Shire of Carnamah
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Shire of Carnarvon
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Shire of Chapman Valley
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Shire of Chittering
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Shire of Collie
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Shire of Cuballing
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Shire of Dardanup
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Shire of Esperance
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Shire of Exmouth
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Shire of Kojonup
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Shire of Mount Magnet
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Shire of Murchison
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Shire of Narrogin
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Shire of Northam
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Shire of Sandstone
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Shire of Tammin
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Shire of Three Springs
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Shire of Trayning
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Shire of Victoria Plains
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Shire of Wiluna
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Shire of Woodanilling
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Shire of Yalgoo
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(b) Each traineeship has a maximum payment of $30,000. One traineeship per organisation per funding round can be requested.
(c) City of Bunbury
City of Busselton
City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
City of Karratha
City of Mandurah
Town of Port Hedland
(d) The decision was made following a review of the CRC program in 2018, and was designed to increase opportunity by allowing regional local governments to apply. A number of regional councils have expressed interest in participating.
(e) Two million dollars has been allocated to the program per annum. This is a competitive grant program for Community Resource Centres and Local Government Authorities.