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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 |