House of Assembly
Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
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Parliament of South Australia
House of Assembly
published
Answers to Questions
Answers to Questions
Grant Expenditure
GRANT EXPENDITURE
In reply to Mr PENGILLY
House of Assembly
Finniss
GRANT EXPENDITURE
In reply to Mr PENGILLY (Finniss) (2 July 2008) (Estimates Committee A).
The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Energy:
2006-07
Minister for State/Local Government Relations
The following is provided regarding grants in 2006-07 by Primary Industries and Resources SA in relation to my portfolio of Minister for State/Local Government Relations. Other Ministers will respond separately to grants by PIRSA that relate to their portfolio.
Please note, that the question asks whether expenditures made were subject to a grant agreement, as required by Treasurer's Instruction No.15 (TI 15). Grants that have been made to other State Government agencies, universities or are less than $10,000 are not required to have a grant agreement and are reflected as 'Not Applicable' in the appropriate column.
Primary Industries and Resources SA—Office for State/Local Government Relations
| Name of Grant Recipient |
Amount of Grant |
Purpose of Grant |
Subject to Grant Agreement (Y/N) |
| Local Government Association of South Australia (LGA) on behalf of various participating councils |
70,000 |
Grant to Local Government for the European Wasp Eradication Program. Funding matched by participating councils. |
Y |
| District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula |
43,853 |
Provision of State Government support for funds expended in undertaking recovery effort following the Lower Eyre Peninsula bushfire. |
Y |
| Flinders Ranges Council |
100,000 |
Pre-allocation payment to Council, pending decision of the Local Government Disaster Fund for recovery efforts following the mid-north floods.Money reimbursed to the Office for State/Local Government Relations in June 2007 following decision of Local Government Disaster Fund. |
Not Applicable |
| District Council of Orroroo-Carrieton |
50,000 |
Pre-allocation payment to Council of Orroroo-Carrieton, pending decision of the Local Government Disaster Fund for recovery efforts following the mid-north floods.Money reimbursed to the Office for State/Local Government Relations in June 2007 following decision of Local Government Disaster Fund. |
Not Applicable |
| Local Government Association of South Australia (LGA) |
33,500 |
Assistance to small rural councils to enable their ongoing participation in projects to improve financial governance and to develop asset management policies and plans. |
Y |
| District Council of Kangaroo Island |
10,000 |
To undertake a comprehensive study of the Council's current and future roles and responsibilities and opportunities for collaboration/partnership with State and Federal governments, the private sector, statutory boards and other community organizations. |
Y |
| TOTAL 2006-07 |
307,353 |
|
|
* Not Applicable—not subject to Treasurer's Instruction No. 15
Primary Industries and Resources SA—Administered (Local Government Taxation Equivalent Fund)
| Name of Grant Recipient |
Amount of Grant |
Purpose of Grant |
Subject to Grant Agreement (Y/N) |
| Local Government Research and Development Scheme—Administered by the SA Local Government Association. |
1,000,000 |
Tax Equivalent payments made by the Local Government Finance Authority, consistent with National Competition Policy. |
Payments subject to South Australian Legislation (Local Government Finance Authority Act 1983) |
| Total 2006-07 |
1,000,000 |
|
|
Primary Industries and Resources SA—Administered (South Australian Local Government Grants Commission)
| Name of Grant Recipient |
Amount of Grant |
Purpose of Grant |
Subject to Grant Agreement (Y/N) |
| 68 South Australian Councils, 5 Aboriginal Community Councils and the Outback Areas Community Development Trust |
133,943,000 |
Distribution of Commonwealth Assistance Grants (General Purpose, Identified Local Roads and Road to Recovery) to Local Governments' Aboriginal Communities and the Outback Areas Community Development Trust. |
Subject to both State and Commonwealth Legislation (South Australian Local Government Grants Commission Act 1992, Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1986.) |
| Total 2006-07 |
133,943,000 |
|
|
Primary Industries and Resources SA—Administered (Outback Areas Community Development Trust)
| Name of Grant Recipient |
Amount of Grant |
Purpose of Grant |
Subject to Grant Agreement (Y/N) |
| Local Government Risk Services (LGRS) |
97,357 |
Provision of insurance for outback communities |
Payments subject to South Australian Legislation (Outback Areas Community Development Trust Act 1978) |
| Northern Regional Development Board |
91,529 |
Resource/marketing funding |
“ |
| Flinders Ranges & Outback SA Tourism |
24,000 |
Marketing funds |
“ |
| Lifeline Central (SA/NT) Inc |
1,500 |
Contribution toward training |
“ |
| Department of Further Education, Employment, Science & Technology (DFEEST). |
5,000 |
Outback Connect Project—investigating the implementation of Broadband for outback residents. |
“ |
| Tourism Eyre Peninsula |
8,000 |
Marketing funds |
“ |
| Eyre Region Tourism (Eyre Region Development Board) |
5,000 |
Resource agreement funds |
“ |
| Department for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure (DTEI). |
3,000 |
Contribution toward sealing of outback road |
“ |
| Outback Communities (various) |
297,885 |
Community assistance funds |
“ |
| Bungala Aboriginal Corporation |
65,000 |
Waste management provision for outback community |
“ |
| TOTAL 2006-07 |
598,271 |
|
|
- Minister for the Status of Women
- Minister for Consumer Affairs
The expenditure on grants administered by the following business units of the Attorney-General's Department under my ministerial responsibility in 2006-07 are detailed below:
Office of Consumer and Business Affairs;
Office of the Liquor and Gambling Commission; and
Office for Women;
| Name of Grant Recipient |
Amount |
Purpose of Grant |
Subject to Grant Agreement (Y/N) |
Comment |
| Office of Consumer and Business Affairs |
|
|
|
|
| Consumer Association of SA Inc |
$7,000 |
Interim Funding 2006/2007 |
No |
This was a once-off payment for relocation and other operating costs following the expiry of the agreement. |
| Department of Tourism & Fair Trading |
$16,775 |
SA Contribution to the Auzshare System |
No |
SCOCA contribution. Payment to another Government agency |
| Department of Treasury |
$14,266 |
SA share of funding for Access Economics to undertake baseline study of consumer product-related accidents |
No |
SCOCA contribution. Payment to another Government agency |
| The Treasury (Federal) |
$4,115 |
SA share of funding for a policy officer to develop a Regulation Impact Statement on product safety |
N/A |
Agreement not required as grant was less than Treasurer's Instruction threshold |
| The Treasury (Federal) |
$3,769 |
SA share of funding for the Queensland consumer credit legislation officer |
N/A |
Agreement not required as grant was less than Treasurer's Instruction threshold |
| Office for Women |
|
|
|
|
| Adelaide Survivors Abreast Inc |
$500 |
Assistance for the dragon boat project |
Yes |
|
| Aboriginal Women's APY Lands |
$5,500 |
Funds for the Kuka Kanyini Walalkara women's project |
Yes |
|
| Good Beginnings Australia |
$5,450 |
Refurbish community rooms at the Elizabeth Grove children's centre |
Yes |
|
| Clare Rural Women's Gathering |
$1,000 |
Sponsorship towards rural women's gathering |
N/A |
Agreement not required as grant was less than Treasurer's Instruction threshold |
| Zonta Club of Gawler/Barossa |
$600 |
Funds towards the Migrant Women's History project |
Yes |
|
* Please note that this return only includes grants payments for the Office for Women in 2006-07 from when the Division joined the Attorney-General's Department.
2007-08
Minister for State/Local Government Relations
The following is provided regarding grants in 2007-08 by Primary Industries and Resources SA in relation to my portfolio of Minister for State/Local Government Relations. Other Ministers will respond separately to grants by PIRSA that relate to their portfolio.
Please note, that the question asks whether expenditures made were subject to a grant agreement, as required by Treasurer's Instruction No.15 (TI 15). Grants that have been made to other State Government agencies, universities or are less than $10,000 are not required to have a grant agreement and are reflected as 'Not Applicable' in the appropriate column.
2007-08 Primary Industries and Resources SA—Office for State/Local Government Relations
| Name of Grant Recipient |
Amount of Grant |
Purpose of Grant |
Subject to Grant Agreement (Y/N) |
| Local Government Association of South Australia (LGA) on behalf of various participating councils |
70,000 |
Grant to Local Government for the European Wasp Eradication Program. Funding matched by participating councils. |
Y |
| Local Government Association of South Australia (LGA) |
85,000 |
Assistance to small rural councils to enable their ongoing participation in projects to improve financial governance and to develop asset management policies and plans. |
Y |
| South Australian Local Government Financial Management Group |
5,000 |
Contribution to project exploring national harmonisation of the core components of financial statements prepared by councils under Australian Accounting Standards. |
Not Applicable |
| Northern Regional Development Board |
60,000 |
Contribution to outback water program. |
Y |
| Total 2007-08 |
220,000 |
|
|
* Not Applicable—not subject to Treasurer's Instruction No. 15
Primary Industries and Resources SA—Administered (Local Government Taxation Equivalent Fund)
| Name of Grant Recipient |
Amount of Grant |
Purpose of Grant |
Subject to Grant Agreement (Y/N) |
| Local Government Research and Development Scheme-Administered by the SA Local Government Association (LGA). |
1,654,043 |
Tax Equivalent payments made by the Local Government Finance Authority (LGFA), consistent with National Competition Policy. |
Payments subject to South Australian Legislation (Local Government Finance Authority Act 1983) |
| Total 2007-08 |
1,654,043 |
|
|
Primary Industries and Resources SA—Administered (South Australian Local Government Grants Commission)
| Name of Grant Recipient |
Amount of Grant |
Purpose of Grant |
Subject to Grant Agreement (Y/N) |
| 68 South Australian Councils, 5 Aboriginal Community Councils and the Outback Areas Community Development Trust. |
142,932,134 |
Distribution of Commonwealth Assistance Grants (General Purpose, Identified Local Roads and Road to Recovery) to Local Governments', Aboriginal Communities and the Outback Areas Community Development Trust. |
Subject to both State and Commonwealth Legislation (South Australian Local Government Grants Commission Act 1992, Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1986.) |
| Total 2007-08 |
142,932,134 |
|
|
Primary Industries and Resources SA—Administered (Outback Areas Community Development Trust)
| Name of Grant Recipient |
Amount of Grant |
Purpose of Grant |
Subject to Grant Agreement (Y/N) |
| Bungala Aboriginal Corporation |
128,000 |
Waste management provision for outback community at Dunjiba. |
Payments subject to South Australian Legislation (Outback Areas Community Development Trust Act 1978) |
| Local Government Risk Services (LGRS) |
98,288 |
Provision of insurance for outback communities. |
“ |
| Outback Communities (various) |
341,286 |
Community assistance funds. |
“ |
| Department for Transport Energy and Infrastructure (DTEI) |
200,000 |
Transfer paid to DTEI for upgrade work at Marla Aerodrome. |
“ |
| Outback Communities (various) |
4,313 |
Contributions to youth development and Youth Week activities. |
“ |
| Northern Regional Development Board |
17,927 |
Resource agreement funds. |
“ |
| Northern Regional Development Board |
1,500 |
Sponsorship of Flinders Art Project. |
“ |
| Northern Regional Development Board |
10,000 |
Contribution to the Centre for Sustainable Excellence. |
“ |
| Flinders Ranges & Outback SA |
27,815 |
Sponsorship and Strategic Plan funding. |
“ |
| Isolated Children's Parents' Association (SA) |
3,000 |
Donation to 2008 ICPA Conference. |
“ |
| Tourism Eyre Peninsula |
11,000 |
Marketing funds. |
“ |
| Eyre Regional Development Board |
5,000 |
Resource agreement funds. |
“ |
| Treloar, Mr & Mrs K |
3,000 |
Contribution to maintenance for Wiawera Station Airstrip. |
“ |
| Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation (DWLBC) |
3,273 |
Contribution to “Across the Outback” publication. |
“ |
| Rural Solutions SA Desert Knowledge CRC |
5,000 |
Contribution to Desert Knowledge CRC. |
“ |
| TOTAL 2007-08 |
859,402 |
|
|
- Minister for the Status of Women
- Minister for Consumer Affairs
The expenditure on grants administered by the following business units of the Attorney-General's Department under my ministerial responsibility in 2007-08 are detailed below:
Office of Consumer and Business Affairs;
Office of the Liquor and Gambling Commission; and
Office for Women;
| Name of Grant Recipient |
Amount |
Purpose of Grant |
Subject to Grant Agreement (Y/N) |
Comment |
| Office of Consumer and Business Affairs |
|
|
|
|
| Commonwealth Department of Treasury |
$20,372 |
SA contribution towards the Commonwealth Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs (MCCA) |
Yes |
|
| Office for Women |
|
|
|
|
| Primary Industries and Resources SA |
$2,500 |
LGMA Excellence Award—half share of contribution |
N/A |
Agreement not required as grant was less than Treasurer's Instruction threshold |
| International Women's Day Committee SA Inc |
$3,500 |
International Women's Day Activities |
N/A |
Agreement not required as grant was less than Treasurer's Instruction threshold |
| Migrant Women's Lobby Group of SA |
$1,500 |
Women as Carers Information Day |
Yes |
|
| Fiona Mort |
$106 |
Purchase of 'Wiggles' Merchandise for underprivileged children |
N/A |
Agreement not required as grant was less than Treasurer's Instruction threshold |
| Older Women's Advisory Committee |
$500 |
Speak Out Conference 2008 |
Yes |
|
| Women in Agriculture and Business |
$27,273 |
Facilitation of ongoing rural women's network |
Yes |
|
| Sarah Annesley |
$150 |
IWD Young Women Writer's Award |
N/A |
Agreement not required as grant was less than Treasurer's Instruction threshold |
| Brittany Barnett |
$100 |
IWD Young Women Writer's Award |
N/A |
Agreement not required as grant was less than Treasurer's Instruction threshold |
| Amy Bodossian |
$250 |
IWD Young Women Writer's Award |
N/A |
Agreement not required as grant was less than Treasurer's Instruction threshold |
| Department of Families and Communities |
$1,300 |
SA Contribution MINCO—All states contribute yearly |
N/A |
Agreement not required as grant was less than Treasurer's Instruction threshold |
| Primary Health Care Services |
$5,000 |
Talking Realities—Friday fun group—part of Outreach program |
Yes |
|
| Lisa Telfer |
$150 |
IWD Young Women Writer's Award |
N/A |
Agreement not required as grant was less than Treasurer's Instruction threshold |
| Belinda Troughton |
$100 |
IWD Young Women Writer's Award |
N/A |
Agreement not required as grant was less than Treasurer's Instruction threshold |
| Kristi Urry |
$250 |
IWD Young Women Writer's Award |
N/A |
Agreement not required as grant was less than Treasurer's Instruction threshold |
| State Library of SA |
$500 |
South Australia Memory Project |
Yes |
|
| Barnardos |
$10,000 |
Mother of the Year awards |
Yes |
|
| Catherine House Inc |
$2,000 |
Fundraising activities |
Yes |
|
| Childhood Cancer Association Inc |
$1,000 |
Fundraising activities |
Yes |
|
| Coalition of Women's Domestic Violence Service |
$5,000 |
World Conference on Women's shelters held in Canada |
Yes |
|
| National Council of Women SA |
$350 |
Support project 'Alcohol—Who's Drinking' |
Yes |
|
| Network of Women Students Australia |
$500 |
Support towards 2008 NOWSA Conference |
Yes |
|
| Nunukuwarrin Yunti |
$2,000 |
Women's Healing Project |
Yes |
|
| Shelter SA |
$200 |
Homeless, Health & Housing Conference |
Yes |
|
| Soroptomist International of Torrens Inc |
$3,000 |
Violence against Women Conference |
Yes |
|
| Spark Resource Centre Inc |
$1,000 |
Support towards Single Parent Children's xmas party |
Yes |
|
| Women in Agriculture and Business |
$1,000 |
90th State Conference for Women |
Yes |
|
| Nicole Dikkenberg |
$166 |
Janine Haines Memorial Award |
N/A |
Agreement not required as grant was less than Treasurer's Instruction threshold |
| Ashleigh Emery |
$166 |
Janine Haines Memorial Award |
N/A |
Agreement not required as grant was less than Treasurer's Instruction threshold |
| Erifili Kalominidis |
$166 |
Janine Haines Memorial Award |
N/A |
Agreement not required as grant was less than Treasurer's Instruction threshold |
| Ovarian Cancer Challenge |
$500 |
Support for cancer challenge |
Yes |
|
| Rural Womens Gathering |
$1,000 |
Support towards the Gathering - held yearly in different locations |
Yes |
|
| Weena Mooga Gu Gubda Inc |
$5,000 |
Sewing and Lifeskills for Aboriginal Women |
Yes |
|
| Zonta Club of Gawler/Barossa |
$500 |
Women's Art Exhibition |
Yes |
|
| Office of the Liquor and Gambling Commissioner |
|
|
|
|
| Port Augusta City Council |
$10,000 |
Contribution towards costs of evaluating the effect of city wide dry area |
N/A |
Agreement not required as grant was less than Treasurer's Instruction threshold |