CORONAVIRUS
— RELIEF FUND — INDONESIA
1051. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests:
I refer to the minister's
joint media statement dated 5 August 2021 that advised $2 million had been
allocated for one-off grants directed through an Australian charity
organisation to support COVID-19 crisis relief activities on the ground in
Indonesia as it manages its second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(1) Has the $2 million fund been fully allocated to
Indonesian community associations based in Western Australia?
(2) Please provide a breakdown of eligible applicants,
the amount provided and the name of the direct partner—a
registered not-for-profit Australian charity with operations in Indonesia, or
affiliated with a reputable and officially registered not-for-profit Indonesian
charity—for each provided grant.
(3) Did any of
the funds directly benefit Bali or East Java, the latter with which WA has a 30-year
sister-state relationship?
Hon KYLE
McGINN replied:
On
behalf of the parliamentary secretary, I thank the member for some notice of
the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the
Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests.
(1) Yes. The
Indonesia COVID-19 crisis relief fund has been fully allocated to Indonesian
community associations based in Western Australia.
(2) Indonesian
community associations decided to work together and provide one application as
a consortium to the Indonesia COVID-19 crisis relief fund. Kreasi Indonesia Inc
was selected by the consortium as the main applicant. The partner charity
selected by the consortium is Save the Children Australia. The full $2 million
has been provided to the consortium and partner charity.
(3) The
consortium of Indonesian community groups worked with Save the Children to
identify the most appropriate approach to the crisis response. The funding will
support communities across Indonesia, including those in Bali and East Java.