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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 697 asked in the Legislative Council on 28 August 2018 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRES — TRAINEESHIPS

697. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Regional Development:

I refer to the minister's announcement on 10 August 2018 that community resource centre funding will continue at the full $13 million per annum, particularly her reference to traineeships being made available to regional areas that do not have a CRC.

(1) How does the minister intend to provide trainees to regional areas without a CRC?

(2) Will these positions be funded from the $13 million allocation to the CRC network?

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:

(1)–(2) We indicated that the $2 million for regional training through the CRCs would, as a matter of equity, be made available to those local authorities that do not have CRCs, excluding the large what we might call ''regional capitals''. We are looking at, I think, in the order of between 20 and 30 local government authorities spread right throughout the state that currently do not have CRCs. It is certainly our view that regional equity—I am sure that the member would support us in this—will allow those local authorities the opportunity to participate. Within the framework, we want to encourage the CRCs to work with their local authority and the private sector so that we can ensure that the traineeships are strong and lead to future jobs for the people who take up those traineeships.