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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 768 asked in the Legislative Council on 13 March 2018 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Question Directed to the: Minister for Education and Training
Parliament: 40 Session: 1


Question

I refer to the Geraldton Camp School (GCS), and I ask:
(a) has the Minister or her Parliamentary Secretary ever visited the GCS;
(b) what organisations has the Minister canvassed to take on the operations of the GCS prior to her announcement of 13 December 2017;
(c) what is the annual operating cost to the State Government for the GCS taking into account the fees charged by the GCS for use of its facilities;
(d) assuming that the GCS runs at a loss hence its contribution to savings measures, why would a non-government organisation want to take on a financial liability when the State clearly does not;
(e) how many staff and FTE are employed by the GCS;
(f) of those staff identified in (e), what is the individual length of continuous public sector employment; and
(g) what support has been provided to staff at the GCS in relation to understanding and navigating the Voluntary Targeted Separation Scheme and potential redundancy/termination provisions?

Answered on 11 April 2018

(a)        No

(b)        Not applicable.

(c)        $581,775.

(d)       The Department of Education has released a Registration of Interest (RoI) for operators wishing to be considered to operate the campsites. The RoI gives potential operators the opportunity to put forward additional activities that could be conducted on the campsites.

(e) and (f)

Staff

FTE

Headcount

Years of Public Sector Employment

Camp School Manager PS6

1.00

1.00

27

Cleaner L2

0.5

1.00

24

Cleaner L2

0.48

1.00

5

Gardener L2

1.00

1.00

2

Support Officer PS1

0.40

1.00

2 months

Finance and Admin PS3

0.70

1.00

19

Cook

0.95

1.00

14

Total

5.03

7.00

_

 

(g)        There has been a number of communications with all the camp schools, including Geraldton.  Following the decision the Executive Director, Workforce has met with all the camp school managers to discuss the Voluntary Targeted Severance Scheme and the implications for staff. A teleconference has also been held with camp school managers at which staff entitlements, among other topics, were discussed.