Regional Development Australia

Mr GRIFFITHS (Goyder) (15:00): My question is to the Minister for Regional Development. When will the minister confirm the details and conditions attached to the increase of $1.6 million, as announced on 15 April, to now $3 million in the 2014-15 financial year of core funding for the seven Regional Development Australia organisations?

The Hon. G.G. BROCK (Frome—Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Local Government) (15:01): I thank the member for Goyder for that question. I have already put out a press release indicating the $1.6 million, and the $1.4 million since then, for the 2014-15 financial year. That will go for the next four years—$1.4 million and $1.6 million—and also, for the next four years, with the extra money we have achieved for the regional development fund, for the $15 million there, leading up to and including the $29 million (the $15 million is included in the $29 million), and the $10 million accelerator fund for the first year.

I am looking forward to working with the member on the other side there, as well as all regional areas and RDAs, to get the best job opportunities with this money, as well as utilising state funding, federal funding and any local government and private funding to achieve what we need to in the regions to create jobs. The whole aim of what I have done is to get that money for you, everyone on this side here, and all the regions of South Australia.