SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

106 Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite—Leader of the Opposition) (30 September 2008). With respect to the 2008-09 budget papers—sub-program 3.2: sustainability and why was there an increase from $3.516 million to an estimated result of $13.040 million in 2007-08?

The Hon. M.D. RANN (Ramsay—Premier, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change): I have been advised of the following:

The variation is largely attributable to the Government's decision to provide $8 million to the rooftop photovoltaic installation at the Showgrounds.

The remaining variance of $1.524 million is funding for projects managed by the Sustainability and Workforce Management Group within the department relating to Sustainability and Climate Change ($0.331 million), WorkCover Review ($0.968 million) and consultancy funding for the report on managing excess employees across government ($0.225 million).