House of Assembly: Tuesday, February 14, 2017

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Grant Expenditure

283 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (22 November 2016). With respect to the chief executive of each agency reporting to the Minister, is there a Chief Executive Discretionary Fund, a Ministerial Discretionary Fund and/or a Special Purpose Grant Fund and if so—

(a) what are the Fund's allocated budget for 2014-15 and 2015-16 respectively; and

(b) what are the details of all grants provided from the fund for 2014-15 and 2015-16, respectively?

The Hon. M.L.J. HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite—Minister for Investment and Trade, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Defence Industries, Minister for Veterans' Affairs): I have been advised:

The allocated budget for the Minister for Veterans' Affairs Annual Allocation of Grants for 2014-15 and 2015-16 was $275,000 per funding year.

In 2014-15 the Veterans' Affairs portfolio allocated $275,767.69 in grants to the veteran community from the Minister for Veterans' Affairs Annual Allocation of Grants. This included a $100,000 grant to the Legacy Club of Adelaide and a $100,000 grant to the Returned and Services League.

In 2015-16 the Veterans' Affairs portfolio allocated $274,364.43 in grants to the veteran community from the Minister for Veterans' Affairs Annual Allocation of Grants. This included a $100,000 grant to the Legacy Club of Adelaide and a $100,000 grant to the Returned and Services League.

Tables listing individual grants are attached.


MINISTER FOR VETERANS' AFFAIRS ANNUAL ALLOCATION OF GRANTS 2014-15 Amount
1 Vietnam Veterans Association Australia (SA Branch)—Vietnam Veterans Day 2014 $2,410
2 Royal Australian Army Corps—Defence Health Services Remembrance Service $500
3 Veterans SA—Veterans Voice Newsletter: Spring Edition 2014 $3,570
4 Veterans SA—Bravest of the Brave Edit $1,060.40
5 Veterans SA—Australasian Soldier's Dardanelles Cenotaph $1389.41
6 Veterans SA—The Last Post $510
7 RAR Association SA—Long Tan Commemorative Service $515
8 RSL (Plympton Glenelg Sub-Branch)—Glenelg Foreshore War Memorial $5,000
9 RSL (Henley & Grange Sub-Branch)—WWII Thank You Luncheon $200
10 RAR Association SA—Veterans' Forum $260
11 HMAS Leeuwin 8th Intake Organising Committee—HMAS Leeuwin 8th Intake Reunion 2017 $1,000
12 RSL—Ben Quilty Exhibition Reception $3,000
13 RAR Association SA—Book Launch: A Duty Done $300
14 RSL (Macclesfield Sub-Branch)—Flag Poles in Remembrance Garden $5,340
15 WRAAC—RAANC Morning Tea $600
16 3RAR—Battle of Maryang San Commemorative Service $515
17 Army Health Services Historical Research Group—Reprint of Blood, Sweat and Fears $3,000
18 The Repat Foundation—Research Paper Day $3,500
19 RSL—Aboriginal Veterans Commemorative Service $5,000
20 RSAR Association—10th/27th Battalion Centenary Parade $850
21 RSL (Streaky Bay Sub-Branch)—Wheelchair Access Ramp $2,000
22 Pozières Remembrance Association—Pozières Memorial Park $500
23 22 Construction Squadron RAE—2015 Reunion $1,000
24 Anzac Day Committee—Forgotten Heroes Travelling Exhibition $5,000
25 RAR Association SA—Hat Dich Service $515
26 AFOM—Seminar $500
27 RSL (Kangaroo Island Sub-Branch)—ANZAC Day Events 2015 $2,000
28 RSL (Ceduna Sub-Branch)—Rising Sun Emblem $2,000
29 South Australian Boer War Association—Commemorative Service for South Australians who served in the Boer War $500
30 RSL (Peninsula Sub-Branch)—Yorke Peninsula Division 1 & Division 2 Gallipoli Commemoration March $2,500
31 Findon High School—Connecting Spirits $4,000
32 Barry Hills—Anzac Day Flyover $1,000
33 Army Museum of South Australia—Premier's Anzac Spirit School Prize Function $500
34 Wirreanda Secondary School—In Defence of Our Homeland War Memorial Project $500
35 3RAR—Kapyong Commemorative Service $515
36 Veterans SA—2015 Ex-Service Commemorative Calendar $3,595.16
37 Veterans SA—Veterans Voice Newsletter: Autumn Edition 2015 $3,355.45
38 Fulham Gardens Primary School—Anzac Commemoration Garden $2,000
39 RSL—ANZAC Sporting Medals $1,767.27
40 Defence Force Welfare Association—National Executive Conference (NATEX) $1,500
41 Australian American Association—Battle of the Coral Sea Anniversary Dinner $500
42 Hills Christian Community School—Anzac Grove Project $1,500
43 RSL—Annual Donation $100,000
44 Legacy—Annual Donation $100,000
Estimate of Spend for 2014-15 $275,767.69


MINISTER FOR VETERANS' AFFAIRS ANNUAL ALLOCATION OF GRANTS 2015-16 Amount
1 Consulaire De France Adelaide–On Flanders Field Poppy Trail $909.09
2 Farina Restoration Group—Farina War Memorial Precinct $2,750
3 Vietnam Veterans Association Australia (SA Branch)—Vietnam Veterans Day 2015 $5,000
4 Veterans SA—Australasian Soldier's Dardanelles Cenotaph $2,172.32
5 Adelaide Cemeteries Authority—Restoration of the Cross of Sacrifice $2,000
6 Veterans SA—43rd & 2nd/43rd Memorial Plaque $3,306.36
7 SA Museum—A Century On: Aboriginal Soldiers of WWI $2,500
8 Illuminart— Violet Verses $2,500
9 RAR Association SA—Long Tan Commemorative Service $515
10 Veterans SA—On Flanders Field Poppy Trail Parliamentary Function $3,285.35
11 Two Wells RSL—Fallen Soldiers in Afghanistan $4,700
12 3RAR—Battle of Maryang San Commemorative Service $515
13 Veterans SA—2016 Ex-Service Commemorative Calendar $6,892.18
14 Veterans SA—Veterans Voice Newsletter: Spring Edition 2015 $3,710.91
15 Veterans SA—Pozières Bayonet $490
16 Veterans SA—Veterans' Advisory Council Reception $3,651.86
17 RAR Association SA—Hat Dich Commemorative Service $515
18 Veterans SA—The Last Post $560
19 Pozières Remembrance Association—Pozières Memorial Park $2,000
20 RAR Association SA—Bien Hoa Commemorative Service $515
21 South Australian Boer War Association—Website Development $2,000
22 Trojan's Trek—Train the Trainer Course $5,000
23 RSL—Aboriginal Veterans Commemorative Service $5,000
24 Australian American Association—Battle of the Coral Sea Anniversary Dinner $500
25 Veterans SA—Veterans Voice Newsletter: Autumn Edition 2016 $4,086.36
26 Australian Peace Keeping Memorial Project $5,000
27 Flinders Uni Art Museum—Wish Me Luck Exhibition $2,500
28 3RAR—Kapyong Commemorative Service $515
29 3RAR – Battle of Long Khanh & Operation Overlord Commemorative Service $515
30 Veterans SA—Cheer-Up Hut Community Engagement Strategy $760
31 RSL—Annual Donation $100,000
32 Legacy—Annual Donation $100,000
Estimate of Spend for 2015-16 $274,364.43